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Case Name Date State Statute
Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees to Spend $3.65 million in Clean Air Act Upgrades; Settlement with U.S. EPA Affects Facilities in 6 States and Puerto Rico 7/8/2008 New York Clean Air Act
Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees to Spend $3.65 million in Clean Air Act Upgrades; Settlement with U.S. EPA Affects Facilities in 6 States and Puerto Rico 7/8/2008 New Jersey Clean Air Act
Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees to Spend $3.65 million in Clean Air Act Upgrades; Settlement with U.S. EPA Affects Facilities in 6 States and Puerto Rico 7/8/2008 Puerto Rico Clean Air Act
Target Corporation to Pay Fine for Violating Clean Air Act 7/10/2007 New York Clean Air Act
EPA Inspection Results in CEMEX Correcting Violations and Paying Fine 12/21/2006 Puerto Rico Clean Air Act
United States and New Jersey Announce Clean Air Act Settlement with PSEG Fossil LLC for Violations of 2002 Consent Decree; Utility Required to Pay Significantly Increased Penalties and Reduce Emissions 11/30/2006 New Jersey Clean Air Act
Cosmed Group, Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations Agreement 8/18/2005 New Jersey Clean Air Act
EPA Orders Ice Manufacturer to Fix Systems; One of Several EPA Actions in Rochester to Improve Health and Environment 2/24/2005 New York Clean Air Act
Shell Cited Again by EPA for Clean Water Act Violations in Puerto Rico 9/2/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Orders Village of Port Chester, N.Y. to Fix the Way it Handles Stormwater; Comply with Clean Water Act 8/24/2009 New York Clean Water Act
EPA Fines Companies for Improper Stormwater Management at Construction Site in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico 7/28/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Fines Six Municipalities Across Puerto Rico for Improper Stormwater Management 7/22/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Fines Construction Companies in Culebra, Puerto Rico for Ignoring Federal Water Quality Laws 4/29/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
Illegal Construction Activities in Dutchess County Net EPA Fines for Two Companies 3/26/2009 New York Clean Water Act
EPA Investigations Lead to Prison Sentences for Two in Puerto Rico 2/3/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
Shell to Pay $1 Million Penalty, Enhance Pollution Controls for Clean Water Act Violations in Puerto Rico 1/12/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
Bacardi Agrees to Purchase and Protect Sensitive Land and Pay Fine to Settle EPA Water Pollution Case 11/3/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA, Puerto Rico Land Authority Announce Settlement to Improve Wetlands 8/5/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Orders Buffalo Developer to Stop Destruction and Restore Wetlands 3/31/2007 New York Clean Water Act
Wal-Mart's Violation of the Clean Water Act Results in Land Purchase and Fine 4/26/2007 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
700 Acres of Puerto Rico Wetlands Will Be Preserved Forever, Thanks to EPA 3/12/2007 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Settles Clean Water Act Violations with Village of Gowanda 3/9/2007 New York Clean Water Act
EPA Fines Local Contractor for Destroying Wetlands Outside Rochester 2/21/2007 New York Clean Water Act
EPA's Clean Water Act Enforcement in High Gear 11/16/2006 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Slams Developer for Flouting Clean Water Act 8/30/2006 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Indicted For Environmental Crimes; Will Pay $10 Million in Criminal and Civil Fines and Spend $1.7 Billion Improving Wastewater Treatment 6/22/2006 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Proposes Steep Fines for Companies that Failed to Curb Polluted Storm Water 5/9/2006 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
United States and State of New York Lodge Consent Judgment with Suffolk County to Remedy Water Pretreatment Violations; County to Pay $1 Million 4/28/2006 New York Clean Water Act
Puerto Rico Administration of Corrections to Construct $1 Million Water Supply System 4/8/2006 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Orders Bacardi to Comply With Clean Water Act 9/15/2009 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Takes Action to Correct Wetlands Violations In San Isidro 8/10/2005 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Cracks Down on Illegal Development of Wetlands in Western Puerto Rico 8/2/2005 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Proposes to Fine Wal-Mart for Clean Water Act Violations 6/5/2005 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Takes Action Against Walmart and Its Contractor for Clean Water Act Violations at Construction Site 1/24/2005 Puerto Rico Clean Water Act
EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Site 10/13/2009 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Proposes Agreement to Cleanup McGuire Air Force Base Superfund Site 9/18/2009 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Settlement Nets Over $12 Million for Cleanup of Newburgh Superfund Site 2/9/2009 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA and General Electric Update Hudson Dredging Agreement 1/26/2009 New York Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
Settlement Clears Way for Continued Funding of New Jersey Superfund Cleanup 1/6/2009 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Signs Agreement with Companies to Remove Major Source of Dioxin from the Lower Passaic River 6/23/2008 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
Court Rules in EPA’s Favor to Enforce Agreement and Collect from Delinquent New Jersey Company 1/4/2008 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Orders Air Force to Clean Up McGuire Air Force Base 7/13/2007 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Reaches Agreement with GE to Reduce Exposure to PCBs in Upper Hudson Floodplain 7/11/2007 New York Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Issues Property Access Order on Hudson Dredging Project; Order to New York State Necessary for Maintaining Construction Schedule 3/29/2007 New York Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
Government Settlements Ensure Cleanup of Contaminated Sites in New Jersey 8/9/2006 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
DOJ, EPA Reach Agreement With General Electric to Conduct Hudson River Dredging; Company Will Pay Significant Portion of Past and Future Government Costs 10/6/2005 New York Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Reaches Agreement With Ford Motor Company to Reinvestigate Passaic County Site (Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site) 10/23/2005 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
United States files Superfund Suit for Reimbursement of Cleanup Costs at a Site in Oyster Bay, New York - Former Location of Claremont Polychemicals Corporation Facility 7/12/2005 New York Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
United States Files Superfund Suit for Reimbursement of Cleanup Costs at a Groundwater Contamination Site in Great Neck, New York Former Location of Stanton Cleaners Dry Cleaning Operations 3/30/2005 New York Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
U.S. Proposes to Settle With Companies at the Kin-Buc Landfill Superfund Site, in Edison, New Jersey 3/22/2005 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA and Private Parties Reach Settlement Over Superfund Site in Essex County (Bayonne Barrel and Drum) 3/21/2005 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
EPA Reaches Settlement with Princeton Gamma-Tech, Inc. Over Two Superfund Sites in Somerset County 3/14/2005 New Jersey Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
Claims About Keyboards Result in $205,000 Penalty for Samsung 10/21/2009 New York Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Announces Settlement with Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture for Pesticide Misuse and Worker Protection Standard Violations 10/2/2009 Puerto Rico Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Reaches Settlement with Nation’s Largest Manufacturer of Hospital Disinfectants; Company Agrees to Pay $550,000 in Penalties 7/31/2009 New Jersey Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Cites Pesticides Practices of Puerto Rico Agency 10/8/2008 Puerto Rico Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Seeks Worker Protection at Four Farms in Puerto Rico 8/18/2009 Puerto Rico Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Calls Out Nation’s Largest Manufacturer Of Hospital Disinfectants 8/4/2008 New Jersey Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Takes Steps to Better Protect Farm Workers in Puerto Rico 10/6/2007 Puerto Rico Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Cites Largest Hospital Disinfectant Manufacturer for False Claims 5/17/2007 New Jersey Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Fines Two Suffolk County Firms For Selling Off-Spec, Misbranded Products 3/27/2007 New York Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Cites Two Suffolk County Firms for Selling Off-Spec, Misbranded Pesticides 7/19/2006 New York Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Cites Martex for Failure to Protect Its Workers' Safety at Two Farms in Puerto Rico 2/3/2005 Puerto Rico Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Sues Mosquito Control Company for Failure to Protect Its Workers' Safety 1/6/2005 New York Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA Fines Authority for the Port of the Americas for Contractor Dredging Violations 3/10/2008 Puerto Rico Ocean Dumping Act
New York City to Use Cleaner Diesel Fuel at Ports; Settles Violation by Reducing Emissions in Port 1/17/2007 New York Ocean Dumping Act
EPA Fines Dredging Company for Violations of Ocean Dumping Act 5/5/2005 New York Ocean Dumping Act
EPA Reaches Agreement With Dredging Company to Settle Violations of Ocean Dumping Act 1/25/2005 New Jersey Ocean Dumping Act
In Reaching a Settlement, EPA and New York City Establish Groundbreaking Audit Program 8/17/2009 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Fines Lakewood, N.J. Company for Illegal Export of Electronic Waste to Hong Kong 8/17/2009 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Reaches Settlement with USDA for Underground Storage Tank Violations in Puerto Rico 8/7/2009 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Federal Entities Agree to Pay Fine, Reduce Pollution to Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations at Puerto Rico Facility 5/28/2009 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Orders Two New Jersey Companies to Halt Improper Management of Hazardous Waste at Facility in Lakewood, N.J. 4/27/2009 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
An Agreement between EPA and the Municipality of San Juan Prompts Effort to Improve Waste Handling Island-Wide 2/25/2009 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Toa Baja and Landfill Operator Agree To Close Landfill; EPA Issues Order to PR Land Authority 1/8/2009 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA and Federal General Services Administration Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations in New Jersey and New York 12/15/2008 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA and Federal General Services Administration Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations in New Jersey and New York 12/15/2008 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Orders Virgin Islands to Remove Scrap Tires That Pose Health Threat 10/29/2008 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA, Macy’s Announce Settlement Over Hazardous Waste Management Violations 8/27/2008 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Finds Underground Storage Tank Violations At Federally-Run Facilities in Puerto Rico 8/19/2008 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Toa Baja Agrees to Close Landfill; EPA Applauds Puerto Rico Solid Waste Plan 7/24/2008 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
VI Government in Agreement to Clean Up Handling of Hazardous Waste 5/8/2008 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Settlement with LIRR Sheds Light on Need for Proper Disposal of Fluorescent Bulbs 4/16/2008 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Settlement with GSA in USVI Sheds Light on Need to Recycle Fluorescent Bulbs 2/6/2008 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Settlement with NJIT will Promote Green Chemistry in Local School 1/3/2008 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Santa Isabel Agrees to Close Its Municipal Landfill 10/3/2007 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Settlement with EPA Spells Greener Future for Dry Cleaner on St. Thomas 9/18/2007 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Aguadilla Agrees to Close its Municipal Landfill 8/29/2007 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Municipalities Agree to Close Vega Baja and Florida Landfills; EPA Orders Land Authority and One Operator to Cooperate 6/26/2007 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Cites Dry Cleaners in Brooklyn and Queens 5/17/2007 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Settlement with the UVI to Benefit All Schools 3/27/2007 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Settlement with Dry Cleaner on St. Thomas Pushes Business into the Here and Now 3/5/2007 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA and Navy Reach Landmark Agreement on the Cleanup of Former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Base 1/26/2007 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Action Leads to Compliance with Federal Underground Tank Regulations at McGuire AFB 10/8/2006 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Puerto Rico University at Mayaguez to Settle Environmental Violations with System to Prevent Future Problems 10/5/2006 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Cites the Virgin Islands Government For Widespread Hazardous Waste Violations 8/30/2006 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Gun Club in Plattsburgh Takes Steps To Protect Local Wetlands 8/25/2006 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Says More Landfills in Puerto Rico Must Be Addressed 8/15/2006 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Stops Hazardous Waste Violations At Christiansted Dry Cleaners 5/24/2006 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Cites Dry Cleaners in Thornwood and Armonk, New York For Hazardous Waste Violations 5/24/2006 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Investigates Former Dry Cleaning Site in Morristown 5/5/2006 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Settles With Texaco Caribbean on Federal UST Rules; Violations at Seven Gas Stations in the USVI 3/15/2006 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
United States Settles Environmental Lawsuit Against New York City Involving the City's Underground Storage Tank Systems 1/15/2006 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Cites Dry Cleaner in Charlotte Amalie 10/27/2005 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Metal Scrap Dump Beside Anguilla Landfill Will Be Cleaned Up 10/26/2005 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Cites Puerto Rico University at Mayagüez For Multiple Violations of Environmental Safety Rules 10/5/2005 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Gun Club in Pennellville, NY Agrees...No More Lead Shot for Now 9/9/2005 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
USVI and VIWMA Agree to Clean Up Scrap Area Open Dump Next to Anguilla on St. Croix 9/9/2005 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Cites Cleaner in Christiansted for Hazardous Waste Violations 8/17/2005 Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Union County Agrees; No More Lead Shot 8/2/2005 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Stabilizes Portions of Crown Vantage Landfill and Reaches Settlement With Private Party 6/20/2005 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
UMDNJ Takes on Environmentally Beneficial Projects Under Agreement With EPA Projects are Part of Consent Order to Settle Past Hazardous Waste Violations 5/3/2005 New Jersey Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA and Catholic University to Provide Hazardous Waste Training at Schools University Will Pay Penalty and Spend $141,000 Implementing School Programs 4/19/2005 Puerto Rico Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Nassau University Medical Center Settles Federal Hazardous Waste Case 3/17/2005 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Clarkson University and EPA Reach Agreement on Hazardous Waste Management 3/1/2005 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Skidmore College and EPA Reach Agreement on Hazardous Waste Management 2/1/2005 New York Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Fines New York City for Drinking Water Violations 5/1/2006 New York Safe Drinking Water Act
EPA Finds PCB-Containing Equipment for Sale Without Proper Identification on eBay 10/2/2009 New York Toxics Substances Control Act
EPA and OP-TECH Agree on Enhanced Environmental Testing for PCB Waste 1/12/2009 New York Toxics Substances Control Act
Real Estate Company and Individual Landlord Both Agree to Pay for Violating Federal Lead Rules 10/30/2008 New Jersey Toxics Substances Control Act
EPA Settles with Infineum on Notification Rules for New Chemicals 2/1/2007 New Jersey Toxics Substances Control Act
EPA Settlement Will Bring Newark Schools into Compliance With Asbestos Regulations 1/20/2005 New Jersey Toxics Substances Control Act

 

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