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Saturday, November 22, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
ARB fines 3 more companies for illegal gasoline
California's Air Resources Board (ARB) announced yesterday
that it has fined three gasoline suppliers for gasoline that did not
comply with California's air quality regulations. Houston-based Vitol,
Inc., Petro-Diamond of Irvine, and Shell Oil Products US were fined
$70,000, $50,000, and $45,000 respectively.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/arb-fines-3-more-companies-for-illegal-gasoline
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/arb-fines-3-more-companies-for-illegal-gasoline
Telecom giant AT&T penalized $51.8 million for hazardous waste violations
Telecommunications giant AT&T agreed to a $51.8 million settlement
with the State of California to resolve charges that employees at
hundreds of its California facilities illegally disposed of hazardous waste and other materials for nine years. The settlement was jointly announced
yesterday by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and Alameda
County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley. This is the first
enforcement action in California against a telecommunications company
for its management of electronic waste.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/telecom-giant-at-t-penalized-51-8-million-for-hazardous-waste-violations
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/telecom-giant-at-t-penalized-51-8-million-for-hazardous-waste-violations
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris
Valley recycling firms to get CalRecycle grants to reduce GHG emissions
Three San Joaquin Valley recycling businesses and five other state firms
will share $19.5 million in newly established greenhouse gas reduction
(GHG) grants, according to an announcement from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
on Wednesday, November 18, 2014. The monies will be used to construct
or expand new and existing facilities, and to upgrade equipment to allow
the processing of more recycled materials.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/valley-recycling-firms-to-get-calrecycle-grants-to-reduce-ghg-emissions
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/valley-recycling-firms-to-get-calrecycle-grants-to-reduce-ghg-emissions
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