EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
04/23/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2025 11:48
EPA Reaches Settlement with Carmeuse Lime for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations in Bettsville, Ohio
EPA Reaches Settlement with Carmeuse Lime for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations in Bettsville, Ohio
April 23, 2025
Contact Information
Macy Pressley (pressley.macy@epa.gov)
312-886-1443
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act with Carmeuse Lime Inc., a lime manufacturing company with a facility at 1967 W. County Road 42 in Bettsville, Ohio. The company paid $260,000 in penalties.
EPA alleged Carmeuse exceeded its hourly sulfur dioxide emissions limit at its two rotary lime kilns. Current scientific evidence links exposures to sulfur dioxide as short as 5 minutes with an array of respiratory effects, including airway tightening and increased asthma symptoms. In addition to the monetary penalty, the company must meet a new, lower sulfur dioxide emissions limit and continuously monitor emissions from the kilns.
To learn more about the Clean Air Act, visit EPA's website.