Cargill Settles Air Violations with Nature Conservancy Grant

Environment News Service, June, 2007

OMAHA, Nebraska (ENS) — --> The Nature Conservancy has received $80,000 from agri-business giant Cargill to support restoration of wetlands along the Missouri River in Nebraska.

The money will be used to complete an 85 acre restoration in Burt County as part of a larger effort to create a natural corridor along the river from Ponca to Rulo.

The Cargill contribution to the Conservancy is one of four grants planned by Cargill under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve alleged environmental violations. Cargill plants that process corn for ethanol are significant sources of volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide, the EPA says.

Under the settlement agreed in September 2005, Cargill is required to install air...

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