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MARYLAND: U.S. Sues Owner of Baltimore Bridge Ship for $100M

September 18, 2024 News Editor Comments Off on MARYLAND: U.S. Sues Owner of Baltimore Bridge Ship for $100M

BALTIMORE, Maryland, September 18, 2024 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil claim in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Grace Ocean Private […]

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ALABAMA: Lowndes County Residents to Get Modern Sanitation

May 19, 2024 News Editor Comments Off on ALABAMA: Lowndes County Residents to Get Modern Sanitation

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 19, 2024 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, are proclaiming progress has been made by the Alabama Department […]

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IDAHO: Fertilizer Firm to Spend $150 Million on Hazwaste Fixes

July 13, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on IDAHO: Fertilizer Firm to Spend $150 Million on Hazwaste Fixes

BOISE, Idaho, July 13, 2023 (ENS) – J.R. Simplot Company, a fertilizer manufacturer based in Boise, has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency involving Simplot’s Don Plant facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. […]

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TEXAS: Houston to Stop Illegal Dumping on Black, Latino Areas

June 9, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on TEXAS: Houston to Stop Illegal Dumping on Black, Latino Areas

WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2023 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department has secured a settlement agreement in its environmental justice investigation into the City of Houston’s response to illegal dumping […]

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MONTANA: ARCO Must Complete Cleanup of Anaconda Smelter Site

October 3, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on MONTANA: ARCO Must Complete Cleanup of Anaconda Smelter Site

BUTTE, Montana, October 3, 2022 (ENS) – The Atlantic Richfield Company, ARCO, has agreed to spend $131 million complete its cleanup of the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site in Deer Lodge […]

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LOUISIANA: Oil Co. Fined for Longest-Running U.S. Oil Spill

January 3, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Oil Co. Fined for Longest-Running U.S. Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, January 3, 2022 (ENS) – A Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States to resolve its […]

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ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant

December 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – Alcoa Corporation and Howmet Aerospace, successors to Alcoa Incorporated, and the City of East St. Louis will clean up hazardous waste […]

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TEXAS: Gas Companies Fined Millions for Fatal Air Pollution

October 1, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on TEXAS: Gas Companies Fined Millions for Fatal Air Pollution

MIDLAND, Texas, October 1, 2021 (ENS) – Five subsidiaries of West Texas Gas Inc. will spend up to $5 million on compliance measures in a settlement that resolves U.S. government […]

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