hazardous air pollution News
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Hopewell, Va., Company to Pay $175,000 Penalty to Settle Clean Air Act Violations at Manufacturing Facility
According to the United States' complaint, Hercules allegedly failed to adequately demonstrate compliance with the national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants for cellulose products manufacturing and violated related regulations on leak detection and repair. Cellulose fiber is the main raw material used in the manufacturing processes conducted at the facility, located at 1111 ...
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EPA reaches agreement with Wisconsin plating on clean-air violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Wisconsin Plating of Racine (formerly Racine Plating Co.) on alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's facility at 620 Stannard St., Racine, Wis. The agreement, which includes a $30,000 penalty, resolves EPA allegations that Wisconsin Plating violated EPA regulations regarding control of hazardous air pollutant ...
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Cargill, Inc., Agrees to Settle Clean Air Act Violations at Vitamin E Manufacturing Facility in Eddyville, Iowa
Cargill, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has reached an administrative civil settlement with EPA over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Vitamin E manufacturing facility in Eddyville, Iowa. Cargill’s Eddyville facility uses the hazardous air pollutants methanol, methyl tertiary butyl ether, and formaldehyde to produce Vitamin E and similar compounds from soybean byproducts. ...
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Printing Company and EPA reach settlement for alleged clean air violations in agawam, mass.
A printing company near Springfield, Mass. has paid a penalty of $118,600 to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act. Suddekor, Inc., which is owned by a German company, is an international manufacturer of décor printed papers in Agawam, Mass. At its Agawam facility, paper is printed with inks containing hazardous air pollutants. ...
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EPA and DOJ reach agreement with Vertellus on Clean-Air Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement with Vertellus Agriculture and Nutrition Specialties L.L.C. on alleged clean-air violations at the company’s agricultural and nutritional chemical plant at 1500 S. Tibbs Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The agreement, which includes a $425,000 penalty and a $705,000 environmental project, resolves EPA ...
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Rhode Island Shipbuilder to Pay Fine and Take Actions to Reduce Air Emissions under Settlement with EPA
Blount Boats, Inc., which operates a shipbuilding and ship repair facility in Warren, R.I., has agreed to pay a $24,000 penalty and spend at least $230,000 on a clean air project to resolve EPA claims that Blount violated both federal and state clean air regulations. Blount’s facility builds and repairs vessels such as transport ferries and small cruise ships. Specifically, EPA alleged ...
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Hercules, Inc., to Pay $245,521 Civil Penalty for violations of clean air act’s leak detection and repair requirements
Hercules, Inc., a Wilmington, Del., chemical company, has agreed to pay a $245,521 civil penalty to the United States for violating the Clean Air Act’s Leak Detection and Repair requirements at its manufacturing facility in Louisiana, Mo. According to a stipulation of settlement and judgment filed today in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, Hercules violated the National Emission Standards ...
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Clean Air Settlement with R.I. Chemical Manufacturer will minimize emissions
An EPA settlement will require that a Rhode Island chemical manufacturing company take multiple actions designed to minimize air emissions and protect air quality near the facility and in the surrounding community. The company, Mereco Technologies Group, Inc., has agreed to settle EPA claims that the company neither complied with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for ...
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Clean Air Settlements with Vermont Ferry Company will Minimize Emissions in Two Vermont Communities
Lake Champlain Transportation Company, which operates ship repair and painting facilities in Burlington and Shelburne, Vermont, will take actions to minimize air emissions and protect air quality. In addition, under the settlement, Lake Champlain Transportation Company will pay $100,000 in penalties to resolve EPA claims that the company violated both federal and state clean air regulations. The ...
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EPA Air Pollution Settlement with DuPont Chemical Facility in Tonawanda, NY; Approved by Federal Court
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that a legal agreement with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) has been approved by the District Court for the Western District of New York. Under the agreement, DuPont will comply with air pollution control measures required by the Clean Air Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at its DuPont Yerkes chemical ...
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Pittsfield Printing Company Will pay $385,000 for clean air violations and to help clean wood stoves in Western Massachusetts (MA)
A printing company in Pittsfield has agreed to pay a penalty of $80,000 and to spend $305,000 to replace old, polluting wood stoves in western Massachusetts with new, cleaner models to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act. Interprint, Inc., which is owned by a German company, has agreed to help homeowners replace their wood stoves ...
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EPA awards $399K to State of Colorado for Denver air monitoring project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) a $399,000 grant to conduct air toxics measurement in environmental justice communities adjacent to the I-70/I-25 freeway interchange area in the Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhoods of Denver. The grant, awarded through EPA’s Community Air Toxics Monitoring ...
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BIOREM announces orders totalling $4.8 million
BIOREM Inc. (TSXV: BRM) (“Biorem” or “the Company”) today announced several new orders totalling $4.8 million. The orders are for air emission abatement projects in North America, the Middle East and Asia. “These recent orders are a reflection of our customer’s desires for reliability and the ability to achieve stringent performance targets while minimizing ...
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Johnson Matthey offers total emissions control package for meeting EPAs RICE NESHAP in 2013
Johnson Matthey, the global leader in stationary emissions control technology, is offering a new 4-color, 8-page brochure that details the company's complete capabilities to help stationary diesel and gas engine owners/operators comply with the EPA’s RICE NESHAP regulations that go into effect in 2013. The brochure is titled “Stationary Emissions Control ModulexTM Catalytic ...
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United States Takes Action to Reduce Hazards from Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing at Louisiana Facility
“Reducing pollution from mining and mineral processing operations is one of EPA’s national enforcement initiatives because these facilities release more toxic chemicals than any other sector,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “This settlement will reduce millions of pounds of hazardous air ...
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EPA agreement with BASF Corp. on air pollution from Wyandotte Plant brings clean diesel project to Wayne County
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with BASF Corp. regarding alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Wyandotte, Michigan, chemical manufacturing facility. Under a consent agreement and final order, BASF has agreed to pay a $788,048 penalty and spend at least $250,000 on a supplemental environmental project to retrofit or replace municipal diesel engines in ...
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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA to Pay $2.25M Civil Penalty for Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste Violations at Mexico, Mo., Facility
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the State of Missouri’s Air Conservation Law, Clean Water Law, and Hazardous Waste Management Law at the company’s facility in Mexico, Mo., the Justice Department, EPA ...
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Two Companies to Pay $970,000 in Settlement for Clean Air Violations in Springfield, Mass.
Two companies operating a chemical plant in Springfield, Mass. will pay a penalty of $970,000 and take other actions, under a settlement announced today between Solutia Inc. and INEOS Melamines LLC, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice. The settlement is contained in a consent decree filed today in federal court, and settles EPA claims for alleged Clean ...
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BIOREM Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
BIOREM Inc. (TSX-V: BRM) ("Biorem" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Douglas Newman CA as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr. Newman has over 30 years of financial experience working in the accounting profession and industry. Mr. Newman is a graduate of Wilfred Laurier University and earned his Chartered Accountant designation while with Coopers & ...
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Salisbury Mass. Bandage Maker pays $215K penalty for environmental violations (MA)
A Salisbury, Mass.-based company that makes bandages and tape for athletic and medical purposes has agreed to pay $215,340 to settle environmental claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA’s New England office alleged that the company, Andover Healthcare, emitted air pollution in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, and failed to submit information required under the ...
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