Trader Joe's agrees to cut greenhouse gas emissions in settlement with Justice Department
Source: Los Angeles Times
Trader Joe's agrees to cut greenhouse gas emissions in settlement with Justice Department
By Del Quentin Wilber
JUNE 21, 2016, 9:22 AM | REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON
Trader Joe’s, the popular California-based supermarket chain, agreed in court to spend about $2 million to reduce refrigerator coolant leaks that deplete the ozone layer and contribute to global warming.
Trader Joe’s also agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty under a consent decree with the Justice Department that was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California.
The government said stopping the coolant leaks will eliminate as much greenhouse gases as about 6,500 cars produce each year.
John Cruden, the government’s top environmental lawyer, said in an interview that the consent decree sends a message to other large supermarkets to inspect their refrigeration equipment and reduce coolant emissions.
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