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U.S. EPA Finds Petaluma, Calif., Superfund Site Clean
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announces it has deleted the Sola Optical USA, Inc. site in Petaluma, Calif., from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Between 1978 and 2001, Sola Optical USA, Inc. owned and operated an optical lens manufacturing facility at the site in Petaluma, Calif. As a result of Sola Optical’s manufacturing processes, chlorinated solvents and ...
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Role of Power Plant Consulting Firms in IIoT and Remote O&M
Power plant engineering and consulting firms have both a big potential IIoT opportunity but also the threat of a radically different environment which would reduce revenues. Positive Aspects of IIoT & Remote O&M empowered by IIoW for consulting companies: Substantial revenues directly associated with IIoT and Remote O&M Promotional value of niche expertise leading to larger ...
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U.S. EPA, DOH require Hawaii Department of Transportation to protect Oahu’s coastal waters
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Health have reached an agreement with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) that requires the department to pay a $1.2 million penalty and correct federal Clean Water Act stormwater violations at the Honolulu and Kalaeloa Harbors on Oahu. “Stormwater discharges pollute Hawaii's ...
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Colorado Governor Forms Task Force To Address Siting of Oil, Gas Facilities
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) announced a task force to draft recommendations on siting of oil and gas facilities. Specifically, the task force is charged with forging recommendations to reduce land-use conflicts over the location of oil and gas facilities near homes, schools, businesses and recreational areas such as playgrounds, Hickenlooper and Polis said. ...
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Regulatory Compliance Management and the Crucial Role of Qualified Environmental Professionals
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will turn 50 years old on December 2, 2020. Some states began issuing environmental protection laws even before the birth of the EPA. There are also city, county, town, or other local ordinances that are there to protect the environment. Manufacturing companies routinely encounter these regulations in their day-to-day operations. ...
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California American Water’s 2012 Water Quality Reports Will Be Available Online This Year
California American Water announced today that its 2012 Consumer Confidence Reports will be made exclusively available online and will not be mailed to customers as in previous years. Customers without access or who would like a hard copy can contact the company to receive a copy. Water customers wishing to view the 2012 report can do so by visiting www.californiaamwater.com. Messages will also ...
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Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, Two Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Pollution Charges
$5 Million Criminal Penalty, Plus Half Million Community Service Payment (Washington, D.C.) Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of deliberately manipulating wastewater discharges at its Tulsa Refinery in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). In addition, two company managers, Harmon Connell and John Kapura, have each pleaded guilty to one felony count of ...
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U.S. Settles with ExxonMobil over Violations Stemming from 2013 Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) have agreed to pay civil penalties, fund an environmental project and implement corrective measures to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and state environmental laws stemming from a 2013 crude oil spill from the ...
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Federal and State Governments Reach Legal Agreement with Tonawanda Coke to Reduce Pollution
Under a $12 million settlement with the United States and the state of New York, Tonawanda Coke Corporation will pay $2.75 million in civil penalties, spend approximately $7.9 million to reduce air pollution and enhance air and water quality, and spend an additional $1.3 million for environmental projects in the area of Tonawanda, New York. The agreement was announced jointly by U.S. ...
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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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Nitrate concentrations of groundwater increasing in many areas of US
Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world’s ground water, including in aquifers used for drinking-water supply. Nitrate in drinking water of the United States is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) because of concerns related to infant health and possible cancer risks. Use of man-made synthetic fertilizers has steadily increased since World War II, ...
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Tests show different arsenic levels in North California spill
The nation's largest electricity provider, state regulators and an environmental group issued differing data Thursday about the levels of toxins detected in a North Carolina river following a massive spill of coal ash. Test results released by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Duke Energy showed arsenic and other potentially harmful contaminates were detected in the ...
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