Recent Updates
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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes
Environmental 02/22/2007Dennis Rodriguez of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty today to criminal environmental crimes related to the operation of his company, North American Waste Assistance, LLC (NAWA), also located in El Paso. Under the plea agreement, entered in federal dist...
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UN Report to Signal `Smoking Gun' of Global Warming
Environmental 02/02/2007[##_1L|1054990896.jpg|width="130" height="87" alt=""|_##]The United Nations today will issue its most comprehensive report yet on climate change, indicating greater certainty that global warming is a man-made phenomenon, and stressing the need to cop...
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Two Vessel Corporations Plead Guilty for Illegal Dumping
Environmental 01/30/2007Greek-based shipping companies Chian Spirit Maritime Enterprises, Inc. and Venetico Marine each pleaded guilty today in District court in Delaware to a felony violation related to the operation of the M/V Irene E.M., a large bulk carrier. Chian Spiri...
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Ship Operator Sentenced for Environmental Crimes
Environmental 01/24/2007WASHINGTON – American-based ship operator, Pacific-Gulf Marine, Inc. (PGM), was sentenced today for deliberate acts of pollution involving a fleet of four ships, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. U.S. District Judge William M. ...
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$385 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS & ROADS
Environmental 01/03/2007WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2006 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that more than $385 million in Forest Service revenue will be distributed to 41 states and Puerto Rico for improvements to public schools, roads and stewardship projects. ...
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Mercedes-Benz Fined for Clean Air Act Violation
Environmental 12/22/2006[##_1L|1021113314.jpg|width="200" height="171" alt=""|_##]Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent corporation, DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes), have agreed to pay $1.2 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that they violated the Clean Air Act by f...
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Virginia Man Indicted for Transporting Wildlife
Environmental 12/15/2006William James Victor Garrison, a resident of Culpeper, Va., was today charged by federal grand jury with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and with making a false statement to a federal investigative agent during the course of an investigation. The...
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The highly charged debate on global warming reached
Environmental 12/03/2006The highly charged debate on global warming reached the US Supreme Court Wednesday, prompting the justices to question the impact of auto and truck emissions on the environment, what must happen to rescue the world's coastlines, and whether the Envir...
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EPA drops plan for less frequent toxic release reporting
Environmental 12/01/2006The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abandoned plans to decrease the frequency of reporting requirements for the release of toxic chemicals by polluting companies, it was announced Thursday. The changes would have required polluters to repor...