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Archer Daniels Midland/Controversies

Archer Daniels Midland controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2023EPA enforcement scrutiny of Decatur carbon-storage operations
  2. 2003Clean Air Act enforcement settlement
  3. 2001Decatur air-pollution violations
  4. 1996Lysine and citric-acid price-fixing case

  1. 2023

    EPA enforcement scrutiny of Decatur carbon-storage operations

    The EPA proposed an enforcement order following a Safe Drinking Water Act notice concerning reported leakage and anomalies at ADM's carbon-storage facility. Injection operations were suspended pending investigation.

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  2. 2003

    Clean Air Act enforcement settlement

    ADM settled federal complaints concerning alleged avoidance of New Source Review requirements and agreed to penalties, environmental projects, and emissions reductions across multiple facilities.

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  3. 2001

    Decatur air-pollution violations

    ADM agreed to pay a federal and state clean-air fine and fund pollution-reduction measures at its Decatur feed plant.

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  4. 1996

    Lysine and citric-acid price-fixing case

    ADM pleaded guilty to criminal price-fixing offenses involving lysine and citric acid. The case led to major public scrutiny and later inspired the book and film The Informant!.

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