( May 4, 2026, 10:40 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — In a proposed consent decree resolving a federal lawsuit brought by the United States alleging improper handling of refrigerants pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), a national grocery store chain is slated to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty and implement a series of corrective actions, including creation of a companywide compliance program, meeting strict leak-performance standards, upgrading its refrigeration systems and performing ongoing monitoring and reporting....