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California attorney general supports EPA's New Source Performance Standards
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has joined eight other states and the city of Chicago in a motion to intervene in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Performance Standards. -
EPA announces decision in Bayer CropScience facility explosion case
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Bayer CropScience LP will pay $5.6 million for penalty and safety improvements after allegations it violated federal chemical accident prevention laws. The alleged violations occurred in 2008 at Bayer’s facility in Institute, W. Va., where an explosion killed two people. -
CMI agrees to commit $143 million to cleanup work at Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site
QUESTA, N.M. (Legal Newsline) — Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI) will pay $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site, the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have announced. -
EPA fines three New Hampshire companies for allegedly violating RRP Rule
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that three N.H. companies face penalties after allegations of failing to follow federal lead paint regulations at a commercial and residential property in Manchester. -
EPA orders SV Land to help chemical cleanup near Sporlan Valve Plant 1 Superfund site
LENAXA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an order to protect homes in Washington, Missouri, from potentially harmful chemical vapors in groundwater near the Sporlan Valve Plant 1 Superfund site. -
EPA targets Clearview Home Improvements for alleged violations of RRP rule
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Clearview Home Improvements Inc. has been fined $58,450 for allegedly failing to comply with the federal Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule while working at seven residential properties in Southern California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. -
District court rejects dismissal of 'coated seeds' pesticide case against EPA
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A motion by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking for the immediate dismissal of a case that alleges the EPA erroneously applied regulatory exemptions to seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides has been denied by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. -
EPA: Vita Craft will eliminate hazardous air pollutant PCE
LENEXA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Vita Craft Corporation, as part of a settlement, has agreed to install equipment designed to fully eliminate emissions of the hazardous air pollutant perchloroethylene (PCE). Vita Craft’s decision to implement this equipment goes beyond what the company is required to do by law. -
FTC announces settlement with marketer of Eukanuba dog food
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced Mars Petcare U.S. Inc., marketers of Eukanuba dog food, will settle allegations of false advertisements. -
Bachem Americas, Crosby & Overton to pay collective $130,000 to settle RCRA allegations
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Bachem Americas Inc. and Crosby & Overton Inc. have agreed to pay a collective $130,000 to settle allegations of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. The facilities purportedly handled hazardous waste improperly. -
EPA, Connecticut Light and Power reach $47,000 settlement
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the Connecticut Light and Power Company will pay $47,000 after allegations it violated federal regulations in its management of a transformer that spilled 50 gallons of oil containing PCBs at a location in Waterbury. -
Utica schools to adopt new policies after allegedly denying enrollment to immigrants
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The Utica City School District has settled a case involving allegations it denied enrollment to immigrant and refugee students above the age of 16, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced. -
EPA: GHG emissions from aircraft engines harm environment
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final determination that, under the Clean Air Act, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from certain types of aircraft engines contribute to the pollution that causes climate change and endangers the environment and the health of U.S. citizens. -
Sunshine Pride Dairy settles allegations of environmental violations with $179,074 penalty
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — Sunshine Pride Dairy Inc. will pay $179,074 in penalties to settle alleged federal environmental violations at its former cheese processing facility in Winchester, Virginia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. -
Cemex to invest $10 million to cut alleged emissions of air pollutants
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — Cemex Inc. will invest roughly $10 million to cut alleged emissions of harmful air pollutants at five cement manufacturing plants, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced. -
Galliker Dairy Company to pay $35,991 after allegations of unsafely managing hazardous substances
The Galliker Dairy Company will pay $35,991 to resolve allegations that it failed to safely manage a hazardous substance at its dairy products manufacturing plant in Johnston, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced. -
Enbridge agrees to spend $110 million on improving oil spill prevention measures
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership has agreed to a settlement and will spend at least $110 million on measures to prevent spills and improve operations across its pipeline system, as well as pay $62 million in fines, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice announced. The settlement comes after the company allegedly discharged more than 20,000 barrels of oil in Marshall, Michigan and Romeoville, Illinois. -
EPA announces $60,000 fine levied against Galvco for alleged hazardous waste violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that steel galvanizer Galvco Maryland LLC will pay $60,000 to settle allegations of violating hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility in Baltimore. -
EPA settles with BP, Hilcorp after allegations of Alaska oil spills
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with BP Exploration Alaska and Hilcorp Alaska after allegations they violated the Clean Water Act when spilling oil on Alaska’s North Slope. -
Par Hawaii Refining, Tesoro Corp. settle allegations of violating Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Par Hawaii Refining and subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp. will pay $425 million to settle allegations of violating the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice have announced.