JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two cruise lines face fines for violating Alaska's clean air laws.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it recommended $110,000 in civil fines for Princess Cruises and a $55,000 penalty against Norwegian Cruise Line for violating smokestack emissions standards last summer.
Similar complaints against Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line-Westours and Celebrity Cruises are in the works, said Steve Torok, the EPA's senior representative in Juneau.
The federal agency took over enforcement of the state's marine vessel emission standards last year after budget cuts forced the state to abandon its own monitoring program.