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EPA Settlement Protects Community Health and the Environment from Hazardous Waste Pollution in York, PA.
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hard Chrome Specialists has agreed to properly manage the hazardous waste at its chrome plating facility in York, Pa. Hard Chrome, located at 41 Lehigh Drive, has also agreed to pay a $33,108 penalty to settle the alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. EPA cited Hard Chrome for violating the Resource Conservation ...
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Kenai Peninsula Borough maintenance shop to construct new building for hazardous waste storage following series of violations
The Kenai Peninsula Borough has agreed to construct a building to store hazardous waste following violations of federal waste management rules at its maintenance facility in Soldotna, Alaska, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Proper hazardous waste management prevents costly, dangerous spills and keeps communities safe,” said Scott Downey, ...
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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson settles with EPA for hazardous waste law violations
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage failed to comply with federal hazardous waste management laws and has agreed to pay a fine to resolve the violations, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The base has taken action to correct the violations and will pay a fine of over $21,000. “Careful hazardous waste management protects human lives and the ...
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EPA Settlement with Whitford Corporation Ensures Proper Management of Hazardous Waste in Elverson, Pa.
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Whitford Corporation has agreed to properly manage the hazardous paint waste at its paint manufacturing operation in Elverson, Pa. Whitford, located at 47 Park Ave., has also agreed to pay a $20,240 penalty to settle the alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. EPA cited Whitford for violating the Resource Conservation and ...
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EPA Settlement Protects Community Health and the Environment from Hazardous Waste Pollution in Petersburg, Va.
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations, Pre Con, Inc. has agreed to regularly inspect and monitor its hazardous waste storage areas. By inspecting the storage areas weekly, and through monthly monitoring of equipment that comes in contact with volatiles, the company will prevent accidents that could release ...
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EPA Settlement with Mack Trucks Inc. Protects Community Health and the Environment from Hazardous Waste Pollution in Lehigh County, Pa.
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mack Trucks Inc. has agreed to properly manage the hazardous waste at its truck assembly plant in Macungie, Pa. Mack Truck, located at 7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie, Pa., has also agreed to pay a $54,800 penalty to settle the alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. EPA cited Mack Trucks for violating the Resource ...
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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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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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EPA Settlement Protects Community Health and the Environment from Hazardous Waste Pollution in Baltimore
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations, Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. has agreed to fully comply with hazardous waste regulations that will help protect community health and the environment in Baltimore, Md., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The company operates a manufacturing plant located ...
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Sumter Coatings Inc. to pay civil penalty for resource conservation and recovery act violations
Sumter Coatings Inc. (SCI) agreed to pay a $55,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a series of hazardous waste violations at its facility in Sumter, South Carolina. As part of the settlement, SCI agreed to develop a personnel training program, develop a schedule for implementation of the training program and identify facility employees ...
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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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EPA Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline Protects Community Health and the Environment from Hazardous Waste Pollution in King of Prussia, Pa.
In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, GlaxoSmithKline, LLC (GSK) has agreed to properly manage the hazardous waste at its research and development facility in King of Prussia, Pa. GSK, located at 709 Swedeland Rd., has also agreed to pay a $317,550 penalty to settle the alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations EPA cited GSK for violating the Resource ...
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Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks mismanaged hazardous waste and failed to maintain adequate training plan for personnel handling waste
Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks mismanaged hazardous waste at its facilities and failed to ensure that personnel handling hazardous waste had proper training, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The base agreed to pay a penalty for alleged violations of federal hazardous waste management laws, correct the violations and improve its waste management and ...
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U.S. EPA settlement prompts firm to develop hazardous waste training program for metal finishing industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Lynx Enterprises, a metal finishing firm in Tracy, Calif., for its failure to comply with federal hazardous waste management regulations. The company agreed to pay a total of $28,750 in civil penalty and spend an additional $108,000 to develop hazardous waste training materials. In October 2010, an EPA inspection discovered that ...
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Revised settlement with Massachusetts hazardous waste facility will benefit Braintree and Boston citizens
Following public comment received on a proposed settlement to resolve hazardous waste violations by Clean Harbors of Braintree, Inc. of Massachusetts, EPA and Clean Harbors have entered into a revised settlement. The revised settlement alters the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) that was contained in the original settlement, which was agreed to in August, 2011, and provides that Clean ...
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Baltimore County settles violations of underground storage tank regulations
Baltimore County has settled alleged violations of regulations designed to prevent leaks of fuel and hazardous wastes from underground storage tanks (UST), the US Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The settlement resolves alleged UST violations at 13 county-owned and operated locations. The county will pay a civil penalty of $28,968 and perform a supplemental environmental project ...
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EPA reaches settlement on groundwater cleanup at the Davis liquid waste superfund site in Smithfield R.I.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with respect to the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield, R.I. Pursuant to the settlement, the Settling Defendants will implement the groundwater cleanup at the Site. They also will be financially responsible for 100 percent of future response costs, including oversight costs. The settlement agreement was signed by ...
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