In a settlement with federal agencies, cement maker Cemex Inc. will pay a $1.7-million civil penalty and spend about $10 million on equipment and systems to reduce air pollution at five of its plants, the U.S. Dept. of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said.
DOJ and EPA on July 27 said the agreement, spelled out in a consent decree filed that day in federal district court in Knoxville, Tenn., resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations.