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Trader Joe's reaches settlement over Clean Air Act violation claims
2016-06-21 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Trader Joes agreed on Tuesday to reduce its stores greenhouse gas emissions and pay a $500,000 penalty to settle claims from the federal government that the grocery chain had violated the Clean Air Act. US officials alleged that the company did not promptly repair leaks of a hydrochlorofluorocarbon that the chain used as a coolant in its stores refrigerators. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons are an ozone-depleting substance and a potent greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming. The federal...
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