Washington-The U.S. Dept. of Justice said that five Westlake Chemical Corp. subsidiaries have agreed to reduce air pollution at two of their petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Lake Charles, La., and one in Calvert City, Ky., to resolve allegations that they violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws at the plants. According to the complaint, also filed by the U.S., the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the State of Louisiana, Westlake Chemical OpCo LP, Westlake Petrochemicals, Westlake Polymers, Westlake Styrene and Westlake Vinyls failed to properly operate and monitor industrial flares at the plants, resulting in excess emissions and "harmful" air pollution.
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