Compliance/Enforcement environment, alternative energy and green news, statistics and reports updated hourly http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:08:25 +0100 http://http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/images/rss.gif http://http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com The feed is managed/created by GreenEnvironmentNews.com (http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com). http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+and+D.O.E.+K+Basin+settlement+spurs+Hanford+Cleanup Arrangement sets new timetable and milestones to protect Columbia River (Seattle - May 26, 2015) The E.P.A. (EPA) and the D.O.E. (DOE) have reached a settlement over DOE's failure to meet a critical September 2014 Tri-Party Arrangement milestone for beginning sludge removal from the K West Basin. The settlement includes an updated achievable and enforceable timetable for beginning and completing sludge removal from the Basin. According to Rick Albright, Dir... Sat, 30 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+Reaches+Settlement+of+Lead+Renovation%2C+Repair+and+Painting+Rule+Violations+with+Housing+Company+in+Lincoln%2C+Neb. (Lenexa, Kan., April 18, 2016) - E.P.A. Region seven has reached a settlement in a civil enforcement action against LHP, LLC, for alleged violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule in connection with renovation work done at one of its rental houses in Lincoln, Neb. As part of the settlement, the company will pay an $8,840 civil penalty to the United States. LHP, LLC, owns and rents numerous housing units in Lincoln. The RRP Rule is intended to reduce lea... Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+GE+Housatonic+River+Public+Meeting+Scheduled+in+Falls+Village%2C+Conneticut+for+April+27 BOSTON - The next meeting of the Connecticut Subcommittee of EPA's Citizens Coordinating Council for the General Electric/Housatonic River location will be on Wed. April 27 from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, Conneticut Members of the public are welcome to attend. See the location information and agenda details below. Representatives from the US EPA, the Connecticut D.O.E. and Environmental Protec... Wed, 13 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/Westminster%2C+Massachusetts+Company+Settles+with+E.P.A.+for+Claims+of+Clean+Water+Violations BOSTON - A Massachusetts resins manufacturer has agreed to pay a $38,860 penalty to settle claims by the E.P.A. that it violated federal clean water laws. EPA's allegations involve an incident on Sept. 30, 2014 when employees of Advance Coatings Co. in Westminster, Massachusetts were routinely filling containers with Styrene, a chemical compound used in making resins. Advance Coatings staff accidentally over-filled one container and an unknown amount spilled on the floor,... Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/U.S.+E.P.A.+requires+Southern+California+contractor+to+warn+residents+of+lead-based+paint+dangers SAN FRANCISCO - The E.P.A. recently fined G.D. Friend, Incorporated (operating as Everlast Home Energy Solutions) $28,564 for failing to comply with the federal Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule while performing renovation work at 2 residential properties in Southern California. This rule looks for to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards that occur during repair or remodeling activities in housing built before 1978. "Renovation work in older homes can cr... Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/2+Connecticut+Companies+Settle+E.P.A.+Claims+of+Violating+PCB+Regulations BOSTON - 2 Connecticut companies, a scrap metal recycling facility and a waste oil transporter, agreed to pay fines to settle claims by the E.P.A. that they violated federal laws regarding toxic substances in their handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In addition, as part of the settlements one company will clean up PCB contamination and the other has voluntarily changed operations to reduce the chance of contaminating waste oil shipments with PCBs. G&S, a sc... Mon, 28 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+reaches+settlement+with+Brenntag+Northeast+for+alleged+environmental+violations+at+Reading%2C+Pa.+facility PHILADELPHIA (March 28, 2016) - Brenntag Northeast, Inc., the owner and operator of a chemical repackaging and distribution plant in Reading, Pa., will pay a $55,000 penalty, and donate $30,000 of emergency response equipment to a local fire department, to settle alleged oil and hazardous waste storage violations of regulations designed to protect public health and the environment, the E.P.A. announced today. E.P.A. cited the company for violating federal and state safeguards gover... Mon, 28 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+Accepting+Public+Comments+on+Suggestion+to+Ban+the+Dumping+of+Sewage+from+Boats+into+the+Saint+Lawrence+River (New York, N.Y.) The E.P.A. (EPA) has determined that a "no discharge zone" can be established for the New York State portion of the Saint Lawrence River. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation petitioned the E.P.A. to prohibit boats from discharging sewage into the river by establishing a "no discharge zone" for the area. The E.P.A. has reviewed the state petition and found that there are adequate facilities around the Saint Lawrence for boats to pump out their sewa... Thu, 24 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/City+of+Osceola%2C+Iowa%2C+and+E.P.A.+Settle+Clean+Water+Act+Violations (Lenexa, Kan., March 22, 2016) - E.P.A. Region seven reached a suggested administrative settlement of Clean Water Act violations by the City of Osceola, Iowa, that requires the city to stabilize stream banks of a tributary flowing into White Breast Creek, and pay a cash penalty of $8,400. E.P.A. investigations from 2012 through 2015 found several violations of the Clean Water Act. The settlement resolves violations of the city's Clean Water Act permit effluent limitations for ... Tue, 22 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/EPA%2C+Albuquerque+Water+Utility+Agree+to+Penalties+for+Sewage+Overflows+and+E.+Coli+Violations DALLAS - (March 22, 2016) The E.P.A. (EPA) and the Albuquerque Bernalillo Co. Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) have agreed to a settlement for violations of the Clean Water Act. ABCUWA will pay a civil penalty of $33,500 and build a pipeline to provide water to a wildlife refuge. The settlement covers violations of the water authority's wastewater discharge permit. E.P.A. inspectors found ABCWUA experienced several sanitary sewer overflows and exceeded its permit limit for t... Tue, 22 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/TODAY%3A+E.P.A.+Administrator+McCarthy+to+Deliver+Remarks+at+the+National+Environmental+Justice+Advisory+Council+Meeting WASHINGTON - Today, E.P.A. Administrator McCarthy will address EPA's commitment to low-income and minority communities, while outlining the agency's environmental justice priorities for the years ahead. The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), a federal advisory committee to E.P.A. was established September 30,1 993. The council provides advice and recommendations about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice, from all stakehol... Wed, 16 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+Inspection+Reveals+Hazardous+Waste+Violations+at+FRC+Component+Products+in+Mason+City%2C+Iowa (Lenexa, Kan., March 14, 2016) - An E.P.A. Region seven compliance evaluation inspection of FRC Component Products in Mason City, Iowa, revealed violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. In a settlement filed by E.P.A. in Lenexa, Kan., the company will pay a $3,356 civil penalty to the United States. As part of the settlement, the company is also required to complete a Supplemental Environmental Proj... Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/Oregon+State+University+Agrees+to+Safely+Manage+Hazardous+Waste+to+Better+Protect+Students+and+Faculty OSU will implement a comprehensive training plan and pay $275,000 in penalties for hazardous waste violations (Seattle - March 14, 2016) Oregon State University has agreed to provide comprehensive training for its personnel to properly identify hazardous waste generated at its campus in Corvallis, Oregon. In the settlement announced today by the E.P.A., the university will also pay $275,000 in penalties for multiple violations of federal hazardous w... Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/Fumigation+Company+and+2+Individuals+Pled+Guilty+in+Connection+With+Illegal+Pesticide+Application+Resulting+in+Injuries+to+a+Minor Sunland Pest Control Services, Incorporated (Sunland), Grenale Williams, 53, of South Bay, and Canarie Deon Curry, 40, of Riviera Beach, pled guilty today in federal court in Fort Pierce before U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez in connection with the illegal application of a pesticide that resulted in injuries to a minor child. Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Andy Castro, Acting Special Agent in Charge, E.P.A.... Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+and+Summit+Incorporated+Reach+Arrangement+on+Cleanup+at+Gary+Facility For Immediate Release No. 16-OPA004 (CHICAGO-March 10, 2016) E.P.A. today announced an arrangement with Summit Incorporated in Gary, Ind., which requires the company to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater on its property caused by the improper handling of used oil and hazardous waste. Today's legal arrangement resolves Summit Inc.'s violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The company will also develop an emergency response plan, take steps to b... Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/Settlement+Ensures+that+National+Grid+Pays+for+Cleanup+of+Salem%2C+Massachusetts+Location BOSTON - The Massachusetts Electric Company (aka National Grid), recently agreed to pay $850,000 plus interest to pay for the past cleanup of asbestos-contaminated soil at the Peabody Street Asbestos Location in Salem, Massachusetts This settlement covers most of EPA's cleanup costs of $927,275. The .38-acre site, at 15 Peabody Saint in Salem, is owned by the city and is used as a public park. From 1910 to 1964, the Massachusetts Electric Company and other utilities operated a p... Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/U.S.+E.P.A.+requires+Fairfield%2C+California+resin+manufacturer+to+protect+waterways+from+oil+spills Similar violations found at Southern California facility SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the E.P.A. reached a settlement with Sunpol Resins & Polymers, Inc., to resolve federal Clean Water Act violations at its manufacturing facility in Fairfield, California. Sunpol will pay a $41,600 penalty as part of the agreement, and has already corrected its oil pollution prevention violations. "Protecting California's waterways from oil pollution is critica... Wed, 09 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/Mansfield%2C+Massachusetts+Pesticide+Company+Pays+Penalty+for+Reporting+Failures BOSTON - A company that manufactures and imports pet care products has taken responsibility for its error and agreed to pay $151,040 to settle claims that it imported goods to its Mansfield, Massachusetts facility in violation of federal pesticide laws. The Rolf C. Hagen Corp., which imports products from its manufacturing facilities in China and Italy, failed to file reports with E.P.A. that are required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, accordi... Wed, 09 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+and+Franklin+County%2C+Kan.%2C+Reach+Settlement+on+Clean+Water+Act+Violations (Lenexa, Kan., March 2, 2016) - E.P.A. Region seven reached a settlement with Franklin County, Kan., that requires the Co. to resolve its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit violations under the Clean Water Act. As part of the settlement, the Co. is required to pay a cash penalty of $20,000. E.P.A. investigations at the Franklin Co. Construction and Demolition Landfill and Transfer Station in Ottawa in April 2015 found solid waste in storm drains, an... Wed, 02 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/BNSF+Railway+agrees+to+resolve+oil+spill+incidents+and+enhance+prevention+and+response+capacity+in+Colorado%2C+North+Dakota%2C+South+Dakota+and+Wyoming Company to pay $600K for alleged violations associated with spills and inadequate prevention and response projects at rail yard facilities (Denver, Colo. - February 25, 2016) The E.P.A. and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an arrangement with the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), resolving alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act at several locations in the states of Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. The agreement, filed as a ... Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0100