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| August 2004 Press Releases |
| (08/31/2004) EPA reaches agreement with Midwest Energy on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Aug. 31, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Midwest Energy Resources Co. on alleged clean-air violations at the company''''s coal transfer facility, West Winter Street, Superior, Wis. EPA assessed a $69,750 penalty. |
| (08/27/2004) Bassett Mirror Co. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Two Plants in Bassett, Virginia - PHILADELPHIA Bassett Mirror Company, Inc., has agreed to pay a $133,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at the companys two plants in Bassett, Virginia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced. |
| (08/26/2004) Bruce Willis Agrees to Pay $21,000 Penalty and Restore Wetlands - Bruce Willis, of Hailey, Idaho, has signed a Consent Agreement and Final Order with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to settle allegations that he violated federal wetlands protection laws on residential property he owns in Blaine County, Idaho. The settlement includes payment of a $21,000 penalty. |
| (08/26/2004) EPA Cites Sargent Enterprises for Late Notification of Asbestos Removal at Bucks Co., Pa. Schools - PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Sargent Enterprises, Inc., an asbestos removal contractor in Jim Thorpe, Pa., for failing to provide timely advance notice to EPA of asbestos abatement projects in two public schools in Bucks County, Pa. |
| (08/26/2004) EPA fines Arizona fertilizer supply companies $14,910 - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined four Arizona fertilizer companies a total of $14,910 for failing to develop and implement procedures aimed at safeguarding the community from chemicals stored at their facilities. |
| (08/26/2004) U.S. EPA fines Oxnard insulation manufacturer $152,245 for Clean Air Act Violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- Diversified Panel Systems, Inc., an Oxnard, Calif. polystyrene construction material manufacturer, has agreed to pay $152,245 for Clean Air Act violations and ensure that emissions reduction equipment at its facility meets federal regulations. |
| (08/25/2004) EPA Seeks Penalties from North Andover Company for Idling Violations - BOSTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking penalties totaling $109,120 from Material Installations Inc. for violating the Massachusetts anti-idling regulation. Material Installations is a distributor of pre-manufactured office furniture located in North Andover. |
| (08/25/2004) EPA Signs Environmental Self-Audit Agreements Covering Fourteen New York Hospitals, Two-Thirds of the Hospitals in Greater Rochester Area - New York, N.Y. -- Fourteen members of the Rochester Regional Healthcare/Joint Ventures Corporation have signed agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) committing to conduct comprehensive environmental audits of all their buildings and facilities. |
| (08/25/2004) EPA reaches agreement with Abbott Labs on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Aug. 25, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories on alleged violations of EPA regulations to protect stratospheric ozone at the company''''s health-care manufacturing plant at 1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, Ill. |
| (08/25/2004) EPA reaches agreement with Beta Steel on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Aug. 25, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Beta Steel Corp. on alleged clean-air violations at the companys steel manufacturing plant at 6600 S. Boundary Road, Portage, Ind. |
| (08/25/2004) EPA settles stormwater violation case with Bali Hai Villas Limited Partnership on Kauai - HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently settled its case with Bali Hai Villas Limited Partnership, requiring the company to pay $15,000 for Clean Water Act violations at a residential construction project in Princeville, Kaua''''i. |
| (08/25/2004) U.S. EPA fines Yorba Linda company for selling unregistered pesticide - SAN FRANCISCO -- On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Bally''''s Brother Company, Inc., located in Yorba Linda, Calif., $3,168 for the alleged sale and distribution of an unregistered pesticide, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. |
| (08/24/2004) EPA Lodges Complaint Against Idaho Transportation Dept., Scarsella Brothers - The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, today lodged a complaint against the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and its contractor, Scarsella Brothers, Inc. of Seattle, for at least 170 violations of the federal Clean Water Act at a six-mile long road project on U.S. Highway 95 between Bellgrove and Mica Creeks. |
| (08/24/2004) EPA fines Phoenix sheet-metal fabricator $19,250 for toxic air emission control violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined a Phoenix sheet-metal fabricator $19,250 for failing to comply with federal standards for air toxics emissions from its degreasing operations. |
| (08/23/2004) EPA Proposes $25K Penalty Against Owner of Diamond T Ranch - The Northwest office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $25,000 penalty against J. Phillip Adams for illegally dredging and filling a wetland and creek on his Diamond T Ranch, south of McCammon, in Bannock County, Idaho. |
| (08/19/2004) U.S. EPA fines Santa Barbara construction company for asbestos violations - SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday fined Blankenship Construction Inc. $5,000 for asbestos violations during demolition work on structures located on Bath Street in Santa Barbara in 2001. |
| (08/19/2004) U.S. EPA penalizes Los Angeles medical lab $156,000 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency penalized Grifols Biologicals Inc. and Alpha Therapeutic Corporation $156,546 yesterday for hazardous waste violations discovered at their Los Angeles facility in 2002. |
| (08/18/2004) EPA cites Royster-Clark for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Aug. 18, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Royster-Clark Nitrogen Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the companys nitric acid plant at 10743 Brower Road, North Bend, Ohio. |
| (08/16/2004) PacifiCorp to clean up contamination in downtown SLC - Denver -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and PacifiCorp (formerly Utah Power and Light) have entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for the clean up of asbestos contamination at PacifiCorps power substation at 333 West 100 South in downtown Salt Lake City. |
| (08/13/2004) EPA Inspections Find Clean Water Act Violations at 7 Pocatello-Area Construction Sites - Proposed Penalties Range from $1,500 to $10,125
During a recent round of inspections at seven Pocatello-area construction sites, an inspector for the Region 10 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered that operators (owners and contractors) at all seven sites violated federal Clean Water Act rules meant to protect lakes and streams from construction site runoff. |
| (08/12/2004) ConocoPhillips to Pay $485,000 for Cook Inlet Wastewater Violations - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that the ConocoPhillips Company will pay $485,000 in penalties for violations of the Clean Water Act at its Tyonek natural gas platform in Upper Cook Inlet between Kenai and Anchorage, Alaska. |
| (08/12/2004) EPA orders Pepsi to comply with Clean Water Act requirements - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Pepsi Bottling Co. of Tucson to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (08/12/2004) Maine Company to Pay $40,000 for Alleged Environmental Violations - BOSTON - A Portland, Maine lead abatement contractor has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it allegedly failed to comply with various lead management rules at nine projects in Maine from 1999 to 2002. |
| (08/12/2004) U.S. EPA fines San Diego-area mining operators $11,000 - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined mining operators Joseph Weber and Albert Julian $11,000 for illegal grading and dumping fill materials into the San Luis Rey River, north of San Diego County, Calif. |
| (08/11/2004) Meat Processing Co. to Pay $26,000 to Settle Clean Air Act Case At New Hampshire Facility - BOSTON - Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., the world''''s largest processor and marketer of chicken and red meats, has agreed to pay $26,075 to settle claims by the U.S. EPA that it violated the Clean Air Act at its meat processing facility in Manchester, NH. |
| (08/11/2004) Town of Belmont to Pay Fine for Oil Spill at Elementary School - BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the Town of Belmont, Mass., stemming from an enforcement complaint regarding a 2,500 gallon oil spill last year at Burbank Elementary School. Under the settlement, Belmont will pay a fine of $8,000. |
| (08/11/2004) U.S. EPA Waives $124,000 Penalty After Lab Discloses Environmental Violations - LOS ANGELES The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently waived a $123,541 penalty against Paragon Laboratories, based in Torrance, Calif., after the firm self-disclosed, and corrected, its violations of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act release reporting requirements. |
| (08/10/2004) EPA files $17 million suit for cleanup costs at Waste Disposal, Inc., site - LOS ANGELES - In an effort to recover approximately $16 million in cleanup costs incurred by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the Waste Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site, located in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. near Los Angeles, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a suit against Powerine Oil Company, CENCO Refining Company, and Energy Merchant Corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. |
| (08/10/2004) Three NH Companies Agree to Pay Fine to Settle EPA Complaint; Case is Part of EPA Push to Improve Compliance with Stormwater Regulations - BOSTON - Three New Hampshire developers responsible for building a residential subdivision in Methuen, Mass., have agreed to pay $70,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they failed to get the necessary permits and comply with federal regulations for stormwater discharges from their property. |
| (08/10/2004) Yardarm Knot Fisheries to Pay $11,000 Penalty for Fish Waste Violations - News Release
Yardarm Knot Fisheries to Pay $11,000 Penalty for Fish Waste Violations
August 10, 2004
The Northwest office of the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Yardarm Knot Fisheries, which operates the Red Salmon Cannery in Naknek, has agreed to pay $11,000 to settle an EPA-issued complaint for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (08/06/2004) U.S. announces $2 billion sewage spill agreement for City of Los Angeles - LOS ANGELES In one of the largest sewage cases in U.S. history, the Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Monica Baykeeper and a coalition of Los Angeles community groups have reached a $2 billion settlement with the city of Los Angeles over years of sewage spills. |
| (08/05/2004) Connecticut Property Manager Agrees to $215,000 Settlement for Violating Lead Laws - BOSTON The New York-based manager of 1,600 residential units in Connecticut has agreed to pay a $95,000 penalty and undertake environmental projects worth $120,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it failed to provide tenants required information regarding the possible presence of lead paint in their dwellings. |
| (08/05/2004) Stone Container Corportation Settles Air Pollution Violations at Virginia Pulp and Paper Plant - Company to Pay $835,000 Penalty for Past Violations at Hopewell, Va., Plant - ALEXANDRIA, VA. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and Donald S. Welsh, Regional Administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency''''s Mid-Atlantic region announced that Stone Container Corporation has settled alleged violations of federal and state air pollution control laws at its pulp and paper plant in Hopewell, Virginia. |
| (08/03/2004) EPA Cites 19 Contractors for Violating Stormwater Eequirements in Puerto Rico - (#04124) San Juan, P.R. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has taken action against 19 contractors for violating the Clean Water Act at 32 construction sites in Puerto Rico. In March, 2004, EPA previously ordered the contractors to comply with federal requirements. |
| (08/03/2004) EPA, DOJ settle with Mobil for over $5.5 million for Clean Water Act violations on Navajo lands - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Mobil Exploration and Producing U.S. Inc. worth over $5.5 million for numerous oil and produced water spills from its oil production activities on the Navajo Nation in southeastern Utah. |
| (08/02/2004) EPA Files Complaint Against Oil Terminal in Revere over Lapsed Storm Water Permit - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has filed a complaint against Irving Oil Terminals Inc. of Delaware over the company''''s discharges of storm water without a permit for a facility in Revere. |
