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US gov’t adds $200,000 to StarKist fine over American Samoa environmental violations

In addition to the $6.3m penalty announced in September, StarKist will pay $200,000 to address alleged Clean Water Act violations 

By Undercurrent News | Dec. 27, 2017 10:23 GMT
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The US Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency have reached a revised $6.5 million settlement with StarKist and its subsidiary, Starkist Samoa, to resolve federal environmental violations at their tuna processing facility in American Samoa. [...]

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