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Grain Processing Corp. Pays $538,000 Civil Penalty for Air Pollution Violations at its Ethanol Plant

Excerpted from the Iowa Attorney General’s Website.

Muscatine County District Court Judge J. Hobart Darbyshire entered judgment today against Grain Processing Corporation, assessing a $538,000 civil penalty for air pollution control violations and requiring other measures to prevent air pollution in the future.

Grain Processing Corporation processes grain into ethanol and various feed and food [...]

Avoid Air Permit Violations When Expanding an Ethanol Plant

Many ethanol plants have begun or are considering plant expansions. Although a plant may be in compliance with the terms of its current air emissions permits, a request for a new air permit due to a plant expansion may violate the EPA’s New Source Review (“NSR”) or Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) regulations. [...]