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Thistle blooms may be beautiful, but the pleasantries stop there. Oklahoma’s Noxious Weed Law requires landowners to eradicate at least three species.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hecla Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island has agreed to pay a $143,000 fine for violating federal hazardous waste management and disposal requirements, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement made Wednesday.

Hecla Mining Company has been fined $143,124 for violating the hazardous waste disposal and management requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, according to the EPA.

The EPA issued a reinterpretation of the RCRA industrial ethyl alcohol exemption superseding its prior interpretation. EPA now takes the position that products, including alcohol-based hand sanitizer, qualify for the exemption whether or not the materials are spent.

In November 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a memo regarding the management of discarded hand sanitizer under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...

Robert Melvin is an environmental attorney with Robinson Cole Law Firm, he counsels on health, and safety compliance, sustainability, emergency response efforts and site remediation.

Two dairy farms in Washingtons Yakima Valley have settled a lawsuit alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in their handling of manure.

The release showed a significant number of major rulemakings are slated to be finalized in spring 2024.

Gas stations have left a $20 billion environmental disaster all over the country. Who will pay to clean it up?

June 14 (Reuters) - Hecla Mining Co was fined $143,124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Wednesday. ...