Tag: DOJ

DOJ agrees $1M settlement with Chevron over RFS violations

DOJ agrees $1M settlement with Chevron over RFS violations

March 11, 2026 |

In Texas, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) announced a settlement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Under the agreement, Chevron will pay a civil penalty of just over $1 million and has retired credits worth about $3.6 million to remedy its […]

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DOJ investigating ADM’s ethanol trading operations

DOJ investigating ADM’s ethanol trading operations

March 14, 2024 |

In Illinois, Reuters reports the Department of Justice is investigating the ethanol trading operations at Archer Daniels Midland while the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York similarly looking at the company to see if it inappropriately accounted for hedges. ADM has been fighting off lawsuits alleging that it manipulated ethanol prices. […]

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