News Releases from Region 0102/25/2019Contact Information: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced four settlements with companies in Connecticut and Maine for violations of federal oil spill laws. The three companies in Connecticut and a company in Maine have all created oil spill prevention plans and come into compliance with...
EPA Announces 2018 Annual Environmental Enforcement Results
News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)02/08/2019Contact Information: WASHINGTON — In FY 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked in collaboration with state and tribal programs to assure compliance with federal environmental laws. In doing so, EPA focused its enforcement and compliance resources in areas that will have a...
Proposed Settlement Resolves Clean Air Act Claims Between EPA and Greenfield Mass. Facility
News Releases from Region 0101/30/2019Contact Information: BOSTON – Under an agreement signed with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), an industrial shredding and recycling company in Greenfield, Mass. will phase out the processing of materials that lead to emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)...