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EXIDE MUNCIE BREAKING NEWS: In proposed settlement of Exide’s violations of the Clean Air Act, Exide and U.S. Justice Department reject residents and community pleas to install available equipment that works better to reduce toxic lead emissions from the violating smelter.

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October 2, 2015 in Clean-up of Exide lead smelter site, Exide's Negative Impact on Other Communities, Lastest News

THE MUNCIE STAR PRESS Environmental groups unhappy with lead smelter settlement September 29, 2015 MUNCIE, IND. — A proposed settlement of alleged Clean Air Act violations involving a Muncie company’s lead smelter has upset environmental groups because the agreement doesn’t require the firm to retrofit its complex with equipment that could dramatically cut lead emissions. The […]

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EXIDE MUNCIE, INDIANA BREAKING NEWS: Coalition of community and environmental groups challenge EPA’s proposed settlement with Exide for (once again) repeated violations of the Clean Air Act with its emissions of lead and other toxins

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July 1, 2015 in Lastest News

Similar Exide facilities in Los Angeles and Frisco, Texas, have contaminated nearby communities with lead, leading to cleanups costing hundreds of millions of dollars and toxic tort claims exceeding $3 billion, the coalition told the U.S. Department of Justice. Last summer, an Exide consultant found lead in the ground water below the Muncie facility at […]

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