federal environmental law News
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Citizens Groups Nationwide Tell the Federal Government To Save Canada`s Environmental Laws
On the eve of the federal budget, groups representing tens of thousands of Canadians are urging the federal government to stop its plan to weaken long-standing environmental laws that keep communities safe from toxic chemicals and safeguard our air, water, land and species. Groups speaking out to support effective federal environmental laws include the Canadian Association of Physicians for the ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed over 50 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and water ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 25 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 100 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Violations of environmental laws can put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep our region’s air, land, ...
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Court Rules against Homeowners in Toxic Water Case
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a group of homeowners in North Carolina can't sue a company that contaminated their drinking water decades ago because a state deadline has lapsed, a decision that could prevent thousands of other property owners in similar cases from recovering damages after being exposed to toxic waste. In a 7-2 decision, the justices said state law strictly bars any lawsuit ...
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EPA enforces clean air and water laws to protect communities and environment in the Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 completed over 50 environmental compliance and enforcement actions during July through September in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. EPA enforces the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws designed to protect people’s health and the environment. EPA offers compliance assistance to help people understand and ...
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EPA Reaches Settlement with US Ecology Texas and TD*X Associates for Violation of Federal Environmental Laws
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has reached a settlement with US Ecology Texas and TD*X Associates in Robstown, Texas, for violating federal hazardous waste laws. The settlement, a legal document called a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), resolves three counts against US Ecology of Texas and TD*X Associates for processing hazardous waste without a permit or interim ...
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Fort Belvoir to pay civil penalty for environmental violations
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that U.S. Army Garrison in Fort Belvoir has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $33,076 and complete a project costing at least $310,000 to settle alleged violations of federal environmental laws. The Fort is located at 9820 Flagler Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The settlement addresses storage and record-keeping violations related to ...
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Conservation group files lawsuit against Department of Energy over southwest energy corridor
On behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, the Western Environmental Law Center today filed suit in federal court in the central district of California to challenge the Department of Energy's October 2007 designation of the Southwest National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor - a sweeping, 45-million-acre area that includes seven southern California and three Arizona counties - for ...
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Pinnacle Oilfield Services Violates Environmental Laws in La.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent agreement and final order to Pinnacle Oilfield Services, Inc., in Broussard, La. The company violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. The company will pay a $146,585 civil penalty and is required to take steps to protect the local community from health and ...
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Industrial Launderer will pay $525,000 for clean water act violations
AmeriPride Service, Inc., an industrial launderer with a facility in Hartford, Connecticut, will pay a $525,000 penalty under the terms of a settlement for alleged violations of federal and state clean water laws and a government-issued permit. The settlement was announced jointly by Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney and Ira Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental ...
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Universal Pressure Pumping Inc. Ordered to Comply with Environmental Laws and Protect Public Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent agreement and final order to Universal Pressure Pumping Inc. (UPP) and eight of their facilities across Texas. The company violated laws under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. The company will pay a $501,175 civil penalty and is required to take steps to ...
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Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed over 20 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in April through June 2013. Violations of environmental laws can put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect people’s health and to keep our region’s air, land, and water ...
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EPA: Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed more than 30 environmental compliance actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from January through March 2013. EPA ensures compliance with federal environmental laws in order to protect people’s health and to keep the region’s air and water clean and healthy. Businesses that violate environmental laws can put ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed 60 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and water ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed over 40 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed over 40 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and water ...
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Space vehicle manufacturer SpaceX fined for hazardous waste violations (CA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies, Inc., - also known as SpaceX - $45,600 for violating hazardous waste requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. SpaceX designs and manufactures launch vehicles, which are used to place satellites into orbit and to deliver cargo to the international space station. SpaceX ...
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EPA awards over $1.9 million to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands for environmental protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded over $1.9 million to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in federal funds for CNMI environmental programs to continue environmental protection work. “CNMI will continue to actively pursue its goals of clean air, water and land,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator. “This funding will enable ...
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US Supreme Court to determine Navy`s use of high-intensity sonar
The nation’s highest Court heard arguments to determine whether President Bush had the authority earlier this year to exempt the US Navy from federal environmental laws governing the use of high-intensity sonar. The White House issued the exemptions after a federal court ordered the Navy to safeguard marine mammals against harm from high-intensity, mid-frequency active sonar being used in a ...
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