Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Settlement
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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Settles For $5,200
In February 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement with Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (Lowe’s) located in Mooresville, North Carolina, in the amount of $5,200 for the company’s violation of the Regulation for Limiting Ozone Emissions from Indoor Air Cleaning Devices (Indoor ACD Regulation), as codified in California Code of Regulations, title 17, sections 94800-94809.
Lowe’s violated the Indoor ACD Regulation requirements by selling, supplying, offering for sale, and introducing into commerce into California uncertified indoor air cleaning devices that are subject to an ozone emissions concentration limit of 0.050 parts per million; and by failing to display the required California sales advisory statement on webpages advertising uncertified indoor air cleaning devices.
To come into compliance, Lowe’s updated its website to no longer allow California residents to purchase uncertified indoor air cleaning devices. Lowe’s web pages advertising uncertified indoor air cleaning devices now include the required California sales advisory statement. The total penalty amount will be deposited into CARB's Air Pollution Control Fund for the purpose of carrying out CARB's duties and functions to ensure the integrity of its air pollution control programs.