U.S. EPA Compliance and Enforcement News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/81EC5D53846FB496852576C50057AEC3(Dallas, Texas – February 9, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cease and desist administrative order to NuCo Energy, Inc. of Beggs, Oklahoma, for violations of the federal Clean Water ActTue, 9 Feb 2010 10:59:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/81EC5D53846FB496852576C50057AEC3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/489099A3AE49C4B3852576C400696FC7(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 8, 2010) – A Portland, Conn. asphalt company has agreed to pay $68,400 in penalties for failing to comply with federal regulations designed to prevent oil spills from reaching waterways. According to EPA, Triram Connecticut, LLCMon, 8 Feb 2010 14:39:47 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/489099A3AE49C4B3852576C400696FC7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BDDDA1FF92FA78AC852576C400614D7B(Dallas, Texas – February 8, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cease and desist administrative order to Linn Energy, LLC, of Houston, Texas, for violations of the federal Clean Water ActMon, 8 Feb 2010 12:44:56 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BDDDA1FF92FA78AC852576C400614D7Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/90DE39A006B4EFB0852576C0007DF0BBNatural gas producer will pay $175,000 penalty and reduce emissions (Denver, Colo. – Feb. 4, 2010) The U.SThu, 4 Feb 2010 17:57:58 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/90DE39A006B4EFB0852576C0007DF0BBhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A82B9B97D3A6E4AC852576C0005B78E4Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:41:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A82B9B97D3A6E4AC852576C0005B78E4http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E83FA42D824608C7852576BF0072FC4C(Boston—February 3, 2010) Two former Woonsocket, Rhode Island landlords have agreed to pay a $7,000 penalty for violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazardsWed, 3 Feb 2010 15:58:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E83FA42D824608C7852576BF0072FC4Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:43:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9WASHINGTON – Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will hold a press conference call to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Fiscal Year 2011 budget today at 2 p.m. EST. Due to limited lines, this call is for credentialed press onlyMon, 1 Feb 2010 10:02:29 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/359E19C4BDB66BF5852576B9005BA85B(Dallas, Texas – January 28, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Pilgreen Fuel and Farm Supply of Waurika, Oklahoma, $1,450 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water ActThu, 28 Jan 2010 11:43:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/359E19C4BDB66BF5852576B9005BA85Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/87378F0BAB971FA7852576B9005A76A5(New York, N.Y.) You must follow environmental law. That’s the clear message that the U.SThu, 28 Jan 2010 11:34:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/87378F0BAB971FA7852576B9005A76A5http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6E81AF7CEB5C4516852576B800693FDDWed, 27 Jan 2010 14:09:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6E81AF7CEB5C4516852576B800693FDDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/812F74769E3F75BD852576B7006A7451WASHINGTON - The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency independent advisory group, will hold a public meeting in New Orleans Jan. 27-29 to discuss environmental justice issuesTue, 26 Jan 2010 14:22:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/812F74769E3F75BD852576B7006A7451http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F4148F0EA72C588E852576B70002CFD2Assessment part of federal court order to improve its drinking water and wastewater systems (01/25/10) HONOLULU -- The U.SMon, 25 Jan 2010 19:30:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F4148F0EA72C588E852576B70002CFD2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A85FB73E4C613F4F852576B600565A8AWASHINGTON – Westar Energy has agreed to spend approximately $500 million to significantly reduce harmful air pollution from a Kansas power plant and pay a $3 million civil penalty, under a settlement to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.SMon, 25 Jan 2010 10:43:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A85FB73E4C613F4F852576B600565A8Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1E85D6D3D29B3220852576B300508BB0WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, today announced plans to visit American communities most ravaged by environmental degradation and pollutionFri, 22 Jan 2010 09:39:46 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1E85D6D3D29B3220852576B300508BB0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/863BE3D8635115F1852576B20078AF46Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., JanThu, 21 Jan 2010 16:58:11 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/863BE3D8635115F1852576B20078AF46http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5EA55697ADB5A7C8852576B20074D7D0Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., JanThu, 21 Jan 2010 16:16:14 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5EA55697ADB5A7C8852576B20074D7D0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3CCB6EBF63B522AF852576B2006439B7WASHINGTON — The United States today filed two major Clean Air Act settlements to reduce air emissions from container glass and Portland cement plants throughout the country, announced Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the U.SThu, 21 Jan 2010 13:14:43 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3CCB6EBF63B522AF852576B2006439B7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5CB47D4DABE34696852576B2005C3AA3WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles and Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno will hold a media-only conference call Thursday to unveil two major Clean Air Act settlements affecting 28 industrial plants nationwideThu, 21 Jan 2010 11:47:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5CB47D4DABE34696852576B2005C3AA3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/57E71D84EF6719CD852576B000722EFBCompany agrees to spend nearly $9,000 for hazardous material training and equipment for the City of Hoquiam Fire Department. (Seattle, Wash. – JanTue, 19 Jan 2010 15:47:11 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/57E71D84EF6719CD852576B000722EFBhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6F866C2D3D9E5BFB852576B0006D3CB0SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken action against Sacramento based Tony's Fine Foods in order to correct environmental violations and bring the company into compliance with federal lawTue, 19 Jan 2010 14:53:09 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6F866C2D3D9E5BFB852576B0006D3CB0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/AC512237BE18E863852576B00060BEC0(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced an agreement with the City of New York to address the risks posed by PCBs in caulk found in some city schoolsTue, 19 Jan 2010 12:36:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/AC512237BE18E863852576B00060BEC0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/56764F3C8A43D427852576AC005AEF3A(Dallas, Texas – January 15, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Demco Oil and Gas Company of Blackwell, Oklahoma, $900 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water ActFri, 15 Jan 2010 11:33:14 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/56764F3C8A43D427852576AC005AEF3Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9D3C6DF2B3F08086852576AC0056A6CD(ATLANTA – Jan. 15, 2010) Rodney O. Corr will pay $100,000 for illegally filling wetlands on his property in Waveland, Miss., in violation of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The impacted wetlands are adjacent to Edwards Bayou, a tributary to the Jourdan River in Hancock County, MissFri, 15 Jan 2010 10:46:27 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9D3C6DF2B3F08086852576AC0056A6CDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5211CA2EB90B0FAE852576AB0056BC5F(Dallas, Texas – January 14, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined AEXCO Petroleum, Inc. of Edmond, Oklahoma, $800 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water ActThu, 14 Jan 2010 10:47:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5211CA2EB90B0FAE852576AB0056BC5Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2E8013FE92843F34852576AA0069A878(Boston, Mass. – January 13, 2010) – Three entities involved in a demolition project at the Newport Navy Base in Newport, R.I. have agreed to pay a penalty for alleged violations of Federal requirements for the safe handling and disposal of asbestos during demolition activitiesWed, 13 Jan 2010 17:37:46 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2E8013FE92843F34852576AA0069A878http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97D9A9395541A2E0852576AA00778D99(Seattle, Wash. – January 13, 2010) An Order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help get hazardous chemicals promptly cleaned up and removed from a former metal finishing business in Kent, WashingtonWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:45:50 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97D9A9395541A2E0852576AA00778D99http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BB39E443097B5DF5852576A9006A5A86Colleagues: Almost one year ago, I began my work as Administrator. It has been a deeply fulfilling 12 months and a wonderful homecoming for me. As our first year together draws to a close, we must now look to the tasks aheadTue, 12 Jan 2010 14:21:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BB39E443097B5DF5852576A9006A5A86http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4937DE5AA2025B9D852576A800754EF1City of St. Maries agrees to spend an estimated $113,000 to improve its wastewater treatment plant. (Seattle, Wash. – Jan. 11 2010) The City of St. Maries, Idaho has agreed to pay $9,220 penalty and spend an estimated $113,550 to settle a case for violations of the U.SMon, 11 Jan 2010 16:27:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4937DE5AA2025B9D852576A800754EF1http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E93E5265AD94E021852576A400662898Unauthorized construction activities at River Park subdivision (Denver, Colo. – January 7, 2010) The U.SThu, 7 Jan 2010 13:35:50 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E93E5265AD94E021852576A400662898