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Ill. AG takes action over oil spills
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced actions on Friday against several oil pipeline companies for spills near Palos Park and Lockport. -
Mass. National Guard settles with EPA
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts National Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency have resolved allegations of violations of operations and maintenance requirements for three firing ranges at Camp Edwards, Mass., Military Reservation. -
Group says Obama administration officials skirting FOIA laws
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed a lawsuit alleging an Obama administration official is using a private email account to evade Freedom of Information Act requests. -
Scotts to pay for using insecticides
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - One of the nation's largest lawn and garden products companies was ordered by an Ohio federal court on Friday to pay a penalty exceeding $6 million and spend $2 million on environmental projects. -
Ill. AG says tire recycler poses West Nile threat
Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a multi-count lawsuit on Thursday against a Champaign County tire recycler for allegedly violating state environmental safety standards. -
Suzuki settles Clean Air Act allegations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - American Suzuki Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation must pay an $885,000 penalty for allegedly importing and selling 25,458 uncertified all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles. -
JPMorgan Chase paying $1.28M to feds for cleanup
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - JPMorgan Chase Bank has reimbursed the federal government $1.28 million for costs incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency in cleaning up the Browning Lumber Company Superfund Site. -
Lawsuit filed over Superfund cleanup
PADUCAH, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - A western Kentucky waste management company is suing companies that disposed of waste in a Calvert City Superfund Site. -
Turner Construction pays $270K for stormwater violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Turner Construction must pay $270,000 in civil penalties for alleged violations of federal stormwater regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. -
CNX Marine settles alleged violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that CNX Marine Terminals has agreed to pay a $34,600 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal environmental laws. -
EPA assesses penalty against Navy
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that the U.S. Navy has agreed to pay a $32,800 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. -
Boston Water and Sewer paying civil penalty
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - For the second time in as many days, a Boston institution has been penalized for water pollution. -
INEOS settles toxic substances allegations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a settlement with INEOS ChlorAmericas of Wilmington, Del., regarding violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act. -
Occidental paying $19M for final cleanup
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement Tuesday with Occidental Chemical that will continue contamination remediation at its 300-acre facility located three miles northwest of Delaware City, Del. -
States win challenge of EPA rule
Abbott WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - For the second time in two weeks, a federal court has reversed the Environmental Protection Agency regarding a pollution ruling involving the state of Texas. -
Three to pay $30M for cleanup of Superfund site
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A settlement announced Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency requires three companies to pay about $29.8 million in cleanup costs for a Superfund site. -
Sinclair Oil to spend millions on pollution control equipment
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Sinclair Oil will have to pay stipulated penalties totaling $3,844,000 and spend approximately $10.5 million on additional pollution control equipment and other projects to settle alleged violations of air pollution limits. -
EPA settles with Mass. city over violations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Environmental Protection Agency says the city of Fitchburg, Mass., will pay a fine of $141,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act. -
EPA whistleblower case remanded to DOL judge
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The case of an Environmental Protection Agency employee who filed a whistleblower complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been remanded back to the Department of Labor after the complaint was dismissed in 2010. -
EPA tells federal court that dictionaries are 'incomplete'
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Another Clean Air Act enforcement effort by the Environmental Protection Agency was rolled back by another federal court.