Government settlement will delete tons of pollution each year 2200

Washington-Government settlement removes 2200 tons of pollution a year

A Clean Air Act settlement between agriculture processor Bunge North America Inc. and several Midwest States 2200 tons of pollution each year will remove from our atmosphere.

The 13.9 million dollar settlement contains 12 plants in 8 States from Louisiana to Illinois.

A misconception about agriculture processing facilities is that they are not major sources of pollution, because when we think to industrial pollution often comes to coal and oil industry.

In order to extract the oil from soybeans or other biological sources use, companies often aggressive solvents which are then released into the air. The chemicals released are mainly harmful organic compounds that can contaminate groundwater or in the air cause problems for people with respiratory disorders.

"This agreement is evidence of the Bush Administration's continuing commitment to compliance with the Clean Air Act. EPA expects companies to act responsibly and within the law when it comes to the protection of human health and the environment. "

Bush and Republican lawmakers who had once supported stripping of the Clean Air Act are now trying to use it as proof of their commitment to the environment, an issue that often low for their party ranks.

The Government argued that Bunge don't get permits or approval for changes in their soy processing plants and these changes resulted in significant increase of the pollution. This case follows similar settlements with other processors, including Cargill Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland.

"This settlement will reduce the formation of ozone, a pollutant that irritates the lungs and exacerbation of diseases such as asthma," said Sue Ellen Wooldridge, Assistant Attorney General for the environment and natural resources Division of the Ministry of justice.

Bunge is a multi-state agribusiness based in St. Louis, MO and handles U.s. operations for multinational Bunge Limited. In addition to paying a fine and retrofitting its production facilities, the company also agreed to finance public works projects for each of the 8 Member States that sued the company. They include upgrading of schools, school buses, asbestos abatement and funding conservation projects.

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