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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Industrial Plating CO., Inc. (“IP”) entered into July 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“OB”) entered into an April 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and TCI of Alabama, LLC (“TCI”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) to address alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC (“Pinnacle”) entered into a March 5th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corporation (“YMPC”) entered into a February 19th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged Resource Conservation Recovery...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC (“Vorteq”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery...more
On January 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.5 million settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Hazardous Waste Management Violations. The settlement resolves...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Klinger Paint Company, Inc. (“Klinger”) entered into a January 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Arnette Polymers, LLC (“Arnette”) entered into an August 19th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri hazardous...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sunnyside Corporation (“Sunnyside”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois Hazardous...more
In general, environmental law seeks to protect public health and the environment by providing for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response to the release or disposal of hazardous substances. And more...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Los Robles Hospital Medical Center (“ Los Robles”) entered into a March 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Federal...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Waste Control Specialists (“WCS”) entered into a February 24 Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) alleging violations of certain Texas/federal hazardous...more
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (Middle District of Georgia) issued a January 18th press release stating that Care Environmental Corporation (“CEC”), which is headquartered in Hackettstown, New Jersey, was sentenced for alleged...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Calumet Shreveport Refining, LLC (“Calumet”) entered into an October 25th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Cobalt Boats, LLC (“Cobalt”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal and Kansas...more
On October 19, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Dave Yost filed a joint motion to enter into a consent order with two Columbus, OH properties, Garrison Southfield Park, LLC, and Olymbec USA LLC, settling claims that Garrison and...more
Macy’s has been ordered to pay $1.6 million for environmental violations across its 98 California stores to settle a lawsuit filed by district attorneys from 25 California counties and two city attorneys. Macy’s “illegally...more
Monterey County's voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells is invalid because state law authorizes and promotes oil and gas production, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously last Thursday. Next year, California voters...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 12th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Ultra Tech Extrusions of Tennessee, Inc. (“Ultra Tech”) addressing alleged...more
UPS to pay $5.3M fine, correct hazardous waste violations in settlement with EPA - ABC News – October 19 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced that it reached a settlement with United Parcel...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and XG Sciences, Inc. (“XG”) entered into an August 1st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Michigan Hazardous Waste...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 2022 Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Information Bulletin titled: Ensuring and Determining Compliance with Land Disposal Restrictions...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sonoco Hickory, Inc. (“Sonoco“) entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No....more