The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]

According to EPA Region 7, an inspection at the company’s warehouse noted several hazardous waste violations, including: Storage of waste pharmaceuticals, including hazardous wastes, without a proper permit; Unpermitted treatment of hazardous wastes, including allowing the evaporation of solvents from contaminated rags, and the crushing of mercury-containing lamps into a drum, which exposed employees to hazardous solvent fumes and mercury vapors; Shipment of hazardous waste… [read post]