The RCRA contingency plan is a requirement for large quantity generators of hazardous waste (LQGs) and hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) pursuant to 40 CFR 265, Subpart D [now 40 CFR 262, subpart M due to the…
KC Company Pleads Guilty To Illegally Transporting Hazardous Waste
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., company pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally transporting hazardous waste. Z-Group, LLC, is a Kansas company registered…
R SQUARED CIRCUITS INC. AGREES TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS
SACRAMENTO, CA – R Squared Circuits, Inc., a company that formerly manufactured printed circuit boards in Folsom, CA.,will pay $75,000 to settle violations of hazardous waste laws, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced today. “Hazardous waste generators must…
Kent Dangerous Waste Facility Fined $180,000
BELLEVUE – The Department of Ecology (Ecology) has fined Burlington Environmental LLC (Burlington Environmental) $180,000 for 13 violations of requirements for dangerous waste management at the company’s facility in Kent. The violations occurred between October 2012 and January 2013. The…
Missouri Man Sentenced for Abandoning Hazardous Waste – EPA Bulletin June 2013
On June 4, 2013, MICHAEL J. REDDING, JR., was sentenced to complete a three-year term of probation with a special condition of six months’ home detention. He also was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution for clean-up costs. Redding previously pleaded…
Energy Department settles with EPA for waste management violations at Hanford
Release Date: 07/01/2013 Contact Information: Mark MacIntyre, EPA/Seattle 206-553-7302/206-369-7999(cell) macintyre.mark@epa.gov (Seattle – July 1, 2013) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has agreed to improve waste handling practices and pay $136,000 in a settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental…
EPA Orders Company to Address Contamination at Former Aluminum Production Site in Ravenswood, West Virginia
PHILADELPHIA (June 5, 2013) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Century Aluminum of West Virginia to develop an updated cleanup plan for a former industrial facility in Ravenswood, W.Va., that was used for the storage and disposal of hazardous…
EPA Fines Phoenix Lamp Recycler More Than $70,000 for PCB Violations
News Release: 06/05/2013 For Immediate Release: June 5, 2013 Contact: Rusty Harris-Bishop, 415-972-3140, harris-bishop.rusty@epa.gov …
Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty to Federal Environmental Crimes and Civil Violations. Will Pay More Than $81 Million for improper handling of hazardous wastes and pesticides
WASHINGTON – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pleaded guilty today in cases filed by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco to six counts of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally handling and disposing of hazardous materials at its retail stores…
Owner of Colorado Aircraft Painting Company Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Treating Hazardous Waste
On March 12, 2013, NORMAN TELTOW, owner of Gold Metal Paint Co. LLC (GMP), pleaded guilty in federal district court in Denver to a criminal information charging him with illegally treating hazardous waste at the company’s facility. Teltow, who will be…