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U.S. EPA Fines U.S. Pipe Company for Hazardous Waste Violations

“Baghouse dust” improperly managed, posed threat to worker safety SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Union City, Calif.-based United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S. Pipe) $158,000 for improperly managing “baghouse dust,” a hazardous waste containing…

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., in St. Joseph, Mo., to Pay Penalty and Build New Hazardous Waste Facility for Mercury Violations

Release Date: 09/24/2012 Contact Information: Ben Washburn, 913-551-7364, washburn.ben@epa.gov (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 24, 2012) – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., a veterinary health products company, has agreed to pay a $68,475 civil penalty to the United States to settle a…