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Department of Toxic Substances Control (California) Files Complaint Against FedEx Ground

The Bullet: DTSC alleges that FedEx Ground committed more than 1,500 acts resulting in multiple violations of California hazardous waste regulations.  These acts took place at each of FedEx’s thirty-one terminals throughout California.  Alleged violations stem from improper management of…

Illegal Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Results in $18.1 Million Settlement for Lowe’s

The Bullet: Lowe’s stores throughout California were busted by the California DTSC for gross violations of state and Federal hazardous waste regulations.  Lowe’s agreed to pay a settlement of $18.1 million. Who: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), DTSC’s…

Former Hazardous Waste Transporter Sentenced for Unlawful Disposal, Storage and Transportation of Hazardous Waste

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) investigation resulted in the successful prosecution and sentencing of former hazardous waste transporter Roy Paul Gressly for six felony violations of the Hazardous Waste Control Act.  DTSC’s Office of Criminal Investigations participated in…