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The EPA and its federal, state and local law enforcement partners investigate and prosecute significant and egregious violations of environmental laws. These investigations involve, but are not limited to, the illegal disposal of hazardous waste; the illegal discharge of pollutants to a water of the United States; the illegal importation of certain restricted or regulated chemicals into the United States; tampering with a drinking water supply; mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering relating to environmental criminal activities. People often ask us, "It seems like companies get away with polluting all the time, just look at Exxon and the Valdez!" While it may be true that some companies treat the environment, your community's well-being and your health like a doormat and act as though their crimes are nothing more than a public relations expense; individuals and companies are being caught all the time. And the penalties are severe! Follow Detective Joe Friday and read on to learn about the appalling gall of these jerks and their crimes. It is EHSO's opinion that our society's obsession with money and instant wealth, combined with a generally apathetic public, and politicians more concerned with polls than pollution is leading to an increase in pollution and deliberate pollutors. If you suspect a persistent pollutor in your area, email us (or click here to use the EPA's report a violator form) for instructions to assist the EPA in catching him! To search a company's compliance history, click here! Disclaimer: The following news stories are all taken verbatim from EPA releases, so don't even think of trying to sue us if you or your firm's name is here!
See the news about the SEC indictment of Waste Management former senior officers - Dean Buntrock and Phil Rooney and others! These guys were doing "Enron" long before you ever heard of Enron!
December 2004 | Region 1 News | | (12/08/2004) Bridgeport, Conn. Company to Pay $25,123 for Clean Air Act Violations - BOSTON - A Bridgeport, Conn. company that makes aluminum parts has agreed to pay $25,123 over a one year period to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal air pollution regulations at its aluminum foundry and die casting facility in Bridgeport from September 2003 to June 2004. | | (12/08/2004) RI Real Estate Investor Agrees to Pay $20,000 to Settle Violations of Lead Disclosure Laws - BOSTON - Providence-based real estate investor Patrick C. Conley and three of his companies have agreed to pay $20,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they violated federal lead paint disclosure rules involving six houses in Providence, Central Falls and Narragansett | | (12/01/2004) EPA Settles Hazardous Waste Case with the State of Massachusetts Case Sparks Change in State Contractor Policy - BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation agreed this week to pay a cash penalty of $12,375, and spend an additional $80,000 to remove asbestos from historic buildings at Outer Brewster Island and open them to the public. The agreement settles a case brought last June by EPA's New England Office, alleging that the state violated federal hazardous waste laws in 2002. As a result of the case, the State changed its contractor liability policy for environmental testing. |
| Region 2 News | | (12/03/2004) EPA Settlement Will Bring Yonkers Schools into Compliance With Asbestos Regulations - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Continuing its work to ensure that schools in New York are complying with asbestos regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Yonkers Public Schools system requiring it to spend at least $131,000 to bring all of its 43 schools into compliance with EPA asbestos in schools rules by September 2005. |
| Region 3 News | | (12/16/2004) Historic settlement to reduce bacteria and sewage in D.C. rivers, would store sewer overflows underground for treatment later - WASHINGTON D.C. Historic milestone legal agreement filed in U. S. District Court here will set a new clean-water standard for American cities by nearly eliminating massive sewage overflows into the waterways of our nation's capital when it rains. The agreement creates a final plan to store rainwater and raw sewage from the district's combined sewer system in 10 miles of holding tunnels deep underground. | | (12/08/2004) EPA Cites Contractor and School District for Asbestos Violation at Newville, Pa. High School - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has cited Power Component Systems, Inc. (PCS), a Hanover, Maryland-based asbestos removal contractor, and the Big Spring School District for violating Clean Air Act asbestos regulations during May 2004 renovations of the Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa. | | (12/08/2004) Three Companies Settle Clean Water Act Case over Wetlands Violations in Suffolk, Va. - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that three companies have settled a Clean Water Act complaint over the unlawfully filling of protected wetlands in Suffolk, Virginia. J&J Clearing and Grading, Inc., Rountree Construction Company, Inc., and JSW Disposal Co. have agreed to pay a $32,500 penalty for the unpermitted filling of 8-3/4 acres of wetlands at J&Js property at 3979 Pughsville Rd., Suffolk, Va. | | (12/02/2004) K Steel Settles Lawsuit Over Environmental Violations at Butler Mill - Steelmaker to Pay $300,000 Penalty and $900,000 in Pollution Reduction Projects to Settle Hazardous Waste, Air and Water Pollution Violations - PHILADELPHIA - AK Steel has settled alleged environmental violations at the companys steel mill in Butler, Pa., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department announced today. In a proposed consent decree lodged in federal court today, AK Steel has agreed to a $1.2 million settlement consisting of a $300,000 penalty and $900,000 in projects which will reduce smog-producing ozone in Pennsylvania. |
| Region 8 News | | (12/17/2004) EPA Region 8 collects $426,256 from 12 companies - DENVER -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Denver office collected penalties totaling $426,256 by settling cases against 12 companies that violated federal storm water regulations under the Clean Water Act while performing seven major construction projects in the greater Denver Metro area. Seven of the 12 violators are Colorado companies; however, all of the companies are doing business in Colorado. |
| Region 9 News | | (12/30/2004) U.S. EPA fines Arizona water treatment facility for failing to maintain chemical risk plan - SAN FRANCISCO -- Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined the U.S. Department of the Interior $7,500 for failing to maintain its plan that outlines how its water treatment plant in Yuma, Ariz. will respond to accidental chemical releases, as required by the Clean Air Act. | | (12/21/2004) EPA fines Arizona mining company $80,000 for failing to report chemical releases - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined an Arizona mining company $80,000 for allegedly failing to report the correct amount of toxic chemicals released at its Hayden, Ariz. facility, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (12/21/2004) EPA fines Nevada energy company for failing to develop chemical risk management plan - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled a case today with a Washoe County, Nev. geothermal energy facility that requires the company to pay $3,000 for failing to have a plan that outlines how the facility will handle any accidental chemical releases, as required by The Clean Air Act. | | (12/21/2004) U.S. EPA orders Lucas and Mercier to correct Clean Water Act violations at La Mesa Eastridge Subdivision - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered developer Lucas and Mercier, Inc., of Vista, Calif., to correct stormwater discharge violations at the Eastridge Subdivision in La Mesa, near San Diego. | | (12/20/2004) U.S. EPA orders Burbank plating shop to sample soil for chromium cyanide contamination - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today ordered All Metals Processing, a plating shop located in Burbank, Calif., to sample the soil surrounding its facility for possible chromium and cyanide contamination, for potential violations of federal hazardous waste law. | | (12/09/2004) EPA fines San Francisco importer for selling illegal mothballs - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a San Francisco importer $3,960 for allegedly selling and distributing an unregistered pesticide, a violation of federal pesticide laws. | | (12/08/2004) U.S. EPA charges Kinder Morgan with Clean Water Act violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency charged Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act at its oil storage and terminal facility in Sparks, Nev. | | (12/01/2004) Texas petroleum company agrees to pay $90,000 to settle Safe Drinking Water violations on Navajo lands in Utah - SAN FRANCISCO -- An Amarillo, Texas-based petroleum company operating on Navajo lands in Utah recently agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $90,000 to settle violations of federal regulations. | | (12/01/2004) U.S. EPA orders Carson Pepsi bottling plant to comply with the federal Clean Water Act - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. to correct Clean Water Act violations at its bottling facility in Carson, Calif. |
| Region 10 News | | (12/22/2004) Former Wrecking Yard Owner Arrested on Illegal Disposal Charges - Wei Guo Huang, also known as Larry Huang, of Kent, Wash., was arrested by Washington state patrol officers on Dec. 14 on state charges that he improperly disposed of waste petroleum products and crushed automobile batteries, failed to properly store hazardous waste, failed to notify state officials about hazardous waste spills and operated an automobile wrecking yard without a license. | | (12/07/2004) Holland America Line Operating Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegal Discharge of 20,000 Gallons of Untreated Sewage into Juneau Harbor - HAL Maritime Ltd, an Operating Company of Holland America Line Cruise Ships, has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges arising out of the negligent discharge of 20,000 gallons of untreated sewage into Juneau harbor from the cruise ship Ryndam in August 2002. |
November 2004(11/04/2004) Lane Construction Corp. Settles Clean Water Act Violations - PHILADELPHIA Lane Construction Corp., based in Meriden, Conn., has settled alleged Clean Water Act violations at the companys asphalt plants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. | (11/08/2004) U.S. EPA orders Nevada beef company to correct violations of federal water regulations - Boise, Idaho-based company illegally filled, diverted Elko County river. | | (11/08/2004) U.S. EPA settles federal water violations with Douglas County developer, landowner - SAN FRANCISCO Last week a construction company and a local landowner paid the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a combined total of $6,000 to settle violations of federal stormwater requirements observed during construction of a new housing development in Douglas County, Nev. | | (11/04/2004) U.S. EPA settles with City of Industry metallic case manufacturer - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled for $14,383 with Anvil Cases, Inc., of the City of Industry, Calif., for allegedly filing chemical release forms late, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (11/03/2004) EPA orders Clean Earth Co. to correct spill prevention violations - HONOLULU The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Clean Earth Company to prepare and implement a plan to prevent any oil spills from its facility in the Puerto Rico area of Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. |
| Region 1 News | | (11/23/2004) Mass. College to Pay $75,000 Penalty and Complete Environmental Projects Worth $155,500 to Settle EPA Claims of Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON - A college in Norton, Mass. has agreed to pay a $75,000 penalty and make environmental improvements worth $155,500 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the Clean Water Act and caused harm to a nearby river. | | (11/23/2004) Rhode Island Building Co. Agrees to Pay $46,000 for PCB Violations in Conn. - BOSTON - A Rhode Island-based construction company has agreed to pay $46,750 to settle charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of improper handling and disposal of PCBs in soils during a construction project in New Haven, Conn. in December 2003. | | (11/22/2004) HUD and EPA Settle Case Against Massachusetts-based Landlord - 10,000 Apartments in Seven States and D.C. to Become Lead Safe - In one of the largest enforcement actions of its kind, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Boston-based real estate company has agreed to remove lead paint hazards from approximately 10,400 apartments in seven states and the District of Columbia, and to pay a monetary penalty. |
| Region 3 News | | (11/22/2004) Delaware Solid Waste Authority Settles Clean Air Act Violations at Wilmington Landfill - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) has settled alleged Clean Air Act violations at the Cherry Island Landfill, a DSWA landfill in Wilmington, Del. | | (11/08/2004) North Carolina Businessman Indicted for False Claims and Dumping in the Chesapeake Bay - PHILADELPHIA On November 17, 2004, a federal grand jury in Norfolk, Va., returned an indictment of All State Environmental Dredging, Inc. and its president, Rudy J. Lanier, 54, of Sneads Ferry, N.C. | | (11/04/2004) Lane Construction Corp. Settles Clean Water Act Violations - PHILADELPHIA Lane Construction Corp., based in Meriden, Conn., has settled alleged Clean Water Act violations at the companys asphalt plants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. |
| Region 5 News | | (11/04/2004) EPA cites Degussa Engineered Carbons for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Degussa Engineered Carbons LP for alleged clean-air violations at the company's carbon black plant at 11135 State Rte. 7, Belpre, Ohio. | | (11/04/2004) EPA reaches agreement with Aexcel on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Aexcel Corp., 7373 Production Dr., Mentor, Ohio, on alleged violations of federal architectural coating rules. Architectural coatings are paints and similar coverings used on building exteriors, pavements and curbs. EPA assessed a $20,000 penalty and the company agreed to complete a $51,000 environmental project. | | (11/03/2004) EPA cites ISG Cleveland for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 3, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited ISG Cleveland Inc. (formerly LTV Steel Co. Inc.) for alleged clean-air violations at the company's iron and steel production plant at 3060 Eggers Road, Cleveland, Ohio. | | (11/03/2004) EPA cites Spectro Alloys for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 3, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Spectro Alloys Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 13220 Doyle Path Road, Rosemount, Minn. | | (11/02/2004) EPA cites Elyria Recycling for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 2, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Elyria Recycling Co. for alleged violations of EPA regulations to protect stratospheric ozone at the company's scrap processing facility at 800 Infirmary Road, Elyria, Ohio. | | (11/02/2004) EPA cites Pickens Plastics for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 2, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Pickens Plastics Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's plastic composite plants at 149 S. Cucumber St., Jefferson, Ohio, and at 4212 Anne Ave., Ashtabula, Ohio. | | (11/01/2004) EPA reaches $150,000 settlement with Ivan Zugalj resolving violations of lead-based paint disclosure rules - CHICAGO (Nov. 1, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled a complaint against Chicago landlord Ivan Zugalj for allegedly failing to warn tenants that their homes may contain lead-based paint hazards. Zugalj, an owner of apartment buildings on Chicago's south side, will pay a $150,000 penalty. |
| Region 8 News | | (11/08/2004) EPA orders clean up of Loveland Pass fuel spill - Denver -- Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ordered CSH Trucking of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., to cleanup more than 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a company tanker truck that overturned on Loveland Pass last Friday. |
| Region 9 News | | (11/08/2004) U.S. EPA orders Nevada beef company to correct violations of federal water regulations - Boise, Idaho-based company illegally filled, diverted Elko County river. | | (11/08/2004) U.S. EPA settles federal water violations with Douglas County developer, landowner - SAN FRANCISCO Last week a construction company and a local landowner paid the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a combined total of $6,000 to settle violations of federal stormwater requirements observed during construction of a new housing development in Douglas County, Nev. | | (11/04/2004) U.S. EPA settles with City of Industry metallic case manufacturer - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled for $14,383 with Anvil Cases, Inc., of the City of Industry, Calif., for allegedly filing chemical release forms late, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (11/03/2004) EPA orders Clean Earth Co. to correct spill prevention violations - HONOLULU The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Clean Earth Company to prepare and implement a plan to prevent any oil spills from its facility in the Puerto Rico area of Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. |
October 2004(10/14/2004) Bridge Project Manager Pleads Guilty in North Carolina - Michael E. Hillyer of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., project manager for Balfour Beatty Construction Inc. (BBC), a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balfour Beatty, PLC, pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in Raleigh, N.C., to conspiring to violate the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) and the Clean Water Act, and to a substantive violation of the RHA. As project manager for BBC, Hillyer oversaw the dredging of a portion of the Croatan Sound and supervised the discharge of the dredged spoil into the Sound in October 2002. BBC did not have a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to do this work. The violations occurred when BBC's employees removed a temporary load-out trestle that had been constructed in shallow water near Manns Harbor as part of the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge construction project. The five-mile bridge spans the Sound from Manns Harbor to Manteo. In order to get a crane to the trestle site, BBC employees used backwash from a tugboat propeller to cut a channel next to the trestle. As a result, 5500 cubic yards of dredged spoil was expelled from the channel and deposited on approximately 8.2 acres of habitat on the sound bottom. Croatan Sound has been designated as high quality waters, and covering habitat can injure fish and wildlife. When sentenced, Hillyer faces a maximum penalty of up to four years in prison and/or a maximum fine of up to $500,000. BBC and two other BBC employees have already pleaded guilty in this case. The case was investigated by the Charlotte Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. | (10/27/2004) Carroll Independent Fuel Co. Settles Underground Fuel Tank Violations at Eight Maryland Service Stations - Carroll Independent Fuel Co. Settles Underground Fuel Tank Violations at Eight Maryland Service Stations. | | (10/21/2004) EPA Cites Sheetz, Inc. For Underground Fuel Tank Violations in Winchester, Va. - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz, Inc., owner of two convenience and gas stores in Winchester, Va., for violating federal and state regulations designed to prevent fuel leaks from underground storage tanks. | | (10/13/2004) EPA cites Leed Foundry for hazardous waste and storm water violations - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Leed Foundry Inc. for violating hazardous waste and water pollution regulations at its iron foundry in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa. | | (10/12/2004) FMC Settles Hazardous Waste Violations in Baltimore - PHILADELPHIA FMC Corporation has agreed to pay a $26,500 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility at 1701 E. Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The FMC plant manufactures pesticides, herbicides and intermediate chemicals. | | (10/07/2004) Pennsylvania Company and Its President Charged in Clean Water Act Case - BEF Corp. of Allentown, Pa., and Elward Brewer of Englewood, Fla., BEF''s founder and president, were each charged on Sept. 22, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia with allegedly violating the Clean Water Act by discharging silver-laden and acidic waste water into sewers operated by the City of Bethlehem, Pa., and the City of Allentown, Pa. BEF buys used one-hour photo-processing machines, refurbishes them and then resells them throughout the world. During the refurbishment process, BEF generates silver-laden and acidic wastewater. In addition BEF was also charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and with 12 counts of making false statements to the government. These charges stem from BEF''s exportation of goods to Iran, and from BEF''s alleged practice of discounting the fair market value of its photo labs on Shippers'' Export Declarations to help its international customers avoid paying import duties. Unlawfully disposing of metal laden and acidic waste water into sewers can damage sewage treatment equipment and can interfere with the proper treatment of sewage by sewage treatment facilities. The case was investigated by the Philadelphia office of EPA''s Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security''s Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Commerce Department''s Office of Export Enforcement and the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Investigative assistance was provided by the waste water treatment departments of the Borough of Catasauqua, the City of Bethelem, South Whitehall Township and the City of Allentown. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney''s Office in Philadelphia. | | (10/05/2004) EPA Settles Multi-Facility Enforcement Action with the Virginia Department of Corrections - PHILADELPHIA The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has settled a multi-facility enforcement action, which EPA initiated after finding significant violations during a multi-media inspection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Greensville County, Virginia in May, 2003. | | (10/05/2004) Gemini Settles Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations in Harrisonburg - PHILADELPHIA Gemini Industries, Inc. will pay a $10,000 penalty for alleged violations of federal toxic chemical reporting requirements at its Gemini Coatings manufacturing plant in Harrisonburg, Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | | (10/05/2004) Gerome Manufacturing Co. Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Uniontown, Pa. Plant - PHILADELPHIA Gerome Manufacturing of Uniontown, Pa. has settled alleged Clean Air Act violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The companys facility, located on Oliver Road in Uniontown, manufactures custom sheet metal products such as enclosures, vehicle panels, and magnetic shields. |
| (10/19/2004) Calabasas, Calif. facility agrees to pay U.S. EPA $42,299 to settle violations - LOS ANGELES - National Technical Systems, Inc., of Calabasas, Calif. recently agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $42,299 to settle violations of federal hazardous waste regulations. | | (10/19/2004) U.S. EPA puts eleven California companies, one Nevada company, on notice for violating toxics law - SAN FRANCISCO -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warned eleven waste transportation companies in California and one in Reno, Nevada that they must notify the agency prior to transporting waste containing PCBs or pay a $1,650 fine. | | (10/14/2004) Oakland, Calif. metal finisher agrees to pay the U.S. EPA $15,000 - SAN FRANCISCO -- Recently the previous owner of an abandoned metal plating facility in Oakland, Calif. agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $15,000 toward costs incurred by the agency to clean up vats, drums and containers of chemicals at the site three years ago. | | (10/14/2004) Oakland, Calif. metal finisher agrees to pay the U.S. EPA $15,000 - SAN FRANCISCO -- Recently the previous owner of an abandoned metal plating facility in Oakland, Calif. agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $15,000 toward costs incurred by the agency to clean up vats, drums and containers of chemicals at the site three years ago. | | (10/14/2004) U.S. EPA cracks down on illegal pesticide pet products - The EPA has initiated a multi-state effort to protect consumers from illegal pesticide products, most recently fining companies in three Western states a collective $748,000 for trafficking counterfeit and/or unregistered pet products. The EPA is seeking fines of $357,000 from Rizing Sun, LLC Peoria, Ariz. and $341,000 Pang & Son Distribution, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii. The third company, Tidalwave Distribution, Inc., of Torrance, Calif., recently agreed to settle with the EPA for $50,000. | | (10/13/2004) U.S. EPA settles with Guam company for importing unlabeled pesticide - SAN FRANCISCO - Quality Swimming Pools, Inc., of Tamuning, Guam, recently agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $4,160 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. | | (10/13/2004) U.S. EPA settles with Guam company for importing unlabeled pesticide - SAN FRANCISCO - Quality Swimming Pools, Inc., of Tamuning, Guam, recently agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $4,160 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. | | (10/07/2004) U.S. EPA cites two businesses for selling illegal pesticides - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking $57,750 in fines from an Orange, Calif. firm and $40,400 in fines from a St. Louis firm for violations of federal pesticide laws. | | (10/07/2004) U.S. EPA fines Los Angeles company for selling unregistered pesticides - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined Los Angeles-based Vernon Sales Inc. $4,400 for allegedly selling unregistered pesticides in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. | | (10/07/2004) U.S. EPA fines two South Lake Tahoe businesses $50,000 for asbestos removal - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled a case with two South Lake Tahoe business owners for $50,000 for improper asbestos removal, a violation of the Clean Air Act. |
| October 2004 Region 2 News | | (10/29/2004) EPA Fines NYC & Chief Medical Examiner for Hazardous Waste Violations - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a complaint and is seeking $67,511 in fines against New York City and its Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) for hazardous waste violations under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA uncovered the violations during an August 2003 inspection of the medical examiner's facility at 520 First Avenue in Manhattan. The OCME conducts investigations, including autopsies, into the deaths of people in the city who died in any suspicious or unusual manner. | | (10/27/2004) EPA Cites KMart for Selling Unregistered Garden Hose Pesticide Products - New York -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Kmart Corporation for selling a variety of garden hoses that claim to inhibit mold, fungus and bacteria growth. | | (10/27/2004) EPA Takes Action To Protect Puerto Rico's Shrinking Wetlands - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Continuing its work to protect critical wetlands in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken action against seven entities in Puerto Rico that have illegally filled wetlands to build houses, a warehouse for a hardware business and an industrial park. | | (10/13/2004) Vassar and EPA Reach Agreement on Hazardous Waste Violations - NEW YORK -- Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, has signed an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pay a $43,087 penalty and carry out two supplemental environmental projects as a settlement for hazardous waste violations at the college. Vassar agreed to go beyond complying with environmental law by installing pollution reduction equipment in its biology and chemistry labs and conducting seminars and workshops for colleges, universities and high schools to help them avoid hazardous waste violations. |
October 2004 Region 6 News | | (10/07/2004) EPA, DEQ Reach Agreement with Dow to Protect Plaquemine Water Source - State and federal environmental agencies announced an agreement today with Dow Chemical Company to ensure the water source for Plaquemine, La., remains protected from contamination found in the ground-water north of the city. The city''s water system currently meets all state and federal health-based drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act. |
| October 2004 Region 1 News | | (10/14/2004) EPA Issues Complaint Against Lewiston, Maine Property Owners for Failure to Disclose Lead Paint Hazards - BOSTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has issued a civil complaint against the owners and lessors of seven apartments in Lewiston, Maine for failing to properly notify renters of risks from exposure to lead paint, as required by federal law. The complaint includes a proposed penalty of $53,240. | | (10/14/2004) EPA Seeks Penalty of $46,000 From Food Company with Facility in Ellington, Conn. - BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is seeking a $46,408 penalty against Natural Country Farms for not immediately reporting a release of anhydrous ammonia from its juice packaging facility in Ellington, Conn. in violation of federal law. | | (10/14/2004) Massachusetts Yarn Company Sentenced on Clean Water Act Charges - Dutton Yarn company, L.P., a yarn processing facility in Lowell, Mass., was ordered to pay a $300,000 fine on Oct. 5 in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston for violating the Clean Water Act (CWA). In June, Dutton Yarn agreed to plead guilty to two counts of violating the CWA. The company was charged with negligently discharging pollution that depleted oxygen levels in receiving water. Pollution that depletes oxygen harms fish and aquatic life. As part of the sentence, Dutton Yarn must also establish an environmental compliance program. The case was investigated by the Boston Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston. | | (10/13/2004) Maine Community College System Faces Fines for Hazardous Waste Violations - BOSTON The Maine Community College System is facing fines of more than $200,000, stemming from violations in the storage and handling of hazardous materials at two campuses. The fines are being sought by EPA, and are contained in an administrative complaint and a compliance order issued recently by the Agency. | | (10/12/2004) Connecticut Fabric Manufacturer to Pay $95,200 for Clean Air Act Violations - BOSTON A fabric manufacturer in Putnam, Conn., has agreed to pay a $95,200 penalty to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal and state air regulations. | | (10/12/2004) EPA Proposes $40,000 Penalty for Wastewater Treatment Violations in Holyoke - BOSTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $40,000 penalty against the city of Holyoke for failing to fully implement its EPA-approved industrial pretreatment program in accordance with its federal discharge permit and federal pretreatment regulations at the citys wastewater treatment plant. | | (10/07/2004) EPA Proposes $55,000 Penalty Against Rhode Island Company for PCB Violations in CT - BOSTON - The US Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has proposed a penalty of $55,000 against a Rhode Island-based construction company for improper handling and disposal of PCBs in soils during a construction project in New Haven, CT in December 2003. | | (10/07/2004) EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against Middlesex County for Clean Water Act Violations at Billerica Wastewater Treatment Plant - BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is filing an administrative complaint and issuing a compliance order against Middlesex County Sheriffs Office and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for alleged Clean Water Act violations at their wastewater treatment plant. | | (10/07/2004) New Haven Property Owner Fined for Failure to Notify Tenants of Risks from Exposure to Lead Paint - BOSTON The owner of several hundred residential apartment units situated in nine buildings in New Haven, CT, and the company that manages the buildings, has been issued a complaint by EPA and is ordered to pay a $115,940 penalty for failing to properly notify renters of risks from exposure to lead paint. | | (10/05/2004) Operator of Revere Oil Terminal Pays $50,000 Penalty for Failing to Get Storm Water Permit - BOSTON The operator of an oil terminal in Revere, MA has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the company discharged storm water without a permit from its facility in Revere, in violation of federal environmental law. | | (10/04/2004) Hartford, CT Property Owner Agrees to $240,000 Settlement in Lead Paint Disclosure Case - BOSTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the owner and rental agent of Clemens Place, a 500-unit residential housing complex in Hartford, CT, has agreed to pay a $45,000 fine and undertake environmental projects worth $195,000 to settle claims that it failed to provide tenants required information regarding the possible presence of lead paint in their buildings. |
| October 2004 Region 5 News | | (10/28/2004) EPA Reaches agreement with Morgan Advanced Ceramics - CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Morgan Advanced Ceramics Inc. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's manufacturing plant at 232 Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio. EPA assessed a $133,342 penalty. | | (10/28/2004) EPA cites Grainger for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against W.W. Grainger Inc. for alleged violations of federal clean-air regulations designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. The company has a facilities-maintenance products distribution center at 100 Grainger Road, Lake Forest, Ill. | | (10/26/2004) EPA cites Mercury Marine for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Mercury Marine for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at W6250 Pioneer Road, Fond du Lac, Wis. | | (10/26/2004) EPA reaches agreement with 3M on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with 3M Co. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's chemical plant at 22614 Route 84 N., Cordova, Ill. EPA assessed a $27,500 penalty, and the company agreed to complete a $135,000 environmental project. | | (10/26/2004) EPA reaches agreement with Miller Compressing - CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Miller Compressing Co. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 1640 W. Bruce St., Milwaukee, Wis. EPA assessed an $18,000 penalty, and the company agreed to complete a $70,000 environmental project. | | (10/21/2004) EPA cites CSN for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 21, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Companhia Siderurgica Nacional LLC for alleged clean-air violations at the company's steel plant at 455 W. Industrial Dr., Terre Haute, Ind. | | (10/18/2004) EPA cites GNW Aluminum for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 18, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited GNW Aluminum for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 1356 Harrisburg Road, Alliance, Ohio. | | (10/14/2004) Minnesota Warehouse/Supply Company Charged with Illegal Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal - Roof Depot, which owned a store in Minneapolis, Minn., was charged on Sept. 27 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis with allegedly violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In September 1998, the company allegedly brought several pallet-loads of hazardous waste roofing cement, strippers and solvents to its facility on 28th Street in Minneapolis and stored them behind some buildings under a tarp. In March 1999, a former operations manager for Roof Depot allegedly ordered employees to bury these hazardous wastes in an unloading dock area that the company was filling and grading. The case was investigated by the Minneapolis Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division with the assistance of Hennepin County Environmental Services. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis. | | (10/06/2004) EPA cites Aluminum Recovery Technologies for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 6, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Aluminum Recovery Technologies Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company''s aluminum recovery plant at 2170 Production Road, Kendallville, Ind. EPA proposed a $150,000 penalty. | | (10/06/2004) EPA cites B&B Metals for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 6, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited B&B Metals for alleged clean-air violations at the company''s aluminum recovery plant at 14520 Pioneer Road, Newton, Wis. | | (10/06/2004) EPA cites Cleveland Corp. for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 6, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Cleveland Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the company''s scrap and salvage facility at 42810 N. Greenbay Road, Zion, Ill. | | (10/05/2004) EPA cites Allied Metal for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 5, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Allied Metal Co. for alleged clean-air violations at the companys aluminum recovery plant at 4528 W. Division St., Chicago, Ill. | | (10/05/2004) EPA notifies Citation Corp. of clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 5, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has notified Citation Corp. of alleged clean-air violations at the companys aluminum recovery plant at 6378 U.S. Highway 6 West, Butler, Ind. | | (10/04/2004) EPA cites BP Whiting refinery for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 4, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited BP Products North America Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company''s petroleum refinery at 2915 Indianapolis Blvd., Whiting, Ind. | | (10/04/2004) EPA cites Von Roll for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 4, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Von Roll America Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company''s commercial hazardous waste incinerator at 1250 St. George St., East Liverpool, Ohio. EPA has proposed a $59,400 penalty. | | (10/01/2004) EPA cites Nufarm Americas for pesticide export violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 1, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Nufarm Americas Inc., Chicago Heights, Ill., for improperly exporting unregistered pesticide products. A $33,000 penalty has been proposed |
| October 2004 Region 10 News | | (10/12/2004) Trident Seafoods Corporation to Pay $18,000 Penalty for Fish Waste Violations - The Northwest office of the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Trident Seafoods Corporation, which operates the Naknek Cannery in Naknek, has agreed to pay $18,000 in penalties for violating the federal Clean Water Act. | | (10/04/2004) Post Falls Company Pays $6,565 for Lead Reporting Violation - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that circuit-board assembler MOR Manufacturing Corporation will pay a penalty of $6,565 for failing to report use of lead at its Post Falls, Idaho facility. The penalty was reduced to reflect MORs cooperation during the inspection and enforcement process. |
| October 2004 Region 8 News | | (10/14/2004) Wyoming Man Convicted of Clean Water Violations Affecting Indian Lands - John Hubenka, of Riverton, Wyo., was found guilty by a jury on Sept. 28 in U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming on charges that he built unpermitted dikes in the Wind River in violation of the Clean Water Act. The dikes altered the course of the river and this resulted in 300 acres of tribal lands being cut off from the Wind River Reservation. Between March 1999 and November 1999, Hubenka conducted and managed dredging and construction activities in various locations as part of building three earthen dikes. The defendant used earth moving equipment to discharge rock, sand and other dredge and fill material into the river. Unpermitted discharge of dredge and fill material into rivers can harm fish and wildlife and separating tribal lands from an Indian reservation can create an economic burden on Indians who wish to use the lands for agricultural or other economic purposes. The case was investigated by the Denver Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division with legal support from EPA Region 8 in Denver. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Cheyenne. | | (10/05/2004) US EPA acts against developers - DENVER U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 is taking action against Sunset Development, LLC, Daniels Construction, Inc., and James P. Daniels, all of Tea, SD, for their destruction of wetlands and portions of a waterway in southwest Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, SD, while building a residential development called Sunset Ridge. |
September 2004(09/01/2004) Waste Disposal Company Owner Sentenced for Illegal Dumping in Alabama - Don Milton White, a private contractor from Mobile, Ala., was sentenced to six months in prison, three years probation and $20,000 in restitution to the U.S. EPA. In May, White pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. White contracted with the Escambia County Utility Authority in Florida to transport and dispose of wastes from its wastewater treatment facility. White illegally dumped the wastes, which included oils, tar, paint wastes, hydraulic fluid, solvents and other mixed materials, at separate locations in Mobile and in Baldwin County in Southern Alabama. Of the hundreds of gallons of wastes White illegally discarded, some contained highly corrosive liquid that is regulated as hazardous waste under federal law. Dumping waste oils, fluids and solvents on the ground can create a contamination hazard for humans and wildlife. Sentencing took place on Aug. 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile. The case was investigated by the Jackson, Miss., Office of EPA''''s Criminal Investigation Division, EPA''''s Emergency Response Branch and the FBI. It was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney''''s Office in Mobile and the Environmental Crimes Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. | (09/23/2004) Pennsylvania settles air complaints at Torrance State Hospital - PHILADELPHIA Two Pennsylvania state agencies have settled alleged Clean Air Act violations at Torrance State Hospital, located in Torrance, Westmoreland County, Pa., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | | (09/09/2004) EPA cites unlawful filling of wetlands at Chesapeake, Va. housing site - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited the owner of a housing development site in Chesapeake, Va, for unlawfully filling protected wetlands. | | (09/09/2004) Stone Container Corp. Settles Air Pollution Violations at Pulp and Paper Plant in West Point, Va. - In Second Clean Air Act Settlement with U.S. and Virginia, Company Pledges to Pay $950,000 Penalty and Improve Air Pollution Controls - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department today announced that the U.S. has settled alleged violations of federal and state air pollution control laws at the companys pulp and paper plant in West Point, Va. | | (09/08/2004) American Furniture Co. Settles Clean Air Act Violations at Martinsville, Va. Plant - PHILADELPHIA American Furniture Company Inc. has settled alleged Clean Air Act violations at the companys manufacturing plant in Martinsville, Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. | | (09/01/2004) President of Pennsylvania Laboratory Convicted of Mail Fraud - Edward V. Kellogg, President, Quality Control Officer and owner of Johnson Laboratories Inc., in New Cumberland, Pa., was convicted of 34 counts of mail fraud for billing customers for false environmental test reports from May 1998 to July 2000. Johnson Laboratories was in the business of providing analytical testing of environmental samples of water and wastewater. The charges claimed that Kellogg caused environmental test results for Volatile Organic Chemicals to be falsely prepared and that he billed customers $9,722 for the fraudulent test results. Submitting false laboratory results can prevent pollution control programs from being effective. The conviction was handed down on Aug. 17 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown, Pa. The case was investigated by the Philadelphia Office of EPA''s Criminal Investigation Division, the EPA Office of Inspector General, the Environmental Crimes Section of the Pennsylvania Attorney General''s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection''s Bureau of Laboratories. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney''s Office in Allentown. |
| (09/30/2004) EPA seeking $341,000 from Hawai''i company for selling illegal pet products - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking penalties of up to $341,000 from Pang & Son, a company in Honolulu, HI, for allegedly selling and distributing unregistered and misbranded pet products, a violation of federal pesticide law. | | (09/30/2004) U.S. EPA fines two Ontario, Calif. companies for pesticide violations - SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined two Ontario, Calif. companies a combined total of $58,481 for violations of federal pesticide regulations. | | (09/30/2004) U.S. EPA seeking $357,000 from Arizona company for selling illegal pet products - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a penalty of up to $357,000 from Rizing Sun of Peoria, Ariz. for allegedly selling and distributing unregistered and misbranded pet products, a violation of federal pesticide law. | | (09/30/2004) U.S. EPA seeking $357,000 from Arizona company for selling illegal pet products - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a penalty of up to $357,000 from Rizing Sun of Peoria, Ariz. for allegedly selling and distributing unregistered and misbranded pet products, a violation of federal pesticide law. | | (09/30/2004) U.S. EPA settles with So. Calif. company for $50,000 for selling illegal pet products - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled for $50,000 with Tidalwave Distribution, Inc., of Torrance, Calif. for allegedly selling and distributing unregistered and misbranded pet products, a violation of federal pesticide law. As part of settlement, Tidalwave Distribution neither admits nor denies any wrongdoing. | | (09/30/2004) U.S. EPA settles with Stockton company for chemical release reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a $7,700 settlement with California Cedar Products Company for allegedly failing to report the amount of copper compounds the company processed at its Stockton, Calif. facility in 2001 and 2002 to the toxics release inventory, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (09/29/2004) EPA waives fine after Arizona company discloses chemical release reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently waived a $48,674 fine against the Arizona Public Service Company of Joseph City, Ariz. after the company voluntarily reported that it had failed to submit previous reports and corrected its chemical release reporting violations. | | (09/29/2004) U.S. EPA seeks $154,000 from Oakland, Novato, Calif. facilities for selling unregistered, misbranded pesticides - SAN FRANCISCO -- This week U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is seeking $154,000 in penalties from an Oakland company and a Novato group for distributing unregistered and misbranded pesticides. | | (09/29/2004) U.S. EPA settles with Lodi company for chemical release reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO -This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a $31,403 settlement with Cottage Bakery, Inc. for allegedly failing to report the amount of ammonia the company released from its Lodi, Calif. facility in 2000, 2001 and 2003 to the toxics release inventory report, a violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. | | (09/28/2004) EPA files complaint against vegetable farmer for failing to protect field workers from pesticides - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today filed a complaint against a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based lettuce farmer for allegedly failing to provide worker protection from potentially harmful pesticidal exposure for its employees working in fields in Olathe, Colo. | | (09/24/2004) EPA settles with natural gas company for $57,750 for Clean Air Act violations on Navajo Land - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a natural gas company has agreed to pay a $57,750 penalty to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations stemming from one of its New Mexico facilities. | | (09/24/2004) U.S. EPA fines Long Beach fiberglass firm $29,317 for hazardous waste violations - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Custom Fiberglass Manufacturing Co., of Long Beach, Calif., $29, 317 for multiple hazardous waste violations, including storing hazardous waste without a permit and failure to have a personnel training program, all violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. | | (09/23/2004) EPA fines Alameda water district $46,000 over chemical release reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled a case today with the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7 that requires the district to pay $10,912 in fines and $35,376 in new equipment for the county fire department for chemical release reporting violations at the Del Valle Water Treatment Plant. | | (09/22/2004) EPA settles wetlands enforcement case in Tulare County - SAN FRANCISCO -- As part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over wetlands violations along Cottonwood Creek north of Visalia, the Leyendekker family will convey a nearby 300-acre parcel of land to a regional land trust for permanent protection and management. | | (09/15/2004) EPA cites company for improper sale and distribution of pesticide to Nevada business - SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week cited a pesticide dealer $3,850 for improperly distributing and selling a restricted use pesticide to a non-certified applicator, a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | | (09/14/2004) EPA orders KB Home to cease work at Huntington subdivision - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week ordered KB Home to cease unauthorized work in waterways regulated by the federal government. | | (09/10/2004) United States files lawsuits against two Phoenix sand and gravel companies for ongoing dust violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Attorney''''s Office for Arizona today filed lawsuits seeking penalties from two Phoenix sand and gravel companies over alleged Clean Air Act violations. | | (09/08/2004) EPA completes three weeks of petroleum tank inspections aimed at increasing enforcement presence on Guam - HONOLULU -- A recent round of underground storage tank inspections on Guam by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency found the majority of gas stations, including SPPC, ExxonMobil, and Shell, meeting federal underground storage tank requirements. | | (09/08/2004) EPA fines Arizona fertilizer company $40,000 for Clean Air Act violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined an Arizona fertilizer company $40,000 for Clean Air Act violations at its nitric acid facility near Benson, Ariz. | | (09/01/2004) U.S. EPA settles with Los Angeles real estate firm for $25,000 for diesel fuel spill - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a $25,000 settlement with Arden Realty Limited Partnerships, of Los Angeles for failing to notify the proper authorities of a diesel fuel spill that reached the Los Angeles County Storm Drain System and Centinela Creek last October. |
| September 2004 Region 6 News | | (09/09/2004) Louisiana Company and Former Acting Plant Manager Sentenced for Violating Clean Water Act - Industrial Zeolite Limited, a corporation that operates in LeCompte, La., and Emanuel Drouin of Marksville, La., former acting Plant Manager for Industrial Zeolite, were each sentenced on Sept. 1, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Alexandria, La., for violating the Clean Water Act. Industrial Zeolite manufactures a product used in the production of detergents and other products. In February 2004, the company was charged with releasing 1.1 million gallons of wastewater exhibiting a high pH into a ditch that flows into the Callahan Bayou. Releasing water with a high pH can harm fish and wildlife which live in and use the bayou. The company was fined $1 million and required to pay $457,441.36 in remedial payments. The remedial payments will be used to offset the cost of the prosecution and provide local government agencies with training and equipment to deal with hazardous material spills. The company als |
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