pollution prevention News
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Puerto Rico Developer to Pay $500,000 Penalty to Address Clean Water Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has reached an agreement with F&R Contractors Corp. and F&R Contractors LLC (F&R) to settle the companies’ alleged violations of requirements to control pollution from stormwater discharges. The agreement requires F&R to pay a $500,000 penalty, establish new staffing positions to oversee a stormwater compliance ...
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Environment: European Commission urges Italy to address severe pollution issues at Europe`s biggest steel plant
The European Commission is taking further steps against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the ILVA steel plant in Taranto (hereafter "ILVA"), Europe's largest iron and steel works. Italy is failing to ensure that ILVA operates in conformity with EU legislation on industrial emissions, with potentially serious consequences for human health and the environment. The ...
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Seven New England Companies Take Action to Improve Oil Spill Prevention Measures under Settlements
Seven companies in New England that store and distribute oil have all created or updated spill prevention plans and come into compliance with federal oil pollution prevention laws, thereby ensuring that the local environment in the communities in which they operate are better protected from the potential of a damaging oil spill. Companies in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut and Vermont have ...
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´TSCA Reform: One Year Later´ Conference Elicits Frank and Productive Discussion from Government, NGO, and Industry Speakers
On June 27, 2017, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health(GWU) held a day-long "TSCA Reform: One Year Later" conference at the GWU campus exploring the federal government’s implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety ...
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Commission takes Slovenia back to Court for failure to issue industrial permit for a major cement factory and asks for fines
The European Commission is referring Slovenia back to Court for its failure to license industrial installations that are operating without permits. Such permits should only be issued if a number of environmental criteria are met. In 2010 the Court ruled that Slovenia was failing in its obligation to ensure that all installations operate in line with EU rules on pollution prevention and control. ...
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James V. Aidala and Charles M. Auer will speak at the chemical Heritage Foundation`s forthcoming event, TSCA: from inception to reform
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that James V. Aidala and Charles M. Auer have been selected to participate in a panel discussion entitled TSCA: From Inception to Reform sponsored by the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Center for Contemporary History and ...
By Acta Group
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James V. Aidala and Charles M. Auer Will Speak at the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Forthcoming Event, TSCA: From Inception to Reform
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that James V. Aidala and Charles M. Auer have been selected to participate in a panel discussion entitled TSCA: From Inception to Reform sponsored by the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Center for Contemporary History and ...
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Columbia, N.H. Sand and Gravel Facility Pays Fine for Clean Water Act Violations
CSG Holdings, Inc. paid $150,000 to resolve EPA claims that it allowed polluted stormwater and process water from its Columbia, N.H. facility to flow into nearby waters, violating Clean Water Act provisions to prevent pollution from stormwater runoff at industrial sites. CSG Holdings is the former operator of Columbia Sand and Gravel, a sand and gravel mining facility on the banks of the ...
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EPA Accepting Applications For 2017 Safer Choice Partner Of The Year Awards
On October 11, 2016, EPA published a notice in the Federal Register seeking applications for the 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. The Partner of the Year Awards were developed in 2015 to recognize Safer Choice stakeholders advancing the goals of the Pollution Prevention Act, as well as the Safer Choice program through safer chemistry. There are five broad categories of the awards: ...
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Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy?
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is pleased to host a video webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy on November 14, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). This webinar will focus on the implications of the elections, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely regulatory directions may affect ...
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Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy?
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), an affiliate of The Acta Group, is pleased to host a video webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy on November 14, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). This webinar will focus on the implications of the elections, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely ...
By Acta Group
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EPA Settlement with Rochester Area Home Builder Protects Area Waterways; Developer Agrees to Construct Project to Reduce Polluted Stormwater Discharges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with the Atlantic Funding and Real Estate home building company and its owner, Alfred Spaziano, to address violations of federal rules that reduce pollution from contaminated stormwater runoff at its Gateway Landing construction site in Green and Gates, New York. Under the agreement, Atlantic Funding is required to comply with all ...
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US EPA presents prestigious national water award to Bay Area Sanitary District
As part of the 2008 National Clean Water Act recognition awards, the US Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Union Sanitary District in Union City, Calif., has received a first-place award for its outstanding and innovative achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution prevention. Alexis Strauss, the EPA’s Water Division director for the Pacific Southwest region, will present ...
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New Hampshire School Bus Company pays penalty for violating oil pollution prevention regulations
A New Hampshire school bus company has agreed to pay a $25,000 penalty to resolve Clean Water Act violations for having failed to fully implement Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans (commonly called “SPCC” plans) at two of its facilities located in Auburn and Weare, N.H. In addition to paying the penalty, the Goffstown Truck Center, Inc. and its affiliated companies ...
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Sheffield recycling firm fined £9,000 for handling excessive amounts of waste
A Sheffield-based recycling centre and two of its senior officers have been fined £9,000 and received community orders totalling 240 hours for handling excessive amounts of waste at their premises, in breach of their environmental permit. M White Ltd, of Wood Lane, Stannington, Sheffield, was fined £9,000 on Tuesday 13 August at Sheffield Magistrates Court and ordered to pay costs of ...
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Planning of ambient air quality measurements
The series of guidelines VDI 4280 describes the planning and evaluation of ambient air quality measurements and is an important element of quality assurance in monitoring and assessing air quality in the sector regulated by law. Available since August 2009 are: VDI 4280 Part 4: Planning of ambient air quality measurements; Substitution of missing values in series of measured values of ...
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EPA Announces Hiring of Pollution Prevention Expert Dr. Anahita Williamson will Lead EPA Region 2 Science Division
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 announced that it has selected Rochester Institute of Technology engineer Dr. Anahita Williamson to be the Director of EPA Region 2’s Division of Environmental Science and Assessment in Edison, NJ. Dr. Williamson is currently director of the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology. In her six ...
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EPA Announces 2014 Toxics Release Inventory Report
In 2014, 84% of the 25 billion pounds of toxic chemical waste managed at the nation's industrial facilities was not released into the environment due to the use of preferred waste management practices like recycling, energy recovery and treatment, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The remaining 16% was released to the air, ...
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Alaska Gold settles with EPA for Clean Water Act violations at Nome Mine Site
The Alaska Gold Company has paid a penalty for alleged Clean Water Act violations at the Rock Creek mine near Nome, Alaska. According to a settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the company allegedly violated permit requirements for controlling storm water pollution during construction activities. In addition to paying a $177,500 penalty, the company has already ...
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New EPA Web Site Makes It Easier To Be Good Environmental Stewards
(Washington, D.C.) The new EPA Web site on stewardship programs, launched today, can help business, government and private citizens make intelligent choices on sustainable environmental benefits. Simple everyday decisions by organizations and individuals on such issues as recycling, reuse or choice of fuel support pollution prevention and environmental stewardship. The Web site will enable ...
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