The Department of Justice has lodged a proposed First Amendment to a Consent Decree with the District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania concerning a lawsuit against Lehigh Cement Company LLC and Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC. This amendment involves extending the deadlines for choosing between building new kilns or retrofitting existing ones at the Mitchell facility. It designates new kiln construction as the default if the decision is not made in time. Public comments on the amendment are open for 30 days, and the document can be accessed online or through a mail request.
Simple Explanation
The government wants to change a deal with two cement companies about how they make their products in an environmentally friendly way. They have to decide soon whether to use old machines with new parts or build new ones, and if they don't choose in time, they will have to build new ones. People can share their thoughts on this change for 30 days.