As it leaves the Bay Area, Anheuser-Busch has agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty as part of a settlement with the local air quality district for spewing toxic out gas and failing to install systems to properly monitor emissions at its Fairfield brewery.
Anheuser-Busch announced in December the closure of its factory in the Solano County city, a few months ahead of the fine issued by the Bay Area Air Quality District.
In a statement Monday, air quality officials said that regulators found high levels of hydrogen sulfide in biogas used by the Solano County facility’s boilers. When burned, that chemical can become a harmful air pollutant linked to respiratory issues and degraded air quality…