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February 2, 2011

Puerto Rico Utility Hammered With $10 Million in Fines

Source: http://enr.construction.com, July 10, 2006 By Mary Buckner Powers In what the U.S. Justice Dept. calls a “landmark enforcement action,” the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority has agreed to plead guilty to 15 felony counts of violating the Clean Water Act and pay $10 million in criminal and civil fines. Justice officials says the […]

February 2, 2011

Council considers $9.5 million lease for police

Source: Contra Costa Times, December 19, 2006 By: John Geluardi The Richmond City Council will consider spending a minimum of $9.5 million to temporarily house the Police Department until a new public safety building is built. The 57-year-old Hall of Justice Building, which currently houses the department, is unsafe because of mold infestation due to […]

February 2, 2011

BLOOMY'S 'BIG FEAR' IS ASBESTOS CLOUD

Source: http://www.nypost.com, July 19, 2007 By: David Seifman, Jennifer Cook and Andy Geller There may not be deadly asbestos in the “hot zone” on the East Side of Manhattan, but the city isn’t taking any chances. It’s conducting exhaustive checks and keeping people out of the 30 buildings, mostly office structures, in the zone until […]

November 8, 2010

Metra Riders Subjected to High Amounts of Diesel Soot

Publication Date 11/06/2010 Source: Chicago Tribune (IL) Nov. 06–Day after day, thousands of commuters are breathing high levels of toxic diesel pollution trapped in Chicago’s two major rail stations and even inside the trains they ride, a Tribune investigation has found. Testing by the newspaper found the amount of diesel soot lingering in the air steadily […]

September 3, 2010

Petroleum Soil Contamination Discovered at Brownfield Site

Acknowledgement to Great American A municipality purchased a former manufacturing facility as part of a larger Brownfield re-development project. After taking control of the property and beginning the project, the municipality discovered an old tank was missed during due diligence. Soil samples taken from the tank pit were impacted with petroleum. The area had to […]

July 22, 2010

Sewer Authority Faces Steep Fines for Illegal Discharges

The EPA has filed a lawsuit against a large sewer authority in Pennsylvania for illegally discharging over a billion gallons of untreated sewage into a nearby river. The complaint seeks fines of up to $37,000 per day for violations between 2004 and 2009, and $37,500 from January 2009 onward. Allegations include failure to submit long-term […]

July 22, 2010

Mobile Home Park Contamination Claim Settled

A Virginia jury awarded a $9 million settlement to the owners of a mobile home park after they sued the county, claiming that the neighboring landfill polluted their drinking water and made their land and business unsellable. The suit was first filed in 2002 after testing revealed that chemicals from the landfill were leaking into […]

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