Seafood Companies to Pay Nearly $500,000 in Penalties Due to Refrigerant Releases
Settlement announced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice
SEATTLE — Two seafood processing and cold storage companies, Ocean Gold Seafoods Inc. and Ocean Cold LLC, have agreed to cut R-22 refrigerant releases from leaking refrigeration equipment at their facilities in Westport, Washington, and pay $495,000 in penalties for environmental violations.
The settlement was announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for violations of the federal Clean Air Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.