Sign up for our EHS Newsletter Email This Page Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule:  Be Ready by January 1, 2010 September 22, 2009 Proposal to Include Greenhouse Gases in NSR/PSD Program September 30, 2009 Six Small Louisiana Companies Fined for SPCC Violations August 5, 2009 Palmas Lakes, Inc. and F&R Contractors Fined $100,000 for Failing to Obtain a Stormwater Discharge Permit and Improper Stormwater Management July 28, 2009 Bailin & Associates, Inc. Faces $157,000 Fine for Failure to Obtain a Stormwater Discharge Permit and for not Following Best Management Practices at Worcester Development June 4, 2009 Aluminum Recycler Aleris Fined $8.8 Million for NESHAP (MACT) Violations Including Insufficient Pollutant Capture, Monitoring, and Testing August 4, 2009 Yuba City Fined $2,400 for Failing to Update Risk Management Plan July 28, 2009 Colorado Interstate Gas Pays more than $1 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah for Installing Engines Without a Permit July 23, 2009 Southwire to Pay Unprecedented Fine of $337,500 for Violations of the Secondary Aluminum NESHAP July 23, 2009 EPA Cites Sauder for Violations of Opacity and Emission Limits, and Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements July 6, 2009 Plastic Composites Manufacturer Conett Fined $151,000 for Failure to Reduce Hazardous Air Pollutants and Failure to Submit Timely Notifications June 22, 2009 American Laboratories Inc. of Omaha, Neb., pays $440,000 for Alleged Isopropyl Alcohol Hazardous Air Pollutant Violations June 16, 2009 Flavor Concepts Fined $53,827 for Failure to Obtain Air Permits June 15, 2009 Frontier Aluminum Fined $36,500 for Improperly Managing Hazardous Waste July 29, 2009 YKK (U.S.A.) Inc., Agrees to Pay $240,000 for Not Ensuring Hazardous Waste was Properly Disposed of July 27, 2009 U.S.D.A. Facility in Beltsville, Md., Pays $65,066 to Settle Underground Storage Tank and Hazardous Waste Violations July 2, 2009 Sequa Coatings Pays $65,000 to Settle Hazardous Waste Generator and Storage Violations July 2, 2009 Virginia Gas Station Owner Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations July 1, 2009 Lockhart Chemical Agrees to Pay $101,900 for Hazardous Waste Tank Storage and labeling Violations June 18, 2009 Genuine Parts Company Pays $43,000 to Settle Hazardous Waste Storage, Permitting, and Labeling Violations at Hancock, Md. Auto Parts Facility June 12, 2009 7-Eleven Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations at Two Western Pennsylvania Locations June 12, 2009 Connecticut-Based Corporation HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports Fined $24,780 for Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations at Phoenix Facility July 28, 2009 Environmental Management Corp. of Lincoln, Ill. Pays$53,500 for Chemical Inventory Reporting Violation June 26, 2009 Branco Enterprises Fined $102,600 for Alleged Potential Trenching Hazards at Fort Smith, Ark., Worksite August 5, 2009 Amer Industrial Technologies Fined $63,750 for Multiple Serious Workplace Safety and Health Hazards August 5, 2009 Sinclair Tulsa Refining Fined $240,750  for Alleged Process Safety Management (PSM) Hazards August 4, 2009 Fluid Management Systems Faces $125,000 in Fines for Electrical, Chemical and Respirator Hazards August 3, 2009 Millercoors in Golden, Colorado, Fined $128,500 After Fatality and for Serious Electrical Violations August 3, 2009 Globe Composite Solutions Faces more than $442,000 in Fines For Lead and Other Hazards at Rockland, Mass., Facility August 3, 2009 International Paper's Augusta, Ga., Plant Cited and Fined $123,000 for Serious Hoist and Guarding Violations Following Fatality August 3, 2009 M.S. Walker, Inc. faces $147,600 in Fines for Fire, Explosion, and Other Hazards July 30, 2009 Calcasieu Refining, Lake Charles, La., Cited for 27 Serious Alleged Safety and Health Violations and Fined $110,600 July 30, 2009 Dana Container Inc. Fined $314,000 for Confined Space Violations July 24, 2009 Multina USA Fined More Than $109,000 for Recurring Hazard Communication Violations July 22, 2009 Concord Steam Corp. Fined more than $104,000 following Fire that Injured Worker July 21, 2009 Crucible Specialty Metals in Syracuse, N.Y., Cited for 71 Alleged Violations Following Crushing Death of Worker July 15, 2009 SKAPS Industries Faces More than $145,000 in Penalties for Willful Noise Violations and 24 Other Serious Violations July 9, 2009 EPA Budget for FY2010 Includes $600 Million for Enforcement and Compliance May 12, 2009   EPA Extends the SPCC Compliance Date for All Facilities June 12, 2009   OSHA Published Local Emphasis Programs for All Regions March 9, 2009   EPA Revises TRI Form A Eligibility April 27, 2009   EPA Proposes First National Reporting on Greenhouse Gas Emissions March 10, 2009   U.S. Supreme Court Rules Environmental Groups Must Show Actual or Imminent Harm March 3, 2009   U.S. Court of Appeals Decision Supports OSHA's Multi-Employer Worksite Policy February 26, 2009   New Technology Offers Faster Leak Detection at Industrial Facilities December 15, 2008   Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuels Exclusion December 12, 2008   Amendments to Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Requirements December 5, 2008   EPA Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste October 30, 2008   EPA Finalized Revisions to the EPCRA Rules October 17, 2008   EPA Released New More Stringent Lead NAAQS October 16, 2008   EPA Published New Control Techniques Guidelines to Control VOCs October 7, 2008 New OSHA Policy Manuals in 2008 2008 EPA Maintains that CO2 is not a Regulated Pollutant August 8, 2008 Massachusetts Electroplating Company Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations August 8, 2008 EPA Announces Web-Based System for Companies to Self-Disclose Environmental Violations August 7, 2008 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA Cites Cincinnati Foundry, Fabrication Plant for Workplace Safety and Health Violations August 4, 2008 EPA Encourages New Owners to Audit, Make “Clean Start” August 1, 2008 Two Massachusetts Seafood Companies Face Penalties for Hazardous Chemical Violations August 1, 2008 U.S. EPA Seeks $32,500 for Electronic Waste Export Violation July 31, 2008 Massachusetts Construction Company Faces up to $157,500 in Fines for Clean Water Violations July 30, 2008 EPA Reaches Agreement with Journal Holdings on Clean-Air Violations   July 28, 2008 Baltimore County Settles Violations of Underground Storage Tank Regulations July 24, 2008 EPA Fines SuperFuels $55,000 for Underground Storage Tank Violations July 9, 2008 EPA Fines Phoenix Company $23,400 for Hazardous Chemical Reporting Violations July 7, 2008 Importing or Exporting? New EPA Web Portal Provides Environmental Requirements July 1, 2008 Leak Detection and Repair: A Best Practices Guide for Air Toxics (LDAR Guide) June 2008 U.S. EPA Fines Chandler Casting Firm $10,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations June 30, 2008 Pfizer To Pay $975,000 For Alleged Clean Air Violations at Connecticut Facility June 23, 2008 U.S. EPA fines Aero-Electric Connectors $120,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations June 19, 2008 Monro Muffler Brake Inc. Faces $107,000 in Fines for Exit Access, Fall, Compressed Gas Storage and Other Hazards at Glastonbury, Conn., Store June 11, 2008 Four of Nation’s Largest Home Builders Settle Storm Water Violations - 200 Sites in Mid-Atlantic Region Named June 11, 2008 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA Cites Family Video Woodshop in Springfield, Ill., for Workplace Safety Violations June 11, 2008 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Cites Laurel, Miss., Manufacturer with 54 Safety Violations and $193,000 in Proposed Penalties June 10, 2008  Colorado Construction Firm Settles Storm Water Violations June 6, 2008 EPA Reaches Agreement with 3M on Clean-Air Violations June 6, 2008 Tempe Electronics Company Pays $46,300 for Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations June 5, 2008 Wayne County, N.Y., Electronic Components Manufacturer Faces More than $151,000 in Fines from U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA May 13, 2008 EPA Reaches Agreement with TES Filer City Power Plant May 12, 2008 Reno, Nev. Company Pays Over $80,000 for Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations May 5, 2008 Chemical Spill Reporting Violations: EPA Settles with House of Flavors, Ludington, Mich. March 11, 2008 Chemical Spill Reporting Violations: EPA Settles with Chemsol Products Corp., Cleveland March 11, 2008 EPA Settlement with GSA in USVI Sheds Light on Need to Recycle Fluorescent Bulbs February 6, 2008 EPA Focus on Oil Spill Prevention Results in Three Settlements -Effort Includes Inspections of Multi-Facility Companies January 15, 2008 EPA Issues Final Emissions Allocations For Nitrogen Oxide Under Interstate Rule November 2, 2007 Department Lists 'Chemicals of Interest' With Thresholds for Security Standards November 2, 2007 Connecticut Aluminum Processing Facility Faces EPA Fine Over Lack of Oil Spill Plan August 14, 2007 OSHA Cites Army Corps of Engineers Over Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia August 6, 2007 EPA Settles with Trilla Steel Drum on Hazardous Waste Violations July 19, 2007 EPA Settles with Crest Industries on Hazardous Waste Violations July 19, 2007 Barbosa Cabinets, Inc. Pays Over $32,200 to Settle Federal Hazardous Waste Violations July 12, 2007 Louisiana Plant Agrees to Pay Fine Of $109,000 for Environmental Violations July 11, 2007 EPA Fines Saipan Rock Quarry $400,000 for Waste Violations July 5, 2007 Chemical Spill Reporting Violations: EPA Settles Indiana, Michigan and Ohio Cases June 26, 2007 U.S. EPA Settles with Poway Firm for $63,100 Over Toxic Chemical Reporting Violations June 21, 2007 EPA Settles Pesticide Case with Del Monte Fresh Produce for $24,640 June 13, 2007 Section 107(a) Provides Cause of Action For Voluntary Cleanups, Supreme Court Rules June 11, 2007 EPA Settles with Minnesota Metal Finishing on Hazardous Waste Violations June 6, 2007 Homeland Security Rule Provisions Spur Criticism Over Chemical Thresholds June 5, 2007 Proposed New Source Review Revisions Fail To Address Core Problem, States Tell EPA June 5, 2007 EPA Settles with Enchanted Parks, Inc., for Chemical Reporting Violations June 4, 2007 Supreme Court Declines to Review D.C. Circuit New Source Review Ruling April 30, 2007 Canada Proposes New Framework to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Air Pollutants April 26, 2007 Sanders Introduces Bill to Make Steep Cuts In Power Plant Emissions of Four Pollutants April 24, 2007 EPA Releases Draft Guidelines to States On Training Operators of Storage Tanks April 10, 2007 EPA Proposes Air Toxics Standards for Seven Categories of Area Sources April 4, 2007 Ruling May Accelerate Congressional Action Toward Passage of Cap-and-Trade Legislation April 2, 2007 U.S. Supreme Court Says New Source Review Must Be Re-Evaluated in Enforcement Case April 2, 2007 EPA to Proceed with Emissions Test Rule in Face of New Source Review Decision April 2, 2007 Homeland Security Department Releases Rule to Regulate 'High-Risk' Chemical Plants April 2, 2007 EHS News Archive Click here to contact us for additional information or if you have any questions. [ return to top ]

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