Koppers Holdings Inc.
Location
Pennsylvania
Founded
1988-02-13
Website
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2025-01-25 (bloomberglaw.com)
Koppers Unable to Shed Suit Over Pollution From Illinois Plant
The operator of an Illinois coal tar plant must continue to defend a proposed class action in federal district court alleging the emissions of "noxious odors into the ambient air" creates a public nuisance in violation of state law.
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2024-10-14 (fyens.dk)
A tar company was ordered to discharge toxic substances - now there is a green light from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency
For years, Koppers has discharged excessive amounts of the cancer-causing substance anthracene into Nyborg Fjord. This led the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to demand a temporary stop to the discharge of contaminated surface water. But the order was never implemented in practice.
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2024-07-08 (muckrock.com)
Elected officials are opting out of secret Koppers community meetings about air pollution.
The Illinois EPA has created a Koppers resource website, with documents related to all four Illinois EPA violations, due to “significant public interest” in the facility. And the state attorney general’ s office said it received more information from the Illinois EPA related to Koppers’ alleged
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2024-07-08 (muckrock.com)
Elected officials are opting out of secret Koppers community meetings about air pollution.
The Illinois EPA has created a Koppers resource website, with documents related to all four Illinois EPA violations, due to “significant public interest” in the facility. And the state attorney general’ s office said it received more information from the Illinois EPA related to Koppers’ alleged
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2024-06-27 (noah-news.com)
Companies Making Strides in Sustainability and Carbon Reduction Efforts
Koppers Holdings Inc. achieves a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ahead of target, while Vizsla Silver Corp. shares promising drilling results in
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2024-06-27 (noah-news.com)
Companies Making Strides in Sustainability and Carbon Reduction Efforts
Koppers Holdings Inc. achieves a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ahead of target, while Vizsla Silver Corp. shares promising drilling results in
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2024-05-01 (muckrock.com)
For the Record: Appealing an unduly burdensome denial in Illinois
This week’s For the Record shares how reporters at MuckRock and the Cicero Independiente overcame rejection in their “Air We Breathe” series.
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2024-04-08 (muckrock.com)
The inside story on a billion-dollar chemical company’s fight to keep its secrets from the public
After the Cicero Independiente and MuckRock published investigative articles about air pollution and the chemicals company Koppers, it hired a public-relations firm to organize a secret, behind-the-scenes campaign to influence local officials.
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2024-04-08 (muckrock.com)
The inside story on a billion-dollar chemical company’s fight to keep its secrets from the public
After the Cicero Independiente and MuckRock published investigative articles about air pollution and the chemicals company Koppers, it hired a public-relations firm to organize a secret, behind-the-scenes campaign to influence local officials.
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2024-02-04 (weirtondailytimes.com)
Follansbee Council hears of air monitoring efforts, needed library repairs
FOLLANSBEEE — On Monday, Follansbee Council learned of plans by a local environmental group to monitor air pollution from local industries and was asked to assist with repairs to the Follansbee Library.
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2023-05-22 (maritimedanmark.dk)
Tar spills in Nyborg after pier sailing
A cargo ship sailed on Saturday morning at 9.12 on a pier at the company Koppers on Avernakke south of Nyborg Marina. About 300 liters of liters of raw tar rot out as a pipeline was poured upon walking. The accident happened when the ship had technical problems.
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2020-11-02 (bloomberglaw.com)
Koppers To Pay EPA, States $1M For Oil Spill Violations (1)
Koppers Inc. will pay nearly $1 million in civil penalties to the EPA, Pennsylvania and West Virginia after federal and state agencies sued the company in federal court for failing to report leaking oil tanks at its facilities.
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