Attorney General Koster Sues Dallas County Man for Open Burning Violation


Jefferson City MO (2/3/2012) –Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit against John P. Bennett, of Buffalo, for violating Missouri’s air conservation laws.

Koster said an inspection by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) revealed...View

DEM Issues Notice of Violation to RI Resource Recovery Corporation and BroadRock Gas Services LLC


PROVIDENCE RI (2/2/2012) - The Department of EnvironmentalManagement has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the RI Resource RecoveryCorporation (RRC) and BroadRock Gas Services LLC for failing to take steps toprevent objectionable odors from migrating beyond the...View

City of Morton Agrees to Fine and Corrective Actions for Violations of Biosolids Program


OLYMPIA WA (2/1/2012) – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the city of Morton have signed an agreement detailing several actions the city will take to address violations of its biosolids management program. Ecology also issued a penalty of $54,500for...View

Two New England Companies Fined for Violating Hazardous Waste Management Requirements


Boston MA (2/1/2012) – Two New England companies that store and distribute hazardous chemicals have agreed in separate settlements to pay a total of more than $179,000 in penalties and to donate about $43,000 worth of equipment and training to local fire departments...View

United States Announces $23.8 Million Settlement with GM to Resolve Environmental Liabilities


New York, NY (1/31/2012) - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has entered into a Settlement Agreement with a successor trust to Chapter 11 debtor MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (“Old...View

DEQ Fines Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility Operator $46,800 for Permit Violations


PORTLAND OR (1/31/2012) - The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued $46,800 in penalties to the operator of the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Hermiston. The penalties to Washington Demilitarization Company, which operates the facility...View

South San Francisco Food Processing Factory Will Pay Nearly $700,000 in Penalties, Spend $6 Million to Update Refrigeration System Safety


WASHINGTON (1/31/2012) – South San Francisco, Calif., food processor Columbus Manufacturing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbus Foods LLC, has agreed to pay a penalty and make significant upgrades to settle Clean Air Act violations, the Department of Justice...View

Three Men and Company Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act During Demolition of Tennessee Factory


WASHINGTON (1/30/2012) – Three men and a demolition company were convicted by a federal jury in Chattanooga, Tenn., of environmental crimes and obstruction of justice charges related to the illegal demolition of a Chattanooga factory containing large amounts of the...View

Seattle Business Owner Convicted Of Environmental Crimes And Witness Tampering In Industrial Dumping Incident


SEATTLE WA (1/27/2012) - PATRICK DOOLEY, 59, the owner of Bargains Inc., aka AAA Liquidating Services Inc., was convicted today in U.S. District Court of three counts of Clean Water Act violations and one count of witness tampering related to an August 2010 hazardous...View

Railroad Ties Cleared from Radford Site


RICHMOND, VA (1/26/2012) – The cleanup of almost 2 million railroad ties from a site in Radford brings to an end a multi-year effort to clear the former industrial location and eliminate a potential environmental concern. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. completed...View

Government Orders Quick Action on Contaminated Site


Calgary AB (1/26/2012) - The Alberta government has ordered Gas Plus Inc. and Handel Transport (Northern) Ltd. to take immediate action to clean up a contaminated site in the Bowness region in Calgary.

“It is important that Bowness residents get closure...View

DNREC Issues Cease and Desist and Secretary’s Order to Sussex County Man for Wastewater Treatment Violations


DOVER DE (1/26/2011) – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin P. O’Mara has issued a cease and desist notice and Secretary’s Order to Mr. Jerome Savaliski for wastewater treatment and disposal violations.

The violations...View

Attorney General Koster Sues Lafayette County Gas Station for Underground Storage Tank Violation


Jefferson City, MO (1/26/2012) – Attorney General Chris Koster filed suit today against Craig Peters for operating the Cross Roads Country Market gas station in Alma without insurance, in violation of Missouri’s Underground Storage Tank (UST) Law.

...View

TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $411,578 - Penalties Assessed Against 28 Regulated Entities


AUSTIN TX (1/25/2012) - The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $411,578 against 28 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.

Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement...View

Two Shipping Corporations Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in Maryland for Obstruction of Justice and Environmental Crimes - Companies Each Sentenced to Pay $1.2 Million, Including $550,000 to Benefit Chesapeake Bay


WASHINGTON (1/25/2012) – Two corporations pleaded guilty today in separate hearings in Baltimore for their role in managing and owning a ship engaged in deliberate discharges of waste oil and plastic garbage. The companies were each sentenced by U.S. District Judge...View

EPA Orders Albuquerque Racetrack to Stop Discharges to Protect Rio Grande


DALLAS TX (1/25/2012) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an order to halt discharges of animal waste, industrial run-off and other pollutants into the Rio Grande. The action was taken against the Downs at Albuquerque Inc. and EXPO New Mexico, a...View

Independent Brewers United Corporation d/b/a Magic Hat Brewing Company and PurposeEnergy, Inc. Permit Violations Result in State Action


WATERBURY VT (1/25/2012) - The Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Compliance and Enforcement Division today announced that it has formally settled environmental violations involving Independent Brewers United Corporation d/b/a Magic Hat Brewing Company...View

Southern Wood Piedmont Company Settles Financial Assurance Claims


WASHINGTON (1/23/2012) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Southern Wood Piedmont Company and its parent company, Rayonier Inc., have agreed to pay a $317,000 penalty to resolve violations of hazardous waste financial assurance...View

DNREC Issues Penalty to International Petroleum Corporation of Delaware, Inc. for Hazardous Waste and Air Quality Violations


DOVER DE (1/20/2012) – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara has issued a Notice of Administrative Penalty and Secretary’s Order to International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) of Delaware, Inc. for violations of Delaware’s...View

Hazardous Waste Violations in St. Paul Park Cost Marathon Petroleum $700,000


St. Paul MN (1/19/2012) – Marathon Petroleum Co. of Findlay, Ohio, former owner and operator of the oil refinery in St. Paul Park, Minn., has paid a civil penalty of $700,000 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for failing to properly treat its...View

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