The Bullet: The generator of a hazardous waste violated basic requirements of the hazardous waste regulations. And, as a consequence, also violated the Hazardous Material Regulations of the PHMSA/USDOT. These avoidable violations have resulted in significant criminal violations for this…
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…
Company Owner Offers his Side of the Story Regarding Alleged Violations of Environmental Regulations
So often the story I read from USEPA and state environmental agency press releases is one of greedy and careless business owners violating the environmental regulations in an attempt to make more money at the cost of the environment and…
Phoenix Color Corp. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Hagerstown Facility
Determine your Hazardous Waste Generator Status in Maryland Release Date: 01/13/2014 Contact Information: Donna Heron 215-814-5113 / heron.donna@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA ( Jan. 13, 2014) — Phoenix Color Corp. has agreed to pay a $45,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste…
Warner Graham Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Cockeysville, Md., Facility
Determine your Hazardous Waste Generator Status in Maryland Release Date: 01/13/2014 Contact Information: Donna Heron 215-814-5113 / heron.donna@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA (Dec.. xx, 2013) — Warner Graham, LLP, has agreed to pay a $80,650 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations…
Parent Corporation of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA Fined by MassDEP for Hazardous Waste Management and Air Pollution Control Requirements
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…
Executive Recycling Company And Executives Sentenced For Fraud And International Environmental Crimes
July 23, 2013 DENVER – Executive Recycling, Inc. (a corporation) and Brandon Richter, age 38, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, the owner and chief executive officer of Executive Recycling, were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez for their…
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…
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…