EPA Fines Nevada Company Over Alleged Hazardous Waste, PCB Violations at Landfill

The waste management company was accused of violating the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
EPA Fines Nevada Company Over Alleged Hazardous Waste, PCB Violations at Landfill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on June 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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Waste management company U.S. Ecology Nevada (USEN) will pay a civil penalty of $185,429 to settle claims of hazardous waste and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) violations at its facility south of Beatty, Nevada, according to a July 17 press release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA claimed that USEN violated two federal environmental laws: the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

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