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EPA: Clean Harbors Fined for Violating RCRA
DALLAS – (May 12,
2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent
agreement and final order to Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC, in La Porte,
Texas. The company violated laws under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous
waste. The company will pay a $22,400 civil penalty and is required to
take steps to protect the local community from health and environmental
risks associated with hazardous waste.
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20th May 2015
EPA: Settlement with Continental Carbon Company to Reduce Air Pollution at Manufacturing Facilities in Three States
WASHINGTON
– In a settlement with the United States and the states of Alabama and
Oklahoma, Continental Carbon Company has agreed to install pollution
control technology that will significantly cut emissions of harmful air
pollutants at manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of
Justice announced today. The settlement will resolve claims that
Houston-based Continental violated the Clean Air Act by mo
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20th May 2015
EPA: Oil Company Violates Environmental Laws by Underestimating Hazardous Waste Generation
DALLAS – (March 23,
2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent
agreement and final order to Pinnacle Oilfield Services, Inc., in
Broussard, La. The company violated the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous
waste. The company will pay a $146,585 civil penalty and is required to
take steps to protect the local community from health and environmental
risks associated with hazardous waste.
Pinnac
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20th May 2015
EPA: Wharton Chemical Fined for RCRA Hazardous Waste Violations
DALLAS – (March 10,
2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently conducted a
compliance evaluation of Wharton Chemical in Hungerford, Texas. The
evaluation revealed violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste at
the facility. The company will pay a $230,000 civil penalty to settle
allegations that it violated RCRA, and taking steps to protect the local
community from health and environmental risks
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20th May 2015
EPA: Korean Auto Makers Fined for Under-reporting Emissions - $100 million penalty
United States Reaches Settlement with Hyundai and Kia in Historic Greenhouse Gas Enforcement Case
Hyundai and Kia to pay record $100
million penalty for selling vehicles that emit more greenhouse gases
than automakers certified to EPA
Washington –The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of
Justice today announced an historic settlement with the automakers
Hyundai and Kia that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based
on their
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20th May 2015