9th Circuit Affirms Storage Of Train Cars Subject To CAA, EPRCA, $850K Penalty

( December 13, 2024, 2:01 PM EST) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington did not abuse his discretion when imposing an $850,000 penalty on an anhydrous ammonia supplier and requiring the company’s compliance under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) for storing train cars carrying a regulated hazardous substance at its Othello facility, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled in an unpublished memorandum opinion....

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