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EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/5

2/5/2024

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/5

This week's Roundup highlights alleged environmental violations including an oil spill on Tribal land, the sale of unregistered pesticides, and EPCRA violations stemming from a large chemical release.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/18

12/18/2023

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/18

This week’s Roundup covers alleged hazardous waste management, Clean Air Act, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations by companies across the United States.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 9/18

9/18/2023

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 9/18

This week's Roundup highlights alleged environmental violations related to hazardous waste management, emergency and risk management planning, and the sale and distribution of unregistered pesticides.
New Restrictions on Use of Ethylene Oxide Gas Proposed

4/25/2023

New Restrictions on Use of Ethylene Oxide Gas Proposed

EPA proposed stricter air emissions standards and new worker protections for ethylene oxide (EtO), a gas mainly used to sterilize products, earlier this month. 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/6

3/6/2023

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/6

In this week's Roundup, a Texas oilfield, three HFC importers, and a small grocery store chain face civil penalties for alleged violations of US EPA's air and pesticides regulations.
EPA to Remove 12 Substances from Approved Pesticide Ingredient List

9/15/2022

EPA to Remove 12 Substances from Approved Pesticide Ingredient List

EPA intends to remove twelve per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticides. The chemicals proposed for removal are not currently used in any registered pesticide products.
 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 6/13

6/13/2022

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 6/13

In this week's Roundup, a chemical company pays $110 million in site improvements following Clean Air Act violations. Plus, a dental equipment provider allegedly produced and sold two disinfectants not approved by EPA.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 4/25

4/25/2022

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 4/25

In this week's Roundup, a metal recycler will spend more than $3 million after allegedly mishandling refrigerants from small appliances and motor vehicles. Plus, an electronics retailer allegedly sold an unregistered pesticide with misleading label information 55 times.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/21

3/21/2022

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/21

In this week's Roundup, an explosives maker agrees to spend $3 million improving its wastewater treatment centers. Plus, an antimicrobial product distributor must pull its products from the US market for alleged FIFRA violations.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/20

12/20/2021

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 12/20

In this week's Roundup, a telecom company pledges up to $1.5 million towards the recovery of abandoned cables in Lake Tahoe. Plus, a major agricultural company agrees to over $22 million in FIFRA-related fines and penalties.

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