BOSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with American GreenFuels, LLC after the company allegedly violated the Clean Air Act at its New Haven biodiesel production facility between 2020 and 2022.
American GreenFuels will now pay $143,000, according to the EPA Thursday.
EPA officials said they found that the company’s plant failed to adequately comply with CAA requirements during a two-year period that began in August 2020.
“Protecting human health and the environment is EPA’s core mission,” EPA New England Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn said. “The agreement with American GreenFuels will better protect Connecticut residents and local air quality.”
At its New Haven facility, located at 30 Waterfront St., American GreenFuels produces biodiesel with used vegetab