emergency spill response News
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Massachusetts company faces fines for oil pollution prevention violations
According to a complaint filed recently by EPA’s New England office, Swissport Fueling, Inc. of Dulles, Va. and BOSFuel Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas did not properly execute its emergency spill response plan at the Logan facility, in violation of the oil pollution prevention regulations under the federal Clean Water Act The Logan facility, which has been operated by BOSFuel since 1999, has ...
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Massachusetts company faces fines for oil pollution prevention violations
According to a complaint filed recently by EPA’s New England office, Swissport Fueling, Inc. of Dulles, Va. and BOSFuel Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas did not properly execute its emergency spill response plan at the Logan facility, in violation of the oil pollution prevention regulations under the federal Clean Water Act The Logan facility, which has been operated by BOSFuel since 1999, has ...
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Companies settle alleged environmental violations at Hercules Franklin Plant in Courtland, Va.
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached a settlement with Hercules Inc. and GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. who have agreed to pay a $700,000 penalty for alleged violations of several federal environmental laws. In an earlier January 2011 settlement, Eastman Specialty Chemicals, Inc., which owned and operated a portion of the ...
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Marine services: environmental protection & preservation
We’re called Global Diving & Salvage but there’s much more to us than what’s in our name. Global offers expansive services beyond diving and salvage work, including environmental marine services. Our people, experience, and proven track record make us the top provider of marine services on the West Coast, with environmental crews based in Washington and California. ...
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EPA settles with Gly-Tek, Inc. (Idaho) for delayed sulfuric acid spill reporting
Gly-Tek, Inc., a food additive formulator in Twin Falls, Idaho, has agreed to settle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations of both the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund cleanup law, in November of 2014. The violations occurred following a 24,700 pound ...
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EPA Settlement Yields Improved Ability for Nantucket Company to Respond to Oil Spills
Harbor Fuel, a facility that stores large amounts of fuel on Nantucket, has improved the facility’s oil spill prevention techniques and will acquire an emergency response spill trailer and other equipment/supplies that will help protect Nantucket’s unique and vulnerable environment from oil spills, under the terms of a settlement with EPA for allegedly failing to adequately prepare ...
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EPA Announces Three Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipients in the Southeast Region
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 18 grantees for the award of approximately $3.6 million through the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program. Three grantees are located in the Southeast Region. The 3 grantees are: City of Durham, N.C. - (Grant amount - $200,000) Memphis Bioworks, Tenn. - (Grant amount - $200,000) Community ...
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EPA Announces $3.6 Million in Environmental Job Training Grants to Provide Unemployed Residents with Job Opportunities Cleaning Up and Reducing Pollution Nationwide
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy today, on a press call with Joe Carbone, President of the Workplace, Inc. in Bridgeport, Conn., and Jason Wimmer, City of Durham, N.C., announced the selection of 18 grantees for the award of approximately $3.6 million through the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program. The grants fund training ...
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L.A. Conservation Corps receives EPA grant for unemployed workers to receive environmental job training
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announces it has selected the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) in Los Angeles, Calif. to receive a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grant to provide job training and skills to unemployed and economically-disadvantaged residents of South Los Angeles. In total, 18 grantees were selected nationally to receive ...
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Two Bay Area organizations selected to receive EPA funding for unemployed workers to receive environmental job training
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announces it has selected the Cypress Mandela Training Center in Oakland, Calif. and Hunters Point Family in San Francisco, Calif. to receive $200,000 each in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grant funding to provide job training to unemployed and economically-disadvantaged residents of San Francisco, Oakland, and ...
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EPA grant to focus on job training and placement in Lewis and Clark, Granite, Powell, and Deer Lodge counties (Montana)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Lewis and Clark County a $200K Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant to recruit and train residents of Lewis and Clark, Granite, Powell, and Deer Lodge counties in a diverse set of environmental employment skills. The training is designed to help unemployed and underemployed individuals develop marketable job skills ...
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Workers in Alaska and Washington to receive training for environmental safety and cleanup jobs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $400,000 in federal job training grants to the City of Tacoma and Zender Environmental, Alaska through the EPA Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program. EPA’s Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program provides environmental and health and safety training and helps graduates develop a broader set of ...
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U.S. EPA Serving as On-Scene Coordinator in Emergency Response to Ohio River Oil Spill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is serving as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the emergency response to an oil spill that occurred last night when approximately 3500 gallons of diesel fuel was released into the Ohio River from Duke Energy’s Beckjord power plant. Twenty-four hour operations are underway to contain and clean up oil along a 12 mile stretch of the Ohio River ...
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DESMI and FALCK Announces a Strategic Alliance
The Strategic alliance is formed to offer Emergency Response Packages within Oil Spill Response, including 24/7 Call Center, Firefighting, Emergency services and Training. In addition to the existing ongoing business of both companies Falck will deliver the Response, Firefighting, 24/7 Call Center and Training portion while DESMI Ro-Clean A/S will continue to deliver their well known proven ...
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Spill Center Opens Kenya Branch for Spill Response in East Africa
Spill Center, a North American leader in support services for companies involved in accidental spills of hazardous materials, fuel and other regulated substances, has opened a branch in Nairobi, Kenya, to serve clients in East Africa. Founded in Massachusetts over 20 years ago, Spill Center provides clients throughout the U.S. and Canada with contingency planning, emergency response coordination ...
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Emergency Spill Responders Take Action with Ruptured Pipeline
Earlier this month, over 115,000 gallons spilled from a ruptured fuel pipeline in Wellington, Ohio. A football field-sized area was contaminated with toxic chemicals that included toluene, ethylbenzene and benzene. The spill caused the evacuation of numerous residents in the area as emergency spill responders and public health officials converged on the spill. According to an ...
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Intelex releases greenhouse gas emissions tracking software
Intelex announces the release of its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reporting System, expertly designed to enable mid-size and enterprise organizations to improve their environmental performance through effective carbon footprint tracking and reporting.With this new sustainability solution, users can collect, track, and report their current carbon footprint as well as their progress toward ...
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EPA reaches deal with Duke to clean river coal ash
Federal environmental officials said Thursday that they have reached a deal with Duke Energy to clean up its mess from a massive coal ash spill into the Dan River that coated 70 miles of the waterway in North Carolina and Virginia with toxic gray sludge. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it had finalized an enforceable agreement with the nation's largest electricity company over ...
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EPA Selects CLIMB Community Development Corporation in Biloxi, Miss. for Job Training Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that CLIMB Community Development Corporation in Biloxi, Miss. is one of 19 communities in 17 states and territories selected for approximately $3.6 million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants. Each grantee will receive up to $192,300 to operate environmental training programs to clean up Brownfields ...
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EPA Training Grants Create Job Opportunities Across the Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the selection of 19 communities in 17 states and territories for approximately $3.6 million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants. Each grantee will receive up to $192,300 to operate environmental training programs to clean up Brownfields sites in economically distressed communities. ...
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