toxic release News
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Gervais, oregon-based fiber-fab pays $17,000 for failing to report on-site chemical use and releases
Graham Kirn, EPA Toxics Release Inventory Program, 206-553-1603, kirn.graham@epa.gov, Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov (Seattle—March 28, 2011) Fiber-Fab, a company that manufactures shower stalls and bath tubs, will pay a $17,000 penalty for failing to report the use and releases of styrene at its facility in 2008, according to an order issued by the ...
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Commerce City (Colo.) refinery agrees to resolve alleged risk management planning and chemical reporting violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Suncor Energy has agreed to pay $230,400 in penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at its Commerce City, Colo. refinery. The agreement resolves alleged violations of the risk management planning requirements of the CAA and Toxic Release ...
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EPA Settles Case Alleging Chemical Reporting Violations at St. Marys, Pa. Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Mersen USA St. Marys-PA Corp. (Mersen) will pay a $79,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements. According to EPA, the company failed to timely submit required reports on toxic chemicals at its manufacturing plant in St. Marys, Pa. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and ...
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EPA Settlement with Superior Forge and Steel Corp Enforces Chemical Reporting Rule Designed to Protect Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Superior Forge & Steel Corporation will pay a $61,673 penalty to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at its forged steel production plants in New Castle, Pa., and Pittsburgh, Pa. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), a federal law designed ...
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James V. Aidala Quoted In Bloomberg Environment Article “Wheeler More Aware of Chemical Issues Than Most EPA Heads”
On July 12, 2018, Bloomberg Environment quoted James V. Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) regarding Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Andrew Wheeler’s experience with the chemical regulatory landscape. The EPA’s new acting administrator is more familiar than past agency heads were with ...
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Cosmoflex, Inc., to Pay $80,000 Civil Penalty for Community Right-to-Know Violations at Hannibal, Mo., Manufacturing Plant
Cosmoflex, Inc., a manufacturer of rubber and plastic hoses and belts, has agreed to pay an $80,000 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its manufacturing facility in Hannibal, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency ...
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Toxic chemical releases increased in 2010 throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
Recent data from the federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) shows that toxic chemical releases rose in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The 2010 TRI reports how over 600 chemicals on the TRI list were managed, where they ended up, and how 2010 releases compare to 2009. The 2010 TRI National Analysis shows that TRI releases rose 16 percent across the nation between 2009 and 2010, reversing ...
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PM Resources, Inc., of Bridgeton, Mo., to Pay $44,623 civil penalty for community right-to-know violations
PM Resources, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $44,623 civil penalty to the United States to settle four violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its facility in Bridgeton, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency conducted an inspection of PM ...
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EPA proposes adding more chemicals to toxics release inventory list
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add 16 chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of reportable chemicals, the first expansion of the program in more than a decade. Established as part of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), TRI is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and waste ...
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Frontier Refining agrees to resolve alleged risk management planning and chemical reporting violations at Cheyenne refinery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Frontier Refining has agreed to pay $153,000 in penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at its Cheyenne, Wyo. refinery. The agreement resolves alleged violations of the risk management planning requirements of the CAA and Toxic Release ...
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Pennsylvania Company settles Toxic chemical reporting violations at Nazareth, Pa. facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Essroc Cement Corporation has agreed to pay a $82,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at its manufacturing facility located at 401 West Prospect St., Nazareth, Pa. According to EPA, Essroc failed to submit three years of required reports on a regulated toxic chemical (lead) which was ...
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Aircraft equipment manufacturer in Kent, wash. Will pay over $12,000 for failing to report dangerous chemicals
Contact Information: Suzanne Powers, EPA Office of Environmental Cleanup, (360) 753-9475 Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, (206) 553-0454. Company will provide $50,000 for an emergency notification system to the City of Kent for two years as part of settlement with EPA (Seattle, Wash. Aug. 24, 2009) GKN Aerospace Chemtronics, an aircraft parts manufacturer in Kent, Wash., failed to properly ...
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Safety-kleen systems branch facility in St. Charles, MO., to pay $26,782 penalty for community right-to-know violations
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of industrial cleaning products and equipment, has agreed to pay a $26,782 civil penalty to the United States to settle three violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its branch facility in St. Charles, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas ...
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EPA reinstates toxics release inventory reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that it is reinstating Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide. This action is part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s ongoing efforts to provide Americans with helpful information on chemicals they may encounter in their daily lives. TRI is a publicly available database that contains information ...
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Swiss Valley farms cooperative in Luana, Iowa, to pay $33,880 penalty for community right-to-know violations
Swiss Valley Farms Cooperative, a cheese manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $33,880 civil penalty to the United States to settle two violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its facility in Luana, Iowa. In settlement of this matter, Swiss Valley Farms Cooperative will also complete a supplemental environmental project. Swiss Valley Farms ...
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Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. to pay penalty for chemical reporting violations at Aragonite, Utah facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)today announced an agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (Clean Harbors) based in Norwell, Mass., resolving alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) at its industrial waste incineration facility in Aragonite, Utah. As part of the settlement, Clean Harbors has agreed to pay a penalty of ...
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EPA Provides Incentives to Reduce Chemical Emissions and Increase Recycling Nationwide
(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) rule that encourages reductions in chemical emissions and increases in recycling at facilities nationwide. EPA also announced today its decision to continue requiring TRI data reporting on an annual basis. 'EPA is delivering a cleaner, healthier nation by encouraging businesses to ...
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3E Company Introduces Toxics Release Inventory and National Pollutant Release Inventory Regulatory Reporting Services
3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the launch of new regulatory consulting services to streamline compliance with complex U.S. Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) regulations. 3E’s comprehensive new TRI and NPRI reporting services can ...
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EPA, U.S. Department of Justice settle with P4 Production LLC, over hazardous chemical reporting requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 and the U.S. Department of Justice have settled with P4 Productions LLC, for violations of federal Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Comprehensive Emergency Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) chemical reporting laws. As part of the settlement, the Company has agreed to pay a $600,000 combined penalty. P4 ...
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EPA Settlement with Altadis U.S.A. Inc. Ensures Compliance with Toxic Chemical Reporting Safeguards at McAdoo, Pa., Tobacco Plant
An Environmental Protection Agency settlement with Altadis U.S.A., Inc., on toxic chemical reporting requirements, will help communities and first responders to prepare for chemical emergencies. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), a federal law designed to inform the public and emergency responders about hazardous and toxic ...
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