D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said Thursday that the city had reached a $125,000 settlement with Greyhound Lines after suing the bus company over vehicles idling at Union Station.
On Thursday, the attorney general’s office said a settlement was reached and that Greyhound would be required to pay $125,000 in fines, hire a supervisor to monitor idling at Union Station and prohibit excessive bus idling nationwide.
“Air pollution from excessive vehicle idling harms human health and contributes to premature deaths from heart attacks, strokes, and respiratory diseases every year,” Racine said in a statement. “Today’s settlement requires Greyhound to make changes to comply with the District’s environmental protection laws and reduce air pollution across the country.”
In a statement, Greyhound spokeswoman Crystal Booker said the company “is pleased to have reached a resolution and is committed to following the District’s environmental regulations.”
“Bus transportation is known as one of the most ecofriendly forms of travel and we are eager to improve upon our anti-idling policy which was put in place prior to the District’s request,” the statement said.