Des Moines, Iowa-Agriculture giant Cargill Inc. has reached an amiable agreement with the state of Iowa over a $100,000 civil penalty for environmental violations at the company’s biodiesel facility in Iowa Falls. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, citing a series of violations relating to water pollution, wastewater pretreatment, and solid waste, said Cargill has resolved the issues and is now in compliance, and that the settlement also resolves a lawsuit filed by his office. Cargill said it “is pleased to have reached the agreement” and that it “worked cooperatively with Iowa authorities to successfully resolve these issues.”
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