Oregon DEQ, Malarkey Roofing Co. agree on $1.45 million fine over air pollution violations

Herbert Malarkey Roofing Co. and the Oregon Division of Environmental High quality have agreed on a tremendous of $1.45 million for air high quality violations on the roofing firm’s North Portland manufacturing unit. That’s diminished from $2.1 million — then the largest tremendous in Oregon DEQ historical past.

The roofing firm — which makes shingles and different roofing supplies — was emitting giant quantities of the carcinogen formaldehyde and reported to the DEQ in 2018 that it had incorrectly measured its emissions. The corporate additionally didn’t notify the DEQ after they modified their emissions unit in 2009.

Malarkey has 45 days to undergo DEQ its plan for sustaining air pollution controls that have been put in in 2020, and it should report back to DEQ month-to-month to make sure their effectiveness.

Beneath the settlement, Malarkey should take into account donating as much as $1.16 million of the penalty to help the close by environmental tasks. If Malarkey doesn’t establish such a mission that meets DEQ necessities — amongst them that the corporate pays in full and that it doesn’t revenue from the mission — it should pay that quantity to the state, as properly.

Malarkey didn’t reply to a request for remark. The corporate was just lately purchased from household possession by a Swedish firm, The Holcim Group. The money deal was valued at $1.35 billion.

— Adriana Gutierrez