Release Date: 11/26/2012 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 (Boston, Mass. – Nov. 26, 2012) – A New Haven, Conn. company that makes door hardware has agreed to pay $39,705 to settle EPA’s claims that it violated state and federal…
EBV Explosives Environmental Company to Pay $580,135 Penalty for Air, Hazardous Waste Violations at Carthage, Mo.
Release Date: 12/19/2012 Contact Information: Ben Washburn, 913-551-7364, washburn.ben@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 19, 2012) – EBV Explosives Environmental Company, doing business as General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Munitions Services, has agreed to pay…
Bayer CropScience LP to Pay $13,900 Penalty for Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides in Missouri
Contact Information: Ben Washburn, 913-551-7364, washburn.ben@epa.gov (Kansas City, Kan., Oct. 1, 2012) – Bayer CropScience LP has agreed to pay a $13,900 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of environmental violations related to the distribution of…
RCRA Training is the Solution for South Carolina Company Facing EPA Fines for Hazardous Waste Violations
Sumter Coatings, Inc. (SCI) in Sumter, SC must pay a $55,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations discovered at its facility during…
EPA Mapping Tool Improves Public Access to Enforcement Actions Under RCRA, CWA, CAA, & Others
Last year EPA announced the launch of a new mapping feature within its Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database. Updated monthly, it includes information on enforcement actions – undertaken by EPA at the Federal level or by authorized State…
Hazardous Waste Violations Could Result in HazMat Transportation Violations
(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 17, 2012) – A Rhode Island company that conducts printing, coating and finishing of specialty fabrics has been ordered by EPA to come into compliance with federal hazardous waste management regulations. Its violations include a failure…
Significant Hazardous Waste Penalties and Fines for Another Company
“PHILADELPHIA (March 8, 2012) — Ellwood Quality Steels Company has agreed to pay a $150,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility in New Castle, Pa., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.” Based on…
US EPA Compliance and Enforcement Annual Report for 2011
You are no doubt aware that the US Environmental Protection Agency is serious about enforcing its regulations in order to live up to its mandate to protect the environment. The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) within the US…
Working Relationship Between OSHA & EPA
Some companies, some industries, some locations just seem to be of greater interest to one or more of the regulatory agencies: the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) of the US Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA),…
Hospitals and Hazardous Waste Violations
Most of the attendees at my training events – check my Schedule of Events to see when I’ll be in your area – come from the manufacturing industry. There are many other commercial activities that are subject to the US DOT…