environmental compliance News
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NASA Awards Environmental Compliance and Operations Contract
NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., to provide environmental management and services at the agency's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M. The White Sands Test Facility Environmental Compliance and Operations contract calls for a fixed-price one-year and seven month base period with a potential value of $3.1 million, and four one-year options ...
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NASA Awards Environmental Compliance and Operations Contract
NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., to provide environmental compliance and restoration services at the agency's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M. The White Sands Test Facility Environmental Compliance and Operations (ECO) contract calls for a two-year base period beginning June 1 and extending through May 31, 2015. One-year options are ...
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AT&T pays $23.8 M to settle hazardous-waste case
AT&T agreed Thursday to pay California authorities nearly $24 million to settle allegations that it improperly disposed of hazardous waste during a nine-year period. California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday that the telecommunications giant has also agreed to spend $28 million over the next five years to properly dispose of the waste, which includes batteries, electronic ...
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Verdantix Benchmark Of Environmental Software Finds That Leading Applications Deliver Value Beyond Environmental Compliance
In the global environmental management software market, Enablon, IHS and SAP have emerged as the market leaders, according a new study from independent analyst firm Verdantix. The report, Green Quadrant Environmental Management Software (Global) 2012, provides a detailed fact-based comparison of 12 environmental management software applications. The ...
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EPA and SEPTA settle hazardous waste violations
The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) have settled alleged violations of hazardous waste and underground storage tank regulations at nine SEPTA facilities. In addition to a $169,527 civil penalty, SEPTA has agreed to spend $1.1 million on a project that will provide significant environmental and public health benefits. SEPTA ...
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VelocityEHS Wins 2016 New Product of the Year Award for its Environmental Management Software
VelocityEHS, the leading cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, was awarded top honors in the Environmental Protection 2016 New Product of the Year Awards. The company’s comprehensive environmental management software – which includes Air Emissions, Water Quality and Waste Compliance modules – makes it easier and more affordable for ...
By VelocityEHS
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New EPA rule will improve environmental performance of academic labs
EPA has finalized the Academic Laboratory rule to help improve the environmental performance of teaching and research laboratories owned by eligible academic entities. This rule provides increased regulatory flexibility, while enhancing safe management of hazardous waste. Eligible academic entities include colleges and universities, and teaching hospitals and nonprofit research institutes that ...
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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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The Wercs Advances Regulatory Expertise; Appoints Two Industry Veterans to Enhance Regulatory Compliance Leadership
ALBANY, N.Y.--March 15, 2006--The Wercs, Ltd., the global leader in material safety data sheet (MSDS) authoring software, today announced the appointment of Karen Lintz and Kevin Skerrett to its regulatory compliance operations. Lintz and Skerrett come to The Wercs with a combined 30 years of experience in regulatory compliance and assurance. They will be responsible for authoring MSDS for Wercs ...
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EPA settlement with NASA resolves environmental violations at Goddard Space Flight Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has agreed to pay a $50,660 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal environmental regulations at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Island, Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The settlement brings the Flight Center into compliance with environmental regulations that help protect communities and the ...
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Powercon Corp. settles hazardous waste violations at Severn, Md. facility
Powercon Corporation has agreed to pay a $40,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility in Severn, Md., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. As part of the settlement, Powercon has also implemented a recycling project that will significantly reduce its hazardous waste. The settlement addresses compliance with ...
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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. EPA Fines Biosearch Technologies of Novato, Calif. for Hazardous Waste Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has fined Biosearch Technologies $31,500 for improper management of hazardous waste at its Novato, Calif. facility. Biosearch Technologies is a large quantity generator of hazardous waste in an industrial area of the city located in Marin County. The company designs and manufactures products, such as DNA sequencing kits, for the ...
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Westerly, R.I. Company ordered to comply with hazardous waste requirements
A Rhode Island company that conducts printing, coating and finishing of specialty fabrics has been ordered by EPA to come into compliance with federal hazardous waste management regulations. Bradford Printing and Finishing, LLC of Westerly was ordered to comply with the regulations it had violated. According to EPA, Bradford violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by failing ...
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EPA announces Pacific environmental enforcement accomplishments for 2006; Closure of CNMI’s Puerto Rico Dump, hazardous waste related cases highlight year
11/14/06 -- HONOLULU ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement actions in Guam, American Samoa and CNMI for 2006 brought environmental and public benefits for the state’s residents as polluters committed to more than $14.4 million to correct environmental violations and prevent future pollution. This year continues the successful efforts in terms of polluters ...
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EPA Fines Wharton Chemical for Hazardous Waste Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently conducted a compliance evaluation of Wharton Chemical in Hungerford, Texas. The evaluation revealed violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste at the facility. The company will pay a $230,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated RCRA, and taking steps to ...
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Locus Scores in Green Quadrant of Environmental Management Software Report
Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry leader in Cloud-computing enterprise software for environmental, energy, air, water, and compliance management, has been recognized as one of 12 leading environmental management software suppliers globally in the report "Green Quadrant® Environmental Management Software, 2012." This report by Verdantix, an independent analyst firm who provide data, ...
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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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Company Fined for Tainted Fuel
(Washington, D.C.) Kinder Morgan Transmix Co. has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $600,000 to resolve numerous violations of federal air and hazardous waste regulations, including mixing hazardous waste with gasoline. 'Illegally adding hazardous waste to gasoline can injure people's health and foul our environment,' said Granta Nakayama, assistant administrator for EPA's ...
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ABA Publishes "The RCRA Practice Manual," with Chapter on Hazardous Waste Co-Authored by Lynn L. Bergeson and Christopher R. Bryant
The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources has published the third edition of "The RCRA Practice Manual." The Manual focuses on the "cradle-to-grave" program for managing hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and is a comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide to an extraordinarily complex area of environmental law. Each chapter of ...
By Acta Group
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