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PPG Industries controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    PPG reaches settlement over Ford City waste-site allegations

    Settlement

    PPG Industries reached a settlement concerning Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act allegations in a lawsuit. The settlement requires permits and water treatment, among other measures; the civil penalty amount had not yet been determined. The plaintiffs alleged pollution around the Ford City waste site, and the article reports that a court had determined discharges presented an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment.

    Company response

    • Remediation — PPG Industries

      Under the settlement, PPG reportedly will obtain Clean Water Act permits, install and maintain a treating system, place coverings over solid waste, give funds to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to ensure that the cleanup operations continue, and give $250,000 to the Stroud Water Research Center to be used for researching wetlands and mollusks.

    Source excerpt

    • PPG Industries Inc., a chemical manufacturing company, reached a settlement regarding Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act allegations in a 2012 complaint filed by the Sierra Club and PennEnvironment.
    • the court already determined that the discharges “present an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment.”
    • Under the settlement, PPG reportedly will obtain Clean Water Act permits, install and maintain a treating system, place coverings over solid waste, give funds to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to ensure that the cleanup operations continue, and give $250,000 to the Stroud Water Research Center to be used for researching wetlands and mollusks.
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  2. 2010

    Jersey City chromium-site cleanup settlement

    PPG agreed under a federal court settlement to remove approximately 700,000 tons of toxic waste from Canal Crossing, a former New Jersey site where it had operated a chromium-processing plant.

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  3. 2006

    Two-tier compensation dispute and strikes

    PPG introduced different pay and benefit structures for employees hired after the change. The policy triggered substantial strikes at union locations, including a five-month West Virginia dispute.

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