Environment

Virginia Dairy Settles With EPA on Alleged Environmental Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on 21 July that Sunshine Pride Dairy, Inc. will pay a $179,074 penalty to settle alleged federal environmental violations at its former cheese processing facility in Winchester, Va. The dairy shut...

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U.S., Enbridge Reach $177 Million Settlement after 2010 Oil Spills in Michigan and Illinois

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice on 20 July announced a settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and several related Enbridge companies to resolve claims stemming from its 2010 oil spills in...

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EPA Settles with Omak, WA lumber mill for repeatedly violating federal clean air rules

PNW Wind Down LLC, will pay an $89,000 penalty for repeatedly violating federal clean air rules while leasing and operating a tribally owned facility on the Colville Reservation in Omak, Washington. The facility is a lumber mill that produced plywood...

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Radiation along Fukushima rivers up to 200 times higher than Pacific Ocean seabed - Greenpeace

Radioactive contamination in the seabed off the Fukushima coast is hundreds of times above pre-2011 levels, while contamination in local rivers is up to 200 times higher than ocean sediment, according to results from Greenpeace Japan survey work...

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