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Environmental

Dec. 16, 2011

Cement maker fined $1.4 million for pollution

The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday fined a cement maker $1.4 million over claims that it failed to install proper emission controls on its facilities in Kern County.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday fined a cement maker $1.4 million over claims that it failed to install proper emission controls on its facilities in Kern County, a region that already suffers from some of the nation's worst air pollution.


The government alleges that Glendora-based CalPortland Co. made significant modifications to its facility that in turn increased emission...

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