Many hazardous wastes, when mixed with other waste or materials at a hazardous waste facility, can produce effects which are harmful to human health and the environment, such as (1) heat or pressure, (2) fire or explosion, (3) violent reaction,

09/18/2013 (Seattle—Sept 18, 2013) Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage failed to comply with federal hazardous waste management laws and has agreed to pay a fine to resolve the violations, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The

Published July 12, 2013 in the Federal Register (FR Vol. 78, No. 134, 41853), the Safety Advisory is issued by the PHMSA of the USDOT in coordination with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the US Environmental Protection

In 1999 and again in 2002, accidents occurred as a result of the process of heating rail tank cars for unloading hazardous materials. On February 18, 1999, a rail tank car, which was on the unloading rack at the Essroc

In a response to the July 6, 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, and before the investigation into the crash is complete, on  August 2nd the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the USDOT announced its intent to prevent similar

News Release: Presidio Trust Awarded Honorable Mention for U.S. EPA Resource Conservation Competition 08/26/2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 26, 2013 MEDIA CONTACT:  David Yogi, yogi.david@epa.gov, (415) 972-3350 SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announces the Presidio Trust as its 2012

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

BOSTON – VHS Acquisition Subsidiary Number 7, Inc., the parent corporation that operates St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester has been assessed a $2,860 penalty by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for violating Hazardous Waste Management and Air Pollution

Release Date: 08/27/2013 Contact Information: Dawn Harris Young, (404) 562-8421 (Direct), (404) 562-8400 (Main), harris-young.dawn@epa.gov ATLANTA - Family Dollar, Inc., headquartered in Matthews, NC, has paid a $602,438 civil penalty to the United States to resolve alleged violations of the Federal

(1) Five or more tank car loads of any one or any combination of materials poisonous by inhalation as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, and including anhydrous ammonia (UN 1005) and ammonia solutions (UN 3318); or (2) 20 rail car