Mystery Environmental Settlement Drops With Zero Actual Details
Published Date: 1/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government and several companies, including General Dynamics and Sherwin Williams, are teaming up to clean up hazardous waste at a wildlife refuge in Illinois. The deal settles who pays for past and future cleanup costs, with federal agencies agreeing to pay $24.3 million back to General Dynamics and share future costs. The public can comment on this plan before it’s finalized.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Federal Agencies to Reimburse General Dynamics
The Settling Federal Agencies (the Department of the Interior, the Department of the Army, the Bureau of Prisons, and the General Services Administration) will reimburse General Dynamics‑Ordnance and Tactical Systems $24.3 million for past response costs and will reimburse 48% of GD‑OTS' future response costs on a "pay-as-you-go" basis.
Private Defendants to Repay Past Cleanup Costs
The corporate Defendants (including General Dynamics, Crane Company, Ensign‑Bickford, Illinois Tool Works, Olin Corporation, Mallinckrodt US LLC, Sherwin Williams, Mason Hanger, and others) will reimburse the Department of the Interior $3.1 million and the Environmental Protection Agency $54,000 for past response costs.
Federal Agencies Reimburse DOI and EPA for Costs
Under the proposed settlement, the Settling Federal Agencies will reimburse the Department of the Interior $2.9 million and the Environmental Protection Agency $50,000 for response costs.
Public Comment Period Open for 30 Days
The Justice Department opened a public comment period on the proposed Consent Decree; all comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be sent by email to [email protected] or by mail to Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ‑ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611, and the proposed decree can be viewed at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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