Waste Management, Inc.’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Chemical Waste Management, LLC, is still in confidential settlement discussions with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regarding alleged alleging violations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act violations and amount of…
Waste Management, Inc., at Sept. 30, 2008, recorded US$273 million in liabilities for environmental remediation costs, compared with US$284 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
At Sept. 30, 2008, the Company also recorded US$1.233 billion liabilities related to its landfill, compared with…
Waste Management, Inc.’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Shade Landfill, Inc., is still in confidential settlement negotiations with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regarding a proposed consent agreement, which included a proposed penalty of US$200,000.
By letter dated Sept. 22, 2006, the…
PHILADELPHIA — November 12, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Moshe Rubashkin, 50, of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for illegally storing hazardous waste at a textile factory in Allentown.
Moshe Rubashkin pleaded…
Waste Management, Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, is still named a potentially responsible party in connection with 74 locations listed on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List. Of the 74 sites, 16 are owned sites.
Each of the NPL…
Waste Management, Inc.’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc., continues to face the Environmental Protection Agency’s alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act.
On April 4, 2006, the EPA issued a Finding and Notice of Violation (FNOV) to…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in May 2008 denied Waste Services, Inc.’s appeal to dismiss a lawsuit against Waste Management, Inc., according to the company’s latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities…
SEATTLE, Washington — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in its continuing effort to protect the public from illegally produced, improperly labeled, and misused pesticides in the Pacific Northwest, has reached settlements with four companies for violations…
ATLANATA, Georgia — November 7, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement with Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division (MLGW) in Memphis, Tenn., that resolves alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act for polychlorinated…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered ten California public drinking water systems to monitor for Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the source water of their drinking water systems, or face penalties…