India-US ocean carriers delay planned rate hikes amid softer demand signals
CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have confirmed pushing their previously announced rate increases scheduled for this week to the second half of the month.
Intermodal volumes surge out of Savannah amid import/export boost
Although the port is losing some intermodal service to the Midwest, demand is surging to core inland cities within the Southeast US.
EPA settlement with Haifa North America in Altamonte Springs, Florida resolves alleged TSCA reporting violations
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 6, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement requiring Haifa North America, Inc. (Haifa) in Altamonte Springs, Florida, to pay a civil $664,267 penalty for violations of chemical data reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
The EPA alleged that Haifa failed to submit a data report required under TSCA for 32 chemical substances that Haifa had imported between 2016 and 2019. The company imports various chemicals for businesses that formulate specialty fertilizers and plant nutrition solutions for agricultural applications.
“Companies are legally obligated under the Toxic Substances Control Act to report chemicals they import, process or manufacture, so Haifa’s failure to report the 32 chemicals they imported over a three-year span is in direct violation of our nation’s environmental laws,” said acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle.
Companies are required to give the EPA information on the chemicals they manufacture or import into the United States for commercial purposes. The EPA uses the data to help assess the potential human health and environmental effects of these chemicals and makes the non-confidential business information available to the public. Haifa’s failure to submit the required reports presented a potential harm to the EPA’s ability to maintain accurate and updated information regarding commercially-produced chemicals. The settlement agreement with the company resolves the alleged violations and requires the payment of a $664,267 civil penalty within 30 days.
For information about the chemical data reporting, please visit the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting website at: https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting. The chemical data reports for 2016 – 2019 were due from industry manufacturers by January 29, 2021.
To find out if a specific chemical is on the TSCA chemical substance inventory, please visit the Substance Registry Services web page at: https://sor.epa.gov/sor_internet/registry/substreg/LandingPage.do.
For more information on TSCA’s requirements, please visit: www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-toxic-substances-control-act.
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The EPA alleged that Haifa failed to submit a data report required under TSCA for 32 chemical substances that Haifa had imported between 2016 and 2019. The company imports various chemicals for businesses that formulate specialty fertilizers and plant nutrition solutions for agricultural applications.
“Companies are legally obligated under the Toxic Substances Control Act to report chemicals they import, process or manufacture, so Haifa’s failure to report the 32 chemicals they imported over a three-year span is in direct violation of our nation’s environmental laws,” said acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle.
Companies are required to give the EPA information on the chemicals they manufacture or import into the United States for commercial purposes. The EPA uses the data to help assess the potential human health and environmental effects of these chemicals and makes the non-confidential business information available to the public. Haifa’s failure to submit the required reports presented a potential harm to the EPA’s ability to maintain accurate and updated information regarding commercially-produced chemicals. The settlement agreement with the company resolves the alleged violations and requires the payment of a $664,267 civil penalty within 30 days.
For information about the chemical data reporting, please visit the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting website at: https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting. The chemical data reports for 2016 – 2019 were due from industry manufacturers by January 29, 2021.
To find out if a specific chemical is on the TSCA chemical substance inventory, please visit the Substance Registry Services web page at: https://sor.epa.gov/sor_internet/registry/substreg/LandingPage.do.
For more information on TSCA’s requirements, please visit: www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-toxic-substances-control-act.
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EPA Adds Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List
DALLAS, TEXAS (March 6, 2024) —The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Louisiana Superfund site Exide Baton Rouge to the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants pose significant threats to human health and the environment. By adding this site to the NPL, EPA can continue to assess the human health and environmental risks associated to the site and determine if remedial action is needed.
“Updating the National Priorities List is a critical component of EPA's comprehensive approach to protecting human health and the environment from contamination, including in communities overburdened by disproportionate environmental impacts,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Cleaning up contaminated land and groundwater and returning them for productive use to communities, especially those which have borne the brunt of legacy pollution, is a win for public health and local economies.”
“By prioritizing the Exide Baton Rouge site, we are addressing the contamination and pollution that has been affecting the East Baton Rouge community,” said Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance. “Adding this site to the National Priorities List will allow for additional remediation, outreach, and cleanup efforts as well as additional funding from President’s Biden Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. I would like to thank our state partners for their previous work on the site and to thank the residents for their patience as we work to remove these hazardous chemicals from the area.”
The Exide Baton Rouge site is a former secondary lead smelter and refinery. The proposed National Priorities List site covers 33 acres next to Baton Rouge Bayou. High concentrations of antimony, arsenic, lead, manganese and zinc have been found in groundwater and soils on the site, with unlined waste piles and open surface impoundments contributing to discharges of contaminated ground and surface water. An onsite system is in place to collect and treat contaminated leachate. The state of Louisiana referred the site to EPA in 2022 to ensure continued operation of the wastewater treatment system.
EPA is adding three other Superfund sites to the National Priorities List:
Former Exide Technologies Laureldale in Laureldale, Pennsylvania.
Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago, Illinois.
Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE in Des Moines, Iowa.
EPA is proposing to add the following sites to the National Priorities List:
Gelman Sciences Inc in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Afterthought Mine in Bella Vista, California
Upper Columbia River in Stevens County, Washington
The five added sites and one of the sites being proposed (Upper Columbia River) to the National Priorities List are located in communities historically overburdened by pollution. These sites raise potential environmental justice concerns based on income, demographic, education, linguistic, and life expectancy data. By taking action to add and propose to add these six sites to the National Priorities List, EPA is working to protect communities in the greatest need.
Past activities at the sites announced include uranium, copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold mining; lead smelting and refining; coke, molten iron and steel production; and battery manufacturing and recycling. Site contaminants are numerous and include lead, mercury, zinc and other metals; radium 226; chlorinated solvents; and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Contamination affects surface water, groundwater, soil, air and sediment.
President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to accelerate EPA’s work to clean up NPL sites with a $3.5 billion investment in the Superfund remedial program. The law also reinstated the Superfund chemical excise taxes to help clean up such sites, making it one of the largest investments in American history to address legacy pollution. Due to this historic funding, EPA has been able to provide as much funding for site cleanup work in the past two years as it did in the previous five years.
Background
The National Priorities List includes sites with the nation’s most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination. This list serves as the basis for prioritizing EPA Superfund cleanup funding and enforcement actions. Only releases at non-federal sites included on the National Priorities List are eligible to receive federal funding for long-term, permanent cleanup.
Before EPA adds a site to the National Priorities List, a site must meet EPA’s requirements and be proposed for addition to the list in the Federal Register, subject to a 60-day public comment period. EPA may add the site to the National Priorities List if it continues to meet the listing requirements after the public comment period closes and the agency has responded to any comments.
Superfund cleanups provide health and economic benefits to communities. The program is credited for significant reductions in both birth defects and blood-lead levels among children living near sites, and research has shown residential property values increase up to 24 percent within three miles of sites after cleanup.
Since taking office, the Biden-Harris Administration has followed through on commitments to update the National Priorities List twice a year, as opposed to once per year. Today’s announcement is the first time EPA is updating the National Priorities List in 2024.
Learn more about Superfund and the National Priorities List.
For Federal Register notices and supporting documents for the National Priorities List and proposed sites, please visit:
New Proposed and New Superfund National Priorities List Sites.
Connect with the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 on Facebook, Twitter, or visit our homepage.
“Updating the National Priorities List is a critical component of EPA's comprehensive approach to protecting human health and the environment from contamination, including in communities overburdened by disproportionate environmental impacts,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Cleaning up contaminated land and groundwater and returning them for productive use to communities, especially those which have borne the brunt of legacy pollution, is a win for public health and local economies.”
“By prioritizing the Exide Baton Rouge site, we are addressing the contamination and pollution that has been affecting the East Baton Rouge community,” said Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance. “Adding this site to the National Priorities List will allow for additional remediation, outreach, and cleanup efforts as well as additional funding from President’s Biden Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. I would like to thank our state partners for their previous work on the site and to thank the residents for their patience as we work to remove these hazardous chemicals from the area.”
The Exide Baton Rouge site is a former secondary lead smelter and refinery. The proposed National Priorities List site covers 33 acres next to Baton Rouge Bayou. High concentrations of antimony, arsenic, lead, manganese and zinc have been found in groundwater and soils on the site, with unlined waste piles and open surface impoundments contributing to discharges of contaminated ground and surface water. An onsite system is in place to collect and treat contaminated leachate. The state of Louisiana referred the site to EPA in 2022 to ensure continued operation of the wastewater treatment system.
EPA is adding three other Superfund sites to the National Priorities List:
Former Exide Technologies Laureldale in Laureldale, Pennsylvania.
Acme Steel Coke Plant in Chicago, Illinois.
Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE in Des Moines, Iowa.
EPA is proposing to add the following sites to the National Priorities List:
Gelman Sciences Inc in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Afterthought Mine in Bella Vista, California
Upper Columbia River in Stevens County, Washington
The five added sites and one of the sites being proposed (Upper Columbia River) to the National Priorities List are located in communities historically overburdened by pollution. These sites raise potential environmental justice concerns based on income, demographic, education, linguistic, and life expectancy data. By taking action to add and propose to add these six sites to the National Priorities List, EPA is working to protect communities in the greatest need.
Past activities at the sites announced include uranium, copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold mining; lead smelting and refining; coke, molten iron and steel production; and battery manufacturing and recycling. Site contaminants are numerous and include lead, mercury, zinc and other metals; radium 226; chlorinated solvents; and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Contamination affects surface water, groundwater, soil, air and sediment.
President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to accelerate EPA’s work to clean up NPL sites with a $3.5 billion investment in the Superfund remedial program. The law also reinstated the Superfund chemical excise taxes to help clean up such sites, making it one of the largest investments in American history to address legacy pollution. Due to this historic funding, EPA has been able to provide as much funding for site cleanup work in the past two years as it did in the previous five years.
Background
The National Priorities List includes sites with the nation’s most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination. This list serves as the basis for prioritizing EPA Superfund cleanup funding and enforcement actions. Only releases at non-federal sites included on the National Priorities List are eligible to receive federal funding for long-term, permanent cleanup.
Before EPA adds a site to the National Priorities List, a site must meet EPA’s requirements and be proposed for addition to the list in the Federal Register, subject to a 60-day public comment period. EPA may add the site to the National Priorities List if it continues to meet the listing requirements after the public comment period closes and the agency has responded to any comments.
Superfund cleanups provide health and economic benefits to communities. The program is credited for significant reductions in both birth defects and blood-lead levels among children living near sites, and research has shown residential property values increase up to 24 percent within three miles of sites after cleanup.
Since taking office, the Biden-Harris Administration has followed through on commitments to update the National Priorities List twice a year, as opposed to once per year. Today’s announcement is the first time EPA is updating the National Priorities List in 2024.
Learn more about Superfund and the National Priorities List.
For Federal Register notices and supporting documents for the National Priorities List and proposed sites, please visit:
New Proposed and New Superfund National Priorities List Sites.
Connect with the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 on Facebook, Twitter, or visit our homepage.
EPA Region 10 enforcement actions in 2023
SEATTLE –- The following tables summarize enforcement actions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 office completed in 2023. Each case is linked to the corresponding legal documents which provide further details.
Cases resulting in large penalty amounts are typically announced via stand-alone news releases at the time of settlement and can be found in the EPA Region 10 Newsroom.
In Alaska:
Case
City
Violation
Penalty
Alta Group, Inc.
Anchorage
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Boyer Towing, Inc.
Ketchikan
Clean Water Act
$2,844
Kodiak Fishmeal Company
Kodiak
Clean Water Act
$1,719
Lowe's Companies, LLC
Fairbanks
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$6,250
Martelle Construction, LLC
Juneau
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
OBI Seafoods, LLC
Kodiak
Clean Water Act
$469
Red Oak, LLC
Anchorage
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
The Home Depot
Fairbanks
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$3,750
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Akutan
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$67,720
Univar Solutions USA, Inc.
Anchorage
Clean Air Act
$1,200
In Idaho:
Case
City
Violation
Amount
Bashista Construction Corporation
Ketchum
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Brighton Development, Inc.
Meridian
Clean Water Act
$4,320
Burley Glass, LLC
Heyburn
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
City of Trees Building Company LLC
Boise
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Crown Construction LLC
Nampa
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Finish Line Construction
Coeur d’Alene
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Herco, Inc.
Lewiston
Clean Water Act
$4,395
Lawson Land Inc. and Russell Koepke
Pierce
Clean Water Act
$55,500
M3 ID (Rising Sun LLC, Conger Group and Syman LLC)
Kuna
Clean Water Act
$15,240
Michael Reese and Janet Reese
North Fork
Clean Water Act
$8,000
Parker, Inc.
Boise
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Rite Stuff Foods, Inc.
Jerome
Clean Air Act
$2,000
United Farm Service, Inc.
Twin Falls
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,000
Varmit Getter, LLC
Payette
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$300
Water Damage Pro of Idaho, LLC
Boise
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC
Buhl
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,400
In Oregon:
Case
City
Violation
Penalty
ALN Construction LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Astoria Pacific Seafoods, LLC
Astoria
Clean Air Act
$800
Bornstein Seafoods, Inc.
Astoria
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Boulder Creek Construction LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Chaucer Foods, Inc.
Forest Grove
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Farmers Supply Cooperative
Ontario
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$4,391
Klamath Energy LLC
Klamath Falls
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.
Boardman
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Old Growth Homes, LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Redemption Construction
West Linn
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
SRC WORLDWIDE, INC.
Albany
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$261,499
Tom Champion Builders LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
In Washington:
Case
City
Violation
Penalty
Astro Auto Wrecking, LLC
Federal Way
Clean Water Act
$35,400
Bornstein Seafoods, Inc.
Bellingham
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
Burlington Environmental, LLC
Tacoma
Clean Water Act
$3,719
Cascade Designs Inc.
Seattle
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$500
Cascade Mountain Technologies, LLC
Snoqualmie
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$8,705
Cascade View, LLC
Yakima
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Cesco Solutions, Inc.
Bellingham
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$54,987
Chill Transportation LLC
Toppenish
Clean Water Act
$2,000
Columbia Pulp LLC
Dayton
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,500
DJ's Diesel
Moses Lake
Clean Air Act
$1,650
Farwest Operating, LLC
Moxee
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$45,147
Fruitsmart, Inc.
Prosser
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Harrison Homes, LLC
Gig Harbor
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Intalco Aluminum LLC
Ferndale
Clean Water Act
$99,000
Kemira Chemicals Inc.
Washougal
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,000
Kiva Energy, Inc.
Arlington and Washougal
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
Kyron Environmental Inc.
Spokane
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Lennar Northwest, LLC
Vancouver
Clean Water Act
$3,900
Lineage Logistics, LLC
Burien
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport
Keyport
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$4,500
NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics
Tacoma
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Freeland
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$5,375
Northern Transport, Inc.
Enumclaw
Clean Water Act
$10,000
Northside 4, LLC
Vancouver
Clean Water Act
$3,340
Nouryon Pulp and Performance Chemicals, LLC
Moses Lake
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$8,062
Now Environmental Services
Federal Way
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
O. D. Snider & Son, Inc.
Sumner
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
Outlaw Diesel Repair, LLC
Roy
Clean Air Act
$3,500
Parrott's B and B Welding
Enumclaw
Clean Water Act
$5,000
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County
Wenatchee
Clean Water Act
$1,188
Pulte Homes of Washington LLC
Bellevue
Clean Water Act
$9,220
Ron and Leo's Welding Services
Enumclaw
Clean Water Act
$1,250
Roy Farms, Inc.
Moxee
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Swanson Bark & Wood Products Inc.
Longview
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,400
TDS Home Services, LLC
Renton
Toxic Substances Control Act
$5,000
Trinity Partnership Property Management LLC of Seattle
Seattle
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Trout-Blue Chelan-Magi, Inc. OBA Chelan Fruit Cooperative - Bridge Street
Chelan Falls
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
True Restoration Inc.
Kirkland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Additionally, EPA Region 10 issued a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order to
Royal Appliances Mtg. Co. (pdf)
(264.3 KB)
of Charlotte, N.C., and
Target Corporation (pdf)
(258.2 KB)
of Minneapolis, Minn., under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Cases resulting in large penalty amounts are typically announced via stand-alone news releases at the time of settlement and can be found in the EPA Region 10 Newsroom.
In Alaska:
Case
City
Violation
Penalty
Alta Group, Inc.
Anchorage
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Boyer Towing, Inc.
Ketchikan
Clean Water Act
$2,844
Kodiak Fishmeal Company
Kodiak
Clean Water Act
$1,719
Lowe's Companies, LLC
Fairbanks
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$6,250
Martelle Construction, LLC
Juneau
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
OBI Seafoods, LLC
Kodiak
Clean Water Act
$469
Red Oak, LLC
Anchorage
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
The Home Depot
Fairbanks
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$3,750
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Akutan
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$67,720
Univar Solutions USA, Inc.
Anchorage
Clean Air Act
$1,200
In Idaho:
Case
City
Violation
Amount
Bashista Construction Corporation
Ketchum
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Brighton Development, Inc.
Meridian
Clean Water Act
$4,320
Burley Glass, LLC
Heyburn
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
City of Trees Building Company LLC
Boise
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Crown Construction LLC
Nampa
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Finish Line Construction
Coeur d’Alene
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Herco, Inc.
Lewiston
Clean Water Act
$4,395
Lawson Land Inc. and Russell Koepke
Pierce
Clean Water Act
$55,500
M3 ID (Rising Sun LLC, Conger Group and Syman LLC)
Kuna
Clean Water Act
$15,240
Michael Reese and Janet Reese
North Fork
Clean Water Act
$8,000
Parker, Inc.
Boise
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Rite Stuff Foods, Inc.
Jerome
Clean Air Act
$2,000
United Farm Service, Inc.
Twin Falls
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,000
Varmit Getter, LLC
Payette
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$300
Water Damage Pro of Idaho, LLC
Boise
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC
Buhl
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,400
In Oregon:
Case
City
Violation
Penalty
ALN Construction LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Astoria Pacific Seafoods, LLC
Astoria
Clean Air Act
$800
Bornstein Seafoods, Inc.
Astoria
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Boulder Creek Construction LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Chaucer Foods, Inc.
Forest Grove
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Farmers Supply Cooperative
Ontario
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$4,391
Klamath Energy LLC
Klamath Falls
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.
Boardman
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Old Growth Homes, LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Redemption Construction
West Linn
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
SRC WORLDWIDE, INC.
Albany
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$261,499
Tom Champion Builders LLC
Portland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
In Washington:
Case
City
Violation
Penalty
Astro Auto Wrecking, LLC
Federal Way
Clean Water Act
$35,400
Bornstein Seafoods, Inc.
Bellingham
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
Burlington Environmental, LLC
Tacoma
Clean Water Act
$3,719
Cascade Designs Inc.
Seattle
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$500
Cascade Mountain Technologies, LLC
Snoqualmie
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$8,705
Cascade View, LLC
Yakima
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Cesco Solutions, Inc.
Bellingham
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$54,987
Chill Transportation LLC
Toppenish
Clean Water Act
$2,000
Columbia Pulp LLC
Dayton
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,500
DJ's Diesel
Moses Lake
Clean Air Act
$1,650
Farwest Operating, LLC
Moxee
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$45,147
Fruitsmart, Inc.
Prosser
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Harrison Homes, LLC
Gig Harbor
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Intalco Aluminum LLC
Ferndale
Clean Water Act
$99,000
Kemira Chemicals Inc.
Washougal
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,000
Kiva Energy, Inc.
Arlington and Washougal
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
Kyron Environmental Inc.
Spokane
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Lennar Northwest, LLC
Vancouver
Clean Water Act
$3,900
Lineage Logistics, LLC
Burien
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport
Keyport
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$4,500
NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics
Tacoma
Clean Air Act
$1,200
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Freeland
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
$5,375
Northern Transport, Inc.
Enumclaw
Clean Water Act
$10,000
Northside 4, LLC
Vancouver
Clean Water Act
$3,340
Nouryon Pulp and Performance Chemicals, LLC
Moses Lake
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$8,062
Now Environmental Services
Federal Way
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
O. D. Snider & Son, Inc.
Sumner
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
Outlaw Diesel Repair, LLC
Roy
Clean Air Act
$3,500
Parrott's B and B Welding
Enumclaw
Clean Water Act
$5,000
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County
Wenatchee
Clean Water Act
$1,188
Pulte Homes of Washington LLC
Bellevue
Clean Water Act
$9,220
Ron and Leo's Welding Services
Enumclaw
Clean Water Act
$1,250
Roy Farms, Inc.
Moxee
Clean Air Act
$2,000
Swanson Bark & Wood Products Inc.
Longview
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
$1,400
TDS Home Services, LLC
Renton
Toxic Substances Control Act
$5,000
Trinity Partnership Property Management LLC of Seattle
Seattle
Toxic Substances Control Act
$200
Trout-Blue Chelan-Magi, Inc. OBA Chelan Fruit Cooperative - Bridge Street
Chelan Falls
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
$5,000
True Restoration Inc.
Kirkland
Toxic Substances Control Act
$1,000
Additionally, EPA Region 10 issued a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order to
Royal Appliances Mtg. Co. (pdf)
(264.3 KB)
of Charlotte, N.C., and
Target Corporation (pdf)
(258.2 KB)
of Minneapolis, Minn., under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
TPM24: UP, BNSF confident relaunched Houston intermodal services will succeed
The railroads say more vessels calling Houston translates into heavier volumes that will help intermodal services from the port gain traction this time.
USDA Announces Next Major Step in Promoting Competition in Agriculture and Advancing Economic Opportunity and Fairness for Growers
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the finalization of Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The final rule will be effective 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.
EPA Awards Over $650,000 for Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Recycling Project
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians a $653,120 grant, funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure, support good-paying jobs, and increase circular waste management on and off the Tribal land.
“EPA is proud to award this grant, which will support Shingle Springs in their efforts to increase recycling rates, make significant strides in waste removal from Tribal land, and create good-paying jobs for the Tribal community," said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "Together, we are making progress toward a circular economy that will better protect the environment and conserve resources."
The grant is part of EPA investment under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia. With this funding, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians will increase recycling self-reliance by creating an updated recycling center on the reservation. With this new infrastructure, the Tribe’s Environmental Department plans to recycle all recyclable materials produced on and off the reservation, including from the administrative buildings, Tribal membership housing, economic development properties, and a clinic.
“This funding will allow us to build a recycling center to maximize the volume of recyclable materials and organics removed from the waste stream on Tribal land,” said Chairwoman Regina Cuellar of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. “We look forward to working with the Tribal community to create a more sustainable future.”
This grant reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to tackling environmental justice and climate crises. Many Tribal communities carry a disproportionate environmental and human health burden from waste management. As part of President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, 100% of the funding allocated in EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling for Tribes grants will benefit underserved and overburdened communities. Increasing recycling is also essential for addressing climate change because natural resource extraction and processing comprise half of all global greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis. Recycling reduces the need to extract resources such as timber, water, and minerals for new products.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia
The Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia will enable Tribes to improve their recycling and waste management systems, meeting Congress’ goal to create a stronger, more resilient, cost-effective U.S. municipal solid waste recycling system.
To learn more about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia funding, please visit EPA’s Recipients and Selectees webpage.
Visit EPA’s website to learn more ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Learn more about the EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
“EPA is proud to award this grant, which will support Shingle Springs in their efforts to increase recycling rates, make significant strides in waste removal from Tribal land, and create good-paying jobs for the Tribal community," said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "Together, we are making progress toward a circular economy that will better protect the environment and conserve resources."
The grant is part of EPA investment under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia. With this funding, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians will increase recycling self-reliance by creating an updated recycling center on the reservation. With this new infrastructure, the Tribe’s Environmental Department plans to recycle all recyclable materials produced on and off the reservation, including from the administrative buildings, Tribal membership housing, economic development properties, and a clinic.
“This funding will allow us to build a recycling center to maximize the volume of recyclable materials and organics removed from the waste stream on Tribal land,” said Chairwoman Regina Cuellar of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. “We look forward to working with the Tribal community to create a more sustainable future.”
This grant reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to tackling environmental justice and climate crises. Many Tribal communities carry a disproportionate environmental and human health burden from waste management. As part of President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, 100% of the funding allocated in EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling for Tribes grants will benefit underserved and overburdened communities. Increasing recycling is also essential for addressing climate change because natural resource extraction and processing comprise half of all global greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis. Recycling reduces the need to extract resources such as timber, water, and minerals for new products.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia
The Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia will enable Tribes to improve their recycling and waste management systems, meeting Congress’ goal to create a stronger, more resilient, cost-effective U.S. municipal solid waste recycling system.
To learn more about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia funding, please visit EPA’s Recipients and Selectees webpage.
Visit EPA’s website to learn more ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Learn more about the EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region, Instagram, Facebook, and X.