The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a $2.1 million fine—the largest in the department’s history—to Malarkey Roofing Products last week for emitting higher levels of formaldehyde than previously reported for over a decade. The roofing company, which cites sustainability as one of its company values, failed to notify the DEQ that it added a second exhaust stack to the company’s production facility in the North Portland Kenton neighborhood in 2009, triggering an increase.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a $2.1 million fine—the largest in the department’s history—to Malarkey Roofing Products last week for emitting higher levels of formaldehyde than previously reported for over a decade. The roofing company, which cites sustainability as one of its company values, failed to notify the DEQ that it added a second exhaust stack to the company’s production facility in the North Portland Kenton neighborhood in 2009, triggering an increase.