To resolve federal allegations of Clean Air Act violations, two cement companies have agreed to spend about $12 million on pollution-control equipment, and one of the companies also will pay a $1.3-million civil penalty, federal agencies say.
Under the agreement, which the Dept. of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency announced on Dec. 3, Lehigh Cement Co. LLC and Lehigh White Cement Co. LLC will install the equipment at 14 kilns at 11 portland cement plants in eight states.