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| July 2004 Press Releases |
| (07/29/2004) EPA Cites National Liquidators and Odd Job for Selling Illegal household Pesticides - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)) has cited National Wholesale Liquidators and Odd-Job Stores, Inc. for illegally selling misbranded household pesticide products from Canada in the United States. |
| (07/29/2004) EPA Fines Dredging Company For Discharging Rock in Unauthorized Areas - The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken action against Bean Stuyvesant L.L.C, for violating the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), commonly known as the Ocean Dumping Act, by discharging dredged rock in the Atlantic Ocean, outside of authorized areas on two occasions. |
| (07/29/2004) EPA reaches agreement with Greener Pastures; Includes $25,000 fine and immediate sale stoppage - CHICAGO (July 29, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently reached agreement with Greener Pastures Development Corp., Oakdale, Minn. |
| (07/28/2004) Providence, RI, Company Agrees to Pay $5,000 to Settle Clean Air Act Violations - BOSTON The US Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Victory Finish Technologies, a metal finishing company in Providence, RI, has agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty to settle claims by the EPA of violations of the Clean Air Act. |
| (07/27/2004) Supplemental Environmental Projects: Green Building on Contaminated Properties - "Supplemental Environmental Projects: Green Buildings on Contaminated Properties," Transmittal memorandum and fact sheet on supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) that can serve to prevent and minimize the environmental impacts associated with the redevelopment of cleaned up contaminated properties. |
| (07/22/2004) EPA Cites Intrametco for Clean-Air Violations - CHICAGO (July 22, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Intrametco Processing Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the companys aluminum processing plant at 1901 W. Louisiana St., Evansville, Ind. |
| (07/22/2004) EPA cites Morgan Electro Ceramics for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (July 22, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Morgan Electro Ceramics for alleged clean-air violations at the companys electro-ceramic manufacturing plant at 232 Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio. |
| (07/22/2004) Weyerhaeuser Co. Settles Air Pollution Violations at Pulp and Paper Plant - Company to Pay $900,000 Penalty, Upgrade Pollution Controls - PHILADELPHIA Weyerhaeuser Company has settled alleged violations of federal and state air pollution control laws at its pulp and paper plant in northwestern Pennsylvania, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. |
| (07/20/2004) EPA Inspections Find 11 Clean Water Act Violations at Alaska Construction Sites - During a recent round of inspections of nine Anchorage and Wasilla-area construction sites, inspectors from the Region 10 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered that 11 construction site operators (both owners and contractors) violated federal Clean Water Act rules meant to protect lakes and streams from construction site run-off. |
| (07/20/2004) EPA Seeks Penalties From Maine Military Authority for Air Violations in Limestone, Maine - BOSTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is seeking $194,500 in civil penalties from the Maine Military Authority for violations of the federal Clean Air Act at the Loring Commerce Center (the decommissioned Loring Air Force Base) in Limestone, Maine. |
| (07/20/2004) EPA cites Grainger for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (July 20, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited W.W. Grainger Inc. for alleged violations of federal clean-air regulations designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. The company has a facilities-maintenance products distribution center at 100 Grainger Road, Lake Forest, Ill. |
| (07/19/2004) Food Services of America to Pay $14,296 Penalty, Buy Emergency Equipment For Red Cross & County - Food Services of America (FSA) has agreed to pay a penalty and purchase emergency response equipment to resolve an EPA complaint that FSA failed to report that it maintained large quantities of ammonia, sulfuric acid, diesel fuel, and lead at its Everett location. |
| (07/19/2004) Tijuana/San Diego hazardous waste firms settle with U.S. EPA $25,000 fine for mishandling waste shipped from - LOS ANGELES -- Three hazardous waste firms - one in Tijuana and two in San Diego -- have settled a legal action with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that requires them to pay $25,000 for violations of the federal hazardous waste law, known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. |
| (07/19/2004) U.S. EPA, bankrupt former owner of a Los Angeles steel mill enter into Consent Agreement Firm fined $49,390 for improperly storing, handling hazardous waste - LOS ANGELES - Precision Specialty Metals, previous owner of a Los Angeles-based stainless steel mill, has been fined $49,390 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for improperly handling and storing chromium contaminated waste salts and acid sludge. |
| (07/16/2004) Denver and Waste Management to pay $265,000; cited for violations of cleanup order - Denver -- The City and County of Denver, Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. and Chemical Waste Management, Inc. will pay a penalty of $265,000 after being cited for their failure, on numerous occasions from August through December 1998, to comply with an EPA order directing cleanup of the Lowry Landfill Superfund site. [For more information] |
| (07/16/2004) EPA cites Erler Industries for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (July 16, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Erler Industries Inc. for alleged violations of federal and state clean-air regulations at the companys coating facility that includes operations at 418 Stockwell St., 71 Hayden Pike and 125 W. Hayden Pike in North Vernon, Ind. |
| (07/15/2004) EPA Reaches Agreement With Cerveceria India to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act - San Juan, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with Cerveceria India, Inc., a beverage company located in Mayaguez, to settle a case against the company for failure to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued under the Clean Water Act. |
| (07/15/2004) EPA Seeks Penalties from State of Massachusetts for Hazardous Waste Violations in Lawrence - BOSTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking penalties totaling $55,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for violating environmental laws regarding the handling and disposal of hazardous waste materials. |
| (07/15/2004) EPA Settles Enforcement Case with Seabrook, NH for Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the town of Seabrook, NH has agreed to pay a $31,000 penalty for Clean Water Act violations at its wastewater treatment plant which discharges into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| (07/15/2004) U.S. EPA orders Bay Area company to correct Clean Water Act violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a Redwood City, Calif. company, Seaport Refining & Environmental, to immediately correct violations of the federal Clean Water Act. |
| (07/14/2004) EPA, Occidental Agree to 26-Ton Reduction of Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Pottstown - Company to Implement $900,000 in Pollution Reduction Projects, Pay $150,000 Penalty - PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has reached a settlement with Occidental Chemical Corp. for alleged environmental violations at the company''''s plant in Pottstown, Pa.. |
| (07/14/2004) Former Holland American Line Executive Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for False Compliance Reporting - Richard K. Softye of Seattle, Wash., former Vice President-Operating Line Compliance at Holland America Line and a former career Coast Guard Officer, pled guilty and was sentenced on charges that he falsely reported that the Holland America Line was implementing its portion of a court-ordered environmental compliance plan (ECP). |
| (07/14/2004) Meat Processing Plant Faces Civil Penalties for Inadequate Risk Management Planning at Manchester, N.H., Facility - BOSTON An enforcement action has been filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against Tyson Foods, Inc., for violations of the Clean Air Act at a meat processing facility in Manchester, N.H. EPA is seeking a civil penalty of $35,387. |
| (07/13/2004) EPA cites Lesaffre Yeast for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (July 13, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Lesaffre Yeast Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the companys yeast manufacturing plant at 433 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee, Wis. |
| (07/13/2004) EPA, Navajo EPA to inspect, cite facilities for underground storage tank violations on the Navajo Nation - SAN FRANCISCO-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency will inspect more than 50 underground storage tank sites this summer. |
| (07/13/2004) Rhode Island Jewelry Finishing Company Ordered to Comply With Clean Air Act - BOSTON A Rhode Island jewelry finishing company was recently ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take immediate steps to comply with federal clean air regulations regarding release of hazardous air pollutants. |
| (07/12/2004) EPA, DOJ file complaint, seek penalties and more than $2.8 million to recover costs at Arizona Superfund site - SAN FRANCISCO- - The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint recently seeking recovery of more than $2.8 million in costs, and penalties and punitive damages for violation of EPA orders regarding cleanup of soil and ground water contamination at the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport North Superfund Site. |
| (07/12/2004) Landowners to pay $35,000, restore wetlands in EPA suit - Denver -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two private landowners to pay a $35,000 civil penalty and to restore 120 acres of drained wetlands and an impacted waterway to Lake Herman. |
| (07/12/2004) U.S. announces settlement with United Airlines to resolve hazardous waste violations - SAN FRANCISCO - The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of California announced today that United Airlines, Inc. has agreed to a $850,000 civil penalty to resolve its violations of state and federal hazardous waste laws at its San Francisco International Airport facility. |
| (07/08/2004) E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company vs. Washington Works Facility, WV - The complaint serves as notice that Complainant has reason to believe that respondent failed to immediately submit information as required by TSCA et al. [For more information](PDF) |
| (07/07/2004) EPA fines Yuma company $4,400 for pesticide violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Gowan Milling of Yuma, Ariz. $4,400 for allegedly failing to submit 2003 pesticide reports, a violation of the federal pesticide law. |
| (07/07/2004) Johnston, RI Company to Pay $10,000 Penalty to Settle Pesticide Violations; Settlement Follows Similar Agreement with Central Falls, RI Company - BOSTON Two Rhode Island companies that make and sell swimming pool disinfectants have agreed to pay a total of $23,000 in fines to settle charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they manufactured and distributed pesticides with labels that misrepresented the contents. |
| (07/07/2004) Rhode Island Company to Pay $500,000 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations - BOSTON The US Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Ultra Scientific Inc., a North Kingstown, RI chemical standards laboratory, has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty to settle claims by the EPA that it had extensive hazardous waste handling violations at its facility in Quonset Point Industrial Park. Ultra Scientific agreed to pay the fine within 30 days. |
| (07/07/2004) U.S. EPA fines two So. Calif. pesticide companies - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined two California businesses in Azusa, and North Hollywood a total of $9,900 for allegedly failing to submit 2003 pesticide reports, a violation of the federal pesticide law. |
| (07/06/2004) EPA Selects Remedy for North Penn Site - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has selected a remedy for contaminated soil and groundwater at the North Penn Area 5 Superfund site in Montgomery and Hatfield Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. |
| (07/01/2004) EPA settles action against Bibb County Board of Commissioners for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - Atlanta - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Bibb County Board of Commissioners for alleged violations of the Underground Storage Tank (UST) provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). |
| (07/01/2004) Initial EPA-ordered removal of contaminated soil from St. Regis Paper Co. site complete - CHICAGO (Jul. 1, 2004) -- Last week, under an EPA order, International Paper Co. completed an initial removal of dioxin-contaminated soil from the St. Regis Paper Co. Superfund site in Cass Lake, Minn. |
| (07/01/2004) Pepperell Property Management Company Agrees to Pay Fine for Lead Disclosure Violations - BOSTON - The US Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Nissitissit Group Ltd., a Pepperell, MA property management company, has agreed to pay a $35,000 penalty for failing to notify numerous tenants in the Pepperell area about possible lead paints hazards in rental units, as required by law. |
