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3/6/2025

New Jersey Company Sentenced for Criminal Clean Water Act Violations

A New Jersey company that plead guilty to criminal Clean Water Act violations has been sentenced to 3 years of federal probation with environmental conditions, and must pay $1,000,000 in federal and state penalties.

1/8/2025

New Maximum Civil Penalties for Environmental Violations

US EPA increased the maximum penalty amounts for violating Federal environmental regulations, including a maximum fine of $93,058 per day, per violation for noncompliance with RCRA hazardous waste standards.

10/7/2024

Scrap Metal Recycler, Owners Indicted: Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

A scrap metal recycler and its owners were charged in a new indictment, which includes a charge related to an August 12 explosion at the facility.

5/23/2024

New EPA Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy Promotes Closer Collaboration

A policy memo to EPA enforcement personnel nationwide calls for closer collaboration between civil and criminal divisions to achieve "optimal enforcement."

12/27/2023

Alleged RCRA Violations Cost Company $2.7M+

EPA and multiple state environmental departments allege that one company violated hazardous waste and used oil management requirements at facilities in five states.

11/14/2023

Civil vs. Criminal Environmental Violations

Most weeks, we cover civil settlements between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and companies found by compliance officials to be out of compliance with environmental regulations. But not all compliance issues are resolved in civil settlements.

10/1/2020

Retailer Must Give Investigators a Decade of Haz Waste Info

A California appeals court panel ruled recently that one of America’s biggest retailers must give investigators ten years of information about its hazardous waste management and disposal procedures.

9/29/2020

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 9/29

In this week's Roundup, a Seattle-based coffee company takes steps to correct its alleged $100,000 EPCRA violation. Plus, a California metal finishing company is asked to pay nearly $50K for alleged missteps in hazardous waste management.

8/10/2020

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 8/10

In this week's Roundup, EPA fines a Massachusetts industrial laundry service over $50K for alleged VOC emissions. Plus, a seafood company in the Pacific Northwest agreed to a $75K settlement after alleged Clean Water Act violations.

8/3/2020

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 8/3

In this week's Roundup, a chemical manufacturer has agreed to a $3.1 million settlement to remmediate a facility in Texas that was the site of an accidental release in 2014. Plus, a New England industrial coating facility faces $317,000 in Clean Air Act violations.

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