February 05, 2018
A California winery has agreed to pay a $330,000 civil penalty and make $300,000 in improvements to its facility to resolve allegations that it flouted environmental laws in connection to a 2012 accidental release of anhydrous ammonia that caused the death of a worker, the federal government announced Monday.
March 20, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday denied a winemaker's bid to strike “redundant” portions of the federal government’s environmental justice suit alleging Clean Air Act violations and other claims in connection with a worker’s 2012 death from anhydrous ammonia exposure, saying the laws and regulations complement each other.
December 22, 2015
The federal government hit a California winemaker with an environmental lawsuit seeking potentially millions in penalties for violation of the Clean Air Act and other claims in connection with a worker's 2012 death due to an accidental release of anhydrous ammonia.