DSM Chemicals fined for environmental violationsAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - An Augusta-based chemical company will pay $800,000 in fines to resolve allegations it underreported its toxic releases by millions of pounds from 2003 to 2006. In a consent order with Georgia's Environmental Protection But the company has agreed to undertake three "environmental improvement projects'' and invest $1.2 million on new pollution control equipment. Company president David Quester says resolving the emissions issue will also allow DSM to restart a portion of the plant idled last year. The restart will include adding 80 additional employees after 220 positions were lost during a 2009 downsizing.
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