The Bullet: Houston-based CCS (USA) Inc. and several of its operating subsidiaries will pay a $2.5 million civil penalty relating to operations at its Shreveport, Louisiana, industrial wastewater treatment plant, the Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and…
Company in Baltimore Settles With USEPA Regarding Alleged RCRA Violations. Pays $39,400 Penalty.
The Bullet: The owner/operator of a manufacturing facility in Baltimore, MD agreed to a settlement with the USEPA over its alleged violations of Federal regulations based on the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). As part of settlement the company…
Former Texas Logistics Company Manager Sentenced for Falsifying Shipping Documents
The Bullet: The deliberate falsification of HazMat shipping papers by a company official led to conviction and sentencing in a criminal court. Who: The Defendant is Mr. Ryan Thomas, former Logistics Manager for CES Environmental Services in Houston, Texas. The…
Industrial Finishing Services investigated by MPCA for air quality, hazardous waste violations
The Bullet: Industrial Finishing Services, a metal coating company, has been cited for air quality and hazardous waste violations at its facility in Perham. The company had been emitting hazardous air pollutants in quantities larger than allowed by its permit…
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC fined $581,236 for Hazardous Waste Violations
The Bullet: A big name Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility that should have known better got itself fined for what amounts to as a mis-interpretation of 40 CFR 261.2(e). If you ever thought that some firms (the ones you know…
What’s Wrong With This Picture? Errors Made by Generators of Universal Waste
The universal waste regulations of the USEPA provide an option for generators of certain hazardous waste to manage them according to a lower regulatory standard: The Universal Waste Regulations. To take advantage of this “de-regulation” of a hazardous waste, generators…
Ammunition Manufacturing Facility in Anoka, MN Find $44,500 by MPCA for Hazardous Waste Violations
The Bullet: Federal Cartridge Company has been fined and required to take corrective actions as a result of hazardous waste violations at its ammunition manufacturing facility in Anoka, MN. Read the press release: Federal Cartridge Company in Anoka penalized for…
Baltimore Companies Pay Fines to USEPA for Alleged Violations of RCRA
The regulations enacted under the authority of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and its many amendments are enforced by both the USEPA and States if they have an authorized hazardous waste program. In this situation, though its state regulations…
Phoenix Color Corp. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Hagerstown Facility
Determine your Hazardous Waste Generator Status in Maryland Release Date: 01/13/2014 Contact Information: Donna Heron 215-814-5113 / heron.donna@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA ( Jan. 13, 2014) — Phoenix Color Corp. has agreed to pay a $45,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste…
Warner Graham Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Cockeysville, Md., Facility
Determine your Hazardous Waste Generator Status in Maryland Release Date: 01/13/2014 Contact Information: Donna Heron 215-814-5113 / heron.donna@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA (Dec.. xx, 2013) — Warner Graham, LLP, has agreed to pay a $80,650 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations…