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The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with United Parcel Service to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations at more than 1,100 facilities across 45 states and ...
However, the EPA could fine firms and organizations up to $25,000 a day for the violation. [1] [2] [3] Chemical Waste Management believed that these fines were improper, since: 1. at the time the leakage substance was not considered hazardous, and 2. Chemical Waste Management had been on schedule to update its safety precautions. [3] [1] [2]
Identification and listing of hazardous waste; Technical standards and corrective action requirements for owners and operators of underground storage tanks (UST) Subchapter J - Superfund (Parts 300 - 374) based on the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) [7] Hazardous substances designation, reportable quantities, and ...
EPA developed strict requirements for all aspects of hazardous waste management including the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. In addition to these federal requirements, states may develop more stringent requirements or requirements that are broader in scope than the federal regulations.
Mar. 4—State regulators have fined the U.S. Department of Energy $420,000 for what they say is flawed hazardous waste storage at Los Alamos National Laboratory — problems that were never fixed ...
EPA is proposing to clarify the definition of hazardous waste as it applies to cleanups of contamination from permitted hazardous waste facilities. EPA is also proposing to amend its RCRA ...
The cleanup enforcement program protects human health and the environment by getting those responsible for a hazardous waste site to either clean up or reimburse EPA for its cleanup. EPA uses a number of cleanup authorities independently and in combination to address specific cleanup situations, including the Superfund law, RCRA and the Oil ...
Sep. 9—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement resulting in a fine of $82, 613 with Hawaiian Ice Company over violations of the Clean Air Act. Specifically, EPA ...