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The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Tyson Foods Inc. and several of its affiliate corporations to address threats of accidental chemical releases after anhydrous ammonia was released during incidents at facilities in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, resulting in multiple injuries, property damage and one fatality. Under the consent decree, Tyson will pay a 3.95 million penalty. Tyson has also agreed to implement a supplemental environmental project to purchase 300,000 worth of emergency response equipment for first responders in communities with significant environmental justice concerns in whic...View all