Editor’s note: This story, initially published Jan. 31, was updated on Feb. 3 with comments from Kohler. 

Manufacturing company Kohler must pay a $20 million civil penalty in a resolution reached Thursday with the Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and state of California over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...