EPA Fines Kansas, Missouri Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations November 17, 2022 Five home renovation companies in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to pay nearly $132,000 collectively in penalties to the U.S....
Kansas Utility to Pay $120K Settlement November 9, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas...
EPA Seeking Penalties for Clean Water Act Violations in Missouri, Nebraska November 8, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Michael Zahner of Bollinger County, Missouri, and Mark Schmidt of Lancaster County,...
Illinois Trucking Company to Pay $259K Over Clean Water Act Violations November 2, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Petroff Trucking Company, Inc., for an alleged violation of the Clean...
Flexsteel to Pay $9.8M For Contamination Cleanup at Indiana Site October 26, 2022 Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of...
EPA to Hold Meeting on Toxic Air Pollution in Ardmore, Oklahoma October 13, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to reducing health risks associated with toxic air pollution and is working to...
Manufacturer Fined $2.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations at Louisiana Mill September 29, 2022 Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has agreed to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated...
Civil Rights Law Targets Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination September 27, 2022 By Michael Phillis Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the...
Jury Awards Illinois Woman $363 Million in Suit Over Plant’s Toxic Gas September 22, 2022 A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical...
BP Reaches $2.75 Million Settlement Over Indiana Refinery Pollution September 21, 2022 By John Flesher Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated...