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NC judge denies Duke motion to seal coal ash docs
A North Carolina judge on Friday denied Duke Energy's motion seeking to shield records related to groundwater pollution leeching from 33 coal ash dumps in the state while a separate federal criminal investigation is ongoing. Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway's ruling came after Duke defense lawyer Jim Cooney scaled back the company's request to restrict access to documents in a civil case filed ...
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Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. Wins Application Maintenance and Support Contract with the State of Florida`s Department of Environmental Protection
Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) is pleased to announce that the Florida Department of Environment Protection (DEP) has extended a contract with ICS for application support and maintenance outsourcing for fiscal year 2012-2013. The application maintenance and support contract originally awarded to ICS through the Office of Technology Information Services (OTIS) in 2010 provided a new ...
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Cardno Acquires U.S. Government Environmental Consulting Firm
International infrastructure and environment services group, Cardno Limited (ASX: CDD) today announced the acquisition of EM-Assist, Inc. a 150-person environmental services and compliance management firm, headquartered near Sacramento, California, USA. Cardno will pay up to US$14.25 million for the purchase of EM-Assist. Around ten percent (10%) of the purchase price is subject to ...
By Stantec
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Candidates to Replace Perciasepe Unclear; Difficult Confirmation Process Anticipated
It is unclear whom the White House will nominate to succeed departing Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe, but whoever is selected is expected to face a difficult confirmation process in the Senate, sources told Bloomberg BNA. Various former federal officials and industry attorneys said any replacement will need to have a strong understanding of the EPA and be ...
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US charges Duke with illegal pollution from 5 coal ash dumps
Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy on Friday over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. The three U.S. Attorney's Offices covering the state charged Duke with nine misdemeanor counts involving violations of the Clean Water Act. The prosecutors say the nation's largest electricity company engaged in ...
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EM-Assist Merges with Cardno to Expand Federal-Sector Services
EM-Assist, a 150-person environmental compliance and information management firm, merged with Cardno TEC, an environmental engineering firm specializing in serving the federal sector. Cardno TEC and now EM-Assist are part of Cardno, a global infrastructure and environmental services company with over 7,000 employees working on projects in more than 85 countries. (Logo: ...
By Stantec
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EPA 2006 Enforcement Highlights for Wisconsin
CHICAGO (Nov. 16, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Wisconsin in 2006 have caused regulated entities to pay more than $6 million to correct past environmental violations and help prevent future ones. In the past fiscal year, EPA resolved 21 actions against regulated entities in Wisconsin; assessed a total of $353,522 in ...
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EPA 2006 Eenforcement Highlights for Michigan
CHICAGO (Nov. 16, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Michigan in 2006 have caused regulated entities to pay more than $16.5 million to correct environmental violations and help prevent future ones. In the past fiscal year in Michigan, EPA took 47 actions against regulated entities; assessed $1.5 million in civil penalties for ...
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Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, Two Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Pollution Charges
$5 Million Criminal Penalty, Plus Half Million Community Service Payment (Washington, D.C.) Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of deliberately manipulating wastewater discharges at its Tulsa Refinery in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). In addition, two company managers, Harmon Connell and John Kapura, have each pleaded guilty to one felony count of ...
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HPI Products, Inc., related company and owner to pay $150,000 in civil penalties for state, federal environmental violations (MO)
HPI Products, Inc., of St. Joseph, Mo., along with an affiliated property holding corporation and the owner of both companies, have agreed to pay a total of $150,000 in civil penalties, in addition to covering undetermined cleanup costs at six of their chemical processing and manufacturing facilities, to settle a series of alleged violations of state and federal environmental laws. HPI Products, ...
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Hawaii Enables Superferry Sailings During Environmental Review
HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 5, 2007 (ENS) - Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle today signed a bill allowing the Hawaii Superferry to resume service while the state conducts an environmental impact statement, EIS, over the objections of many residents of Maui and Kauai. Lingle also imposed a set of 40 operating conditions on the Superferry aimed at protecting the environment. The state and Hawaii ...
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North Carolina regulators shielded Duke`s coal ash pollution
Over the last year, environmental groups have tried three times to use the federal Clean Water Act to force Duke Energy to clear out leaky coal ash dumps like the one that ruptured last week, spewing enough toxic sludge into a North Carolina river to fill 73 Olympic-sized pools. Each time, they say, their efforts have been stymied - by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural ...
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Conservation groups sue to block electric transmission corridors
Eleven regional and national environmental organizations today announced plans to file suit against the Department of Energy over its final designation of a mid-Atlantic National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. On October 5, the Energy Department published its order designating two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors - the Mid-Atlantic Corridor, and the Southwest ...
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Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty To Federal Environmental Crimes And Civil Violations And Will Pay More Than $81 Million
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 across the United States. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company also pleaded guilty today in Kansas City, Mo., to violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide ...
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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 2006 Enforcement Highlights for Ohio
CHICAGO (Nov. 16, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Ohio in 2006 have caused regulated entities to pay more than $107 million to correct past environmental violations and help prevent future ones. In the past fiscal year, EPA resolved 80 actions against regulated entities in Ohio and assessed a total of $2,717,709 in civil ...
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Integral Consulting Opens New England Office Specializing in Risk Assessment and Litigation Support Services
Integral Consulting Inc. announces the opening of a new office in Portland, Maine, expanding its environmental and health services to the New England region of the United States. The new office is located at 45 Exchange Street, Suite 200, Portland, Maine 04101. Noted toxicologist Dr. Russell Keenan recently joined Integral to launch the new office, which will initially focus on human health and ...
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Tests show different arsenic levels in North California spill
The nation's largest electricity provider, state regulators and an environmental group issued differing data Thursday about the levels of toxins detected in a North Carolina river following a massive spill of coal ash. Test results released by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Duke Energy showed arsenic and other potentially harmful contaminates were detected in the ...
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Historic Clean Water Act settlement will prevent millions of gallons of sewage discharges into San Francisco Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Water Act settlement requiring the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and seven East Bay communities to conduct extensive system repairs aimed at eliminating millions of gallons of sewage discharges into San Francisco Bay. Under today’s agreement, EBMUD and the communities will assess and upgrade their 1,500 mile-long ...
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Recent Federal Developments
TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/EPCRA EPA Revokes TSCA Section 4 Testing Requirements For Certain High Production Volume Chemical Substances: On March 16, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked certain testing requirements for six chemical substances and all testing requirements for four chemical substances. 77 Fed. Reg. 15609. EPA is reportedly basing its decision to take this action on ...
By Acta Group
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