Day: March 20, 2014

Marubeni Corporation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and to Pay an $88 Million Fine

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, entered a plea of guilty today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government[Read More…]

Tonawanda Coke and Manager Sentenced for Violating the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. Tonawanda Coke Corporation was sentenced in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday to pay a $12.5 million penalty and $12.2 million in community service payments for criminal violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Justice Department and[Read More…]

North America’s Largest Acid Manufacturer and Its Subsidiaries Agree to Slash Emissions and Reduce Air Pollution

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. LSB Industries Inc. (LSB), the largest merchant manufacturer of concentrated nitric acid in North America, and four of its subsidiaries have agreed to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by meeting emission limits that are among the lowest for the industry in the nation at[Read More…]

Justice Department Announces Criminal Charge Against Toyota Motor Corporation and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with $1.2 Billion Financial Penalty

Toyota Motor Corporation Admits to Misleading Consumers and U.S. Regulator About Safety Issues Related to Unintended Acceleration in Its Cars Independent Monitor to Be Appointed to Oversee Toyota’s Public Statements and Reporting of Safety Issues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx,[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 19, 2014

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thanks for being here.  Thank you for your patience.  Before I take your questions, I have some exciting news at the top.  Some of you may have noticed that we have a new White House[Read More…]

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