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Terralink Software Products Under New Ownership

The new company, Terralink Systems, Inc. (TSI), incorporated in the State of Maine is owned and financed by two entrepreneurs with over 50 years of combined experience in the hazardous waste industry. David Cowie and Bruce Irving are also both co-owners of ENPRO Services, Inc., (ENPRO). Incorporated in 1983, ENPRO is a turnkey environmental service contractor with over 90 employees and an ...

Mar. 21, 2007

By TerraLink LLC

Chicopee Company Pays Fine and Ships over 40,000 lbs of Hazardous Waste, Protecting Human Health and the Environment

A paint manufacturer in Chicopee, Mass. has agreed to pay a penalty of $153,917 to resolve claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal hazardous waste laws. In an agreement signed recently with EPA’s New England office, C & C Ventures, also known as Randolph Products, agreed to pay the penalty and to comply with the federal Resource Conservation and ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., in St. Joseph, Mo., to Pay Penalty and Build New Hazardous Waste Facility for Mercury Violations

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., a veterinary health products company, has agreed to pay a $68,475 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act violations based on its mishandling of mercury waste in St. Joseph, Mo. In addition to paying the civil penalty, the company will spend a minimum of $300,000 to build a state-of-the art hazardous ...

Sep. 24, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Owner, operator of Boonsboro, Md. industrial shop settle with EPA to resolve hazardous waste violations

In a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the owner and operator of the Central Precision, Inc. sheet metal and machine shop in Boonsboro, Md. will pay a $100,000 penalty and take immediate corrective actions to address alleged violations of federal and state hazardous waste regulations. EPA cited facility operator Central Precision, Inc. (CPI) and owner LAMM ...

Jun. 11, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Electro-Coatings of Iowa, Inc., to Pay $19,171 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Electro-Coatings of Iowa, Inc., a chrome, nickel, and zinc plating operation, has agreed to pay a $19,171 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In addition to paying the civil penalty, the company will spend a minimum of $110,000 to install technology that will reduce the amount of hazardous chrome ...

Jul. 26, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Brand FX body of Pocahontas, Iowa, to replace use of solvent and pay $11,021 penalty for hazardous waste violations

SNF, Inc., doing business as the Brand FX Body Company, of Pocahontas, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $11,021 civil penalty to the United States, and spend an additional $61,715 on a supplemental environmental project, to settle a series of violations of federal hazardous waste regulations. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., Brand FX’s ...

Sep. 13, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Franklin foundry and company president pleaded guilty to illegally storing hazardous waste

John R. Wiehl and the company, Franklin Non-Ferrous Foundry, Inc., pleaded guilty to unlawfully storing hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Wiehl, 64, is the president of the foundry, which is located in Franklin, N.H. The company manufactures a variety of metal parts for various industrial applications. A byproduct of the foundry’s operation is the ...

Jan. 9, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA proposes changes to transboundary hazardous waste shipment regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing revisions to certain regulatory requirements for hazardous waste shipments between countries to ensure that recovery is done in an environmentally sound and economically efficient manner. These changes would make the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act’s (RCRA) hazardous waste transboundary shipment regulations more consistent with those of ...

Sep. 19, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Albaugh, Inc., to pay $64,804 civil penalty for hazardous waste, risk management program violations at st. Joseph, mo.

Albaugh, Inc., of Ankeny, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $64,804 civil penalty to the United States for a series of hazardous waste and chemical Risk Management Program violations at its manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency inspected Albaugh’s St. Joseph facility in April 2010 to ...

Mar. 1, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Requires Hudson, NH Manufacturing Company to Pay a Fine and Make Hazardous Waste Operations Safer for Community

A manufacturer of printing equipment in Hudson, NH has agreed to pay a penalty of $116,000 to resolve claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated hazardous waste laws. In an agreement signed recently with EPA’s New England office, Presstek, Inc. (Presstek) agreed to pay the penalty and to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Last September, ...

Jan. 8, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Reduces Regulatory Burden for Industrial Facilities Using Solvent Wipes

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) modified the hazardous waste management regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to conditionally exclude solvent-contaminated wipes from hazardous waste regulations provided that businesses clean or dispose of them properly. The rule is based on EPA’s final risk analysis, which was peer reviewed in 2008 and ...

Jul. 23, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

DuPont settles hazardous waste violations at Deepwater, N.J. Facility

In settlement papers filed in federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DuPont) agreed to pay a $250,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at the company’s wastewater treatment facility in Deepwater, N.J., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. DuPont also agreed to several improvements to its ...

Dec. 16, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Oregon Companies Settle with EPA for Illegal Disposal of Millions of Pounds of Reactive Hazardous Waste

Oregon Metallurgical of Albany, Ore. and TDY Industries of Millersburg, Ore. have agreed to pay a combined total of $825,000 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations related to improper storage, transportation, and disposal of anhydrous magnesium chloride, a reactive hazardous waste that can pose serious fire and explosion threats. In addition to the penalty, the companies must improve ...

Dec. 17, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Sivyer steel corporation of Bettendorf, Iowa, to Pay $54,786 penalty, perform oil cleanup for hazardous waste violations

Sivyer Steel Corporation of Bettendorf, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $54,786 civil penalty and clean up residual used oil that may have leaked from its storage tanks, as part of a settlement with EPA Region 7 for violations of federal hazardous waste regulations at its facility. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency inspected Sivyer ...

Sep. 26, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Under Settlement, North Windham, Conn. Company Reduces Hazardous Waste

In a recent settlement with EPA, the manufacturer of bonded abrasives in North Windham, Conn. has acquired new equipment that will reduce its generation of waste epoxy resins. The settlement resolves allegations by EPA that United Abrasives, Inc. violated federal and state hazardous waste laws. Under the settlement, United Abrasives paid a penalty of $26,619 and spent nearly $100,000 on an ...

Apr. 20, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

WEBINAR - New RCRA Hazardous Waste Export-Import Rule

On November 28, 2016, the Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions rule was published in the Federal Register and is effective as of December 31, 2016. This rule impacts thousands of entities that export and/or import shipments of hazardous wastes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is strengthening its standards to comport with requirements in place for Organization for Economic ...

Dec. 14, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Summary of Enforcement Actions for Spring 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed 38 enforcement actions from April 1 through June 30, 2012 to ensure individuals, businesses, and governments comply with the nation’s laws that protect public health and the environment. Before taking enforcement actions, the EPA offers compliance assistance to help regulated industries and individuals understand and comply with ...

Aug. 10, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Branch of Canadian Company to Pay $2.5 Million Penalty for Shreveport, LA, Wastewater Plant

Houston-based CCS (USA) Inc. and several of its operating subsidiaries will pay a $2.5 million civil penalty relating to operations at its Shreveport, Louisiana, industrial wastewater treatment plant, the Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Louisiana announced today. The settlement will resolve violations of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and ...

Jul. 10, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Behlen Manufacturing Company to Pay $59,996 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Neb.

Behlen Manufacturing Company, an agricultural and industrial product manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $59,996 administrative civil penalty to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations in Columbus, Neb. In addition to paying the civil penalty, the company will spend a minimum of $75,578 to install pollution reducing equipment as part of a supplemental ...

Nov. 5, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA awards $450,000 RCRA grant to New Mexico (NM)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $450,000 to the New Mexico Environment Department. The funds will be used to assist Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) implementation issues. The grant will promote and stimulate enforcement, facility inspections, corrective actions, state authorizations, program management and provide program information. RCRA was created to ...

Oct. 1, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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