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News Releases issued by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

(524 records in this collection)
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08/07/2009EPA Seeks Public Input on Clean Water Enforcement Action Plan Through Online Forum
08/04/2009Aluminum Recycler Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations / Company to pay civil penalties and implement environmental improvements
07/20/2009EPA Administrator to Speak at Environmental Justice Public Meeting
07/06/2009U.S. EPA Administrator Jackson Takes New Steps to Improve Water Quality
05/28/2009United States Files Clean Air Lawsuit Against Engine Importer
05/26/2009EPA To Discuss Environmental Justice at Washington Conference
04/27/2009Company and Four Senior Managers Sentenced for Environmental, Worker Safety Crimes After Longest Trial in Environmental Crimes History
04/20/2009Dupont And Lucite International Agree To Pay $2 Million For Clean Air Violations
04/17/2009Environmental Justice Volunteers Mobilize Nationwide for Earth Month Cleanup of Former Washington, D.C. Landfill
04/13/2009United States Announces Largest Settlement Under Environmental Protection Agency’s Audit Policy
04/02/2009News Brief: New Fugitive Added to EPA Fugitives Web Site
03/24/2009EPA Awards $800,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Communities in 28 States
02/19/2009BP Products to Pay Nearly $180 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations at Texas City Refinery
02/10/2009Wyoming and Kansas Refiners Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations
02/03/2009Coal-fired Power Plant to Spend More than $135 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations
01/12/2009Sulfuric Acid Manufacturers Agree to Reduce Air Pollution at Facilities
12/17/2008ExxonMobil to Pay Penalty for Violating Agreement
12/10/2008‘Wanted’ List Web Site Aims to Track Down Environmental Fugitives
12/04/2008Record Pollutant Reductions From Environmental Enforcement in 2008
11/19/2008State, Local Governments Get More Say in Federal Environmental Decision-Making
11/03/2008"Green Plus" a Green Minus for Coffers of Fuel Additive Company
10/21/2008Organizations Honored for Environmental Justice Achievements
10/10/2008EPA Approves Fuel Waiver for Phoenix area
09/23/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waiver for Georgia
09/18/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waivers for District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
09/17/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waivers for Parts of Kentucky and Texas
09/15/2008EPA Approves Third Hurricane-Related Fuel Waiver for Texas
09/12/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Fuel Waivers for Virginia and Ohio
09/11/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Fuel Waiver for Nine Southeast States
09/05/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Fuel Waiver for Six Counties in Florida
09/05/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waivers for Parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina; Extends Waiver for Louisiana
09/01/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waiver for Texas
08/29/2008EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waiver for 16 Parishes in Louisiana
08/12/2008FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT

First Settlement in Western U.S. Requiring State-of-the-Art Nitrogen Oxide Retrofit
08/07/2008EPA Announces Web-Based System for Companies to Self-Disclose Environmental Violations
08/01/2008EPA Encourages New Owners to Audit, Make “Clean Start”
06/17/2008Pipeline Company Settles Petroleum Spills
06/11/2008Four of the Nation’s Largest Home Builders Settle Storm Water Violations
06/10/2008EPA and Justice Department Officials to Hold Conference Call Regarding Four Major Environmental Settlements
06/09/2008Environmental Justice Public Meeting
04/24/2008Taiwanese and U.S. Companies Settle Clean Air Violations
04/11/2008Kids to Learn the Signs of Environmental Crime
04/01/2008Web-based Environmental Compliance Tool Available for Colleges
02/26/2008Home Depot Settles Storm Water Violations
02/26/2008Home Depot Settles Storm Water Violations
01/17/2008Massey Energy to Pay Largest Civil Penalty Ever for Water Permit Violations
01/16/2008Sinclair Oil Agrees to Improved Refinery Pollution Controls
01/09/2008Underwear Insurer Agrees To Pay For Environmental Cleanup
12/20/2007W.R. Grace to Pay Toward Cleanup of Hazardous Waste Sites
11/15/2007Polluters Agree to Spend Record $10.6 Billion on Environmental Controls and Cleanup
10/25/2007BP to Pay Largest Criminal Fine Ever for Air Violations
10/25/2007EPA and DOJ to Announce Largest Criminal Fine Ever Under the Clean Air Act
10/09/2007U.S. Announces Largest Single Environmental Settlement in History -
Historic pollutant reductions will save $32 billion in health costs annually
10/08/2007EPA and DOJ to Announce Record Pollution Settlement
10/03/2007EPA Awards Environmental Justice Small Grants to Communities
09/28/2007Hunt Refining Settles Federal Air Pollution Case for $49 Million
09/20/2007U.S. Imposes Highest Acid Rain Fine Ever
09/19/2007U.S. EPA Amends the National Environmental Policy Rule
09/14/2007Web-based Compliance Tool Available for Tribes
09/06/2007Fujicolor Processing Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crime
09/05/2007Pipeline Co. Pleads Guilty, Pays $1 Million for Fish Kill in Kansas
08/24/2007Owner of Massachusetts' Largest Asbestos Training School Indicted
08/21/2007Oklahoma Officials Found Guilty of Environmental Crimes - Elk City officials used prisoners to remove asbestos without proper protection
08/17/2007Texas Man Sentenced Gets Five Months Prison Time for Hazardous Waste Transport Crimes
08/16/2007Former St. Louis-Area City Councilman Gets Prison for Illegally Removing Asbestos
08/01/2007Virginia Man Goes to Jail for Using Homeless for Improper Asbestos Removal
08/01/2007Man Receives Jail Time for Illegal Asbestos Removal
07/20/2007Du Pont Agrees to Spend $66 Million to Reduce Air Pollution at Four Plants
07/19/2007San Diego Gas and Electric Convicted for Improper Asbestos Removal
07/19/2007Citgo Found Guilty of Environmental Crimes
07/19/2007Major Chemical Manufacturer Will Spend $125 Million to Reduce Pollution
07/02/2007U.S. Announces Clean Air Act Settlement with Electric Utility
06/20/2007Jury Convicts Eastern Idaho Man for Hazardous Waste Violations
06/15/2007California Refinery Fined $1 Million for Breaking Drinking Water Laws
06/13/2007Hazardous Waste Transporter Pleads Guilty in Asbestos Case
06/06/2007Bush Administration Takes Major Step Forward on Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines - New tools will help 'Good Samaritans' remove mine waste, restore watersheds, improve fisheries
06/05/2007EPA to Take Major Step Forward on Cleaning up Abandoned Mines
06/05/2007EPA Awards $1 Million for Environmental Justice Projects
06/04/2007U.S. EPA to award $1 million for environmental justice projects
05/17/2007Kerr-McGee Reaches Major Settlement on Natural Gas Production in Colorado and Utah
05/15/2007EPA Encourages New Owners of Companies to Disclose Violations
05/09/2007National Retailer Voluntarily Discloses Environmental Violations, Pays Lesser Penalty
05/02/2007Company Fined for Tainted Fuel
05/01/2007Texas Refinery Will Pay $2.9 Million to Resolve Air Violations - Company Will Take Significant Steps to Reduce Harmful Emissions
04/26/2007Acid Manufacturer Will Spend $50 Million to Reduce Air Pollution
04/16/2007Kids to Learn the Signs of Environmental Crime
04/05/2007U.S. EPA Seeking Applicants to Operate Web-based Compliance Center
03/14/2007 Refiner to Pay $2.2 Million for Environmental Violations
02/06/2007Ohio Plant Fined $750,000 for Air Pollution Violations - Company Also to Cut Future Emissions
02/01/2007EPA Applauds Victory in Case Against Puerto Rico Company for Pesticide Worker Safety Violations - Judge assesses 2nd highest penalty for worker safety
12/21/2006EPA Fines Syngenta $1.5 Million for Distributing Unregistered Genetically Engineered Pesticide
12/21/2006Mercedes-Benz Pays $1.2 Million for Clean Air Act Violation Also Spends $59 Million for Voluntary Recall
12/15/2006Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, Two Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Pollution Charges - $5 Million Criminal Penalty, Plus Half Million Community Service Payment
11/29/2006New EPA Assistance Center Helps Importers/Exporters Comply with Environmental Laws
11/15/2006EPA Enforcement Cuts Total Pollution by Record 3 Billion Pounds Over Last Three Years - Air Pollution Reductions Alone Result in Health Benefits of $3.5 Billion Yearly
11/14/2006EPA to Discuss Enforcement Accomplishments for FY 2006
10/26/2006$13.9 Million Clean Air Act Settlement with Multinational Soybean and Corn Processor Secures Major Pollution Reductions in Eight States - Settlement Expected to Eliminate More than 2,200 Tons of Harmful Emissions Annually
10/24/2006New Data Show Decline in Children's Exposure to Pollutants
10/05/2006BP, Shell Pay $1.5 Million in Penalties for Auto Gas Violations Threatening Public Health
10/05/2006Indianapolis Agrees to Spend $1.86 Billion to Stop Sewer Overflows

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