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$20,000 Penalty for Burning Tires and Hazardous Waste

The Bullet: At the request of Freeborn County the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) investigated properties where several tire fires had occurred in the recent past.  The investigation revealed a generator of hazardous waste improperly disposing of both hazardous and…

EP Fines Ohio Company $12,000 for Illegal Open Burning in Lycoming County

Company Ignored Agency Warning and Repeated Violation WILLIAMSPORT — The Department of Environmental Protection today announced that it has fined Welded Construction LP of Perrysburg, Ohio, $12,000 for illegally burning wood mats on two occasions in August at its facility…