A company branded by environmental groups as a major Utah polluter has settled eight years worth of violations and lawsuits with the state of Utah.
U.S. Magnesium agreed to a $430,900 settlement with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality for dozens of violations stretching back to 2015, including five pollution violations where the company was accused of exceeding emissions limits. The settlement, approved Tuesday by the Utah Air Quality Board, came over the objections of two members who felt the amount agreed upon was too light.
Some state air quality board members appeared uneasy with the settlement amount, given the years of litigation the state has been engaged in with U.S. Magnesium. In May, the board rejected a different settlement offer. Some on Tuesday still questioned if the company should be on the hook for millions of dollars in environmental violations.
It was the gamble in the courts after nearly eight years of litigation that appeared to have some air quality board members supporting the settlement. They approved it on a 5-2 vote.
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