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The EPA and its federal, state and local law enforcement partners investigate and prosecute significant and egregious violations of environmental laws. These investigations involve, but are not limited to, the illegal disposal of hazardous waste; the illegal discharge of pollutants to a water of the United States; the illegal importation of certain restricted or regulated chemicals into the United States; tampering with a drinking water supply; mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering relating to environmental criminal activities.
People often ask us, "It seems like companies get away with polluting all the time, just look at Exxon and the Valdez!" While it may be true that some companies treat the environment, your community's well-being and your health like a doormat and act as though their crimes are nothing more than a public relations expense; individuals and companies are being caught all the time. And the penalties are severe! Follow Detective Joe Friday and read on to learn about the appalling gall of these jerks and their crimes.
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Disclaimer: The following news stories are all taken verbatim from EPA releases, so don't even think of trying to sue us if you or your firm's name is here! We will WELCOME the publicity! Will your company?
12/29/2011
EPA Reaches Settlement on Groundwater Cleanup at the Davis
Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield R.I.
12/20/2011
Idaho, Oregon, and Washington manufacturers failed to notify
authorities about chemical releases
12/20/2011
R.I. Army National Guard Installs Corrosion Control System to
Comply with EPA Order
12/16/2011
Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air
Act Violations and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana / Sentence
is the largest ever criminal fine in Louisiana for air
pollution
12/16/2011
EPA Reaches Agreement with Hotel Developers to Settle
Violations of Clean Water Act; Developers of the Condado Duo
Hotel Complex to Expand Artificial Reef in Condado Lagoon
12/15/2011
EPA orders Douglas drinking water system to reduce arsenic
12/15/2011
California Building Materials Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $1.4
million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations
12/14/2011
U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Chicago to Reduce Sewage
Overflows
12/14/2011
U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Chicago to Reduce Sewage
Overflows / Settlement with Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago to reduce pollution from
stormwater runoff and protect public health
12/12/2011
Tennessee Construction Company and Georgia Department of
Transportation Agree to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty to Resolve
Clean Water Act Violations
12/08/2011
EPA Region 6 Enforcement and Compliance Results for 2011
12/08/2011
EPA Enforcement Cuts 300 Million Pounds of Pollution in Great
Lakes Region
12/08/2011
EPA Awards More Than $1 Million in Environmental Justice
Grants to Protect People's Health / Also announces
solicitation for 2012 grants
12/08/2011
EPA Annual Enforcement Results Highlights Commitment to
Address Largest Pollution Problems with Greatest Community
Impact / Focused effort on high-impact cases leads to
increases in pollution reduced and investments in pollution
controls
12/08/2011
Southeast Facilities Ordered to Comply with Clean Water Act;
Costs of Restoration and Civil Penalties Total Nearly $1
Million
12/07/2011
Fertilizer Company Agrees to Pay $1.8 Million Penalty
to Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations
12/06/2011
Southeast Facilities Ordered to Comply with Clean Water Act;
Penalties Total More Than $180,000
11/29/2011
Oregon Construction Equipment Manufacturer Exceeds Federal
Air Pollution Limits Pays Penalty
11/29/2011
Kent hazardous waste company sparks fires, pays EPA penalty
11/29/2011
Lafarge North America Inc. Agrees to Pay $740,000 Penalty to
Resolve Clean Water Act Violations in Five States / Ready-mix
concrete producer agrees to invest an estimated $8 million to
improve environmental compliance at 189 facilities in the
U.S.
11/29/2011
BP to Pay $426,500 Penalty and Secure Funds to Properly Close
Facilities and Clean Up Contaminated Sites
11/23/2011
Eldo W.R.M.S., Inc., to Pay $23,900 Civil Penalty for
Hazardous Waste Violations at Salvage Goods Facility in
Grandview, Mo.
11/21/2011
Douglas Products and Packaging of Liberty, Mo., to Pay $6,237
Civil Penalty for Failure to File Notice of Imported
Pesticide
11/18/2011
Danbury Conn. Reaches Settlement for Clean Water Violations
11/18/2011
Columbus Steel Castings to Pay $825,000 and Install
Monitoring Equipment as Sentence for Violating Clean Air Act
11/17/2011
November 2011 SPCC Compliance Deadline Extended to May 2013
for Agricultural Facilities; EPA Providing Compliance
Assistance to Farms for SPCC Rule
11/16/2011
Ag Processing Inc to Pay $96,588 Penalty for Failure to
Develop Facility Response Plan for Operations in Mason City,
Iowa
11/16/2011
Cheshire, Connecticut Company to Pay Fine for Clean Air and
Chemical Reporting Violations
11/16/2011
Nevada gold mine pays $105,000, corrects reporting violations
11/15/2011
California Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for
Illegally Storing Toxic and Explosive Hazardous Waste in His
Backyard
11/15/2011
Work to Begin This Week on Removal and Replacement of
Security Fencing at Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo.
11/15/2011
Former Lupton, Ariz. truck stop owners to pay $80,000 penalty
for violating hazardous waste laws
11/15/2011
Mobile Completes All Work Required Under a 2002 Consent
Decree to Address Sewer Problems
11/10/2011
EPA Orders Developer and Construction Company to Address
Discharges of Turbid Stormwater
11/09/2011
Oregon pesticide vendors violated laws aimed at protecting
consumers from mishandling products
11/09/2011
PM Resources, Inc., of Bridgeton, Mo., to Pay $44,623 Civil
Penalty for Community Right-to-Know Violations
11/09/2011
EPA Region 7 to Begin Issuing Orders to Obtain Access to
Residential Properties in Omaha for Environmental Sampling
11/02/2011
Agreements with Williams and ConocoPhillips resolve alleged
Clean Air Act violations on Southern Ute Reservation
11/01/2011
EPA Order Requires Companies to Investigate Environmental
Contamination at Frontier El Dorado Refinery in El Dorado,
Kan.
10/31/2011
EPA Settles Case Alleging PCB Violations at Office Building
in Philadelphia
10/28/2011
EPA Develops New Planning Approach to Improve Water Quality
in U.S. Cities
10/27/2011
New Hampshire School Bus Company Pays Penalty for Violating
Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations
10/25/2011
Tetra Micronutrients to Pay $70,000 Penalty for Risk
Management Program Violations at Fairbury, Neb., Facility
10/19/2011
Charles River Pollution Control District Pays Penalty for
Clean Water Violations
10/19/2011
International Award Recognizes Successful Ongoing Work to
Clean the Charles River
10/18/2011
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., to Pay $300,000 Civil
Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at St. Joseph, Mo.,
Facility
10/17/2011
Oregon Seafood company fined for failing to track
ozone-depleting refrigerants
10/17/2011
Tillamook Dairy Owner to Preserve Hoquarten Slough Wetlands
10/13/2011
U.S. EPA Fines Tucson Facility $30,000 for Hazardous Waste
Violations
10/12/2011
Oil Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act and Obstruction
Crimes in Louisiana
10/12/2011
Dominion Settles Clean Water Act Violations at Equestrian
Estates
10/12/2011
Connecticut Electric Distribution Company Pays Fine for PCB
Violations
10/12/2011
John Morrell Company to pay penalty and improve management of
ammonia at Sioux Falls meat processing plant
10/11/2011
Massachusetts Company Faces Fines for Oil Pollution
Prevention Violations
10/11/2011
Vermont Oil Distributor Settles Clean Water Act Violations
10/11/2011
Pharmaceutical Chemical Manufacturer in Coventry, RI Faces
Fines for Violating Hazardous Waste Laws
10/11/2011
Massachusetts Tool Maker Will Pay $227,500 for Clean Water
Act Violations
10/11/2011
Massachusetts and Japanese Companies Settle with EPA for
Pesticide Violations
10/07/2011
Homebuilder Ryland Group Inc., To Pay $625,000 Penalty and
Implement Company-Wide Stormwater Controls
10/06/2011
EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban
Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Lake Ontario
10/06/2011
EPA Launches New Website to Protect Wetlands; Urges Public to
Report Any Violations of the Law
10/05/2011
EPA Approves New Performance Standards for D. C. Stormwater
10/05/2011
Portsmouth N.H. Scrap Metal Company Faces Fine for Polluted
Water Discharges
10/03/2011
Osage County, Mo., Landowner Agrees to Pay $24,500 Civil
Penalty for Unpermitted Dredging and Filling of Bailey's
Creek
09/30/2011
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of
Transportation Join CBP Import Safety Center / Agreements
with Customs and Border Protection will protect Americans'
Health
09/30/2011
Owner of Davy Crockett' Barge Indicted for Oil Spill on
Columbia River
09/30/2011
EPA Launches New Mapping Tool to Improve Public Access to
Enforcement Information / Mapping feature supports the White
House Regulatory Compliance Transparency Initiative and
improves public access to information
09/30/2011
Vermont Ski Area Pays Penalty for Wetlands Violations
09/29/2011
EPA and partners unveil state's first WaterSense home in
Colorado Springs
09/29/2011
United States Files Lawsuit Against MotorScience, Inc. for
Alleged Violations of the Clean Air Act / Complaint claims
that more than 24,000 uncertified vehicles were imported into
the U.S.
09/28/2011
Trident Seafoods Corp. to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Clean
Water Act Violations and Spend More Than $30 Million to
Upgrade Processing Plants
09/28/2011
Food Manufacturing Company in Ward Hill, Mass. Cited for
Clean Air Act Violations
09/28/2011
Food Manufacturing Company in Ward Hill, Mass. Cited for
Clean Air Act Violations
09/28/2011
Trident Seafoods Corp. to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Clean
Water Act Violations and Spend More Than $30 Million to
Upgrade Processing Plants / Settlement to reduce discharges
of seafood processing waste by more than 100 million pounds
annually
09/28/2011
Merck to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Environmental
Violations at Two Pa. Pharmaceutical Plants
09/28/2011
Six New England Companies Settle with EPA for Pesticide
Violations
09/27/2011
Kent-based trucking company fined over $46,000 for chemical
reporting violations
09/27/2011
Texas Petroleum Investment Company Fined for a Second Time
for Violating the Clean Water Act
09/26/2011
Oregon Export Company pays $17,000 for illegally exporting
hazardous waste to Hong Kong
09/26/2011
Ready-Mix Concrete Producer Agrees To Resolve Clean Water Act
Violations
09/26/2011
Sivyer Steel Corporation of Bettendorf, Iowa, to Pay $54,786
Penalty, Perform Oil Cleanup for Hazardous Waste Violations
09/26/2011
EPA Settles Complaint Against Camterra Resources, Inc. for
Violations of the Clean Water Act
09/22/2011
Rochester, NY Asbestos Abatement Contractor Sentenced to Six
Years in Prison for Environmental Crimes and Making False
Statements
09/22/2011
Cranston R.I. Company to Pay Fine for Chemical Reporting
Violations
09/21/2011
St. Charles County, Mo., Public Water Supply District to Pay
$5,696 Civil Penalty for Risk Management Program Violations
09/20/2011
Stratham N.H. Facility to Pay Fine for Environmental
Reporting Violations
09/19/2011
Idaho oil distributor pays $15,000 penalty for inadequate
spill prevention measures
09/19/2011
Ferndale wood treatment company fined over $25,000 for
improperly reporting chemical use and releases
09/19/2011
Fort Wainwright fined over $79,000 dollars for banned motor
vehicle waste disposal wells
09/19/2011
S. Portland Maine Facility faces EPA Sanction for Unsafe
Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
09/19/2011
EPA Warns New York City Residents about Dangers of Illegal
Pesticides; Agency Sweep of Businesses in Several City
Neighborhoods Reveals Illegal Products Are Easy to Find
09/14/2011
EPA Releases Strategy to Protect People's Health and the
Environment in Communities Overburdened by Pollution
09/13/2011
Former EPA Fugitive Sentenced to More than Seven Years in
Prison for Asbestos Training Scam
09/13/2011
Brand FX Body of Pocahontas, Iowa, to Replace Use of Solvent
and Pay $11,021 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations
09/13/2011
Waste Management LampTracker, Inc., to Pay $118,800 Penalty
for Hazardous Waste Violations at Kaiser, Mo., Facility
09/12/2011
EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for Pennsylvania
09/08/2011
Hercules, Inc., to Pay $245,521 Civil Penalty for Violations
of Clean Air Act's Leak Detection and Repair Requirements
09/02/2011
Bannister Federal Complex Plan Represents Significant Step
Forward in Resolving Environmental Issues
08/31/2011
Builder of The Links of Columbia, Mo., to Pay $430,000 Civil
Penalty for Construction Stormwater Violations
08/31/2011
Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., to Pay Civil Penalty
and Replace Windows for Failure to Disclose Lead-Based Paint
Hazards
08/31/2011
Guam's Ordot Dump closed, new landfill at Layon to open
September 1
08/31/2011
Roanoke chemical distributor to pay $44,000 penalty for
safety violations
08/24/2011
$1 Million EPA Enforcement Action Against Kettleman City
Hazardous Waste Landfill
08/23/2011
More than 80 Tribal Schools in Arizona, Navajo Nation to
improve environmental management
08/22/2011
Maine Oil Company Fined for Clean Water Violations
08/22/2011
Cranston R.I. Company Faces Fine for Chemical Reporting
Violations
08/22/2011
EPA Announces Settlement with the Department of the Interior
to Resolve Violations at DOI Schools in Indian
Country/Comprehensive settlement to improve environmental
conditions at 164 DOI schools in Indian Country, benefitting
more than 40,000 students
08/22/2011
NEDAK Ethanol to Pay $3,600 Penalty, Purchase Radios, Install
Leak Sensors, for Failure to Develop Risk Management Plan
08/22/2011
EPA Issues Compliance Orders to Six Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
08/17/2011
Peter Martin Kuhn Added to EPA Fugitive List / Defendant
failed to surrender after indictment in illegal mining waste
dumping case
08/15/2011
Settlement Will Pay Clean Air Act Penalties and Repay Portion
of Clean Up Costs from Danvers, Mass. Explosion in 2006
08/15/2011
Braintree, Mass. Waste Facility Agrees to Spend Over $1.7
Million to Settle Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations
08/11/2011
The City of Newport, RI Will Upgrade Facilities and Pay Fine
to Settle Clean Water Violations
08/11/2011
EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for Tennessee
08/11/2011
Texas Petroleum Investment Company Fined for Violating the
Clean Water Act
08/11/2011
EPA Issues Stop Sale Order to DuPont on Sale and Distribution
of Imprelis Herbicide
08/10/2011
EPA Orders Battery Recycling Company to Reduce Air and Water
Pollution at Arecibo, Puerto Rico Lead Smelting Facility
08/09/2011
Grant of $30,000 to Help Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Iowa
Comply with Regulations
08/09/2011
Grant of $30,000 to Help Chemical Facilities in Missouri
Comply with Regulations
08/09/2011
U.S. EPA fines Kama'aina Termite and Pest Control $17,000 for
misuse of pesticide products
08/08/2011
Chilkoot Lumber Company and owner fined $9,500 for leaking
PCB transformers in Haines, Alaska
08/08/2011
EPA R8 Enforcement News: Candle Development to pay penalty
and restore wetlands at Sioux Falls housing development
08/04/2011
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District in Missouri to Pay $4.7
Billion to Cut Sewer Overflows
08/03/2011
U.S. Department of Justice, EPA to Hold News Conference
Related to St. Louis Area Water Quality on Thursday, Aug. 4
08/03/2011
EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban
Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Jamaica Bay
08/01/2011
EPA enters into agreement with Chevron to investigate soil
contamination at uranium mine on the Navajo Reservation
07/29/2011
Miami Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Smuggling
Refrigerant
07/29/2011
Dow Chemical Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Air, Water
and Waste Violations at its Midland, Michigan Complex
07/29/2011
Miami Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Smuggling
Refrigerant
07/29/2011
EPA Report Illustrates Serious Sewage Pollution Problem in
New York and New Jersey
07/28/2011
Caterpillar Inc. to Pay $2.55 Million to Resolve Clean Air
Act Violations
07/27/2011
Martin Operating Partnership, LP, Fined for Violating the
Clean Water Act
07/27/2011
Monitoring finds air toxics near Concord Elementary School
below levels of concern
07/26/2011
Trivestco Energy Company Fined for Violating the Clean Water
Act
07/26/2011
Veterans Administration Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., to
Pay $17,979 Civil Penalty to Settle Hazardous Waste Issues
07/26/2011
CHEVRON PUERTO RICO, LLC, AGREES TO IMPROVE LEAK DETECTION AT
PUERTO RICO GAS STATIONS
07/20/2011
National Chemical Company will Upgrade Facilities and Pay
Fine to Settle Clean Air Violations
07/20/2011
EPA and DEC Report Progress at Tonawanda Coke Corporation;
Announce New Commitments in Tonawanda Community -- Benzene
Emissions Cut by at least Two-thirds
07/19/2011
JERSEY CITY, N.J. TO UPGRADE AND REPAIR SEWER SYSTEM TO
RESOLVE CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
07/19/2011
Company Fined $38,000 for Filling Wetlands in White Lake,
North Carolina
07/18/2011
Tenaris Global Services, (USA) Corp. to Pay $717,324 for
Environmental Reporting Violations
07/18/2011
Denbury Onshore, LLC, Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
07/14/2011
Cheshire, Conn. Company Faces Fine for Environmental
Reporting Violations
07/14/2011
Northbridge, Mass. Foam Manufacturer Agrees to Reduce Air
Emissions and Pay A $127,500 Penalty to Settle Clean Air
Violations
07/13/2011
Manchester NH Laundry to Reduce Air Emissions and Fund
Cleaner Burning Wood Stove Purchases
07/12/2011
Oregon pesticide company agrees to pay $54,000 for using
outdated labeling on pesticide products
07/11/2011
Dyno Nobel to pay penalty and improve accident prevention and
preparedness planning at Cheyenne facility
07/11/2011
Safety-Kleen Systems Branch Facility in St. Charles, Mo., to
Pay $26,782 Penalty for Community Right-to-Know Violations
07/08/2011
Companies in Vermont and Massachusetts face sanctions for
failing to prevent oil spills
07/06/2011
Agreement Ensures Removing Contaminated Buildings from
Nuclear Metals Superfund Site in Concord, Mass.
07/06/2011
Vice President and General Manager of Louisiana Refinery
Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violations
07/06/2011
EPA Review Finds Coal Ash Ponds at Alliant Energy Corporation
in Burlington, Iowa, Meet Safety Standards
07/06/2011
New Jersey Forest and Farmland To Be Preserved Under EPA
Settlement with Home Builder
06/30/2011
EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Clinton Landfill to Aug.
14
06/29/2011
Gandomcar Properties ordered to restore impacted section of
Plum Creek (Douglas County, Colo.)
06/29/2011
U.S. EPA fines Van Nuys metal plater $100,000 for hazardous
waste violations
06/27/2011
EPA, Coast Guard Announce Agreement to Enforce Air Pollution
Requirements for Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters
06/24/2011
Federal Agencies to Improve Coordination to Support Energy
Development and Safeguard Air Quality
06/23/2011
U.S. addresses sewage discharge violations in Unalaska
06/23/2011
Klamath Falls Mini Marts pay $30,000 penalty for failing to
check tanks for leaks
06/22/2011
Iowa Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Conspiring to
Violate the Clean Air Act
06/21/2011
Oregon dairy pays $12,000 for alleged animal waste discharges
06/16/2011
City and Port of Seattle commit to $33 million cleanup of
Terminal 117 on Lower Duwamish Waterway
06/15/2011
EPA Identifies Areas in Iowa and Kansas That Would Not Meet
Tighter Lead Air Standards
06/15/2011
Community Provided Sewer Line Connections Due to EPA
Settlement with Ponce Landfill Owner
06/15/2011
EPA Finds Area in Arecibo, Puerto Rico Does Not Meet Stricter
Air Standards for Lead
06/13/2011
Hecla Mining Company to Pay $263 Million in Settlement to
Resolve Idaho Superfund Site Litigation and Foster
Cooperation
06/09/2011
Owner and Operator of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act / Jeffrey Pruett
to serve 21 months in prison
06/09/2011
EPA Takes Action on Lead Problems at Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Battery Recycling Facility
06/07/2011
Prospect, Conn. Company will pay $102K to Settle Clean Air
Violations
06/06/2011
EPA responds to crude release near Rawlins, WY
06/04/2011
At Annual Swim Event in Charles River, Yearly Water Quality
Remains Good; EPA Grade from 2010 Monitoring: B+
06/04/2011
At Annual Swim Event in Charles River, Yearly Water Quality
Remains Good; EPA Grade from 2010 Monitoring: B+
06/01/2011
U.S. EPA orders Mecca, Calif. tire recycling facility to
immediately reduce risk of fire
06/01/2011
EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal
Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor
05/26/2011
Beef Feedlot in Underwood, Iowa, to Pay $20,000 Civil Penalty
to Settle Discharge Violations Affecting Mosquito Creek
05/18/2011
Texas Egg Producer to Pay $1.9 Million Penalty to Resolve
Clean Water Act Violations
05/16/2011
U.S. Silver Corporation pays EPA $87,000 to settle Clean
Water Act violations in Idaho's Silver Valley
05/16/2011
Maine Renovator Faces Penalty for Violations of Lead
Renovation Rule
05/16/2011
EPA Releases Searchable Website for Drinking Water Violations
/ Agency to host webinar to show how to use the public health
data
05/16/2011
EPA Issues Compliance Orders to Seven Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
05/15/2011
Mystic River Water Quality Score Downgraded to D- Despite
ongoing efforts, analysis shows more work needed
05/12/2011
EPA Orders Smith and Smith Petroleum to Stop Discharging
05/12/2011
EPA Takes Action to Protect Ground Water from Petroleum
Contamination
05/11/2011
Prem Kumar Added to EPA Fugitive List / Defendant failed to
surrender after indictment in illegal vessel pollution case
05/11/2011
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Release Draft Guidance to
Clarify Waters Covered by Clean Water Act
05/09/2011
U.S. EPA orders Western Environmental to stop noxious odors
coming from its Mecca, Calif., facility
05/09/2011
Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify
Tenants about Lead Paint
05/05/2011
EPA Taking Necessary Steps to Ensure Safety of Alliant Energy
Corporation's Coal Ash Impoundments at Burlington, Iowa
05/05/2011
Poulsbo, Wash. gas station agrees to pay over $11,000 for
failure to monitor underground fuel tanks
05/05/2011
Dredging Firm to Pay $105,000 Fine for Ocean Dumping
Violations in Mass.
05/04/2011
Colorado Petroleum Distributors to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle
Clean Air Act Allegations of Illegal Mixing and Distribution
of Gasoline / Action ensures that gasoline meets fuel quality
and performance standards, protects people's health by
reducing harmful VOC emissions
05/03/2011
Springfield, Mass. Landlord Fined for Failing to Notify
Tenants about Lead Paint
05/03/2011
Connecticut Company to Pay $78,000 for Environmental
Reporting Violations
05/03/2011
BP Alaska to Pay $25 Million Penalty for Alaskan North Slope
Oil Spill
05/03/2011
TODAY: Federal Officials to Announce Pipeline Oil Spill
Settlement with BP Alaska
05/02/2011
Puma Energy Caribe Agrees to Clean Up Caribbean Petroleum
Site Under an Agreement with EPA; Will Also Address
Environmental Problems at Gas Stations Across Puerto Rico
04/27/2011
Federal Jury Finds that Massachusetts Cranberry Growers'
Filling Wetlands was Subject to Clean Water Act
04/27/2011
Town of Greenwich, Conn. to Pay Penalty and Fix Wastewater
Infrastructure
04/27/2011
U.S. EPA Reaches Settlement With Company for nearly $1
Million at Anaconda Copper Mine Superfund Site
04/26/2011
Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. pays over $3,000 for failure to
report ammonia release
04/25/2011
EPA Directs Company to Supply Information in PA Gas Well
Incident
04/25/2011
Dubuque, Iowa, to Pay $205,000 Penalty, Spend $3 Million on
Sewer Improvements to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act
04/22/2011
Five eastern Washington gas stations fined over $8,000 for
violating federal air rules on tribal land
04/21/2011
Window World of Omaha to Pay $3,976 Penalty for Failure to
Notify Owners, Residents of Lead Risks Before Renovation
04/20/2011
Idaho mining company agrees to pay $1.4 million penalty to
settle alleged clean water act violations
04/19/2011
Terra Industries, Inc., to Pay $625,000 Civil Penalty for Air
Violations at Acid Plants in Iowa, Mississippi and Oklahoma
04/19/2011
Terra Industries Inc. to Pay Clean Air Act Penalty and Spend
$17 Million to Install Pollution Controls
04/15/2011
APRIL 16-17: Join EPA for Earth Day on the National Mall
04/14/2011
EPA Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with TVA to Modernize
Coal-Fired Power Plants and Promote Clean Energy Investments
/ State-of-the-art pollution controls and clean energy
technology to provide up to $27 billion in annual health
benefits
04/14/2011
TODAY: EPA Administrator to Host Conference Call to Discuss
Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with Tennessee Valley
Authority
04/13/2011
Lady Bug Oil Company Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
04/12/2011
Maine Property Management Company Settles EPA Claims of Lead
Paint Notification Violations
04/12/2011
Federal Court approves $700,000 settlement to resolve EPA
claim at Circle DE Lumber site in Klamath Falls
04/12/2011
APRIL 16-17: Join EPA for Earth Day on the National Mall
04/08/2011
Arnette Limited of Richmond, Mo., to Pay $90,591 Civil
Penalty for Hazardous Waste and Community Right-to-Know
Violations
04/07/2011
Bangor-based Railway Company Fined for Clean Water Violations
04/06/2011
College Works Painting pays $32,508 EPA penalty for failing
to inform homeowners or residents of possible lead hazards
04/06/2011
Portsmouth N.H. Scrap Yard Ordered to Address Polluted Water
Discharges
04/04/2011
Vice president, two managers of waste treatment facility
sentenced for Clean Water Act felonies
04/04/2011
Edinger Incorporated Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
04/04/2011
Bar One Ranch to complete restoration of wetlands and pay
$275,000 penalty for violations of Clean Water Act at
Ninemile Creek (Montana)
04/01/2011
EPA Issues Order on Asbestos Cleanup at the Arsenal Business
Center in Philadelphia
03/31/2011
Window World of St. Louis to Pay $19,529 Penalty for Failure
to Notify Owners, Residents of Lead Risks Before Renovation
03/31/2011
EPA Proposes to Grant Clean Air Act Petition to Improve Air
Quality in New Jersey
03/31/2011
Martin Operating Partnership, LP Fined for Violating the
Clean Water Act
03/30/2011
EPA Signs Action Memorandum, Announces Plans for Off-Site
Sampling for Contaminants at Carter Carburetor Site
03/29/2011
Cenex Harvest States, Inc. to pay EPA penalty and conduct
safety workshops
03/29/2011
City of Toppenish fined more than $134,000 for excess
wastewater discharges
03/28/2011
Gervais, Oregon-based Fiber-Fab pays $17,000 for failing to
report on-site chemical use and releases
03/28/2011
Spokane cold storage company pays $67,000 EPA penalty for
failure to report ammonia release
03/25/2011
Doe Run Resources, Missouri DNR Agree to Address Lead
Contamination at St. Joe State Park in St. Francois County,
Mo.
03/24/2011
EPA Updates Web Tool Providing Clean Water Violation Trends
and State Enforcement Response
03/23/2011
Refrigeration Company Pays Penalty for Environmental
Violations in 3 Mass. Facilities
03/23/2011
Milford, Conn. Window and Siding Company to Pay Fine for Lead
Notification Violations
03/21/2011
EPA fines Mariana Acquisition Corp. for air pollution
violations in Saipan
03/17/2011
Tewksbury-based Supermarket Chain Agrees to EPA Penalty to
Settle Environmental Reporting Violations
03/17/2011
Connecticut Chemical Distributor Agrees to Pay $164,000 for
Clean Air and Right-to-Know Violations
03/15/2011
Bay Area Municipalities Ordered to Protect San Francisco Bay
from Sewage Discharges
03/15/2011
TVA to Pay $450,000 Civil Penalty for Clean Air Act
Violations at the Widows Creek Fossil Plant in Stevenson,
Ala.
03/14/2011
Consol Energy to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Clean Water Act
Violations
03/11/2011
Honeywell Pleads Guilty in Illinois to Illegal Storage of
Hazardous Waste / Corporation sentenced to pay $11.8 million
criminal fine
03/11/2011
EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks to Host March 15
Regulatory Reform Listening Session in Springfield, Mo.
03/11/2011
City of Yonkers Launches Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling
Program
03/10/2011
EPA seeks public input on presidential order to review
federal regulations
03/10/2011
EPA Regulatory Reform "Listening Session" Scheduled for
Monday, March 21, 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
03/09/2011
Eastern Oregon farm and trucking company face $34,000 fine
for diesel spill
03/09/2011
City of Farmington, Mo., to Pay $61,566 Civil Penalty for
Issues Related to Sewage Sludge Applications, Ammonia
Discharges
03/09/2011
Maine Company fined for Hazardous Waste Violations
03/09/2011
Three Phoenix area firms fined for hazardous waste violations
03/08/2011
New Haven Chemical Manufacturer and Distributor Pays Penalty
for Environmental Violations
03/08/2011
EPA proposes North Ridge Estates near Klamath Falls for
National Priorities List
03/08/2011
EPA proposes Astoria Marine Construction Company site for
National Priorities List
03/08/2011
New Haven Chemical Manufacturer and Distributor Pays Penalty
for Environmental Violations
03/08/2011
EPA Seeks Public Input on Cleanup Options for
Lead-Contaminated Site in Staten Island, N.Y.
03/07/2011
Hohn Manufacturing, Inc., of Fenton, Mo., to Pay $23,776
Penalty for Selling Canceled Disinfectant with Incomplete
Labeling
03/03/2011
Former EPA Fugitive Sentenced for Violating Clean Air Act
03/02/2011
GSA and Construction Firms Pay $100,000 Penalty for
Mishandling Asbestos at Building Renovation
03/01/2011
Albaugh, Inc., to Pay $64,804 Civil Penalty for Hazardous
Waste, Risk Management Program Violations at St. Joseph, Mo.
03/01/2011
Arch Coal to Pay $4 Million to Settle Clean Water Act
Violations in Appalachian Mining Operations
02/28/2011
Alaska placer miner settles EPA Clean Water Act discharge
violations
02/28/2011
PowerTrain to Pay $2 Million for Selling Thousands of Engines
that Failed to Meet Clean Air Act Standards / Settlement will
reduce emissions that cause smog and respiratory issues by
more than 4,500 tons
02/28/2011
U.S. EPA files complaint against Kama'aina Termite and Pest
Control for misuse of pesticide products
02/28/2011
Pennsylvania Company Settles Hazardous Release Reporting
Requirements at Sparrows Point, Md., Facility
02/25/2011
EPA Orders Dona Ana County and Las Cruces to Clean Drinking
Water Aquifer
02/24/2011
Shreveport, LA Wastewater Manager and Supervisor Indicted By
Grand Jury for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
02/23/2011
EPA Completes Cleanup of Mercury Spill in Santurce, Puerto
Rico
02/22/2011
Southeast Missouri Farm Supply Retailer to Pay $54,922 Civil
Penalty for Chemical Risk Management Program Violations
02/22/2011
Central Elevator, Inc., Agrees to Pay $12,480 Penalty for
Failure to Have Proper Authorization to Repackage DuPont
Herbicide
02/17/2011
Saco, Maine Metal Finishing Company to Pay Fine for Hazardous
Waste Violations
02/17/2011
Saugus, Mass. Company to Pay Fine for Environmental
Notification Violations
02/16/2011
Ayer, Mass. Developer Protects Wetlands to Settle Clean Water
Violations
02/16/2011
Ayer, Mass. Developer Protects Wetlands to Settle Clean Water
Violations
02/16/2011
Leominster Dye Company to Pay Fine for Environmental
Violations
02/15/2011
EPA orders proper disposal of intercepted electronic waste
shipment destined for Vietnam
02/15/2011
Central Valley Biomass Power Plants Fined More Than $830,000
For Clean Air Act Violations
02/15/2011
Tewksbury-based Supermarket Chain Faces EPA Penalty for
Environmental Disclosure Violations
02/14/2011
EPA's FY 2012 Budget Proposal Reflects Tough Choices Needed
for the Nation's Fiscal Health
02/14/2011
Large fine for Marukai Corporation for pesticide violations
02/11/2011
EPA and U.S. Coast Guard Step Up Efforts to Protect U.S.
Waters / Memorandum of understanding outlines enhanced
coordination of enforcement and compliance activities
02/10/2011
Devil's Slide Quarry owners to pay $50,000 for unpermitted
discharges to the Weber River (Utah)
02/10/2011
Cement Manufacturer to Pay $1.4 Million for Clean Air Act
Violations
02/09/2011
EPA Acts to Strengthen Stormwater Pollution Controls in Guam
02/08/2011
Meetings This Week in South Sioux City and Macy, Neb., to
Discuss Solid Waste, Drinking Water, Wastewater Issues with
Omaha Tribe
02/08/2011
Former Detroit Lead Inspector Sentenced for Fraud
02/07/2011
TOMORROW: Expected Sentencing of Donald M. Patterson
02/07/2011
EPA Cites Wire Coating Company in Shelburne, Vt., for Clean
Air Violations
02/03/2011
Mt. Tom Power Station Will Pay Penalty for Clean Water Act
Violations
02/01/2011
U.S. Oil and Refining Co. in Tacoma, Wash. settles with
federal and local air authorities for Clean Air Act
violations
01/31/2011
Orval Kent Food Company, Inc., to Pay $390,000 Civil Penalty
for Industrial Wastewater Discharges at Baxter Springs, Kan.
01/31/2011
Iowa Department of Transportation and Three Contractors to
Pay $60,000 Civil Penalty for Construction Stormwater
Violations
01/28/2011
EPA allows Waimanalo Gulch Landfill to reopen Agency
approval required as part of recent order
01/26/2011
Nation's Second Largest Refinery to Pay More Than $5.3
Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations / Smog- and
asthma-causing emissions to be cut by 8,500 tons per year
01/25/2011
U.S. EPA orders immediate cleanup and needed controls at
Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
01/21/2011
EPA Region 7 and 8 Host Meeting with State Agriculture
Directors in Denver
01/20/2011
Thatcher Chemical to pay penalty and reduce air emissions for
failing to implement risk management program (Utah)
01/20/2011
Usibelli Coal Mine, near Healy, Alaska, agrees to pay $60,000
EPA penalty for Clean Water Act violations
01/18/2011
U.S. Takes Action to Protect Public Health and Enforce EPA
Imminent and Substantial Endangerments Order in Southern
Parker County
01/13/2011
Two New England Shipyards Cited for Environmental Violations
01/13/2011
Billerica, Mass. Company Fined for Pesticide Violations
01/13/2011
U.S. Announces Clean Air Act Settlement to Protect Indiana
Public Health / Northern Indiana Public Service Co. to reduce
emissions by more than 64,000 tons annually
01/13/2011
Facilities Across the Southeast Ordered to Stop Discharging
and Comply with Clean Water Act
01/12/2011
EPA issues order to Alyeska Pipeline Service in response to
Alaska Pipeline leak
01/12/2011
EPA Issues Order to NJ Hospital Group
01/10/2011
City of Evansville, Indiana, agrees to upgrade sewer systems
to comply with Clean Water Act
01/06/2011
Washington fertilizer distributors fined over $33,000 for
failing to properly plan for chemical releases at eight
facilities
01/06/2011
United States Files Clean Air Act Complaint Against Homer
City Power Plant
01/05/2011
City of Bonners Ferry pays over $12,000 for Federal Clean
Water Act violations
01/05/2011
City of Keokuk, Iowa, Agrees to Address Discharges of
Untreated Sewage to Soap Creek and Mississippi River
01/04/2011
Highway Construction Company Agrees to Pay $60,000 Civil
Penalty for Impacting Stream, Wetlands in Clarke County, Iowa
01/03/2011
Gasco to pay $350,000 penalty, install air emissions controls
for violations at compressor facility on Uintah and Ouray
Reservation
12/30/2010
Beef Feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, to Pay $30,000 Civil
Penalty for Unpermitted Wastewater Discharges into Otter
Creek
02/16/2011 -
Massachusetts developer protects wetlands to settle clean water
violations
02/16/2011 -
Massachusetts dye company to pay fine for environmental violations
02/15/2011 -
California biomass power plants fined more than $830,000 for Clean
Air Act violations
02/15/2011 -
EPA orders proper disposal of intercepted electronic waste shipment
destined for Vietnam
02/15/2011 -
Massachusetts-based supermarket chain faces EPA penalty for
environmental disclosure violations
02/14/2011 -
Large fine for Hiawaian corporation for pesticide violations
02/10/2011 -
Cement manufacturer to pay $1.4 million for Clean Air Act violations
02/10/2011 -
Quarry owners to pay $50,000 for unpermitted discharges to a Utah
river
02/08/2011 -
Former Detroit lead iInspector sentenced for fraud
02/07/2011 -
EPA cites Vermont wire cating cmpany for clean air violations
02/03/2011 -
Massachusetts power station will pay penalty for Clean Water Act
violations
02/01/2011 -
Washington oil refiner settles with federal and local air authorities
for Clean Air Act violations
01/31/2011 -
Illinois food processing company to pay $390,000 civil penalty for
industrial wastewater discharges at Kansas town
01/31/2011 -
Iowa Department of Transportation and three contractors to pay
$60,000 civil penalty for construction stormwater violations
01/26/2011 -
Nation's second largest refinery to pay more than $5.3 million
penalty for Clean Air Act violations
01/20/2011 -
Alaska coal mine agrees to pay $60,000 EPA penalty for Clean Water
Act violations
01/20/2011 -
Utah chemical company to pay penalty and reduce air emissions for
failing to implement risk management program
01/18/2011 -
U.S. takes action to protect public health and enforce EPA imminent
and substantial endangerments order in Texas county
01/13/2011 -
Facilities across Southeast ordered to stop discharging and comply
with Clean Water Act
01/13/2011 -
Massachusetts company fined for pesticide violations
01/13/2011 -
Two New England shipyards cited for environmental violations
01/13/2011 -
U.S. announces Clean Air Act settlement to protect Indiana public
health
01/12/2011 -
EPA orders NJ hospital group to stop misapplying pesticides in
ambulances
01/06/2011 -
U.S. files Clean Air Act complaint against Pennsylvania city power
plant
01/06/2011 -
United States Files Clean Air Act Complaint Against Homer City Power
Plant
01/06/2011 -
Washington fertilizer distributors fined over $33,000 for failing to
properly plan for chemical releases at eight facilities
01/05/2011 -
Idaho city pays over $12,000 for federal Clean Water Act violations
01/05/2011 -
Iowa city agrees to address discharges of untreated sewage to creek
and Mississippi River
01/04/2011 -
Iowa highway construction company agrees to pay $60,000 civil penalty
for impacting stream, wetlands
01/03/2011 -
Energy company to pay $350,000 penalty, install air emissions
controls for violations at compressor facility on Indian reservation
Don't know which EPA Region You are in? City
and County of Honolulu wastewater treatment plants' exemptions not
renewed / Sand Island and Honouliuli plants will be required to
upgrade to full secondary treatment
01/05/2009 - See the news about the SEC indictment of Waste Management former senior officers - Dean Buntrock and Phil Rooney and others! These guys were doing "Enron" long before you ever heard of Enron!