 03/21/2005 |
EPA and Private Parties Reach Settlement Over Superfund Site in Essex County (Bayonne Barrel & Drum)
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| (03/22/2005) McWane Pipe Manufacturing Facility in Texas Will Plead Guilty to Air Violations, Pay $4.5 Million - Tyler Pipe Company, a division of McWane Inc., has agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts, pay a criminal fine of $4.5 million, and undertake extensive upgrades at its iron foundry facility located near the City of Tyler in Smith County, Texas, arising from its illegal construction and operation of the facility's south plant cupola. |
| (03/18/2005) Ohio Edison Company, W.H. Sammis Power Station - On March 18, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice announced a major Clean Air Act (CAA) New Source Review Program (NSR) settlement with Ohio Edison Company (Ohio Edison), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., to resolve CAA violations at the company's W.H. Sammis Power Plant located in Stratton, Ohio, several of the company's coal-fired power plants in Illinois. The states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were co-plaintiffs in the lawsuit and also joined the settlement. [For more information]
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| (03/17/2005) Federal Court Sentences Motiva Enterprises to $10 Million Criminal Fine - Motiva Pleads Guilty to Negligent Endangerment and Clean Water Act Violations - (Washington, D.C.-March 17, 2005) Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division, Thomas V. Skinner, Acting Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the Environmental Protection Agency, and Richard G. Andrews, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Motiva Enterprises LLC pleaded guilty to negligently endangering workers at its former refinery in Delaware City, Delaware, discharging pollutants into the Delaware River and negligently releasing sulfuric acid into the air, both in violation of the Clean Air Act. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Chief U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson immediately sentenced Motiva to pay a fine of $10 million and to serve a three-year term of probation. |
| (03/16/2005) Air Quality Agreement with Animal Feeding Operations Comment Period Extended - Animal Feeding Operation Air Quality Agreement Comment and Signup Period Extended in order to provide more time for public comment and for stakeholders to make informed decisions about participation, the comment period will be reopened on EPA's air quality compliance agreement to address emissions from certain animal feeding operations, also known as AFOs. |
| (03/16/2005) Michigan Paint Manufacturer Faces Prison for Illegal Waste Storage - Norman Solomon of Farmington Hills, Mich., president of Michigan Industrial Finishes Corporation, pleaded guilty on Feb. 25 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit to violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by illegally storing more than 2,000 55-gallon drums and other containers of highly-flammable paint-related solvents. In his plea, the defendant admitted to storing the drums illegally for more than 90 days a time between 1997 and 2004 despite the fact that he had entered into a consent decree with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in 1997 to resolve the storage issues. The ignitable spent solvents being stored illegally included xylene, toluene and methyl ethyl ketone. EPA estimates that Superfund cleanup costs at the site will be approximately $4 million. The case was investigated by the Detroit Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division acting in conjunction with the Southeast Michigan Multi-Agency Environmental Task Force. EPA's National Enforcement Investigations Center provided technical support. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit. |
| (03/16/2005) San Diego Printed Circuit Board Company and Officers Plead to Illegal Discharge into Sewers - Moore Printed Circuits (MPC) of San Diego, Calif., and Ghanshyambhai Patel of Chicago, Ill., one of MPC's owners, pleaded guilty on Feb. 18 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego. MPC pleaded to illegal discharges in violation of the Clean Water Act and Patel pleaded to conspiracy. Paramanand Sheth, president of MPC, previously pleaded guilty in the same case. In 2003, pollution control equipment at MPC was broken and the owners decided that it would be too expensive to fix the problem. Instead, workers at the plant tampered with monitoring equipment and manipulated the flow of wastewater when inspectors visited to make it appear as if the facility was complying with its NPDES discharge permit. This prevented the inspectors from knowing that the company was discharging more than its allowed limit of copper into public sewers. San Diego's Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant is not designed to eliminate copper from wastewater. Therefore, copper arriving at the plant is discharged into the Pacific Ocean where it can damage fish and other aquatic life. MPC has agreed to pay a $75,000 fine, the other defendants' sentences are yet to be determined. The case was investigated by the San Diego Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division with the assistance of the EPA Water Program and EPA's National Enforcement Investigations Center. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in San Diego. |
| (03/16/2005) Utah Man Indicted in Asbestos Case - The indictment of Alan Young of St. George, Utah, in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in Salt Lake City was announced on March 3. Young is charged with being involved in a scheme to conceal the illegal handling of asbestos-containing material. Young worked as a supervisor on the Black Ridge Road Project in St. George during January and February of 2001. During this time concrete water pipes containing asbestos were excavated and crushed and federal workplace standards for asbestos were allegedly not followed. Not following workplace standards can expose workers to the inhalation of airborne asbestos which is a cause of lung cancer, a lung disease known as "asbestosis" and mesothelioma which is a cancer of the chest and abdominal cavities. The case was investigated by the Salt Lake City Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and the Utah attorney general's Office. It is being prosecuted by the Environmental Crimes Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. attorney's office in Salt Lake City. |
| (03/09/2005) Laboratory Owner Who Obstructed EPA Case Sentenced to 46 Months Imprisonment on Second Lab Fraud Conviction - In an effort to create consistent laws across the country EPA will host the first state/industry workshops to develop a model state or local idling law for heavy-duty trucks and buses. About half the country has state or local laws limiting the amount of time a vehicle can idle. Many of these laws differ from state to state creating an inconsistent patchwork of laws which is confusing to truck drivers and fleets. For example, some state laws limit idling to 3, 5, 10, or 30 minutes, and others exempt a truck from the time limit if the temperature is below 10�, 20�, or 32�. EPA will convene representatives from state air pollution control agencies, trucking associations, truck drivers, environmental organizations and health associations. The goal is to develop a consensus approach to eliminating these inconsistencies. The workshops will be held in Washington, D.C. over the next few months. Dates will be announced later. For more information about this effort, or to request participation in the workshops, visit: http://www.epa.gov/smartway . |
| (03/09/2005) Three Individuals and Two Corporations Found Guilty in Mississippi Wetlands Case - On Feb. 25, Robert Lucas, Jr., of Lucedale, Miss.; Robbie Lucas Wrigley of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and M.E. Thompson, Jr., of D'Iberville, Miss.; were found guilty by a jury in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in Jackson, Miss., of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally constructing septic systems and dredging and filling wetland areas within a 2620-acre home site development in Vancleave, Miss. Additionally, two of Lucas' corporations, Big Hill Acres Inc., and Consolidated Investments Inc., were found guilty of conspiracy and mail fraud in connection with this case. The defendants misrepresented the habitability of the lots and installed septic systems in saturated wetland soils at the Big Hill Acres development despite the fact that the Mississippi Department of Health had warned them that they were creating a public health threat. The defendants also ignored numerous warnings and cease and desist orders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agencies were concerned that these failing septic systems could possibly contaminate the local drinking water aquifer. The case was investigated by the Jackson, Miss., Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service and U.S. EPA Region IV. It was prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Gulfport, Miss., and the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section in Washington, D.C. |
| (03/03/2005) El Paso Waste Disposal Company Officers Sentenced in Waste Fraud Scheme - Hector Villa and Denise Y. Villa-Aceves, principals in Villafam Contracting Services, LLC, in El Paso, Texas, were sentenced on Feb. 16 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in El Paso for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the City of El Paso. From April 1999 to July 2003, the defendants were involved in a scheme to submit fraudulent invoices to the city. The defendants inflated the amounts they charged for the hazardous waste their company collected and disposed of under a contract with the city. Hector Villa was ordered to serve five years in prison, pay $685,410.35 in restitution to he City of El Paso and will be placed on three years of court supervision when he is released from prison. Denise Y. Villa-Aceves was sentenced to three years of probation and was ordered to perform 300 hours of community service. The case was investigated by the El Paso Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, the FBI and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. The U.S. attorney's office in El Paso prosecuted this case. |
(03/03/2005) Minnesota Warehouse/Supply Company Sentenced for Illegal Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal - Roof Depot, which owned a store in Minneapolis, Minn., was sentenced on Feb. 16 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by illegally storing and disposing of hazardous wastes. The court ordered Roof Depot to pay a $75,000 criminal fine, pay restitution of more than $36,000 to the Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services (HCDES) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, pay an additional $50,000 in restitution to the Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association, provide in-kind contributions of goods worth $190,000 to Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, serve five years probation and pay a special assessment of $400. In September 1998, the company brought several pallet-loads of hazardous waste roofing cement, strippers and solvents to its facility on 28th St. in Minneapolis and stored them behind some buildings under a tarp. In March 1999, these hazardous wastes were buried 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 the City of Minneapolis and HCDES. It was prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Minneapolis.
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| (03/17/2005) EPA Proposes $255,206 Penalty Against Wilmington, Mass. Manufacturing Facility for Hazardous Waste Violations - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has proposed a $255,206 penalty against a Wilmington, Mass. manufacturer for violating numerous federal and state laws regarding the management of its hazardous waste. |
(03/03/2005) EPA seeks $171,050 from Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH for Hazardous Waste Violations - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has proposed a $171,050 penalty against Plymouth State University, in Plymouth, NH for violations of hazardous waste laws. The proposed penalty stems from violations found during an EPA inspection at the college's campus in June 2003.
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| (03/21/2005) EPA and Private Parties Reach Settlement Over Superfund Site in Essex County (Bayonne Barrel & Drum) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with 11 private parties, requiring them to immediately pay $800,000 for part of the $3 million in cleanup work conducted by EPA at the Bayonne Barrel & Drum Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The parties are also required to pay the $2.2 million balance of EPA's past cleanup expenditures, minus the value of future work that is anticipated to be conducted at the site by private parties. |
| (03/14/2005) EPA Reaches Settlement with Princeton Gamma-Tech, Inc. Over Two Superfund Sites in Somerset County - he federal government has reached an agreement with Princeton Gamma-Tech, Inc. Exit EPA requiring the company to pay $5 million for cleanup work at the Higgins Farm and Higgins Disposal Superfund sites, both located in Franklin Township, New Jersey. The agreement is embodied in a Consent Decree, which was lodged in December 2004 in United States District Court by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Of the $5 million payment, $3.5 million will go to Higgins Farm and $1.5 million will go to Higgins Disposal. |
(03/01/2005) Clarkson University and EPA Reach Agreement on Hazardous Waste Management - Clarkson University Exit EPA disclaimer in Potsdam, New York, has agreed to pay a $45,000 penalty and comply with hazardous waste management regulations to settle a complaint brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As part of EPA's ongoing Colleges and Universities Initiative to protect the health of those working at and attending institutions of higher learning, the Agency took action against Clarkson for past violations of federal and state laws that provide for the safe handling and storage of hazardous wastes. Clarkson also entered into a separate agreement with EPA to conduct self audits of its campus facilities and operations. The self audit agreement, a major incentive of the initiative, covers all major federal environmental programs.
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| (03/16/2005) Pennsylvania Lab Owner Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Environmental Test Results - On March 15, 2005, Eastern District of Pennsylvania District Court Judge James Gardner sentenced Edward V. Kellogg, 56, president of the former Johnston Laboratories, an environmental testing laboratory located in New Cumberland, Pa., to 16 months in a federal prison for falsifying environmental test results. |
(03/04/2005) EPA cites Phildelphia landlord for violating federal law by not disclosing lead-based paint hazards - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Philadelphia landlord William A. Rowell for violating a federal law requiring landlords and homeowners to disclose the presence of known lead-based paint to prospective tenants and homebuyers
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March 2005 Region 4 News |
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March 2005 Region 5 News |
| (03/22/2005) $2.6 million settlement with OMC bankruptcy estate; separate agreement with Waukegan helps revitalization - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, the state of Illinois and U.S. Department of Justice announce two settlements involving cleanup at Waukegan Harbor. |
| (03/22/2005) EPA cites Reilly Industries for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Reilly Industries Inc. for alleged violations of EPA regulations to protect stratospheric ozone at the company's chemical manufacturing plant at 1500 S. Tibbs Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. |
| (03/22/2005) EPA reaches agreement with Aluminum Recovery Technologies - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Aluminum Recovery Technologies Inc. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 2170 Production Road, Kendallville, Ind. EPA assessed a $100,000 penalty. |
| (03/16/2005) EPA cites ADM for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Archer Daniels Midland Co. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's chemical plant at 4666 Faries Parkway, Decatur, Ill. |
| (03/08/2005) EPA orders Wabash Environmental Technologies not to resume operations until it gets an approved Clean Air Act operating permit - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has issued an administrative order to Wabash Environmental Technologies LLC prohibiting it from resuming operations until it gets and complies with an approved Clean Air Act operating permit for its wastewater treatment facility at 1331 S. First St., Terre Haute, Ind. |
| (03/07/2005) EPA cites Flavorchem for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Flavorchem Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's food flavoring, extracting and fragrance manufacturing plant at 1525 Brook Drive, Downers Grove, Ill |
| (03/03/2005) EPA Cites Koppers for Clean-Air Violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Koppers Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's manufacturing plant at 3900 S. Laramie Ave., Stickney, Ill. |
(03/02/2005) EPA Reaches Agreement with Vector Pipeline - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Vector Pipeline L.P. on alleged clean-air violations at two company compressor stations. One station is at 2282 S. Duck Lake Road, Highland, Mich., and the other is at the intersection of Indiana Toll Road and Fail Road, LaPorte, Ind.
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(03/07/2005) Illinois Power Settlement to Reduce Air Pollution by 54,000 Tons Annually - The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Illinois announced the settlement of their major Clean Air Act case alleging that Illinois Power Company and its successor, Dynegy Midwest Generation, violated the New Source Review provisions of the Clean Air Act at the Baldwin Power Station in Baldwin, Ill. [For more information]
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(03/03/2005) U.S. ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH CITY OF McCOOK, NEBRASKA, TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER AND IMPROVE SEWAGE TREATMENT - The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Attorney's Office of the District of Nebraska, and the Attorney General for the State of Nebraska today announced a Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act settlement with the city of McCook, Nebraska. The settlement was filed in the federal court in Omaha, Nebraska simultaneously with a complaint alleging violations of both acts
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March 2005 Region 9 News |
| (03/21/2005) Two Bay Area facilities pay $92,400 to resolve violations of environmental regulations - This week, an Oakland company and a Novato group agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $92,400 for distributing unregistered and misbranded pesticides. |
| (03/18/2005) U.S. EPA settles with Modesto company for chemical reporting violations for $39,270 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has settled a case with Custom Marble & Onyx of Modesto, Calif. for $39,270 over its violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Act. |
| (03/17/2005) U.S. EPA orders San Jose, Calif. to correct violations of federal Clean Water Act - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered the city of San Jose, Calif. to strengthen its program that regulates wastewater from industrial facilities, as required by the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (03/09/2005) EPA orders Pepsi Bottling Group to correct stormwater, industrial wastewater violations on Oahu - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Pepsi Bottling Group to comply with Clean Water Act requirements at its bottling facility in Aiea. |
| (03/09/2005) U.S. EPA fines Buena Park company for selling misbranded pesticides - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Hanson-Loran Co. of Buena Park, California $7,040 for the alleged sale and distribution of a misbranded pesticide in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. |
| (03/08/2005) EPA fines American Samoa shipyard for $19,500 for oil spill prevention and discharge violations - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined the owner of Southwest Marine, $19,500 for oil spill prevention violations and oil releases into Pago Pago Harbor, on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. |
| (03/07/2005) Santa Barbara County farming company to pay $1.15 million for wetlands violations - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Adam Brothers Farming, Inc. for the payment of $1.15 million in penalties and conservation projects, and the preservation of approximately 20 acres of wetlands, creeks, and riparian habitat on their property in Santa Barbara County. |
| (03/04/2005) U.S. EPA settles Clean Air Act case against Campbell Soup Supply - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has reached a $72,500 settlement with the Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC for alleged violations of clean air regulations. |
| (03/03/2005) U.S. EPA, Pala Tribe sign consent orders for Clean Water Act violations in San Diego County - Under the terms of two recently signed consent orders with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Pala Band of Mission Indians have removed fill material that it had illegally placed in the San Luis Rey River and Trujillo Creek in San Diego County, Calif. |
| (03/02/2005) EPA fines Kauai Electric Co. for spill prevention violations - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Kauai Electric Company $900 for oil spill prevention violations at its Port Allen, Kauai facility and ordered the company to amend its response plan and facility equipment to prevent any oil spills. |
(03/02/2005) Los Angeles chemical firm agrees to pay U.S. EPA $53,749 to resolve reporting violations - Cherokee Chemical Co. Inc., of Los Angeles, has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $53,749 for failing to submit toxic chemical release forms, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
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| (03/17/2005) North Pacific Processors, Inc. Penalized for Waste Discharge Permit Violations in Sitka Harbor Channel - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with North Pacific Processors, Inc. (NPPI) for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Specifically, the Order includes a penalty of $25,000 for discharge violations at the companys (Sitka Sound Seafoods) processing facility in Sitka, Alaska. NPPI has a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit that allows them to grind & discharge solid seafood processing wastes up to to one-half inch in any dimension or smaller. |
| (03/09/2005) U.S. EPA seeking $76,800 penalty from Minden, Nev. developer - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed that a Minden, Nev. developer pay $76,800 to resolve violations of the federal Clean Water Act observed during construction of a 63-acre housing development on tribal lands in Douglas County.
February 2005
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| (02/23/2005) Ship's Captain Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice - Ioannis Kallikis, of Athens, Greece, Captain of the Motor Vessel Katerina pleaded guilty on Feb. 16 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles to charges that he obstructed justice by advising other crew members to destroy and conceal from United States Coast Guard inspectors incriminating telexes relating to the use of bypass pipes on the vessel. The bypass pipe had been used to illegally discharge oil into the Pacific Ocean. Illegally discharging oil into the ocean can harm fish and other aquatic life. The case was investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, the Coast Guard's Investigative Service and the Los Angeles office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. |
| (02/10/2005) Japanese Transportation Company Will Pay $2 Million for Dumping Oily Wastes in the Pacific Ocean - Fujitrans Corp. of Japan, operator of the Motor Vessel (MV) Cygnus, pleaded guilty to four felony counts of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and was sentenced on Feb. 3 in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. Fujitrans was ordered to pay a $1,005,000 fine in the District of Oregon and was also ordered to pay a $335,000 fine in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California where part of the case is based. In addition, Fujitrans will pay $495,000 as community service to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and $165,000 to the Channel Islands National Park located in Ventura, Calif. Both of these payments will benefit local natural resource programs. Fujitrans was also placed on three years probation and was ordered to implement an environmental compliance program. The Cyngus is used to import automobiles into the United States. A whistleblower brought the case to the attention of federal authorities in March 2002. The whistleblower was awarded $360,000 from the fine. Crewmen of the Cygnus had used a bypass pipe to discharge oily wastes into the ocean and they had falsified the ship's Oil Record Book which records the disposition of oil and oily wastes on the ship. The discharge of oil into the ocean can be harmful to aquatic life, therefore it is very important that accurate oil record books be kept on ships and that oily wastes not be discharged into the ocean. The case was investigated by EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and the U.S. Coast Guard. It was prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Portland. |
| (02/07/2005) W.R. Grace and Executives, Charged with Endangering Libby, Montana Community, Fraud, and Obstruction of Justice - The United States Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced today that a federal grand jury in the District of Montana has indicted W.R. Grace and seven current and former Grace executives for knowingly endangering residents of Libby, Montana, and concealing information about the health affects of its asbestos mining operations. |
| (02/03/2005) Ex-Delaware Official Pleads to Clean Water Act Violation - William Daisey of Milton, Del., pleaded guilty on Jan. 24 in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington to violating the Clean Water Act by directing that water contaminated with hydrocarbons be discharged into a wetland area that borders the Great Marsh which, in turn, borders the Broadkill River. Daisey was the chief of operations for the Dredging Program of the Delaware Division of Soil and Water Conservation which is part of the Delaware Division of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls (DNREC). The Dredging Program was located at the site of a closed clam processing plant formerly operated by the Doxsee Food Company. Doxsee sold the site to the DNREC which used it as a base of operations for their dredge vessels, beach restoration equipment and crews. The site contained several tanks of used oil contaminated with water, and Daisey separated a significant quantity of the oil from the water to recover the oil to use as a heating fuel. Water left over from the process was collected in 600 gallon tanks which were then emptied into the wetland between January 2000 and April 2001. The Dredging Program did not have a permit for wetland disposal of this water which was still contaminated with residual oil. Disposing of oily wastes in wetlands can harm fish and wildlife. When sentenced, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000. The case was investigated by the Philadelphia Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Wilmington and the Environmental Crimes Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. |
| (02/03/2005) Georgia Cattle Company, Owner and Farm Manager Plead Guilty to Causing Bird Kill - Kahn Cattle Company of Bartow County, Georgia; Roger F. Kahn, owner of Kahn Cattle Co.; and Glen M. Bramlett, farm manager of the company, all pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Rome, Ga., to unlawfully killing approximately 3,300 migratory birds in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In addition, Kahn Cattle Company pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of hazardous waste in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. On or about Jan. 20, 2003, Kahn and Bramlett spread corn laced with a chemical known as Warbex around a pond on property owned by Kahn Cattle Company. The tainted corn was spread in order to kill nuisance birds. Warbex is a topical preparation that is applied to cattle to control insect pests. It contains Famphur, which is a highly toxic substance that is not meant for ingestion. As a result of this act, federal and state agents ultimately collected 3,326 birds, including a great horned owl, red-tailed hawks, mourning doves, Canada geese, a mallard duck, a cardinal, blue jays, red-winged blackbirds, a brown thrasher, grackles, crows and cowbirds. The case was investigated by the Atlanta Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with support from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta. |
| (02/03/2005) Minnesota Electroplating Company and Owner Plead Guilty - Hard Chrome Inc., which operated an electroplating facility in Minneapolis, Minn., pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis to illegally storing hazardous waste in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). On the same day, Hard Chrome's owner and operator Richard Walters pleaded guilty to knowingly making and delivering a false writing with respect to Hard Chrome's illegal actions. Subject to approval of the plea by the court, the plea agreement will require Hard Chrome to implement a program to detect violations of environmental law, pay a $250,000 criminal fine, pay $42,800 to the Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services, pay $10,000 to the Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association and pay the Minneapolis Fire Department $47,200 to buy hazardous materials response equipment. The Hard Chrome plating facility had plank flooring which had gaps of several inches between the boards. Between July and October 1999, Hard Chrome operated its facility in a manner that allowed hazardous industrial wastes including liquids from plating tanks; tank bottom sludges; and wastewater treatment sludges, containing caustics, acids, zinc, nickel, chromium, cyanide and other heavy metals, to fall through the floor and pool in open lagoons in the facility's basement. Hard Chrome at no time had a RCRA permit to store these hazardous wastes. In addition, on or about Oct. 16, 2000, Richard Walters made and delivered a false writing related to the facility's operations. Open pools of hazardous waste create a serious potential for injury to humans who are exposed to them. The case was investigated by the Minneapolis Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, the City of Minneapolis Regulatory Services, Hennepin County's Department of Environmental Services and the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. Investigative support was provided by EPA's National Enforcement Invest |
(02/03/2005) Shipping Company is Sentenced for False Oil Record Book - Pacific and Atlantic Corp. of Athens Greece, operator of the Motor Vessel John G. Lemos, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Jan. 19 in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland, Ore., on charges that it falsified the Lemos' Oil Record Book. Pacific and Atlantic was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine, $250,000 of which will be paid to the Columbia River Estuary Coastal Fund. In addition, Pacific and Atlantic must also establish an environmental compliance program for all 10 vessels in its fleet. On Jan. 4, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office conducted a routine Port State Control Inspection of the Lemos at the Port of Portland. The Lemos is a 473-foot, Cypress-flagged bulk cargo carrier. The inspection of the vessel revealed false entries in the ship's Oil Record Book. After initiating a joint criminal investigation, U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service and EPA Criminal Investigation Division special agents executed a federal search and seizure warrant on the Lemos and presented evidence to the grand jury three days later. Falsifying an Oil Record Book can prevent regulators from determining that a ship is following required pollution control practices. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Portland.
| (02/18/2005) Middlesex County Wastewater Treatment Plant at Billerica Settles Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON -- The Middlesex Sheriff Office and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which respectively operate and own the Billerica Jail and House of Correction in Billerica, MA, which in turn operates a domestic wastewater treatment facility, have reached a settlement with EPA stemming from violations of the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (02/16/2005) EPA Demands $720,250 from Three Companies for Failure to Clean up Former Rhone-Poulenc Site - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that a group of current and former owners of a south Seattle, Washington industrial chemical processing site pay $720,250 for failing to abide by the terms of an agreement to clean up industrial pollutants at the site. The agreement was created in 1993 under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. |
| (02/16/2005) Oil companies pay U.S. EPA to settle Santa Monica MTBE cleanup costs - LOS ANGELES -- Under the terms of a settlement filed today in federal court, several oil companies will pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for costs it incurred while directing the investigation and cleanup of methyl tertiary butyl ether or MTBE, a gasoline additive, from a groundwater basin formerly used for drinking water by the City of Santa Monica. |
| (02/15/2005) EPA cites Anchor Glass for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Anchor Glass Container Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the companys glass container manufacturing plant at 200 W. Belleview Dr., Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
(02/15/2005) EPA cites Kemlite for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Kemlite Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's plastics manufacturing plant at 23525 W. Eames St., Channahon, Ill.
| (02/07/2005) W.R. Grace and Executives, Charged with Endangering Libby, Montana Community, Fraud, and Obstruction of Justice - The United States Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced today that a federal grand jury in the District of Montana has indicted W.R. Grace and seven current and former Grace executives for knowingly endangering residents of Libby, Montana, and concealing information about the health affects of its asbestos mining operations. |
(02/03/2005) EPA Cites Martex for Failure to Protect Its Workers' Safety at Two Farms in Puerto Rico - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint against Martex Farms Exit EPA disclaimer for violating the worker protection provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Martex owns numerous large commercial farms covering thousands of acres in Puerto Rico and has over 300 employees.
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February 2005 Region 1 News |
| (02/18/2005) Middlesex County Wastewater Treatment Plant at Billerica Settles Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON -- The Middlesex Sheriff Office and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which respectively operate and own the Billerica Jail and House of Correction in Billerica, MA, which in turn operates a domestic wastewater treatment facility, have reached a settlement with EPA stemming from violations of the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (02/14/2005) Portsmouth Regional Hospital Voluntarily Corrects Environmental Violations - BOSTON -- Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire voluntarily discovered and corrected environmental violations at its facility by doing the kind of environmental self-audit being promoted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The hospital was one of the first in New England to voluntarily audit, disclose and correct the violations. |
| (02/09/2005) EPA Announces Fifth Order Requiring Holyoke to Fix High-Priority CSO Discharges - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has issued the fifth in a series of administrative orders requiring the city of Holyoke take action to reduce untreated sewage flowing into the Connecticut River. |
| (02/01/2005) Holyoke Settles Clean Water Act Violations for $27,000 - BOSTON -- The City of Holyoke has agreed to pay $27,000 to settle claims that it failed to fully implement its EPA approved industrial pretreatment program in accordance with its federal discharge permit and federal pretreatment regulations at the city's wastewater treatment plant. |
(02/01/2005) Lewiston Landlord Will Make Improvements and Pay Fine to Address Lead Issues - BOSTON -- The owners of seven apartment units in the Lewiston area have agreed to pay a fine and to replace windows and doors containing lead-based paint at one of their residential housing properties in Auburn, ME to settle EPA charges that the companies failed to notify prospective tenants of risks from exposure to lead-based paint.
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February 2005 Region 2 News |
| (02/24/2005) EPA Orders Ice Manufacturer to Fix Systems; One of Several EPA Actions in Rochester to Improve Health and Environment - An order was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against Happy Ice, a packaged ice manufacturing and cold storage facility in Fairport, New York. Under the Clean Air Act, EPA has ordered Happy Ice Exit EPA disclaimer to immediately bring the ammonia refrigeration systems at its facility on Turk Hill Road into compliance. During an inspection of the facility, EPA found that its ammonia refrigeration system was not operating safely and needed repairs, including repairs to stop leaks. This is the latest action of a broad initiative to improve public health and the environment in Rochester. |
(02/03/2005) EPA Cites Martex for Failure to Protect Its Workers' Safety at Two Farms in Puerto Rico - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint against Martex Farms Exit EPA disclaimer for violating the worker protection provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Martex owns numerous large commercial farms covering thousands of acres in Puerto Rico and has over 300 employees.
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February 2005 Region 3 News |
| (02/24/2005) EPA Cites Grocery Wholesaler in Columbia, Md. for Violating Federal Pesticide Law - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has cited Rhee Bros., Inc., for violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) at its grocery wholesale facility in Columbia, Md. |
| (02/23/2005) Three Companies Voluntarily Self-Disclose and Correct Environmental Violations - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has agreed to waive potential penalties against three companies that voluntarily reported toxic chemical release reporting violations to the agency. |
(02/01/2005) Allegheny Ludlum Corp. to Pay $2,375,000 Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations at Pittsburgh-area Plants - PHILADELPHIA -- In papers filed in federal district court in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Ludlum Corp. has agreed to pay a $2,375,000 penalty as a part of a settlement over alleged Clean Water Act violations at the companys Pittsburgh-area steel mills and finishing plants.
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February 2005 Region 5 News |
| (02/28/2005) EPA Settles with Warren, Mich., for Hazardous Chemical Release; Includes Fine and Safety Upgrade - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently settled an administrative case involving hazardous chemical release reporting violations with the city of Warren, Mich. The city will pay an $8,766 fine and spend $27,900 on safety upgrades that will reduce threats to public health. |
| (02/22/2005) Bay Harbor agreement reached; interim cleanup measures to begin - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached agreement with responsible parties to address an ongoing release of highly-alkaline leachate into Lake Michigan from cement kiln dust piles at the Bay Harbor Golf Club near Petoskey, Mich. Leachate is produced when rain and ground water flow through a waste disposal area. |
| (02/15/2005) EPA cites Anchor Glass for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Anchor Glass Container Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the companys glass container manufacturing plant at 200 W. Belleview Dr., Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
| (02/15/2005) EPA cites Kemlite for clean-air violations - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Kemlite Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's plastics manufacturing plant at 23525 W. Eames St., Channahon, Ill. |
| (02/09/2005) EPA reaches agreement with DaimlerChrysler - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with DaimlerChrysler Corp. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's Kokomo Transmission Plant at 2401 S. Reed Road, Kokomo, Ind. EPA assessed a $110,000 penalty. |
| (02/03/2005) EPA cites INDOT, two companies for wetlands violations near Indianapolis Airport; proposes $157,500 fine - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently cited the Indiana Department of Transportation, Atlas Excavating and Larry Fitzgerald (d/b/a Shrum Manufactured Housing), for illegally filling in wetlands near the Indianapolis International Airport. EPA has proposed a $157,500 fine.
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February 2005 Region 8 News |
(02/24/2005) DOJ, EPA: Developer to provide $330,000 to restore - A Loveland, Colo. development group will provide approximately $330,000 to correct environmental damage it caused on Indian Creek and its adjacent wetlands in violation of the Clean Water Act and pay a penalty of $110,000, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Denver office.
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February 2005 Region 9 News |
| (02/22/2005) U.S. EPA fines the University of California for violations of the stratospheric ozone protection program - SAN FRANCISCO --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has reached a $118,404 settlement with the University of California over violations of the federal Clean Air Act. |
| (02/16/2005) Oil companies pay U.S. EPA to settle Santa Monica MTBE cleanup costs - LOS ANGELES -- Under the terms of a settlement filed today in federal court, several oil companies will pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for costs it incurred while directing the investigation and cleanup of methyl tertiary butyl ether or MTBE, a gasoline additive, from a groundwater basin formerly used for drinking water by the City of Santa Monica. |
| (02/15/2005) EPA orders R.H.S. Lee, Inc. to prevent oil discharges at their Oahu facility - HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered R.H.S. Lee, Inc. to prevent any oil discharges and improve oil spill containment at its facility in Pearl City, Oahu. |
| (02/11/2005) Mustang Ranch owner charged with improper handling of asbestos - WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department and the EPA today announced an environmental settlement with Koch Petroleum Group that is expected to reduce air emissions from three petroleum refineries in Minnesota and Texas by at least 5,200 tons. |
| (02/10/2005) Juneau to pay $36,793 for air and water violations - The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska will spend $36,793 to settle two complaints by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging the City violated the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act at its Douglas and Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment Plants. |
| (02/10/2005) U.S. EPA fines San Diego businessman $100,000 for gravel mining violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled a case for $100,000 against San Diego businessman, Brian Chuchua, for allegedly discharging dredged and fill materials into the San Luis Rey River, a violation of the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (02/10/2005) U.S. EPA orders Galt developer to stop filling Calaveras County creeks and wetlands - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered CRV Enterprises and Ryan Voorhees of Galt, Calif. to stop dumping dredged and fill material into Cosgrove Creek, its tributaries, and wetlands in the Calaveras River watershed in Valley Springs, a violation of the Clean Water Act. |
(02/02/2005) San Diego company agrees to pay U.S. EPA $13,090 to resolve reporting violation - SAN FRANCISCO H. J. Heinz agreed today to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $13,090 for allegedly failing to report when the amount of ammonia used by its Delimex facility in San Diego, Calif. exceeded the reporting threshold under federal law.
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February 2005 Region 10 News |
| (02/22/2005) Three Companies Penalized for Pesticide Violations on Yakama Reservation - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today administrative complaints filed against JSH Farms, Inc., Ag-Air Flying Services, Inc. and Yakama Land Enterprise for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The complaints alleged violations in 2004 on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington State with proposed penalties totaling $12,480. |
| (02/16/2005) EPA Demands $720,250 from Three Companies for Failure to Clean up Former Rhone-Poulenc Site - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that a group of current and former owners of a south Seattle, Washington industrial chemical processing site pay $720,250 for failing to abide by the terms of an agreement to clean up industrial pollutants at the site. The agreement was created in 1993 under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. |
| (02/10/2005) Japanese Transportation Company Will Pay $2 Million for Dumping Oily Wastes in the Pacific Ocean - Fujitrans Corp. of Japan, operator of the Motor Vessel (MV) Cygnus, pleaded guilty to four felony counts of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and was sentenced on Feb. 3 in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. |
| (02/09/2005) Alaska Mining Company Agrees to Pay $33,000 for Discharges to the Chukchi Sea - The operators of the Red Dog Mine, the world's largest lead and zinc mine, agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $33,000 to settle a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency complaint alleging the mine allowed ore from a conveyer belt to enter the Chukchi Sea, off the northwest coast of Alaska, on three occasions in August of 2002. |
| (02/08/2005) Oeser Admits to Federal Waste Violations - The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Oeser Company, a Bellingham, Washington wood treating plant, will pay $25,000 in penalties for on-going violations of state and federal laws governing the handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals. Although violations of this type would typically result in a dramatically higher penalty, EPA adjusted the penalty downward based on Respondents demonstrated inability to pay.
January 2005
(01/27/2005) U.S. Announces Clean Air Agreement with Largest Domestic Petroleum Refiner - ConocoPhillips to Reduce Air Emissions at Facilities in Seven States - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department today announced a comprehensive Clean Air Act settlement with ConocoPhillips that is expected to reduce harmful air emissions by more than 47,000 tons per year from nine U.S. petroleum refineries in seven states that represent nearly 10 percent of total refining capacity in the United States. [For more information]
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Region 1 News |
| (02/18/2005) Middlesex County Wastewater Treatment Plant at Billerica Settles Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON -- The Middlesex Sheriff Office and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which respectively operate and own the Billerica Jail and House of Correction in Billerica, MA, which in turn operates a domestic wastewater treatment facility, have reached a settlement with EPA stemming from violations of the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (02/14/2005) Portsmouth Regional Hospital Voluntarily Corrects Environmental Violations - BOSTON -- Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire voluntarily discovered and corrected environmental violations at its facility by doing the kind of environmental self-audit being promoted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The hospital was one of the first in New England to voluntarily audit, disclose and correct the violations. |
| (02/09/2005) EPA Announces Fifth Order Requiring Holyoke to Fix High-Priority CSO Discharges - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has issued the fifth in a series of administrative orders requiring the city of Holyoke take action to reduce untreated sewage flowing into the Connecticut River. |
| (02/01/2005) Holyoke Settles Clean Water Act Violations for $27,000 - BOSTON -- The City of Holyoke has agreed to pay $27,000 to settle claims that it failed to fully implement its EPA approved industrial pretreatment program in accordance with its federal discharge permit and federal pretreatment regulations at the city's wastewater treatment plant. |
(02/01/2005) Lewiston Landlord Will Make Improvements and Pay Fine to Address Lead Issues - BOSTON -- The owners of seven apartment units in the Lewiston area have agreed to pay a fine and to replace windows and doors containing lead-based paint at one of their residential housing properties in Auburn, ME to settle EPA charges that the companies failed to notify prospective tenants of risks from exposure to lead-based paint.
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| (01/25/2005) EPA Reaches Agreement With Dredging Company to Settle Violations of Ocean Dumping Act - NEW YORK -- Continuing its work to ensure the protection of local waterways, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has reached a settlement with Bean Stuyvesant L.L.C. for two violations of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), commonly known as the Ocean Dumping Act. The company had dumped dredged rock outside designated disposal areas on two occasions. Bean Stuyvesant agreed to pay $16,000 in penalties and undertake an environmentally-beneficial supplemental environmental project (SEP) valued at $104,000 to place materials into a federally authorized New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) artificial reef site located approximately 6.5 nautical miles offshore of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. |
| (01/20/2005) EPA Settlement Will Bring Newark Schools into Compliance With Asbestos Regulations - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Continuing its work to ensure that schools in New Jersey are complying with asbestos regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has reached a settlement with the Newark Public Schools to resolve violations of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). The agreement requires the school system to spend $2.25 million to finish identifying and fixing any asbestos-related problems that may exist in the schools. |
(01/06/2005) EPA Sues Mosquito Control Company for Failure to Protect Its Workers' Safety - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint against Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc. for violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act between May and November of 2000. During that period, the company applied pesticides throughout the five boroughs under a contract with the New York City Department of Health to control disease-carrying mosquitos and reduce the risk of West Nile Virus. Clarke Environmental is headquartered in Roselle, Illinois.
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| (01/25/2005) D.C. Taxi Company Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations - PHILADELPHIA --The Yellow Cab Company of D.C., Inc. has settled a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency complaint alleging violations of environmental regulations designed to prevent fuel leaks from underground storage tanks. In a consent agreement with EPA, Yellow Cab agreed to pay a $34,190 penalty. The alleged violations involved three 12,000-gallon underground storage tanks at the companys facility at 1636 Bladensburg Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. |
| (01/25/2005) EPA Settles Wetlands Case in Newport News, Va - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled a Clean Water Act case against two companies over filling federally protected wetlands in Newport News, Va |
(01/06/2005) EPA Cites Improper Asbestos Removal in Demolition of Wilkes-Barre Steam Heating Plant - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has cited violations of federal asbestos regulations during the summer 2002 demolition of the former municipal heating plant in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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| (01/25/2005) EPA settles with Quality Chemical Company, of North Miami, Florida for production and distribution of unregistered products - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Quality Chemical Company (Quality Chemical), located in North Miami, Florida for alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The settlement requires Quality Chemical to comply with FIFRA and pay a $69,520 penalty. |
| (01/07/2005) EPA settles with Star-Brite Distributing, Inc., of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for production and distribution of unregistered products - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Star-Brite Distributing, Inc. (Star-Brite), located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The settlement requires Star-Brite to comply with FIFRA and pay a $28,160 penalty. |
(01/04/2005) EPA Issues Notice of Proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announced today that an Administrative Complaint was issued to Dr. Arturo Macasinag, and EPA intends to assess an administrative penalty in an amount up to a maximum of $137,500 under the Clean Water Act.
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| (01/20/2005) EPA cites Wabash Alloys for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Wabash Alloys LLC for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 4365 Bradley Road, Cleveland, Ohio. |
| (01/15/2005) EPA cites Abbott Laboratories for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Abbott Laboratories for alleged clean-air violations at the company's health care products manufacturing plant at 1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, Ill. |
| (01/13/2005) EPA cites three companies for violation of architectural coating rules - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited three related companies one in Wisconsin and two in Ohio for alleged violations of federal architectural coating rules. Architectural coatings are paints and similar coverings used on building exteriors, pavements and curbs. |
(01/06/2005) Hazardous chemical reporting roundup: EPA Settles Hamtramck, Mich., case; issues complaint against Ashtabula company - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently settled an administrative case involving hazardous chemical reporting violations with Sterling Services Ltd., Hamtramck, Mich. Separately, a complaint was filed against Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Ashtabula, Ohio.
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| (01/25/2005) U.S. EPA issues citations to underground storage tank facilities in American Samoa - HONOLULU -- Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency issued fines totalling $2,100 to four facilities during a recent round of underground storage tank inspections. |
| (01/19/2005) EPA, Navajo EPA inspect, cite facilities for underground storage tank violations on the Navajo Nation - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency recently inspected nearly 50 underground fuel tanks sites in an effort to increase compliance and prevent petroleum releases to the environment. |
| (01/18/2005) Modesto company to pay U.S. EPA $80,000 to resolve reporting violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- Indalex West, Inc. last week agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $80,000 for allegedly failing to accurately report the amount of toxic chemicals released by its Modesto, Calif. facility, in violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. |
| (01/12/2005) U.S. EPA fines Las Vegas training center for violations of federal law - SAN FRANCISCO -- Last month the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined the United Carpenters and Joiners of America $4,200 for falsely claiming that its Las Vegas, Nev. training center had been certified by the EPA to teach carpenters how to safely remove lead-based paint. |
| (01/12/2005) U.S. EPA orders Sacramento companies to restore damaged wetlands - SAN FRANCISCO --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Race Builders Inc. & MRM Marine, LLC to stop dumping dredged and fill material into wetlands bordering Magpie Creek in Sacramento, a violation of the Clean Water Act. |
| (01/12/2005) U.S. EPA orders Sacramento companies to restore damaged wetlands - SAN FRANCISCO --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Race Builders Inc. & MRM Marine, LLC to stop dumping dredged and fill material into wetlands bordering Magpie Creek in Sacramento, a violation of the Clean Water Act. |
| (01/06/2005) U.S. EPA cites Shasta County company for Clean Air Act violations - SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week fined Burney Forest Products $34,650 for violations of the federal Clean Air Act. |
(01/05/2005) EPA fines Guam Department of Public Works for failure to comply with consent decree - HONOLULU - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined the Guam Department of Public Works $7,250 for missing the required deadline to identify a site for the island's new municipal solid waste landfill.
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| (01/27/2005) Harrison Heights Subdivision and Contractor Agree to Pay $27,500 for Storm Water Violations - Harrison Heights, LLC and its contractor, Iron Triangle, recently agreed to pay a $27,500 penalty for violating the storm water provisions of the federal Clean Water Act during construction of the Harrison Heights subdivision on the southeast side of Coeur dAlene Lake. |
| (01/06/2005) Three Northwest Companies Cited for Pesticide Violations - As part of an on-going regional campaign to insure compliance with federal pesticide regulation, EPA has issued Consent Agreement and Final Orders (CAFO) to three Pacific Northwest companies for violating Section 7 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Section 7 requires companies to submit Annual Pesticide Production Reports to EPA on March 1 of each year. Skylane Farms in Woodburn, Oregon, Pro-Energy Service System in Burley, Idaho, and Steritech LLC in Spokane Valley, Washington, each received CAFOs including pre-settlement agreements and penalties of $1000. |
| (01/05/2005) daho Hotel Builders Penalized for Clean Water Violations - The Northwest office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Premier Homes, Inc., and Scott Hedrick Construction, Inc., for failure to control storm-water running from their projects at the Hampton Inn and Comfort Inn sites, respectively, in Meridian.
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