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EPA approves redesignation of Baton Rouge area to attainment for ozone
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized approval of Louisiana’s request to designate the Baton Rouge area to attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard. The State has decreased ground-level ozone in Baton Rouge which improved air quality and human health for more than 800,000 residents. The Baton Rouge five-parish area was designated by EPA as non-attainment with the 1997 ...
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United States and Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
Today the United States and the state of Arkansas filed a joint enforcement action against ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) in federal district court in Little Rock, Ark. The complaint addresses ExxonMobil’s unlawful discharge of heavy crude oil from a 20-inch-diameter interstate pipeline – the Pegasus Pipeline – that ruptured in Mayflower, ...
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EPA enforcement cuts 300 million pounds of pollution in great lakes region
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its annual enforcement and compliance results. Nationwide, EPA enforcement actions eliminated more than 1.8 billion pounds of harmful pollution during the past year, including 300 million pounds of pollution in the Great Lakes region. EPA’s enforcement and compliance program protects human health and improves the quality of the ...
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EPA announces Hawai ’i environmental enforcement accomplishments for 2006; Water pollution related cases highlight year
( 11/14/06 -- HONOLULU ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement actions in Hawai’i for 2006 brought environmental and public benefits for the state’s residents as polluters committed to more than $95 million to correct environmental violations and prevent future pollution. Included in the amount will be over $1.1 million in commitments from the Hawai’i ...
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Federal Court Approves Settlement of Environmental Claims Against Weylchem US, Inc. Facilities in Elgin and Lugoff, South Carolina
U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that United States District Court Judge Cameron Currie approved a consent decree with Weylchem US, Inc. to resolve alleged violations of federal and state air, water, and solid waste pollution laws at Weylchem’s specialty chemical manufacturing facility in Elgin and its ...
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Air, Water, Hazwaste Violations Cost Equistar $125 Million
HOUSTON, Texas, July 25, 2007 (ENS) - Equistar Chemicals of Houston, Texas has agreed to settle federal environmental violations by spending more than $125 million on pollution controls and cleanup. The company must address a host of air, water and hazardous waste violations at seven of its petrochemical plants in Texas, Illinois, Iowa and Louisiana. The Justice Department and the Environmental ...
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Conference to Address Impact of New EPA Energy Rules
Untitled Document Pittsburgh, PA (March 21, 2005) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently announced two landmark rules designed to limit pollutants from power plants: the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the first-ever federal rule to control mercury emissions. These much-anticipated regulations may represent the most substantial new air quality standards ...
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The Acta Group, L.L.C. -- recent federal developments
Synopsis Of The 2010 Congressional Mid-Term Elections: The 2010 Congressional mid-term elections will have a profound impact on policy and legislative developments of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), particularly as to the regulation of chemicals and pesticides. The dramatic decline in the number of elected Democratic members, especially the loss of the majority in the House of ...
By Acta Group
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EPA reaches agreement over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill fire threat / $1.1 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a settlement with Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc. and the City and County of Honolulu over violations of air pollution laws at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill in Kapolei, Oahu. Waste Management, operator of the landfill, and the City, owner of the landfill, are being required to implement enhanced gas monitoring to reduce the threat of ...
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U.S. Settles with ExxonMobil over Violations Stemming from 2013 Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) have agreed to pay civil penalties, fund an environmental project and implement corrective measures to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and state environmental laws stemming from a 2013 crude oil spill from the ...
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EPA Proposes to Reduce Toxic Pollutants Discharged into Waterways by Power Plants
In accordance with a consent decree and in line with requirements under the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today will propose a range of options to help reduce dangerous pollutants, including mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium that are released into America’s waterways by coal ash, air pollution control waste and other waste from steam electric power ...
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EPA orders battery recycling company to reduce air and water pollution at arecibo, Puerto Rico lead smelting facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken legal action against the Battery Recycling Company, Inc. requiring the company to take multiple actions to reduce the pollution of air and water from lead at its Arecibo, Puerto Rico facility. EPA’s ongoing investigation of the facility found potential violations of the federal Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. The Battery ...
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Federal and State Governments Reach Legal Agreement with Tonawanda Coke to Reduce Pollution
Under a $12 million settlement with the United States and the state of New York, Tonawanda Coke Corporation will pay $2.75 million in civil penalties, spend approximately $7.9 million to reduce air pollution and enhance air and water quality, and spend an additional $1.3 million for environmental projects in the area of Tonawanda, New York. The agreement was announced jointly by U.S. ...
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Nevada landfill operator agrees to US$36m plan to close landfill site
Republic Services of Southern Nevada, the current operator of the Sunrise Mountain Landfill located in Clark County, Nev., has agreed to construct and operate a comprehensive remedy for the site and to pay a US$1 million civil fine in order to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and US Environmental Protection Agency announced last week. The consent decree, ...
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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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PVC manufacturers agree to reduce air pollutants and strengthen control of hazardous wastes
Shintech, Inc. and its subsidiary K-Bin, Inc., have agreed in a settlement announced this week by the Justice Department and EPA to spend US$4.8 million to comply with the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at their manufacturing facilities in Freeport, Texas. The companies’ actions will reduce harmful chlorofluorocarbon emissions and improve hazardous waste ...
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North America’s largest lead producer to spend $65 million to correct environmental violations at Missouri facilities (MO)
Doe Run Resources Corp. of St. Louis, North America’s largest lead producer, has agreed to spend approximately $65 million to correct violations of several environmental laws at 10 of its lead mining, milling and smelting facilities in southeast Missouri, the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today. The ...
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Griffin Pipe Products Agrees to Resolve Issues with Lead Emissions, Air and Water Violations at Council Bluffs, Iowa
EPA Region 7 has reached an agreement with Griffin Pipe Products, LLC, to settle violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, facility that will require Griffin Pipe to lower lead emissions and pay a civil penalty of $950,000. Although Griffin Pipe’s Council Bluffs location has ceased production for business reasons, if the facility reopens ...
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FMC Corporation Acquires Adventus Intellectual Property Inc
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today the company has acquired the assets of Adventus Intellectual Property from Covington Capital Corporation and VentureLink Innovation Fund Inc. Adventus has a portfolio of specialty remediation technologies used in soil and ground water. "Adventus presents an exceptional opportunity for FMC to broaden its growing portfolio of advanced specialty ...
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