EPA fines SGL for gas leaks
The SGL Carbon facility north of Moses Lake. The EPA fined the Wiesbaden, Germany-based company about $139,000 for three improperly reported hydrogen cyanide releases from late 2017 through late 2019. Hydrogen cyanide, a poisonous gas, is a byproduct of the company’s carbon fiber production process. The company said it is replacing faulty equipment to prevent future leaks.
Charles H. Featherstone/Columbia Basin Herald
OLYMPIA — The Environmental Protection Agency has fined SGL Carbon about $139,000 for improperly reporting three hydrogen cyanide gas leaks beginning late 2017 at the company’s Moses Lake facility.
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