Failure to tighten leaking systems running on R-22 has resulted in a $5.25 million fine against a chain of bakeries, in what is believed to be the largest single penalty to date for venting HCFCs.
According to the Capitol Reports publication of Cameron Park, Calif., the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the fine as part of “a settlement that resolves significant ozone-depletion violations.”