A Minnesota-based company accused of violating the Clean Air Act has agreed to spend about $30 million to improve air pollution controls at its fertilizer plant in St. James Parish. A settlement agreement filed in a New Orleans federal court also calls for Mosaic Fertilizer of Plymouth, Minn., to pay a $2.4 million civil penalty. The Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Mosaic agreed to install equipment that will limit sulfur dioxide emissions at its plant in Uncle Sam, near Convent, and will permanently cease sulfuric acid production at its plant in Bartow, Fla. Sulfur dioxide is emitted during the production of sulfuric acid. Elevated levels of sulfur dioxide can cause respiratory problems.
Company settles alleged Clean Air violations at St. James plant
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