In addition to recouping $2.7 million in cleanup costs, the complaint includes claims against C.A.I Inc. and Arnel Company, and two related owners of Clean Air Act General Duty Clause violations.
The company agreed to pay $97,000 for failing to document storage of sulfuric acid and prepare a Facility Response Plan to prevent spills.
A Web-based discussion forum is open for business as the agency implements its new drinking water strategy.
Javier Garcia found 13 groups of the species using a GPS and listening for their distinctive calls.
"The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s extensive monitoring system helps locate waters in need of our attention. We now must take action to clean them up,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks.
The agency expects the six watershed states and the District of Columbia to use the limits for developing Watershed Implementation Plans.
Using stock market data and advanced system modeling, a graduate of Ryerson University found a distinct difference between companies that focus on people and the planet as well as profits and those that were likely to "die."
Scientists estimate that most of the oil classified as dispersed, dissolved or residual is still present. The National Incident Command report has been interpreted to suggest that only the “residual” form of oil is still present.
A new report, titled "Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Capture," commissioned by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, examines the evidence for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequestration in America's major agroecosystems.
The project with the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority was designed to address technology and automated meter reading upgrades.
Federal court Judge Philip Gutierrez's decision makes the distinction that all parties ─ even the U.S. government ─ are to be treated the same in a CERCLA lawsuit.
Chemical manufacturers would need to provide production volume, facility data, and product uses information under EPA's Inventory Update Reporting Rule.
A New York State Energy Research and Development Agency study developed tools to better predict, assess and manage disposal decisions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken a new tact with auto battery recyclers and brokers, hoping to ensure the proper management of spent lead acid batteries.
See who's moving and shaking in the water arena this week.
The Transport Rule would cut power plant pollution, including fine particulates, which draft across the borders of 31 eastern states and the District of Columbia.