Today's Headlines

BIG Penalty For Big Stinker, The Kansas City Star, Wednesday, June 28, 2006

RES Agrees to Pay Penalties, The Joplin Globe, Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Nixon Obtains Judgment for RES to Pay Record Penalties for Past Odor Violations; Public Nuisance Lawsuit Continues Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon News Release, Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Star: RES Not Admitting It Did Anything Wrong ,The Turner Report, Wednesday June 28, 2006

Carthage Plant Pays $100,000 Over Odor Lawsuit, News Tribune, Jefferson City, Wednesday June 28, 2006

Carthage Plant Fined for Odor Violations , KOLR10 Television, Springfield, MO. Wednesday June 28, 2006

RES to Pay $100,000 Fine , The Carthage Press, Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Q: What Does it Cost to Stink? A: $100,000 in Fines

The Joplin Globe, Wednesday, June 28, 2006, reports that Renewable Environmental Solutions LLC (RES) has agreed to pay $100,000 in civil penalties for violating state odor laws. RES also agreed to pay $25,000 for each future odor violation over the next two years as part of the judgement approved by Jasper County Circuit Judge David Dally. The consent judgement resolves a lawsuit filed by Jay Nixon, Missouri's Attorney General, in January 2006, to seek penalties for past violations.

The Missouri Attorney General's Office called the $100,000 fine the largest amount ever obtained in Missouri for an odor violation. The $25,000 fine for future violations, is 2 1/2 times the maximum penalty allowed under Missouri air-conservation law.

Still pending is the Public-Nuisance lawsuit filed against RES by David Mouton, City of Carthage Attorney and the Missouri Attorney General's Office.

The Smell is Back!

Carthage City Attorney, David Mounton reported that he detected odors Tuesday afternoon (June 13, 2006). He was quoted in The Carthage Press as saying "It smelled like RES to me. It was more intense in the afternoon." He suggested that people call the Missouri Department of Natural Resources when necessary, when there is an odor.
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