The Tennessee Department Of Environment And Conservation Has Ordered Eastman Chemical Company To Pay Almost 10 Thousand Dollars In Penalty Fines. The Violation Dates Back An Incident That Happened Between 2019 And 2020 When An Emissions Test On One Of The Facilities Vents Resulted In Measured Volatile Organic Compound Emission Over The Permitted Limit. TDEC Reports There Were Other Occasions In 202 Where Excess Emissions Continued To Be Released From The Same Vent. The Order States Eastman Failed To Comply With The Conditions Of Its Operating Limits As Laid Out In The Tennessee Quality Air Act.