Blog Post Archive
EPA: Oil Company Violates Environmental Laws by Underestimating Hazardous Waste Generation
DALLAS – (March 23,
2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent
agreement and final order to Pinnacle Oilfield Services, Inc., in
Broussard, La. The company violated the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous
waste. The company will pay a $146,585 civil penalty and is required to
take steps to protect the local community from health and environmental
risks associated with hazardous waste.
Pinnac
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20th May 2015
EPA: Wharton Chemical Fined for RCRA Hazardous Waste Violations
DALLAS – (March 10,
2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently conducted a
compliance evaluation of Wharton Chemical in Hungerford, Texas. The
evaluation revealed violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste at
the facility. The company will pay a $230,000 civil penalty to settle
allegations that it violated RCRA, and taking steps to protect the local
community from health and environmental risks
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20th May 2015
EPA: Korean Auto Makers Fined for Under-reporting Emissions - $100 million penalty
United States Reaches Settlement with Hyundai and Kia in Historic Greenhouse Gas Enforcement Case
Hyundai and Kia to pay record $100
million penalty for selling vehicles that emit more greenhouse gases
than automakers certified to EPA
Washington –The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of
Justice today announced an historic settlement with the automakers
Hyundai and Kia that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based
on their
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20th May 2015
EPA: U.S. Settles with Marathon Petroleum Corporation to Cut Harmful Air Emissions at Facilities in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
WASHINGTON –
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department
of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Marathon Petroleum
Corporation today that resolves various alleged Clean Air Act violations
at 10 Marathon facilities and requires Marathon to take steps to reduce
harmful air pollution emissions at facilities in three states. EPA and
DOJ allege that Marathon failed to comply with certain Clean Air Act
fuel quality emissions standards and recordkeeping, s
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19th May 2015
EPA Penalty Upheld for Hazardous Waste Violations by Chemical Company
PHILADELPHIA (February 18, 2015) - The
U.S. EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) has upheld the results of
an EPA enforcement action involving hazardous waste storage that was
initiated in 2011 against Chem-Solv, Inc. and Austin Holdings-VA,
L.L.C., the operator and owner of a chemical blending and distribution
facility in Roanoke, Va. In a January 26, 2015 Final Decision and
Order, the EAB upheld in its entirety the 2014 Initial Decision made by a
EPA Chief Administrative Law J
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19th May 2015