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American Iron & Metal Co., Culp Industries, Paramount Global, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire have agreed to a $437,255 settlement with the federal government for their role in contaminating the Village of Rye Brook, New York, with thousands of pounds of mercury. The contamination occurred at Port Refinery; a mercury refining business bordered by private residences. A ruling by the EPA has determined that Port Refinery took close to no environmental precautions or safety measures during its mercury refinement process between the 1970s and 1990s. The contamination resulted in two separate EPA remediation projects involving more than 9,300 tons of contaminated soil.