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Penalized for Pollution, Major Bus Firm to Reduce Idling
As part of a settlement for clean air violations, under the Clean Air Act, school bus operator First Student Inc., a leading school bus transportation services company ...
Samsung Pays $205K for False Environmental Claims About Keyboard
Samsung, having advertised that its keyboards were antimicrobial and could inhibit germs and bacteria, found itself in the cross-hairs of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA fined ...
In Clean Water Act Violations, Chevron, SFO Fuel to Spend $1M at SF Airport
After Clean Water Act violations related to a jet fuel storage facility at the San Francisco International Airport, $1 million in improvements will be ...
The North Face May be Fined $1M Over Unsubstantiated Product Claims
The EPA may impose fines of nearly $1 million on the parent company of The North Face for alleged sale and distribution of unregistered pesticides through ...
Oregon Solar Firm Charged with Theft, Racketeering
Showing that the renewable energy industry is not immune to the typical trappings of commerce, a central Oregon man has been charged with bilking ...
Northrop Grumman To Pay $21 Million For San Gabriel Valley Water Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $21 million settlement with Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corporation that requires Northrop Grumman to clean up groundwater contamination at ...
Red Bull Pays Record U.K. Fine for Failing to Recycle Packaging Waste
Soft drink company Red Bull has been fined £271,800 (about $448,400) for failing to meet its requirements to recover and recycle packaging waste for eight years ...
FTC Cites Kmart, Tender, Dyna-E for False Green Claims
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged Kmart Corp., Tender Corp., and Dyna-E International with making false and unsubstantiated claims that their paper products were ...
Invista Settles With EPA, Violation Fixes Will Cost $500M
After self-reporting environmental violations at 12 facilities in seven states, Invista will spend up to $500 million to correct the problems, on top of a $1.7 ...
Fed Agencies Settle Global Warming Lawsuit To Tune Of $500M
San Francisco's federal court recently settled a lawsuit in which environmental groups and four U.S. cities accused two govt. agencies, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export-credit agency, and the ...
Power Plant Racks Up Over $135 Million in Environment Violations
Coal-fired electricity plant Kentucky Utilities agreed this week to spend over $135 million on new pollution controls after receiving a $1.4 million penalty for Clean Air ...
ExxonMobil Fails to Comply With 2005 Court Ruling
ExxonMobil will fork over some $6.1 million as a penalty for its violation of the terms of a 2005 court order concerning the Clean Air Act agreement, announced the Department ...
‘Environmental Fugitives’ List Launched By EPA
A new EPA Web site includes photos of fugitives accused of violating environmental laws and evading arrest. The site includes summaries of their alleged environmental violations, and information on each fugitive’s ...
Waste Management Fined For Excessive Idling
The EPA has cited Waste Management of Massachusetts Inc. for exceeding the state's five minute idling limit. Waste Management was fined $27,200 for excessive idling at its Stoughton, Taunton and West Boylston, ...
VW Acquisition To Save Porsche $400M Euros In Emissions Penalties
After it takes over Volkswagen, Porsche will be able to offset the emissions of its high-performance sports cars with those of VW's more emission-efficient cars, according to Thompson Financial (via ...
U.S., Home Builders Reach $4.3 Million Environmental Settlement
Four of the nation's largest home builders have agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $4.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency announced. In ...
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