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List of Compliance Violations from EPA from 2002 through 2007*

LANDOWNERS IN WESTERN NEBRASKA CITED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, DEVELOPER CITED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
Hazardous chemical reporting roundup: EPA settles cases in Indianapolis and Toledo
Cattle Feedlot Operator in Southwestern Iowa Cited for Clean Water Act Violations
National Developer Cited for Clean Water Act Violations at Raymore, Missouri Site
EPA reaches agreement with Trialco on clean-air violations
City of Fitchburg, Mass. Fined for Stormwater Violations
Nashua, N.H. Manufacturer Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations
EPA settles with Doboy on hazardous waste violations; sets $52,246 penalty
EPA reaches agreement with Wabash Alloys on clean-air violations
ANIMAL FEEDLOT OPERATORS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA CITED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
EPA ORDERS CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY UTILITIES TO CORRECT CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
Ellington, Conn. Firm to Spend $35,000 To Resolve Complaint of Chemical Release Violations
Rhode Island Building Co. Agrees to Pay $46,000 for PCB Violations in Conn.
Bridgeport, Conn. Company to Pay $25,123 for Clean Air Act Violations
Braintree Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $10,447 for Environmental Violations
RI Real Estate Investor Agrees to Pay $11,000 to Settle Violations of Lead Disclosure Laws
EPA Proposes Fine Against the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts for Clean Water Act Violations
EPA cites Intrametco for clean-air violations
EPA reaches agreement with Strong Steel on clean-air violations
EPA reaches agreement with Von Roll on clean-air violations
EPA reaches agreement with Fort James on clean-air violations
EPA cites INDOT, two companies for wetlands violations near Indianapolis Airport; proposes $157,500 fine
EPA settles with Lockheed Martin on PCB violations
EPA reaches agreement with J & J Cores on clean-air violations
EPA settles with Sun Chemical on hazardous waste violations; includes $42,723 fine and environmental project
EPA cites Doboy for hazardous waste violations; proposes $189,372 penalty
EPA reaches agreement with three companies on architectural coating rules violations
EPA cites Chicago landlords for lead-based paint violations; $107,030 penalty proposed
ConAgra Signs Clean Water Act Permit Plea Agreement for Violations at Minnesota Facility
Idaho Developer Convicted of Clean Water Act Violations
Alabama Foundry Sentenced to Pay $4.25 Million for RCRA and OSHA Violations 
Tyson Foods to Pay $7.5 Million for Federal and State Clean Water Violations
EPA proposes Penalty against Arkansas Company for Underground Storage Tank Violations
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Asbestos Removal Violations
Ohio Rubber Company and President Plead Guilty to Clean Air Act Violations
Wyoming Man Indicted for Clean Water Act Violations Affecting Indian Lands
EPA Orders Rocking BS Ranch to Cease and Desist Unauthorized Discharges 
EPA FINES PETMED EXPRESS, INC., INTERNET PET SUPPLY COMPANY, $100,000 FOR SELLING ALLEGEDLY MISBRANDED PET PRODUCTS
Federal Environmental Complaint Filed in ChemCentral Explosion, Fire
Newburyport, Mass. Chemical Manufacturer Settles EPA Hazardous Waste Complaint
Connecticut Company Faces $15,100 Penalty for Not Following Chemical Management and Accident Prevention Laws
Federal Clean Air Act case settled with Redwood City auto dealer; fourth case resolved for “Freon” violation with Bay Area car repair shops
Asbestos Contractor Charged in Connection with Asbestos Waste Abandoned in Camden, New Jersey
Federal Clean Air Act case settled with Redwood City auto dealer; fourth case resolved for “Freon” violation with Bay Area car repair shops
U.S. EPA settles wetlands case against Le Grand farmer
New Albany Links developers to restore wetlands destroyed while building golf course
EPA 2006 enforcement highlights for Wisconsin
EPA 2006 enforcement highlights for Ohio
EPA announces Nevada environmental enforcement accomplishments for 2006
EPA Settles with Cook County Wood Preserving, Inc., for Misuse of CCA, Sale of Illegally Treated Wood
Bay Area company to pay penalty to settle violation of Clean Air Act 
EPA reaches agreement with Lehigh Cement
U.S. EPA settles with agribusiness firm for $15,600 for failing to report pesticides produced in India and Switzerland
EPA and DOJ reach agreement with A. Finkl and Sons
EPA Region 5 steps up pesticide export oversight 
EPA Settles with Freeman and Patrick Wood Products, L.L.C., of Centerville, Ala., for violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA reaches agreement with Du-Kane Asphalt
Emergency cleanup underway at Los Angeles metal plating shop
EPA reaches agreement with Koppers
EPA reaches agreement with Daramic
EPA reaches agreement with H. Kramer
EPA Charges Manati Pharmaceutical Facility with Violating Air Emissions Regs; Seeks $82,500 in Penalties 
EPA Continues Efforts Against Unregistered "Antibacterial" Products; Two New Jersey Companies Charged with Making Improper Claims
Anchor Glass Container Corporation Agrees to Pay $43,400 Penalty for Violating PCB Rules at Plants in New Jersey and New York 
EPA Takes Action to Protect Puerto Rico's Shrinking Wetlands 
EPA Cites Elmhurst Hospital for Hazardous Waste Violations 
EPA Reaches Settlement to Protect Critical Wetlands in Puerto Rico 
American Samoan gas station ordered to correct underground storage tank violations
EPA cites Continental Tire for clean-air violations
EPA cites Domtar for clean-air violations
Region 4 Files Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Bill Collins Oil Company, Inc. to Resolve Alleged Violations of Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)
U.S. Announces Clean Air Act Settlement with Dupont in New Johnsonville, Tennessee
EPA Proposes $17,600 fine against Braintree Manufacturer for Environmental Violations
EPA cites Top Die for clean-air violations
Middlesex County Wastewater Treatment Plant at Billerica Settles Clean Water Act Violations
EPA reaches agreement with Spectro alloys
EPA cites Cemex for clean-air violations
EPA cites Daramic for clean-air violations
EPA cites Georgia-Pacific for clean-air violations
EPA, Dept. of Justice settle with AK Steel's Mansfield plant, company to pay $187,500
EPA reaches agreement with Aluminum Recovery Technologies
EPA cites Reilly Industries for clean-air violations
EPA cites ADM for clean-air violations
EPA cites Flavorchem for clean-air violations
EPA Cites Koppers for Clean-Air Violations
EPA Settles with Warren, Mich., for Hazardous Chemical Release; Includes Fine and Safety Upgrade
EPA cites Kemlite for clean-air violations
EPA cites Anchor Glass for clean-air violations
EPA reaches agreement with DaimlerChrysler
EPA cites Wabash Alloys for clean-air violations
EPA cites Abbott Laboratories for clean-air violations
Hazardous chemical reporting roundup: EPA Settles Hamtramck, Mich., case; issues complaint against Ashtabula company
EPA reaches agreement with BP Whiting refinery
EPA settles with True Value on hazardous waste violations; includes $74,323 penalty
EPA reaches agreement with M & M Drying
EPA cites Von Roll for hazardous waste violations; $643,908 penalty proposed
EPA settles with Gunite; includes $69,510 penalty and environmental project
EPA cites H. Kramer for clean-air violations
EPA settles with Ibiden Circuits on hazardous waste violations; $56,684 penalty assessed
EPA reaches agreement with Lehigh Cement
EPA reaches agreement with CSN
EPA reaches agreement with Kikkoman Foods
EPA cites Wisconsin, Minnesota companies for hazardous chemicals recordkeeping
EPA cites Republic Engineered Products for clean-air violations
EPA settles with QMA on hazardous waste violations
EPA reaches agreement with Cosmed
Virginia Man Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violations
Owner of Florida Labor Camp and Three Others Charged with Federal Violations
North Carolina Company Sentenced in Oil Pollution/Tax Evasion Case
Yarn Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Clean Water Act Charges
Three Defendants and Company Sentenced in Lead Paint Waste Case
Two Wisconsin Men Charged with Illegal Asbestos Removal
RIPTA Agrees to Reduce Bus Pollution by 90 Percent in Enforcement Case Settlement
EPA 2007 enforcement in Ohio benefits health and the environment
EPA 2007 enforcement in Michigan benefits health and the environment
EPA 2007 enforcement reduces pollution in Illinois
Lowe's Home Centers Agrees to Pay $137,500 Fine to Settle EPA Complaint in MA; Case is Part of EPA Push to Improve Compliance with Stormwater Regulations 
Hunt Refining Settles Federal Air Pollution Case for $49 Million
U.S. EPA and Navajo Nation inspect 40 underground tanks on tribal lands
EPA settles with Tucson chemical manufacturer for $2,500
Settlement with EPA Spells Greener Future for Dry Cleaner on St. Thomas 
Federal Government Announces Settlement With Texas Oil Company Over Oil Spills in Coastal Louisiana
EPA FINES GARY SEYMOUR $23,100 FOR PESTICIDE MISUSE
Press Advisory
EPA, DOJ announce revised deadlines for Pflueger property restoration work
EPA Enforcement Action to Protect Creek in Columbia, Mo.
U.S. EPA settles with SoCal mold prevention company for $11,700
EPA reaches agreement with Rolls Royce
EPA Settlement with Dry Cleaner on St. Thomas Pushes Business into the Here and Now
EPA seeks $23,500 in penalties from Pflueger for failing to comply with settlement order
Landowner also paying additional fine instead of doing SEP work
EPA, Hawai’i DOH seek additional $135,000 from Pflueger for failing to meet restoration work deadlines under settlement order
Landowner failed to start required restoration work at Pila’a property
EPA Cites Martex for Failure to Protect Its Workers' Safety at Two Farms in Puerto Rico
EPA Settlement Will Bring Newark Schools into Compliance With Asbestos Regulations
EPA Settles Clean Water Case with Wentworth, NH Sawmill
Developer, contractor settle with EPA over wetlands damage
City of Brockton, Mass. Agrees to Invest $86 Million to Improve Sewage Treatment System and Pay $120,000 Civil Fine
Phoenixville Business Owner Sentenced for Using Improper Practices to Remove Asbestos at Homes and Businesses
EPA settles with Precision Metalsmiths for hazardous waste violations
EPA settles with TWF Industries for hazardous waste violations
Juneau Building Demolition Ignores Asbestos Rules
EPA reaches agreement with Multi-Cast on clean-air violations
EPA Proposes Steep Fines for Companies that Failed to Curb Polluted Storm Water
In Settlement with EPA, Syracuse Company Will Buy Emergency Response Equipment for Local Fire Department
EPA Announces Plan to Preserve and Protect Open Space and Marshland in the Catano Area 
EPA Settlement Will Bring Puerto Rico Schools into Compliance with Asbestos Regulations 
EPA Signs Consent Agreement and Final Order with Westchester County 
So Calif. chemical company could pay $65,000 for selling ineffective disinfectant 
EPA Settles Clean Water Act Case Against Dlesk Realty for Filling Stream
Calif. trailer park owner ordered to correct wetlands violations
EPA cites Keystone Steel & Wire for clean-air violations
KC AREA DEVELOPERS CITED FOR CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
North Attleborough Fined for Wastewater Violations at Public Works Facility
EPA cites Lehigh Cement for clean-air violations
Connecticut Landlord Faces $82,720 EPA Penalty for Violating Lead Paint Disclosure Requirements
EPA cites Del's Metal for clean-air violations
New Hampshire Landlord to Spend $28,000 to Settle Lead Paint Violations
EPA cites GNW Aluminum for clean-air violations
EPA cites Morton International for clean-air violations
EPA cites Degussa Goldschmidt for clean-air violations
EPA cites Checkmate Boats for clean-air violations
EPA cites Michigan Sugar for clean-air violations
EPA cites Remelt Services for clean-air violations
EPA cites Multi-Cast for clean-air violations
EPA cites Alton Steel for clean-air violations
EPA cites Rea Magnet Wire for clean-air violations
EPA cites Arkema for clean-air violations
EPA cites Chicago Carbon for clean-air violations
EPA cites Lesaffre and Sensient for clean-air violations
EPA cites Premcor for clean-air violations
EPA cites Akron Thermal for clean-air violations
EPA cites WCI Steel for clean-air violations 
EPA cites Minnesota Metal Finishing for hazardous waste violations; proposes $300,000 penalty
EPA settles with Badger Meter on hazardous waste violations; includes $105,400 penalty
EPA settles with Glidden/ICI Paints on hazardous waste violations; includes $100,115 penalty
Fort James agrees to EPA order
EPA reaches agreement with three northwest Indiana corporations
EPA Increases Civil Penalties for Environmental Violations
Vice President and Operations Manager of Detroit Environmental Firm Indicted
California Man Pleads Guilty to Mishandling of Dry Cleaning Wastes
Fourth Defendant Charged in Minnesota Plating Case
Missouri Trucking Company, Owner and Employee Indicted
EPA Seeks Fine From Fitchburg for Sewer Overflows; Orders Change in Pumping to West Side Wastewater Plant 
EPA Seeks $54,000 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations at Connecticut Facility
EPA Orders Maine Microwave Antenna Company to Comply with Environmental Laws
EPA To Fight Fires And Test Air Quality At Landfills in Johnston, R.I
EPA Proposes Penalty Against Portland Hotel for Clean Air Act Violations 
EPA notifies BP of major clean-air violations
Administrative Law Judge Rules that York County Landlord Violated Lead Disclosure Rule
EPA reaches agreement with Magellan Pipeline on clean-air violations
EPA reaches agreement with Sturgis Iron and Metal on clean-air violations
EPA reaches agreement with Greif Brothers on clean-air violations
U.S. Settles Case Against Rhode Island Landlord for Failing to Tell Tenants of Possible Lead-Based Paint Hazards
EPA settles with Target on pesticide violations
EPA Orders Mahard Egg Farm to Cease and Desist Discharge of Pollutants
EPA orders restoration of West Bridger Creek
EPA reaches agreement with Stroh Die Casting on clean-air violations
EPA reaches settlement with Oeser Company, Bellingham wood treater
EPA settles with Trilla Steel Drum on hazardous-waste violations
EPA settles with Minnesota Metal Finishing on hazardous waste violations
Landmark settlement aims to clean up raw sewage discharges in Allegheny County
EPA reaches agreement with Scott Brass on clean-air violations
EPA cites Environmental Disposal Systems for numerous violations at Romulus facility
EPA cites American Energy for clean-air violations
Costly reminder of asbestos dangers