US EPA increased the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of federal environmental regulations (RCRA, CAA, CWA, TSCA, and more).
Proposition 65 also allows any individual or organization “acting in public interest” to sue for violations. Such individuals or organizations can potentially collect attorney fees and 25% of any penalties assessed. There has been an uptick
Under the settlement, MacDermid agreed to pay a penalty of $86,769 for alleged violations ofRCRA regulationsat its chemical manufacturing facility. The company has certified that it corrected its violations and will maintain compliance with federal and state hazardous waste laws. As a result of E...
OSHA completed two additional inspections in February 2020 at a Palisades Park site. The agency initiated one as part of the local emphasis program for fall hazards and issued three citations with a proposed penalty of $274,892. The other inspection, initiated in response to a complaint, result...
eligiblefor75%penaltymitigation ConditionsofPolicycont. 1.Systematicdiscoveryoftheviolation throughanenvironmentalauditora compliancemanagementsystem 2.Voluntarydiscovery,thatis,not throughalegallyrequiredmonitoring, samplingorauditingprocedure. ConditionsofPolicycont. ...
40 C.F.R. § 261.2(c). Although the text of RCRA never explicitly includes recycling activities within the ambit of EPA’s authority over solid waste, 42 U.S.C. § 6902(b) declares a national policy of reducing hazardous waste production and minimizing the harm attributable ...
摘要: More than $135 billion will be needed for capital investments in U.S. municipal wastewater treatment over the next seven years, according to EPA. With budget cuts looming at the federal level, municipalities are left holding deteriorating equipment and deciding whether to sell or continue ...