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Shoreside Petroleum pays $89,000 in EPA penalties after self-disclosing alleged violations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 31 that Shoreside Petroleum Inc. paid $89,000 after allegations of violating federal clean air rules designed to prevent toxic air pollution at the company’s fuel terminals in Seward and Cordova, Alaska. -
EPA, Mitsuya Boeki USA settle in case involving chemical import documentation rules
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 31 that Mitsuya Boeki USA Inc. of Saddlebrook, New Jersey, will settle allegations of violating federal rules requiring manufacturers and importers to provide the EPA with information on the production and use of large quantities of chemicals. -
Federal judge approves $14.7 billion settlement in Volkswagen emissions class actions
Under the settlement, the German automaker is required to spend up to $10 billion on vehicle buybacks and owner compensation. It also must pay $2.7 billion into a trust to support environmental programs and reduce emissions, and spend an additional $2 billion on investments and promotion of zero emissions vehicles. -
EPA drafts two rules aimed at reducing HFC emissions
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized two rules designed to reduce the projected growth and emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). -
EPA reaches deal with North Cascade Road Developers over alleged water violations
LENEXA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that its Region 7 reached a proposed administrative settlement with North Cascade Road Developers LLC after allegations the company violated Section 402 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Timber Hyrst Estates residential development in Dubuque, Iowa. -
Lucas-Milhaupt Warwick settles for $69,265 after allegations of violating federal right-to-know law
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in September that it had settled with Lucas-Milhaupt Warwick LLC over allegations the company failed to file the proper “Toxic Release Inventory” (TRI) reporting forms for copper and silver for 2012, 2013 and 2014, in violation of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. -
EPA aims to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced efforts to carry out requirements of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act and reduce exposure to certain persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals. -
Finger Lakes LPG Storage to pay $154,000 for alleged EPA violations; Twin Lakes Chemicals to pay $40,000
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Finger Lakes LPG Storage LLC in Savona, New York, will pay $154,000, while Twin Lakes Chemical Inc. in Lockport, N.Y., will pay $40,000, after allegations of Clean Air Act violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. -
Crystal Clean to pay $500,000 after allegations of violating EPA's PCB rules
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Crystal Clean LLC of Elgin, Illinois, will pay $400,000 for new energy-efficient lighting at several schools in Gary, Indiana, to resolve allegations of violating rules regarding the handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. -
Syngenta Crop Protection to pay more than $1 million over allegations of FIFRA violations
Syngenta Crop Protection LLC in Greensboro, North Carolina, will pay $766,508 in civil penalties and spend $436,990 to perform a Supplemental Environmental Project after allegations of violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. -
EPA announces settlement to help clean up Ward Transformer Superfund site in Raleigh
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with 173 parties to clean areas around the Ward Transformer Superfund site in Raleigh, North Carolina. -
Whole Foods to pay $3.5 million over alleged hazardous waste violations
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – Whole Foods Inc. will pay $3.5 million and promote hazardous waste compliance after allegations of improperly identifying or mishandling hazardous waste at company facilities in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. -
EPA completes federally implemented clean air plan in Arkansas
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the completion of a process for a federally implemented clean air plan in Arkansas. -
EPA requires New York City to improve its sewer backup issues
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an administrative order to New York City, mandating that it draft a plan to address continued sewer backups into residents’ basements and other public and private property. -
EPA and NHTSA release standards for heavy-duty trucks to reduce carbon pollution
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released finalized standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in order to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon pollution. -
Pumpco Energy Services to pay $237,980 after alleged RCRA violations
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — Pumpco Energy Services Inc. will pay $237,980 after allegations of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced. -
Honeywell, Georgia Power commit more than $28 million to help cleanup LCP Chemicals Superfund site
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Honeywell International Inc. and Georgia Power Co., in a settlement with the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, have agreed to clean up a 60-acre saltwater marsh at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in Brunswick, Georgia. -
New York attorney general joins coalition backing EPA greenhouse gas regulations
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has released a statement supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas industry. -
EPA reaches settlement with Missouri city after Clean Water Act allegations
LENEXA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed settlement with the city of Columbia, Missouri, that resolves allegations the city violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants from the Columbia Landfill and Yard Waste Composting Facility. -
Eight-state coalition urges EPA to reconsider regional haze rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is leading a coalition of eight attorneys general in pleading with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the effects and costs of its proposed changes to regional haze rules.