CARB Penalizes Utility and Shipping Firms $239,000 in July 2025 Settlements
Enforcement data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) show that seven companies finalized settlement agreements in July 2025, paying a combined $239,000 for violations that spanned leaking refrigerants, aftermarket vehicle parts and the use of high-sulfur marine fuel.
Imperial Irrigation District accounted for nearly half the total after agreeing to $110,000 for failing to repair high-global-warming-potential refrigerant leaks at its facilities. Investigators found that leak-repair deadlines prescribed by CARB’s Refrigerant Management Program were repeatedly missed.
Five settlements involved ocean-going vessels cited under California’s 24-nautical-mile fuel-sulfur limit. Safe Bulkers Management, Ltd. will pay $6,500 over one day of non-compliance by the bulker Lemmosos Napa; Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. owes $28,000 for four infractions logged on the Discovery Princess and Ruby Princess; China-based Sailing International Shipping Management, Ltd. accepted $13,000 tied to two violations aboard the Bohwa Quanzhou; Greece’s STAMCO Ship Management Co., Ltd. must pay $39,000 for a six-day breach on the vehicle carrier RCC Europe; and Japan’s K-Line RoRo Bulk Ship Management Co., Ltd. faces a $32,500 penalty covering five non-compliant days for the car carrier Texas Highway.
Land-side manufacturer Long Range America, LLC completes the July 2025 list of cases with a $10,000 settlement for selling extended-capacity replacement fuel tanks that lacked emissions exemptions required under California’s Aftermarket Parts Regulation.
Under each agreement, the full penalty amount is deposited into California’s Air Pollution Control Fund, which finances projects and research aimed at improving air quality, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
The July 2025 settlements highlight CARB’s multi-sector enforcement reach: land-based refrigerant management on one hand, and stringent fuel-sulfur limits at sea on the other. Combined, the seven cases underscore the cost of non-compliance and reinforce CARB’s message that prompt corrective action and proof of ongoing compliance are the surest ways to close investigations swiftly.
Details of all case settlements are available at https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/enforcement-2025-case-settlements
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