Waste
Asbestos probe leads to jail term in Ohio
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Company president gets 30 days in jail, 240 days community service and must pay restitution.
Air
Judge fines Indiana company for Clean Air Act crimes
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Prosecutors say company filed false reports after monitoring gauge broke.
Wildlife
The small environmental stories provide the big environmental picture
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It is the seemingly small environmental events and stories that help us see how they connect to form the mega-picture of natural and human activities.
Wildlife
Minnesota contractor fined for disturbing protected plants in wildlife refuge
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The company had released an estimated 24,000 gallons of heated water at two construction sites because of a problem with installation of sewer pipes, according to court documents said. The penalty will support refuge programs.
Wildlife
PCBs still of concern for Toronto waterfront fish
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But mercury levels are down in some sport fish. Monitoring to continue.
Land
Wisconsin farmer accused of cheating federal crop insurance program
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Indictment alleges that documents were falsified including those indicating inability to plant crops that were planted.
Waste
Prison, fine loom in New York hazardous waste case
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Government agencies say company owner removed arsenic, chromium, lead, selenium and other hazardous chemicals from a bankrupt facility in Keene, New Hampshire, without a permit and took the materials to his facility in Owego.
Land
Bankruptcy judge: Michigan farmland sale doesn’t violate conservation easement
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Local conservancy argues that sale violates prohibition on dividing land, makes it less viable for agriculture and harder to manage the easement.
Air
New York company pleads guilty to asbestos violation
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The prosecution said the company failed to inspect asbestos debris and pools of water, comply with pretesting waiting periods, properly calibrate pumps and perform air sampling and decontamination of equipment.
Wildlife
Fake reefs are good for fishing – how about for the fish?
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While they attract fish to eat and spawn, artificial reefs in the Great Lakes need to be monitored longer to evaluate their success, according to a new study.