Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste that is a threat to public health or the environment is deemed hazardous and is subject to a number of federal and state regulations regarding its use and disposal. These stories cover industrial efforts to reduce hazardous waste and its negative impacts. We also look at violations of hazardous waste laws and enforcement of those laws by the EPA and other regulatory agencies.
EPA Releases Cleanup Plan for Nepera Chemical Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a proposed plan to remove contaminated soil from the site of former lagoons at the ...
50 Years of Environmental Law in Canada
2011 is the 50th anniversary of Ontario environmental laws. Our first environmental statute came in 1961: Ontario Water Resources Act (following creation ...
PPG Particulates, GHG, Ozone-Depleting Compounds Rise
PPG Industries’ emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals and particulate matter were up 36 percent and 26 percent last year, and both now exceed ...
Environmental Enforcement: 49 Parties Settle for $1.2m in Casmalia Superfund Case
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today reached a $1.2 million settlement with 49 parties for cleanup costs at the Casmalia Resources Superfund Site ...
Environmental Enforcement Roundup: Empire Cold Storage, Cenex, Fiber-Fab, Liotta Bros.
Here's a roundup of the latest environmental enforcement stories.
Empire Cold Storage, a Spokane, Wash., cold storage warehouse and packaged ice producer, will pay ...
Volvo's Water Use Ratio Drops, Hazardous Waste Increases
Volvo Group’s energy consumption increased in line with sales in 2010, while its rate of water use fell and hazardous waste increased by ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Orders Doe Run to Clean Up Former Lead Mine
Mining company Doe Run Resources Corp. and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ (MDNR) Division of State Parks have agreed ...
Environmental Enforcement Round Up: Preferred Freezer, Permanent Siding, Mojave Pyrotechnics
Here's a roundup of the latest environmental enforcement stories.
Preferred Freezer Services, a refrigerated warehouse company, has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a ...
National Manufacturers Would Be Forced to Dispose of Products under R.I. Bill
Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee’s administration has introduced a bill that would require certain national manufacturers to pay for the disposal of their products ...
Honeywell Radioactive Waste Violations Lead to $11.8m Fine
Honeywell International has been sentenced to a $11.8 million fine after pleading guilty to violations involving radioactive material, only two days after signing a multi-million ...
Environmental Enforcement: Lockheed Martin, ITT, Others to Pay $3m for Superfund Cleanup
Lockheed Martin,Honeywell International and ITT Corporation are among the companies that have reached $3 million worth of settlements with the U.S. Environmental ...
Environmental Enforcement: Metal Finisher Settles Hazardous Waste Claims
A metal finisher and electroplating company in Maine has agreed to pay over $38,000 to settle claims by the Environmental Protection Agency’s New ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Releases Utility Coal Ash Safety Plans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released action plans developed by 15 electric power plants describing measures they are taking to make their coal ash impoundments safer.
The coal ash plans are a ...
Target Reaches $22m Hazardous Waste Settlement
Retailer Target has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle claims of dumping hazardous and combustible liquids, including allegations that it sent 5,000 pounds ...
Smart Management Steps to Keep Antibiotics from Wastewater and Runoff Systems
On November 5th, 2010, The New York Times ran an article by Andrew Pollack titled “Antibiotics Research Subsidies Weighed by U.S.” It ...
EPA Finalizes Cabot-Koppers Superfund Cleanup Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its final cleanup plan (pdf) for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site in Gainesville, Fla.
On Wednesday, ...
U.S. Oil to Pay $230,000 Fine to Settle Joint Enforcement Action
U.S. Oil & Refining Co. has agreed to pay a $230,000 fine for violations of two federal air statutes and spend an additional $746,000 in plant improvements to reduce emissions and upgrade its ...
Residents Ask for More Time to Study 3M Wastewater Permit
People living near a 3M facility that releases more than 5 million gallons of wastewater into the Mississippi River each day are asking for ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Issues Cleanup Order to Honolulu Landfill Operator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued an order to Waste Management, Inc. to take immediate steps to clean up recent releases ...
Environmental Enforcement: Refrigeration Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping Ammonia
A Massachusetts refrigeration company has pleaded guilty (pdf) to a federal charge that a company technician contaminated a New Hampshire wastewater facility by...
