Iowa company faces record $1.5M environmental fine

Published March 27, 2014 5:45pm ET



MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company accused of major pollution violations will pay a record $1.5 million penalty and convert its coal-fired boilers to natural gas to settle a state lawsuit.

Attorney General Tom Miller said Thursday the penalty for Grain Processing Corporation of Muscatine will be the largest ever in Iowa for environmental violations.

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