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Cases November 2003 | | (11/19/2003) ChevronTexaco agrees to pay EPA $195,000 to resolve Clean Water Act penalties - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled with ChevronTexaco Corporation for $195,000 to resolve penalties for federal Clean Water Act violations at a former Estero Bay, Calif. tank farm and terminal. | | (11/21/2003) EPA penalizes quail plantations for misuse of pesticides - Atlanta -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the settlement of cases involving the misuse of pesticides at eight plantations used for hunting quail in southern Georgia. (11/19/2003) ChevronTexaco agrees to pay EPA $195,000 to resolve Clean Water Act penalties - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled with ChevronTexaco Corporation for $195,000 to resolve penalties for federal Clean Water Act violations at a former Estero Bay, Calif. tank farm and terminal. | | (11/05/2003) U.S. EPA and the Georgia EPD assesses penalties against the City of Atlanta for noncompliance with consent decree - Atlanta -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) announced today that the City of Atlanta has been assessed stipulated penalties for non-compliance with the terms of a Federal Consent Decree entered into by EPA, EPD and the City in 1999 to bring the City's sanitary sewer system that is separated from stormwater into compliance with the Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act. | | (11/25/2003) EPA Fines Atlantic Health System Inc. For Failure To Properly Manage Hazardous Waste - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will seek $64,349 in penalties from Atlantic Health System Inc., owner and operator of Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey, for violating numerous hazardous waste management requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). | | (11/19/2003) EPA Proposes to Fine Ponce Hospital for Illegal Discharge - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a $137,500 penalty against Quality Health Services of Puerto Rico, Inc. (Hospital San Cristobal) for discharging wastewater to a small creek, a tributary to the Rio Inabon, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. | | (11/17/2003) EPA Agrees to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Environmental Self Audit - New York, N.Y. -- Taking advantage of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Healthcare Compliance Initiative, an innovative self-audit program, New York-Presbyterian, the largest hospital in New York City, has entered into an agreement to conduct a comprehensive environmental audit of its facilities. | | (11/05/2003) EPA Fines Vasser College For Violating Hazardous Waste Regulations - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is seeking $97,581 in penalties from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York for violating numerous requirements of federal and New York State hazardous waste regulations. | | (11/10/2003) New Bedford Settles Oil Spill Prevention Case With EPA - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has reached a settlement with the City of New Bedford, Mass. over alleged violations of oil spill prevention requirements at the city's drinking water plant. | |
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October 2003 | | (10/30/2003) EPA Files Complaint Against Clarkson University for Hazardous Waste Violations - New York, N.Y. -- Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York faces a penalty of $60,500 for alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. | | (10/29/2003) EPA Issues Complaint Against Two Brooklyn Businesses For Underground Storage Tank Violations - New York, N.Y. -- Two Brooklyn businesses, McDonald Avenue Auto Enterprises, Inc. and S&M Realty of New York, Inc. face over $16,000 in penalties for alleged violations of underground storage tank regulations. | | (10/27/2003) In Settlement With EPA, New Jersey City University Agrees To Waste Reduction Program - New York, N.Y. -- In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on charges it did not properly manage hazardous waste, New Jersey City University (NJCU) has corrected improper waste management practices and agreed to implement a program to reduce the amount of hazardous waste it generates. | | (10/20/2003) EPA Fines Nassau Health Care Corporation For Violating Hazardous Health Waste Regulations - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will seek $279,900 in penalties from the Nassau Health Care Corporation Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York for violating numerous requirements of the federal and New York State hazardous waste regulations. | | (10/01/2003) EPA AND SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SIGN COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-AUDIT AGREEMENT - New York, N.Y. -- Seton Hall University, with campuses in South Orange and Newark, New Jersey, has signed an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a comprehensive environmental audit of its two campuses. |
| | (10/22/2003) Clean Water Act Settlement with Barnsley Gardens Preserves Wetlands in North Georgia - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the settlement of a Clean Water Act (CWA)Section 404 violation with Barnsley Inn & Gardens, L.P., owner of a golf and convention resort near Adairsville, Georgia. | | (10/20/2003) EPA settles asbestos case with Parker Ranch, Kau Kau Corp. - HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled its case against Parker Ranch Foundation and Kau Kau Corporation that requires the companies to pay $66,300 for alleged asbestos removal violations at the Parker Ranch Grill in Kamuela, Hawai'i. | | (10/16/2003) EPA settles clean air case with Silgan Containers - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Silgan Containers Corp. to reduce emissions at six of its San Joaquin Valley plants by as much as 118 tons per year at an estimated cost to the company of $1.57 million. | | (10/16/2003) U.S. EPA settles with Chevron U.S.A. over Clean Air Act and hazard release reporting violations at El Segundo refinery - LOS ANGELES -- As part of a larger national settlement with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. announced today, the company has agreed to pay an $800,000 penalty for failure to report releases of hazardous substances and to properly implement a risk management program required by the Clean Air Act at its refinery in El Segundo, Calif. (10/06/2003) Early Clean-up Agreement Reached for Portland Harbor - The Northwest office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Port of Portland have formalized an agreement for the Port to conduct extensive assessment and cleanup of decades of contamination at Terminal 4 in Portland Harbor. | | (10/15/2003) U.S. EPA and RMC Pacific Materials settle case for $70,790 - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it recently fined RMC Pacific Materials $70,790 for failing to file timely reports estimating its releases of toxic chemical compounds, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (10/15/2003) U.S. EPA cites food company for violating federal Clean Water Act - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently issued a proposed penalty of up to $27,500 to a Mexican food company in Pomona for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. | | (10/15/2003) U.S. EPA orders L.A.-area auto recycler to comply with local and federal stormwater regulations - LOS ANGELES -- In support of the local regional water quality control board, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has issued an order to an auto recycler in South El Monte for violating federal and state clean water regulations. | | (10/08/2003) U.S. EPA settles hazardous waste case with Los Angeles-based circuit board manufacturer - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has reach a $7,320 settlement with a circuit board manufacturer over violations of federal hazardous waste handling laws. | | (10/03/2003) U.S. EPA fines company for improperly distributing pesticides - SAN FRANCISCO --This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Lesco, Inc. of Strongville, Ohio $40,040 for allegedly distributing pesticides with missing or torn labels, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | | (10/02/2003) EPA cites mobile home maker $11,050 for hazardous chemical reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a modular homes manufacturer $11,050 for failing to report the amount released of a toxic chemical from the company's Chandler, Ariz. facility. | | (10/02/2003) EPA issues compliance order to the City and County of Honolulu on Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant - HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the City and County of Honolulu to correct their monitoring and maintenance violations at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ewa. | | (10/02/2003) U.S. EPA and Continental Airlines resolve hazardous waste case at Los Angeles Airport facility - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has settled a case with Continental Airlines over violations of federal hazardous waste regulations at a maintenance shop at Los Angeles International Airport. | | (10/02/2003) U.S. EPA and Los Angeles World Airports settle LAX hazardous-waste case - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has settled a case with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) consisting of six violations of federal hazardous waste law discovered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). | | (10/02/2003) U.S. EPA orders 19 Arizona towns to monitor drinking water - SAN FRANCISCO -- Recently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered 22 small public water systems in 19 towns across Arizona to monitor their drinking water for lead and copper, as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. | | (10/02/2003) U.S. EPA proposes penalty and cleanup action for past hazardous waste violations by defunct Los Angeles company - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has filed a claim in U.S. bankruptcy court against the former owner of Precision Specialty Metals over the company's past violations of federal hazardous waste laws. | | (10/02/2003) U.S. EPA settles toxic release reporting case with L.A.-area furniture manufacturer - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has settled a case with HON Industries of South Gate, Calif. over its violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (10/01/2003) EPA cites companies for unproven claims about their antimicrobial pesticide's effectiveness - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled for $31,680 with Envirosystems, Inc., a San Jose-based company, for allegedly making unproven claims about the effectiveness of its surface disinfectant, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | | (10/01/2003) EPA cites laboratory for selling biocide without current EPA registration number - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Kem-Kinetics Laboratories, located in South Gate, Calif., $3,696 for producing and selling a pesticide without a current registration number, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | | (10/01/2003) EPA settles with two Maricopa companies for a total of $65,000 for toxic air emissions - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S Environmental Protection Agency recently settled with two Arizona companies and filed complaints against five others for failing to comply with federal standards for air toxics emissions from degreasing operations. | | (10/01/2003) Three South Lake Tahoe businesses charged with improper handling of asbestos - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a $71,300 penalty against three businesses in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. for improper handling of asbestos, in violation of the Clean Air Act. | | (10/01/2003) U.S. EPA cites company for sale and distribution of unregistered pesticide - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has issued a $4,400 penalty to a Vernon, Calif. company for selling an unregistered pesticide. | | (10/31/2003) EPA cites BP Chemicals for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited BP Chemicals Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's chemical manufacturing complex at 1900 Ft. Amanda Road, Lima, Ohio. EPA proposed a $156,200 penalty. | | (10/24/2003) EPA cites American Progressive Circuits for hazardous waste violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed a complaint against American Progressive Circuits Inc. of Addison, Ill., for alleged violations of the federal law governing hazardous waste and used oil. The complaint proposes a penalty of up to $27,500 per day for most of the violations. | | (10/23/2003) EPA files hazardous waste storage complaint against three GM plants in Ohio, Michigan - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 last week filed an administrative complaint against General Motors Automotive-North America for alleged hazardous waste violations at three auto assembly plants in Pontiac and Lake Orion, Mich., and Moraine, Ohio. | | (10/17/2003) EPA Settles with Traverse City Cherry Growers; $45,000 Fine and Project - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled an administrative complaint against Cherry Growers Inc. of Traverse City, Mich., for violation of federal laws on the reporting of a hazardous chemical release and failure to report the on-site storage of hazardous chemicals. | | (10/15/2003) EPA Cites American Packaging Corp. For Hazardous Waste Violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against American Packaging Corp. of Columbus, Wis., for alleged hazardous waste violations. A $122,179 penalty is proposed. | | (10/15/2003) EPA Wins RCRA Judgement Against Dearborn Refining; Includes $1.25 Million Penalty and Cleanup - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently announced that an administrative judge has issued an initial ruling finding Dearborn Refining Co., Dearborn, Mich., in violation of eight counts of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the federal law governing hazardous waste and used oil. | | (10/09/2003) EPA cites BASF for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited BASF Corp. for alleged violations of EPA regulations to protect stratospheric ozone at the company's polystyrene production plant, 25846 S.W. Frontage Road, Channahon, Ill. | | (10/07/2003) EPA Reaches Agreement with Meyer on Clean-air Violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Meyer Industrial Container LLC (formerly ICS-Chicago LLC) on alleged clean-air violations at the company's drum reconditioning plant, 610 W. 81st St., Chicago, Ill. EPA assessed a $25,600 penalty, and the company agreed to a $286,500 environmental project. | | (10/03/2003) EPA settles and issues fines in two Wis. Wetlands cases - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently settled two administrative cases and issued fines for the illegal fill of wetlands in Waukesha and Dane counties in Wisconsin. | | (10/03/2003) EPA settles with CCMS Associates and William Montgomery for destroying Sault Ste. Marie wetlands - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with CCMS Associates Inc. and William E. Montgomery for allegedly illegally filling in 9 acres of wetlands near the intersection of Marquette Avenue and Seymour Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. They will pay a $30,000 fine and must construct 18.5 acres of replacement wetlands by September 2004. | | (10/03/2003) EPA settles with Clay County and Thad Shidler for destroying part of Briley Creek and wetlands - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with Clay County, Ind., and Thad Shidler for destroying part of Briley Creek and wetlands next to it. The county has agreed to pay $10,000 and place an additional $5,000 in an account to manage replacement wetlands. | | (10/01/2003) EPA Settles with Shieldalloy Metallurgical on Hazardous Waste Violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp. have agreed to a $70,703 penalty to resolve alleged hazardous waste violations. | | (10/01/2003) EPA, WDNR and Two Paper Mills Sign Agreement for $60 Million Cleanup at Fox River Site - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have signed an agreement with WTM I (formerly Wisconsin Tissue) and P.H. Glatfelter Co. under which the companies will clean up PCB-contaminated sediment in the Little Lake Butte des Morts section of the Lower Fox River. | | (10/29/2003) Consent Decree Final for an $800,000 Settlement for the Railroad Depot Site, New Bedford, MA - BOSTON -- The U.S. District Court in Massachusetts entered last week a Consent Decree which resolves claims made by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in United States v. American Premier Underwriters, et al., which requires the four Settling Defendants to pay the United States $800,000, as reimbursement for Superfund response costs incurred by the United States at the Railroad Depot Site, New Bedford, MA. | | (10/22/2003) Taunton Development Corp. ordered to restore 6.5 acres of wetlands - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a development company in Taunton to restore 6.5 acres of wetlands it filled without a permit during late 2002 and early 2003 at an industrial park off of Stevens and Wren streets. | | (10/21/2003) EPA Files Complaints Against Two RI Firms Charged with Violating Pesticide Laws - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England office announced today that it intends to seek monetary penalties against two Rhode Island companies that make swimming pool disinfectants, for distributing pesticides with labels that misrepresented the contents. | | (10/10/2003) EPA Issues Complaint Against City of Bangor for Violating Hazardous Waste Laws - BOSTON -- As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to increase compliance with federal hazardous waste laws, EPA New England today announced that it has issued a complaint against the city of Bangor, Maine for violations of federal and state hazardous waste laws at the city's DPW, motor pool and airport facilities. | | (10/07/2003) EPA Files Complaint Against NSTAR For Oil Spills From Transmission Pipes - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has filed an administrative complaint against NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation, of Boston, for failing to plan for and prevent oil spills from oil-containing electric transmission pipes in the Boston area. | | (10/07/2003) EPA Seeks Fine for Over 50 Pesticide Violations by Connecticut Company - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has filed a complaint against a Connecticut company for making public health claims about a medical product without properly registering and labeling the product in accordance with federal law. | | (10/03/2003) EPA Issues Complaint Against Hudson, Mass. Company Over Clean Water Violations - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has issued an administrative complaint against Hudson Lock, LLC of Hudson, Mass. for violations of the Clean Water Act. | | (10/02/2003) Hartford, Conn. Residential Real Estate Company Faces Charges For Non-Disclosure of Lead Risks in Housing Units - Boston, Mass. -- EPA today announced it is filing an action against a Hartford, Conn. residential real estate company for allegedly violating federal regulations regarding disclosure of lead paint risks in residential housing units. | | (10/02/2003) Portland Co. agrees to pay $48,000 penalty for oil spill violations - BOSTON -- A company in Portland, Maine has agreed to pay a $48,474 penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and to correct violations of environmental laws concerning oil spills at its hardware distribution facility in Portland. | | (10/06/2003) Early Clean-up Agreement Reached for Portland Harbor - The Northwest office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Port of Portland have formalized an agreement for the Port to conduct extensive assessment and cleanup of decades of contamination at Terminal 4 in Portland Harbor. | | (10/01/2003) KANSAS REFINERY SETTLEMENT TO CUT HARMFUL AIR EMISSIONS MORE THAN 3,000 TONS A YEAR - A Clean Air Act settlement that will reduce harmful air emissions from a refinery in McPherson, Kan., by more than 3,000 tons per year has been announced by EPA and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice. | | (10/17/2003) Vail Associates to pay penalty for wetlands violations - Denver -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a consent decree today with Vail Associates, Inc. (VA), settling two alleged Clean Water Act wetlands violations associated with construction of the resort's Blue Sky Basin. |
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September 2003 | | (09/30/2003) EPA cites company for improper sale and distribution of pesticide Violations discovered at Las Vegas facility - SAN FRANCISCO -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Univar USA, Inc., a company based in Kirkland, Washington, $10,450 for improperly distributing and selling a restricted use pesticide, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | | (09/30/2003) EPA fines Arizona farm $11,000 for diesel oil spill - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined the landowner and the operator of a Cibola, Ariz. farm $11,000 for a diesel oil spill that reached the Colorado River in 2002. | | (09/30/2003) EPA fines aerial applicator $5,500 for allowing pesticide to drift onto residential property - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined an aerial pesticide applicator $5,500 after he applied two pesticides directly to or allowed them to drift onto residential properties in Queen Creek, Ariz. | | (09/30/2003) U.S. EPA, Northrop Grumman settle case over improper hazardous waste handling - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. that requires the company to pay $33,214 over violations of federal hazardous waste laws at its Capistrano test site. | | (09/29/2003) EPA fines Arizona laboratory $30,745 for hazardous waste storage violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined an Oracle, Ariz. laboratory $30,745 for hazardous waste storage violations. | | (09/29/2003) EPA fines Mission Foods $60,000 for soybean oil spill in Southern California - SAN FRANCISCO -- Mission Foods Corporation has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $60,000 for a spill incident of approximately 7,000 gallons of soybean oil from its Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. plant, of which an estimated 1,500 gallons reached a nearby storm drain. | | (09/29/2003) EPA fines South San Francisco company $8,800 for pesticide violation - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with a South San Francisco coatings manufacturer that requires the company to pay $8,800 for selling an unregistered pesticide, a violation of the federal pesticide law. | | (09/29/2003) EPA fines pesticide device maker for filing false company information - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined Actron Inc. $7,920 for knowingly providing false company information to the EPA and producing "sticky pest traps" in an unregistered location, both violations of the federal pesticide law. | | (09/29/2003) U.S. EPA and Chromalloy Corp. settle air emissions case - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has issued a consent agreement and final order with Chromalloy Gas and Turbine Corp. to resolve violations of national emission standards for halogenated solvents, which the company uses to degrease metal parts. | | (09/24/2003) EPA fines Costco $16,844 for failing to report hazardous chemical inventory - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined Costco Wholesale Corporation $16,844 for failing to report to the appropriate local and state authorities the amount its Tolleson, Ariz, facility was storing of extremely hazardous chemicals for the year 2000. | | (09/24/2003) EPA fines seed supplier $16,575 for failing to notify authorities of a hazardous chemical release - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined an agricultural seed supplier $16,575 for failing to immediately report to the proper authorities its release of a hazardous chemical at its Chandler, Ariz. facility. | | (09/23/2003) EPA fines Phoenix company $12,000 for failing to report storage of an extremely hazardous chemical - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a Phoenix trucking and warehouse storage company $12,000 for failing to report to the appropriate local and state authorities the amount the facility was storing of an extremely hazardous chemical, a violation of the federal emergency planning and community-right-to-know law. | | (09/22/2003) EPA fines San Francisco business for selling illegal insecticide chalk - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a San Francisco business $3,168 for selling an unregistered insecticide, a violation of the federal pesticide law. | | (09/22/2003) EPA settles clean air emissions case with Las Vegas wood furniture manufacturing company - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has settled a case with a North Las Vegas company over alleged violations of the federal Clean Air and Emergency Planning and Right to Know acts. | | (09/18/2003) EPA fines Southern California businesses for failing to report pesticide production - SAN FRANCISCO --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with four southern California businesses requiring the companies to pay fines totaling $18,700 for failing to submit their 2002 pesticide production reports on time, a violation of the federal pesticide law. | | (09/17/2003) EPA orders Phelps Dodge to pay $220,000 for copper mine discharges - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the settlement of a Clean Water Act case with Phelps Dodge Corp. over discharges of contaminated water from the United Verde Mine in Jerome, Ariz. | | (09/17/2003) U.S. EPA settles hazardous waste case with L.A.-area environmental lab - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has reached a settlement with a Garden Grove company over its failure to file biannual hazardous waste reports in 1999 and in 2001, and to properly label and close some of its hazardous waste containers. | | (09/10/2003) U.S. EPA begins last round of settlement offers at Operating Industries Inc. Superfund site - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is pursuing approximately 850 parties for their fair share of the cost of ongoing cleanup at the Operating Industries Inc. Superfund site in Monterey Park. | | (09/05/2003) U.S. EPA orders groundwater cleanup design for Del Amo site - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has issued a unilateral administrative order to Shell Oil Company and the U.S. General Services Administration to begin initial design work on a system to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Del Amo Superfund Site and at the adjacent Montrose Superfund Site in Los Angeles County, Calif. | | (09/05/2003) U.S. EPA orders hazardous materials and wastes removed from Signal Hill property - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has issued a emergency order to the owners and operators of a now-defunct used oil recycling company in Signal Hill to remove hazardous materials from the site in order to protect human health and the environment. | | (09/03/2003) EPA Judge orders Hing Mau, Inc. to pay penalty for pesticide registration violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrative law judge has ordered a grocery store in the Chinatown area of Honolulu to pay $7,920 for illegally selling and distributing unregistered mothballs. | | (09/26/2003) U.S. ENTERS INTO SETTLEMENT REQUIRING CLEANUP AT THE PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of the Interior today announced that they have entered into a consent decree with Viacom International Inc., TCI Pacific Communications, Inc., Horsehead Industries, Inc., and Horsehead Resource Development Company, Inc. in connection with the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund site, located in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. | | (09/24/2003) Goldschmidt Industrial Chemical Corp. Settles EPA Complaint Alleging Hazardous Chemical Reporting Violations - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Goldschmidt Industrial Chemical Corp. has settled alleged violations of hazardous chemical reporting regulations at its plant in McDonald, Pa. | | (09/24/2003) New Tripoli, Pa. Property Owner Settles EPA Wetlands Complaint - PHILADELPHIA -- The owner of property in New Tripoli, Pa., containing federally protected wetlands, will pay a $3,500 penalty to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | | (09/23/2003) Yuengling Settles Clean Water Act Case - PHILADELPHIA -- D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. has settled a Clean Water Act case regarding violations at its Pottsville, Pa. brewery, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | | (09/22/2003) EPA Orders Chinatown Business to Stop Selling Unregistered Pesticide - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order against Ding Ho Company, Inc. of the Chinatown section of Philadelphia, Pa. The company, a delicatessen and grocery store, has been ordered to immediately stop the sale and distribution of napthalene ball, an unregistered pesticide product. | | (09/12/2003) York landlord sentenced for submitting forged lead paint disclosure forms - PHILADELPHIA -- Kurvin H. Grove of York, Pa. was sentenced today in federal court in Harrisburg, Pa., for the criminal obstruction of agency proceedings related to forging signatures on lead notification forms. | | (09/10/2003) Hercules Inc. settles Clean Water Act violations at Hopewell plant - PHILADELPHIA -- Hercules Inc. has settled a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency complaint alleging Clean Water Act violations at the company's Aqualon Division chemical plant in Hopewell, Va. | | (09/09/2003) EPA Settles Clean Water Act Case against W. Va. Department of Transportation over fill discharge into waterways - PHILADELPHIA -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation has settled alleged violations of the Clean Water Act relating to the unlawful discharge of fill material into three state waterways. In a consent agreement with EPA, the W. Va. DOT has agreed to restore a creek impacted by the violations and pay a $13,500 penalty. | | (09/09/2003) Government Settles Final Halby Chemical Cleanup Claims - PHILADELPHIA ? In legal papers filed in federal court, the United States has proposed a settlement of a lawsuit involving the cleanup of Halby Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Del., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | (09/09/2003) Scranton Landlord Settles EPA Complaints Over Failure to Notify Tenants of Lead-based Paint Hazards - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with P.C.R. Company (PCR) of Scranton, Pa. over alleged violations of a federal law requiring disclosure of lead-based paint hazard information to residential tenants. | (09/24/2003) Agrium U.S. faces Clean Air Act violations in Kennewick - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Administrative Compliance Order to Agrium U.S, Inc. for failure to obtain the necessary New Source Review (NSR) permits prior to commencing several modifications at its Kennewick facility. | | (09/23/2003) EPA files complaint against Oeser for dangerous wastes violations - The Northwest office of the Environmental Protection Agency today filed a complaint against the Oeser Company, a Bellingham wood treating plant, for on-going violations of state and federal laws governing the handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals. | | (09/17/2003) Oregon man pleads guilty to asbestos removal violations - On Sept. 4, Jo McCulloch pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland, to one Clean Air Act (CAA) felony count of violating the asbestos work practice standards for asbestos abatement activity. | | (09/02/2003) Army to spend $2.3 million in fines, environmental projects in Alaska - The Northwest office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the U.S. Army will spend a total of $2.3 million to settle a 1999 EPA complaint accusing the Army of years of major violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its Fort Wainwright installation in Alaska. |
| | (09/04/2003) EPA and Marshall University Reach Settlement for Environmental Violations - PHILADELPHIA -- The mid-Atlantic regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va. over environmental violations found during a multi-media inspection in September 2002. | | (09/17/2003) EPA cites Kohl's Food Stores for chemical release reporting violations; proposes $207,350 fine - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Kohl's Food Stores Inc. at 11100 W. Burleigh St. in Milwaukee, Wis., for violation of federal laws on the reporting of a hazardous chemical release. EPA has proposed a $207,350 fine. | | (09/12/2003) EPA cites Eramet for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Sept. 12, 2003) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Eramet Marietta Inc. for alleged violations of federal clean-air regulations at the company's ferromanganese and silicomanganese production plant, State Route 7, Marietta, Ohio. | | (09/04/2003) EPA cites Specco for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Specco Industries Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's coating manufacturing plant, 13087 Main St., Lemont, Ill. | | (09/04/2003) EPA settles with Fresh Mark for chemical release reporting violations; $12,000 fine and projects - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled an administrative complaint against Fresh Mark Inc. for violation of federal laws on the reporting of a hazardous chemical release. The settlement includes a $12,000 fine and four required environmental projects. | | (09/03/2003) EPA cites Big River Zinc for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Big River Zinc Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's electrolytic zinc refinery, Route 3 and Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Ill. | | (09/02/2003) EPA Cites 3M for Clean-Air Violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited 3M Co. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's chemical plant, 22614 Route 84 N., Cordova, Ill. | | (09/02/2003) EPA Cites Wayne Disposal for Clean-Air Violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Wayne Disposal Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's municipal solid waste landfill, 49350 N. I-94 Service Drive, Belleville, Mich. | | (09/30/2003) U.S. ANNOUNCES THE SETTLEMENT OF SUPERFUND CASE TO AID CLEANUP OF THE LI TUNGSTEN SITE IN GLEN COVE, NEW YORK - ROSLYNN R. MAUSKOPF, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, THOMAS L. SANSONETTI, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, and JANE M. KENNY, Regional Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today announced that in settlement of a civil environmental matter, two entities will contribute funds that can be used for the continuing cleanup of the contamination at the Li Tungsten Superfund Site in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York. | | (09/15/2003) EPA TO COLLECT FINE FROM LILLY DEL CARIBE INC. - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Lilly Del Caribe Inc. has agreed to pay $68,992 in penalties to settle allegations that it violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law that regulates hazardous waste. | | (09/26/2003) EPA Proposes $112,000 Fine Against Portland, Maine Lead Abatement Company - BOSTON -- In one of the first actions of its kind, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is proposing to fine a Portland, Maine lead abatement contractor $111,997 for allegedly violating state regulations regarding lead paint removal work. | | (09/23/2003) EPA proposes major penalty against R.I. company for hazardous waste violations - BOSTON -- The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $1.3 million civil penalty against a North Kingstown, RI company for extensive hazardous waste handling violations at its facility in Quonset Point Industrial Park. | | (09/22/2003) EPA Sues Atlas Tack for $25 Million in Cleanup Costs at Fairhaven, Mass. Site - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has filed suit against the Atlas Tack Corporation and M. Leonard Lewis, president of Atlas Tack and owner of Atlas Tack's parent company, for cleanup costs at the Atlas Tack Superfund site in Fairhaven, Mass. | | (09/22/2003) EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against Adams, MA for Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has issued a compliance order and filed a civil complaint against the town of Adams, MA for alleged Clean Water Act violations at its wastewater treatment plant which discharges into the Hoosic River. | | (09/16/2003) EPA Orders Two Rhode Island Companies to Comply With Air Permit Reporting - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has issued administrative orders to two Rhode Island companies requiring them to comply with reporting requirements for their air emissions permits. | | (09/16/2003) EPA Proposes Penalty Against Portland Hotel for Clean Air Act Violations - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has proposed a penalty of $39,600 against hotel operator Erin, Inc., for violating the Clean Air Act at its Doubletree Hotel in Portland, Maine. | | (09/04/2003) EPA Proposes Fine Against Claremont, N.H. Public Works Department - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has filed a complaint against the City of Claremont, N.H. for failing to plan for and guard against oil spills at its public works facility. | | (09/04/2003) EPA Proposes Fine Against New London, Conn. Public Works Department - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has filed a complaint against the City of New London, Conn. for failing to plan for and guard against oil spills at its public works facility. | | (09/02/2003) EPA Proposes Fine Against Former Maine Landlord For Lead Paint Disclosure Violations - BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is seeking a $5,720 penalty against a former Maine landlord for failing to notify tenants about potential health threats from lead paint. | | (09/24/2003) Agrium U.S. faces Clean Air Act violations in Kennewick - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Administrative Compliance Order to Agrium U.S, Inc. for failure to obtain the necessary New Source Review (NSR) permits prior to commencing several modifications at its Kennewick facility. | | (09/23/2003) EPA files complaint against Oeser for dangerous wastes violations - The Northwest office of the Environmental Protection Agency today filed a complaint against the Oeser Company, a Bellingham wood treating plant, for on-going violations of state and federal laws governing the handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals. | | (09/17/2003) Oregon man pleads guilty to asbestos removal violations - On Sept. 4, Jo McCulloch pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland, to one Clean Air Act (CAA) felony count of violating the asbestos work practice standards for asbestos abatement activity. | | (09/02/2003) Army to spend $2.3 million in fines, environmental projects in Alaska - The Northwest office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the U.S. Army will spend a total of $2.3 million to settle a 1999 EPA complaint accusing the Army of years of major violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its Fort Wainwright installation in Alaska. | | (09/18/2003) CONSTRUCTION SITES IN KANSAS CITY & ST. LOUIS AREAS CITED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS - EPA Region 7 is issuing administrative orders for violations of federal storm-water regulations at 12 construction sites in the Kansas City, Mo., and St. Louis areas. Where construction is still under way, EPA is also issuing orders requiring compliance with the regulations. |
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August 2003 | | (08/25/2003) EPA fines Nevada land developer and contractor for Clean Air Act violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has fined Del Webb Communities in Henderson and Western States Contracting in Las Vegas $50,000 and $40,000 respectively and ordered both to ensure their employees complete local dust control classes for Clean Air Act violations of county dust rules. | | (08/21/2003) EPA fines California miners $44,000 for illegal operations - SAN FRANCISCO -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced two settlements totaling $44,000 for illegal mining operations that took place in northern San Diego county during 1998 and 1999, in violation of the Clean Water Act. | | (08/15/2003) U.S. EPA and UNOCAL Settle Air Emissions Reporting Case - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has fined the Union Oil Company of California (UNOCAL) $105,600 for failing to file timely or accurate reports estimating its releases of toxic chemical compounds, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (08/11/2003) EPA Files Complaint Against Hilo Coast Power and Brewer Environmental Industries - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint against Hilo Coast Power Company and Brewer Environmental Industries for allegedly discharging wastewater improperly, lacking stormwater controls and other permit violations. | | (08/11/2003) EPA Fines California Hot Tub Manufacturer for Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a hot tub manufacturer $21,250 for failing to report the amount of toxic chemicals it processes at its Anderson, Calif. facility, a violation of federal emergency planning and community right-to-know laws. | | (08/04/2003) EPA Settles Case with the U.S. Army for Release of VX Nerve Agent at Johnston Island - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled its case with the U.S. Army for the Dec. 2000 release of a nerve agent at the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System facility and will pay a total $273,625 in fines and projects. | | (08/04/2003) U.S. EPA Cites Irrigation Equipment Company for Selling an Unregistered Pesticide - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has fined a Fresno-based company $77,000 for selling an unregistered pesticide product widely used in commercial landscaping applications, a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | | (08/28/2003) EPA Cites Erie, Pa. Gasket Maker for Asbestos Violations - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited JHNY, Inc., also known as QUIN-T Technical Papers and Boards, for violating federal asbestos regulations at its gasket manufacturing facility at 140 East 16th Street, Erie, Pa. | | (08/27/2003) Microban Systems Settles Pesticides Violations - PHILADELPHIA -- Microban Systems, Inc., of Braddock, Pa.. has agreed to pay a $46,200 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal pesticide regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | | (08/18/2003) Property Management Company and Property Owners in Richmond Cited for Alleged Lead Disclosure Violations - PHILADELPHIA -- The owners and the management company of four residential apartment buildings in Richmond, Va. have been cited for allegedly violating a federal law requiring disclosure of lead-based paint hazards to residential tenants. | | (08/14/2003) Cabot Corp. Settles Chemical Reporting And Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Boyertown Plant - PHILADELPHIA -- Boston-based Cabot Corp. has settled EPA complaints alleging untimely reporting of two hazardous chemical releases in 2000 and violations of hazardous storage regulations at the Cabot Supermetals plant in Boyertown, Pa. | | (08/05/2003) U.S., Delaware Amend Motiva Consent Decree - PHILADELPHIA -- The United States Department of Justice today filed a proposed amendment to a consent decree with Motiva Enterprises LLC which will reduce sulfur dioxide and potentially nitrogen oxide emissions from the company's Delaware City refinery even more than originally planned. | | (08/01/2003) EPA Cites Tuthill Corp. for Filling in Stream and Wetlands at Blue Mountain Ski Area - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Clean Water Act complaint against the Tuthill Corp., owner of the Blue Mountain Ski Area, for the alleged unlawful dumping of fill material in a stream and wetlands at the ski resort in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pa. | | (08/14/2003) EPA & GENERAL ELECTRIC REACH AGREEMENT ON DESIGN OF HUDSON RIVER CLEANUP - New York, New York -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has signed an agreement with General Electric Company (GE) to perform the project design work for the cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediment in the Hudson River. | | (08/06/2003) EPA AGREES TO BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-AUDIT - New York, N.Y. -- Taking advantage of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) innovative self-audit program, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City, will conduct a comprehensive environmental audit of its facilities. | | (08/06/2003) EPA SEEKS $28,000 PENALTY FROM NY HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it is seeking a penalty of $28,820 from a transport company for allegedly violating environmental laws regulating the transport and export of hazardous wastes from the United States to Canada. | |
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