Trader Joe's reaches settlement over Clean Air Act violation claims

Grocery chain agrees to reduce leakage of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and pay $500,000 fine after US officials claim it did not promptly repair refrigeratorsTrader Joe’s agreed on Tuesday to reduce its stores’ greenhouse gas emissions and pay a $500,000 penalty to settle claims from the federal government that the grocery chain had violated the Clean Air Act.US officials alleged that the company did not promptly repair leaks of a hydrochlorofluorocarbon that the chain used as a coolant