The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has assessed a $1.7 million penalty against PQ Corporation, located in Chester, Delaware County, for air quality violations. The penalty covers violations that span from August 2011 to June 2013. The...
A commercial-scale environmental testing laboratory based in Marlborough, Massachusetts has been fined $100,000 for violating the terms of a prior settlement that required it to obtain state permits and control hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. In May of 2014,...
Sunoco Pipeline, L.C. (Sunoco) has paid a $59,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for wetlands violations. Specifically, the settlement addressed Sunoco’s violations of Pennsylvania’s...
Last month, world leaders from over 200 countries came together in Paris to negotiate a historic global climate agreement. Proponents hope that the Paris Agreement will end of over 100 years of reliance on fossil fuels as the engine of economic growth. The deal...
A Salisbury, Massachusetts marina recently incurred a $14,380 penalty for its failure to adhere to the terms of an Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) attached to the property after the previous owner discovered a spill. According to the Massachusetts Department of...
This fall, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule for the regulation of pharmaceuticals as hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. § 6901 et. seq. (1976)]. On September 25, 2015, EPA published the...
