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- $50 Million Verdict Against Shell Oil Subsidiary Equilon Enterprises (Mar-16-10)
- US Forest Service Recovers $102M in Lawsuit Against Union Pacific (Mar-10-10)
- $17.87 Million Verdict Awarded in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit (Feb-18-10)
- BP to Pay $100 Million Settlement in Toxic Fumes Lawsuit (Feb-2-10)
- Cintas Settles Laundry Workers' Class Action for $6.5 Million (Dec-17-09)
- Asbestos Settlement Reached between Smithsonian and Former Employee (Dec-11-09)
- Buffalo Boilermaker Gets $3 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlement (Nov-19-09)
- Curb Accident Which Caused a Fracture Results in $600,000 Settlement (Nov-12-09)
- Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict (Nov-10-09)
- $1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict (Oct-26-09)
- Asbestos Widow Awarded $1.2M Settlement (Oct-8-09)
- EQ Industries Settles Apex Explosion Class Action for $7.85 Million (Oct-7-09)
- Sears settles with disabled worker for record $6.2M (Sep-30-09)
- Katrina Flood Victims Agree $20 Million Settlement (Sep-10-09)
- Continental Carbon Settles with Landowners in Pollution Suit (Jul-30-09)
- Apex Plant Explosion Preliminary Settlement Reached (Jul-23-09)
- Microwave Popcorn Lung Disease $7.5 Million Settlement Awarded (Apr-14-09)
- Hartford Village Could See $1 Million Settlement in Environmental Suit (Mar-6-09)
- Newmont Mining Settles Toxic Spill Class Action (Feb-4-09)
- Hurricane Flooding Class Action Proposed Partial Settlement (Jan-5-09)
- Constellation Fly Ash to Pay $54 Million Plus in Settlement (Dec-31-08)
- WR Grace Reaches $140 Million Settlement in Zonolite Insulation Class Action (Dec-1-08)
- Fly Ash Class Action Potential $45 Million Settlement Announced (Oct-31-08)
- BP $19.5 Million Settlement in Environmental Class Action (Oct-24-08)
- $3 Million Settlement in Bullitt Train Class Action (Oct-6-08)
- US Steel Settles Class Action for $4.4 Million (Sep-5-08)
- Asarco To Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle Asbestos-Related Claims (Aug-25-08)
- Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins $16.5 Million Settlement (Aug-12-08)
- Top four US Builders fined $4.3 Million for clean water violations (Jun-30-08)
- Pfizer Will Pay $975,000 In Clean Air Settlement (Jun-27-08)
- TXI Cement $1 million Settlement and Clean-up Costs (Jun-26-08)
- The Virginia Public Utilities and Foster Wheeler Corp. Over $100,000 penalty in wood-fired boilers violation lawsuit. (Jun-7-08)
- Shell Oil Co. and The Federal Government $35 million payout resolves 25-year-old environmental damage lawsuit. (Jun-5-08)
- MCM Construction $6 million payout in banned, outdated vehicle use suit. (Jun-5-08)
- ExxonMobil Over $112 million settlement in radioactive contamination suit. (May-28-08)
- MCM Construction Pollution $6 million payout for using outdated, polluting diesel engines (May-27-08)
- Water Contamination Industry giants to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-22-08)
- Asbestos Cleanup Penn. Electric Co. pays part of $77,498 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-22-08)
- Red Dog Mine Teck Cominco reaches settlement in $70 million environmental lawsuit. (May-21-08)
- Processing Pollution Michigan Sugar to pay $210,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-21-08)
- Water Runoff Home Depot involved in paying $750,000 settlement in storm damage lawsuit. (May-21-08)
- Oil Spill School district accepts $320,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-19-08)
- Pollution Devalues Property Settlement of $6 million reached in class action lawsuit. (May-15-08)
- LaBarranca Fire Yavapai Fence to pay $500,000 settlement in negligence lawsuit. (May-13-08)
- Oil Spill Shipping companies to pay nearly $5 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-13-08)
- Dust Control Violations Builder to pay $106,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-11-08)
- Disposal Violations Waste recycler to pay $150,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-11-08)
- Wetlands Destroyed Coal company to pay $75,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-10-08)
- Gasoline Costs Oil Companies to pay $423 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-9-08)
- Oil Storage Violations Jiffy Lube to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-9-08)
- Toxic Chemical Reporting Electronic Evolution pays $80,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-7-08)
- National Park Damaged Water company to pay $9 million settlement in federal lawsuit. (May-7-08)
- Cogeneration Pollutants $5 million settlement reached in environmental lawsuit. (May-6-08)
- Power Plant Pollution Energy companies to pay $25 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-6-08)
- Coal Power Pollution Electric company to pay $285,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-4-08)
- Superfund Cleanup Site US agencies to pay $1 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (May-2-08)
- Toxic Time Bomb Energy companies to pay $37 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-29-08)
- Refinery Pollution Oil companies to pay $16 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-28-08)
- Chain Saw Emissions Three companies to pay $2 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-27-08)
- Landfill Cleanup Old Bridge, NJ to benefit from $20 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-25-08)
- Nuclear Waste Spill CH2M Hill pays $500,000 settlement in Hanford lawsuit. (Apr-25-08)
- Gold Mine Pollution Wharf agrees to $149,300 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-25-08)
- Pollution Permits Violations Landfill pays $18,900 fine as settlement for clean air lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- Catalyst Spill Pollution Refinery to pay $20,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- Tidal Water Dredging Marina to pay $7,500 settlement in development lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- Contaminated Waterway Garlic processor to pay $60,000 settlement in water pollution lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- Tainted Concrete Ford to pay $300,000 settlement in construction lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- Air Quality Violations Energy company to pay mare than $60 million settlement in pollution lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- 420 Tons of Pollution Holly Corp. to pay $17 million as settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-22-08)
- Environmental Violations Fuel company to pay $6.5 million settlement in compliance lawsuit. (Apr-21-08)
- Clean Air Act Violations Aggregate Industries to pay $587,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-17-08)
- EPA Violations Shell Oil company to pay $75,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-16-08)
- Chemical Waste Violations Mace to pay $365,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
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- Sandbags Washed Out Wild Dunes to pay $18,000 settlement in littering lawsuit. (Apr-14-08)
- Cooling Tower Emissions Enterprise Products to pay $270,275 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-11-08)
- Rail Car Dumps Load CSX Corp. to pay $491,976 settlement in wildlife lawsuit. (Apr-10-08)
- Waste Water Violations Colgate Palmolive Co. to pay $14,200 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-9-08)
- Wide Spread Air Pollution American Electric Power to pay $24 million settlement in multi state lawsuit. (Apr-9-08)
- Clean Water Act Violations ConocoPhillips to pay $1.2 million settlement in pollution lawsuit. (Apr-9-08)
- Asphalt Spills Into River Dann Marine Towing to pay $45,000 fine as settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-8-08)
- Water Pollution Violations Contractor to pay $100,000 settlement in construction lawsuit. (Apr-8-08)
- Endangered Salmon Protection Federal agency to pay $900 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-8-08)
- Air Quality Violations Construction companies pay $40,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-6-08)
- Hazardous Materials Violations UPCO to pay $165,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-5-08)
- Pipeline Builder Damage MasTec, Inc. to pay $8.7 million settlement in natural gas line lawsuit. (Apr-3-08)
- Mining Waste Cleanup Cogema to pay $1.6 million settlement in land owner's lawsuit. (Apr-2-08)
- EPA Fines Naval Base Submarine base to pay $150,000 settlement in waste storage violations. (Apr-2-08)
- Erin Brockovich Inspires Lawsuits PG&E to pay $20 million settlement in water contamination litigation. (Apr-2-08)
- Paint Overspray Pollutes Garrett Corp. to pay $45,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Apr-2-08)
- Municipal Water Filtration Engineering Company will pay $750,000 settlement in design lawsuit. (Mar-27-08)
- Hazardous Waste Violations Pacific Marine to pay $20,000 settlement in waste oil lawsuit. (Mar-26-08)
- West Virginia Agencies Feud Highway department to pay $125,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Mar-25-08)
- Ozone Depletion Kerry to pay $980,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Mar-19-08)
- Air Pollution US Steel pays $301,800 settlement to end environmental suit. (Mar-18-08)
- Clean Water Act Sewer authority to pay $27,000 settlement in EPA violations lawsuit. (Mar-18-08)
- Environmental Rebuild Asarco LLC proposes $33 million settlement over Green Valley mine. (Mar-18-08)
- Water Sources Developer to pay $32,000 settlement in land zoning lawsuit. (Mar-17-08)
- Slow Burn Kimberly Clark to pay $165,000 settlement in pollution lawsuit. (Mar-16-08)
- Environmental Cleanup Settlement reached in wastewater treatment lawsuit. (Mar-15-08)
- Nuclear Power Pacific Gas & Electric pays undisclosed settlement in plant upgrade suit. (Mar-15-08)
- Environmental Cleansing Developer pays $16,017 settlement in Clean Water Act violation suit. (Mar-13-08)
- Muddy Waters Bristol pays $75,000 fine in clean water violation settlement. (Mar-13-08)
- Record Settlement W.R. Grace to pay $250 million in asbestos lawsuit. (Mar-13-08)
- River Damaged Developer pays $422,800 settlement in North Fork River suit. (Mar-10-08)
- Free Water Sewer Services US Cold Storage to pay $125,910 in sewer service settlement. (Mar-8-08)
- EPA Violations Riverside Cement to pay $384,000 for air quality violations. (Mar-6-08)
- Petroleum Mishaps BP settles $9.75 million mis-management suit. (Mar-6-08)
- Toxic Mold Landlord to pay $190,000 toxic mold settlement. (Mar-6-08)
- Environmental Pollution Asarco LLC pays $14 million for contamination settlements. (Mar-5-08)
- Perchlorate Contamination San Bernardino pays city of Rialto $4 million settlement to aid in cleanup costs. (Mar-5-08)
- Bay Bridge Oil Spill Hudson Marine Management Services pays city of San Francisco $2 million settlement to help with cleanup costs. (Mar-3-08)
- Petroleum Storage Hess Corp. to pay $1.1 million fine. (Mar-2-08)
- Chemical Plant Explosion CHEMCENTRAL Midwest Corporation agrees to $375,000 settlement for safety violations. (Mar-1-08)
- Chocolate Discharge G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system. (Feb-29-08)
- Landfill Storm Water Southeastern Public Service Authority agrees to $14,000 fine after pumping garbage tainted storm water into a local ditch. (Feb-28-08)
- Chemicals and Glue Contamination Pharmacia and Bayer CropScience agree to spend $26 million on the superfund cleanup. (Feb-28-08)
- Organic Air Emissions Bridgeport United Recycling and United Oil Recovery Inc. agree to $325,000 hazardous waste violations settlement. (Feb-27-08)
- Lead Paint Disclosure Apartment owner pays EPA fine for failing to inform tenants about exposure. (Feb-27-08)
- Construction Sites Home Depot Inc. agrees to $1.3 million EPA Clean Water Act violations settlement. (Feb-27-08)
- Sewage permit Copley CVS Inc. pays $38,950 clean water violation settlement. (Feb-26-08)
- Smelter Contamination Asarco LLC agrees to $38 million copper mine pollution settlement. (Feb-25-08)
- CEO Severance Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. agrees to pay former employee $7.15 million settlement. (Feb-25-08)
- Apartment Windows Three housing corporations agree to $182,000 EPA settlement for lead paint violations. (Feb-25-08)
- Lead Paint Windows Chestnut Hill Realty must pay $320,000 settlement after tenants were exposed to the toxic substance. (Feb-25-08)
- Dioxin Contamination Simpson Timber Co. pays $500,000 wetland pollution settlement. (Feb-24-08)
- Biodefense Program Texas A&M University agrees to $1 million lab safety and sanitation settlement. (Feb-23-08)
- Power Station Rochester Gas and Electric agrees to pay $700,000 environmental pollution settlement. (Feb-22-08)
- Used Tire Storage Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co. pays $10,000 fine for improper storage. (Feb-20-08)
- Clean Water Act Lexington-Fayette County agrees to spend $250 million to fix its sanitary and storm sewer systems. (Feb-20-08)
- Access Roads Developer Bob Honts agrees to $250,000 property development settlement. (Feb-20-08)
- PCB Cleanup CBS Corp. agrees to $31 million environmental settlement. (Feb-20-08)
- Undetected Sewage Spill Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board spends $17 million on upgrades and testing. (Feb-20-08)
- Water Samples Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria. (Feb-19-08)
- Industrial Toxins Solutia Inc. agrees to pay $3.6 million EPA settlement. (Feb-12-08)
- Radioactive Dust Atlantic Richfield Co. agrees to $27.5 million health and illness settlement. (Feb-11-08)
- River Basin Atlantic Richfield Co. agrees to $187 million settlement towards superfund cleanup site. (Feb-9-08)
- Transuranic Waste Department of Energy pays $110,000 penalty for improper shipment screening. (Feb-8-08)
- Dredging Permit South Island Dredging Association and Safe Harbor Sediment Recovery of Savannah pay $494,000 fine for pollution and zone management violations. (Feb-8-08)
- Sewage Spill Vista and Carlsbad pay $700,000 environmental settlement after 7.3 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into Buena Vista Lagoon. (Feb-7-08)
- Fluorescent Light Disposal US General Services Administration pays $23,000 EPA penalty for recycling waste violations. (Feb-7-08)
- Landfill Washout Weston & Sampson Engineers and Welch Corp. agree to pay town $2.7 million settlement. (Feb-6-08)
- Landfill Hazards Alliance Sanitary Landfill agrees to $3 million class action settlement. (Feb-6-08)
- Power Plant Pollution Mirant Bowline Inc. agrees to $300,000 air and water violations settlement. (Feb-5-08)
- Atmospheric Blow Down Tesoro's Golden Eagle Refinery agrees to $48,000 environmental penalty for air quality violations. (Feb-3-08)
- Scrap Metal Ocanna Inc. pays $86,000 EPA waste violations settlement. (Jan-31-08)
- Discharge Pollution Electric Boat agrees to pay $75,000 settlement for Clean Water Act violations. (Jan-31-08)
- Ozone Pollution Holcim Inc. pays $2.25 million settlement for air quality violations. (Jan-31-08)
- Water Pumping Fee Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency pays $13.5 million settlement for illegal augmentation fees. (Jan-30-08)
- Irrigation Water Higley Unified School District pays $19,500 settlement to the Coronado Ranch Homeowners Association after using its well without paying. (Jan-30-08)
- Coolant Oil City of Seneca pays $40,000 EPA fine to help clean up contamination. (Jan-29-08)
- Heavy Metal Contamination Asarco Mining Company agrees to $20.7 million environmental and personal injury settlement. (Jan-29-08)
- Groundwater Contamination Modine Manufacturing Co. agrees to undisclosed class action settlements after residents suffered from brain cancers. (Jan-28-08)
- Resort Construction Tamarack Resort pays $185,000 penalty for Clean Water Act violations. (Jan-27-08)
- Copper Smelter Asarco LLC agrees to $4.8 million in unsecured claims for arsenic and lead contamination. (Jan-26-08)
- Union Workers Amtrak to pay $62 million employee wage dispute settlement. (Jan-23-08)
- Chlorine Release Pioneer Americas pays $75,000 fine for environmental violations. (Jan-23-08)
- Sewage Overflow Fort Wayne agrees to put $250 million towards septic system improvements. (Jan-22-08)
- Chemical Vapors River City Towing Services agrees to a $5 million class action settlement after a barge leaked sodium hydrosulfide. (Jan-22-08)
- Buried Waste Roth Steel Corp. pays $150,000 environmental violations settlement. (Jan-21-08)
- Police Union Leader City of Chandler pays former employee $532,000 wrongful termination settlement. (Jan-21-08)
- Hazardous Waste Companies ordered to pay $1.6 million contamination cleanup settlement. (Jan-20-08)
- Coal Waste Massey Energy pays $20 million in civil penalties and invests $10 million in pollution control improvements. (Jan-18-08)
- Creek Flooding Dam owners agree to $1.4 million class action property damage settlement. (Jan-18-08)
- Shipyard Waste Thames Shipyard and Repair Co. pays $787,000 environmental settlement for hazardous waste violations. (Jan-17-08)
- Refinery Pollution Sinclair Oil Corp. pays $2.45 million environmental settlement. (Jan-17-08)
- Coolant Contamination City of Lumberton pays $90,000 EPA settlement for incorrectly disposing polychlorinated biphenyls. (Jan-16-08)
- Water Features Albert D. Seeno Construction Co. pays $2.9 million civil settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Jan-15-08)
- Hexavalent Chromium Honeywell Inc. pays $25 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Jan-14-08)
- Hazardous Waste Contamination American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc. agrees to pay $42.5 million settlement to clean up Fruit of the Loom site contamination. (Jan-10-08)
- Petroleum Leak 7-Eleven, Southland, MDK Corp. and ENSR Corporation agree to $19.8 million class action settlement regarding a gas station gas leak. (Jan-9-08)
- Generator NOx eBay fined $79,200 for air quality permit violations. (Jan-8-08)
- Mining Pit Bankruptcy judge orders Asarco to pay $8.6 million contaminated water settlement. (Jan-8-08)
- Sprayground Chlorine Cedardale Inc. pays $20,000 fine for wastewater violations at children's park. (Jan-7-08)
- College Lab New Jersey Institute of Technology pays $150,000 settlement in hazardous waste violations lawsuit. (Jan-7-08)
- Paper Mill Pollution Katahdin Paper pays $106,000 environmental fine for wastewater discharges that triggered a massive algae bloom. (Jan-7-08)
- Wastewater Bacteria City of Ashton pays $10,000 settlement for violating the federal Clean Water Act. (Jan-5-08)
- Heating Oil Spill Quaker Farms Elementary School pays $13,000 DEP fine after leaking tank was found. (Jan-4-08)
- ATV Air Pollution Pep Boys pay $154,000 fine for violating environmental air quality laws. (Jan-2-08)
- Perma-Fix of Dayton Inc. $360,000 civil penalty in Clean Air Act violations suit. (Dec-24-07)
- Kerosene Leak Rivermead, Inc., et al. pays $50,000 fine for mobile home park environmental clean up. (Dec-24-07)
- Superfund Cleanup W.R. Grace & Co. agrees to pay $34 million settlement towards cleanup costs. (Dec-22-07)
- Wastewater Violations Cyril-Scott agrees to pay $80,000 EPA fine for plant violations. (Dec-22-07)
- Ammonia Spill Cabot Creamery pays $100,000 fine for environmental violations. (Dec-21-07)
- Asbestos Violations Community Development Corporation of Kansas City pays $450,000 settlement involving construction site asbestos. (Dec-20-07)
- Solid Waste Waste Management of Hawaii Inc. spends $1.5 million after violating landfill regulations. (Dec-17-07)
- Oil Spill Crab Fishermen will get $700,000 compensation for an oil spill from the Cosco Busan that affected the crab fishing in San Francisco, Half Moon Bay and Bodega Bay. (Dec-13-07)
- Political Termination Mother daughter duo awarded $325,000 settlement in wrongful termination and political discrimination lawsuit. (Dec-6-07)
- Drainage Culvert Altus City pays homeowners $19,000 settlement after using hazardous material as fill for a drainage project. (Dec-5-07)
- Sewage Treatment Plant King County agrees to pay Snohomish County $70 million to deal with the impact of wastewater pipelines. (Dec-4-07)
- School Dirt Dirtman Enterprises pays school district $600,000 for dumping contaminated soil in athletic fields. (Dec-4-07)
- Energy Environment Granite Falls Energy agrees to $300,000 MPCA fine. (Dec-2-07)
- Prohibited Waste North Country Environmental Services pays $100,000 fine for landfill asbestos violations. (Dec-1-07)
- Farm Manure Jacobus Tielen pays $21,000 environmental fine for manure spills. (Dec-1-07)
- Corroded Pipeline BP Exploration Alaska Inc. agrees to $20 million fine related to an oil spill. (Nov-30-07)
- Collapsed Reservoir Ameren Corp. pays $180 million settlement after 1.3 billion gallons of water ruined a state park. (Nov-29-07)
- Diesel Truck Emissions Waste Management agrees to $1 million fine for air quality violations. (Nov-28-07)
- Dust and Air Pollution Lake Havasu, AZ and ERS Constructors pay woman $40,000 personal injury settlement. (Nov-28-07)
- Pesticide Production Pioneer Chemical Company pays $15,500 EPA fine. (Nov-28-07)
- Genetically Engineered Grass Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. pays $500,000 fine for failing to follow buffer zone and cleaning regulations. (Nov-27-07)
- Corn Byproduct Permit Tate & Lyle agree to $188,000 EPA fine. (Nov-26-07)
- Separation Employment Agreement Mantis Mineral Corp. pays former company director $400,000 settlement. (Nov-24-07)
- Waste Oil Timken Aerospace pays $154,000 settlement for air pollution and emission violations. (Nov-24-07)
- Fertilizer Spill ConAgra agrees to $80,000 fine after liquid nitrogen was accidentally released. (Nov-23-07)
- Landfill Leachate US Department of Energy and Washington Closure Hanford, LLC pay $285,000 superfund settlement. (Nov-21-07)
- Petroleum Storage US Oil Company, Inc. agrees to pay $450,000 settlement for emission violations. (Nov-20-07)
- Light-Rail Pollution Sound Transit agrees to pay $120,000 fine for water pollution from a construction project. (Nov-20-07)
- Apartment Mold Landlord Roosevelt Owyang agrees to pay 12 families $1.3 million settlement. (Nov-19-07)
- Ferry Mold City of Portland to pay settlement for terminal mold. (Nov-19-07)
- Illegal Tree Cutting Newton city pays property owner $40,000 for cutting down trees. (Nov-18-07)
- Lye Spill Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Southern Corp. pay $7.35 million settlement for environmental damages. (Nov-17-07)
- Salmon River US Government to pay $170 million to restore the San Joaquin River. (Nov-16-07)
- River Overflow Royal BAM NV agrees to €55 million property damage settlement. (Nov-16-07)
- Fertilizer Plant Helena Chemical Co. pays $230,000 for air quality and emissions violations. (Nov-15-07)
- Risk Management Plans Twenty-six Californian facilities pay $18,800 EPA fine for violating the Clean Air Act. (Nov-14-07)
- Construction Mud Dixon Builders pays $80,000 EPA fine. (Nov-14-07)
- Copper Mine Pollution Judge approves $158 million settlement. (Nov-14-07)
- Chemical Plant Pollution Zeon Chemicals agrees to class action settlement for emission nuisances. (Nov-13-07)
- Recycling Pollution Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. pays $1.3 million settlement for Clean Air Act violations. (Nov-12-07)
- Groundwater Contamination San Bernardino pays $11 million EPA fine for landfill waste. (Nov-12-07)
- Wetland Tract Land owner and property manager pay $100,000 penalty for environmental damages. (Nov-11-07)
- Gold Mine Alpheus Kaplan and Nehemiah Development Company pay $721,000 fine for arsenic clean up costs. (Nov-8-07)
- Capsized Boat TS Hong Kong agrees to pay $1.4 million EPA settlement after releasing 3,100 tonnes of benzene, 85 tonnes of fuel, and 16 tonnes of diesel into the ocean. (Nov-7-07)
- Construction Storm Water R.S. Audley, Inc. pays $60,000 EPA fine for violating the Clean Water Act. (Nov-6-07)
- Asbestos Joint Compounds Man awarded $3.6 million after forty years of asbestos exposure lead to mesothelioma. (Nov-6-07)
- Fill Material Six companies agree to $100,000 EPA fine for discharging dredged materials into Chesapeake waters. (Nov-5-07)
- Allegany Ballistics Laboratory Hercules, Inc. pays $12.95 million settlement for facility environmental damages. (Nov-2-07)
- Storm Water Waste Coulter Forge Technologies pays $36,000 EPA fine for pollution at its Emeryville forging and metal processing site. (Nov-1-07)
- El Monte Superfund Forty individuals and businesses agree to $12.5 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Nov-1-07)
- Clean Air Violations Spectro Alloys Corp. pays EPA fine for producing excessive dioxin and furan emissions at its aluminum recovery plant. (Oct-30-07)
- Asbestos Mesothelioma Dana Corp. pays $2 million in asbestos personal injury claims. (Oct-30-07)
- Sewer System Improvements Metropolitan Government of Nashville pays over $3 million for sewer maintenance and overflow violations. (Oct-29-07)
- Ice Storm Damage Missouri State Emergency Management Agency pays Pulaski County for clean up costs. (Oct-29-07)
- Storm Water Violations Sagewood pays $20,000 EPA fine. (Oct-28-07)
- Apartment Closure Injunction Juanita Apartments pay city of Burien $200,000 fine for health and safety code violations. (Oct-24-07)
- Logging Forest Fire Babbitt Logging Inc. and Stimson Lumber Co. pays state of Idaho $1.5 million for wildfire damage. (Oct-24-07)
- Water Contamination Quaker Chemical Corp. pays Orange County Water District $2 million for environmental damages. (Oct-24-07)
- Wastewater Overflow City of Holyoke pays $500,000 settlement for property damage. (Oct-21-07)
- Sandblasting Pollution Fairweather Marine pays $77,500 fine. (Oct-21-07)
- Quarry Sinkholes Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc. to pay city of Opelika $1.1 million settlement. (Oct-19-07)
- Clean Up Delays Landowner James Pflueger pays $135,000 EPA fine for delayed construction. (Oct-18-07)
- Contaminated Soil Residents of Buffalo subdivision awarded $7.2 million for hazardous land. (Oct-18-07)
- Airport Noise Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport pays residents $127 million class action settlement. (Oct-18-07)
- Waste Site Explosion Environmental Quality pays $550,000 fine to the North Carolina Division of Waste Management. (Oct-16-07)
- Dry Cleaning Solvents Vulcan Materials Co. pays city of Modesto $20 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Oct-15-07)
- Oil Field Pollution Frontier Oil Corp. and Wainoco Oil & Gas Co. pay $10 million settlement for environmentally damaging emissions. (Oct-15-07)
- Smoke Emission Violations Brinks Inc. pays fine for environmental pollution. (Oct-11-07)
- Wastewater Spills Dannon Co. pays $71,000 in penalties for environmental damages. (Oct-10-07)
- Power Generator Pollution American Electric Power agrees to spend over $4.6 billion on environmental improvements. (Oct-9-07)
- Demolition Pollution Warren Fabricating Corp. pays EPA fine. (Oct-8-07)
- Texaco Oil Refinery Company pays $2.25 million settlement for pollution violations. (Oct-7-07)
- Flood Damage Burlington County residents awarded $1.85 million class action settlement. (Oct-5-07)
- Restricted Substance Carrier Guam fined by EPA for importing an ozone-depleting substance. (Oct-5-07)
- Sewage Spill Escondido to pay $1.8 million fine for sewage spills and discharging improperly treated sewage. (Oct-4-07)
- Mud Slide Family awarded $85,000 after a mud slide damaged their home. (Oct-4-07)
- Asphalt Spill Eagle Systems Inc. pays $200,000 settlement after 26,000 gallons of asphalt spilled into a river. (Oct-4-07)
- Power Plant Pollution We Energies pays $3.1 million fine and $600 million on improvements. (Oct-3-07)
- Knicks Marketing Senior Vice President awarded $11.6 million settlement for gender discrimination and retaliation. (Oct-3-07)
- Pulp Mill Pollution Evergreen Pulp pays $5 million EPA settlement. (Oct-3-07)
- Hazardous Waste Handling Romic Environmental Technologies pays EPA fine. (Oct-3-07)
- Military Munitions Textron Systems Corp. pays $8.75 million for groundwater contamination and clean up. (Oct-2-07)
- Airport Sludge Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission pays $75,000 fine for dumping sludge into a swamp. (Oct-1-07)
- Hunt Refineries $48 million to be spent on pollution controls. (Oct-1-07)
- Target Pesticides Retail chain pays EPA fine for unregistered products. (Sep-30-07)
- Dry Cleaning Contamination Couple pays EPA fine for groundwater contaminaiton. (Sep-26-07)
- Construction Dust Richmond American Homes pays $155,000 EPA fine. (Sep-25-07)
- Zenergy Inc. $123,300 settlement in saltwater spill environmental damage lawsuit. (Sep-24-07)
- Fisherman Fraud Individual fishing quotas permit holder pays fine for violations. (Sep-22-07)
- Acid Rain and Smog East Kentucky Power Cooperative pays $11.4 million fine. (Sep-21-07)
- PPL Corp. $500,000 settlement in excessive water usage lawsuit. (Sep-19-07)
- L'Henri, Inc. Over $45,000 settlement in hazardous waste related environmental lawsuit. (Sep-19-07)
- ConocoPhillips $10 million settlement in environmental protection lawsuit. (Sep-16-07)
- Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC $504,000 settlement in oil spill, Clean Water Act violation lawsuit pending court approval. (Sep-14-07)
- Honey Lake Motocross Park $170,400 proposed settlement in noise monitoring fee related lawsuit. (Sep-5-07)
- Armstrong Wood Products $150,000 fine in environmental protection lawsuit. (Sep-3-07)
- Jedi Corp. $25,000 settlement in Clean Water Law violation lawsuit. (Sep-3-07)
- Brown County, WI $75,000 settlement in air pollution lawsuit. (Sep-3-07)
- Port of Stockton $5 million set aside for air and water quality controls. (Aug-31-07)
- Asarco LLC $27.3 million settlement in environmental lawsuit. (Aug-30-07)
- Zeon Chemicals $5.3 million settlement in class action pollution and property damage lawsuit. (Aug-27-07)
- Columbus Steel Castings $75,000 fine in environmental pollution lawsuit. (Aug-25-07)
- Tobacco Companies $11 million payout to Pennsylvania's tobacco farmers in agricultural rehabilitation case. (Aug-23-07)
- Home Depot $10 million settlement in toxic storage lawsuit. (Aug-20-07)
- Valero Energy Corp. $4.3 million civil penalty and $232 million in pollution control upgrades for environmental damage. (Aug-20-07)
- Ecomaine $28,446 penalty in air pollution violations lawsuit. (Aug-20-07)
- TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC and TEPPCO Crude Pipeline, LLC $2.865 million fine in Clean Water Act violation lawsuit. (Aug-19-07)
- Hartford Accident and Indemnity $4 million settlement in groundwater contamination insurance lawsuit. (Aug-15-07)
- Baldwin County Sewer Service $100,000 fine in drinking water contamination lawsuit. (Aug-15-07)
- Jupiter Aluminum Corporation $2 million civil penalty for violating National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. (Aug-15-07)
- Brenda Cameron $83,761 settlement in wildfire damage lawsuit. (Aug-14-07)
- Icicle Seafoods $900,000 federal fine in environmental damage lawsuit. (Aug-13-07)
- Tucson, AZ $250,000 settlement in class action lawsuit over sewer line rupture. (Aug-13-07)
- Concord Enterprises, Inc. $59,000 fine in household pesticides violations lawsuit. (Aug-12-07)
- Rockwell Corp. $10 million settlement in PCB's contamination lawsuit. (Aug-8-07)
- California Department of Transportation $1.2 million settlement in flood related property damage lawsuit. (Aug-6-07)
- Kitsap County and Waste Management of Washington $2.75 million settlement in landfill contamination suit. (Aug-6-07)
- University of Illinois, CEDA, and the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District $566,000 settlement in environmental damage lawsuit. (Aug-6-07)
- CBM Environmental Services $350,434 settlement in inflated bid lawsuit. (Aug-2-07)
- Alabama Department of Transportation $3.5 million settlement in trichloroethylene contamination lawsuit. (Jul-30-07)
- Marina, CA $100,000 settlement and $25 million in improvements for environmental damages. (Jul-30-07)
- Hudson Valley Foie Gras $30,000 settlement in environmental violations lawsuit. (Jul-29-07)
- Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. $3 million payout in environmental protection lawsuit. (Jul-28-07)
- Union Pacific Railroad $1.2 million settlement in property damage lawsuit. (Jul-27-07)
- William Scotsman Inc. $250,000 payout in mold damage case. (Jul-26-07)
- Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. $2.1 million settlement in asbestos related lawsuit. (Jul-25-07)
- Watertown Tire Recyclers, Inc. $320,000 payout in fire damage lawsuit. (Jul-23-07)
- DuPont & Co. $4.13 million civil penalty for federal Clean Air Act violations. (Jul-23-07)
- Mettiki Coal $150,000 civil penalty in sulfur dioxide emissions, environmental damage lawsuit. (Jul-23-07)
- J.H. Berra Construction Co. Inc. et al. Over $590,000 settlement in environmental damage lawsuit. (Jul-22-07)
- Equistar Chemicals LP Multimillion dollar pay out in environmental damage lawsuit. (Jul-20-07)
- Salvatore Cascino $130,000 fine for environmental damage. (Jul-19-07)
- Wal-Mart $50,000 penalty for federal Clean Air Act violations. (Jul-18-07)
- Barnsley Inn & Gardens Clean Water Act violations costs company over $115,000. (Jul-18-07)
- Casper's Electronics $74,000 in civil penalties for violating federal Clean Air Act. (Jul-12-07)
- Pepsi Bottling Group Environmental suits ends in an over $220,000 payout. (Jul-12-07)
- Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation $5 million settlement in groundwater contamination lawsuit. (Jul-12-07)
- Target Corp. $120,000 civil penalty for selling illegal Spooky String. (Jul-12-07)
- Travelers Companies Inc. $449 million settlement in asbestos related insurance claims lawsuit. (Jul-10-07)
- Foster Wheeler Corp. $1.64 million settlement in class action contamination lawsuit. (Jul-6-07)
- New London, NH $560,000 to be spent after sewage spills. (Jul-6-07)
- Flint, MI $10.8 million settlement in sewer backups, property damage lawsuits. (Jul-6-07)
- Tippecanoe County, IN $17,500 settlement in property damage lawsuit. (Jul-6-07)
- Elk Grove Milling, Inc. $12,500 settlement in EPA and FIFRA violations lawsuit. (Jul-5-07)
- Summit Builders, Colorado Structures, and Shelly Construction LLC Over $255,000 settlement in air quality violations lawsuit. (Jul-5-07)
- East Kentucky Power Cooperative Over $650 million to be spent on upgrades after Clean Air Act violations. (Jul-3-07)
- Sierra Pacific Industries Close to $13 million settlement in air pollution environmental damage lawsuit. (Jul-3-07)
- Sierra Pacific Industries $50,000 paid out in air permits violation lawsuit. (Jul-1-07)
- National Maintenance and Repair of Kentucky, Inc. $250,000 settlement to resolve environmental pollution allegations. (Jun-30-07)
- Caledon Shores' Association $948,000 settlement in hurricane damage lawsuit. (Jun-29-07)
- Sembler Atlanta Inc. $500,000 payout in environment damage lawsuit. (Jun-29-07)
- Azusa Pipe and Tube Bending Corp. et al. $1.695 million settlement in superfund clean up costs lawsuit. (Jun-28-07)
- Plantation Pipe Line Co. $668,341 settlement in pipeline rupture, environment damage lawsuit. (Jun-27-07)
- Dave Forman, Pacific Topsoils, Inc. $10,000 fine for Clean Water Act violations. (Jun-27-07)
- Toyota Motor Corporation $10 million settlement in automobile environment damage lawsuit. (Jun-26-07)
- SeverStal $600,000 settlement in class action environmental pollution lawsuit. (Jun-26-07)
- Pneumo Abex Corp. $3.8 million settlement in asbestos related wrongful death suit. (Jun-26-07)
- Tronox $17 million settlement in environmental contamination lawsuit. (Jun-26-07)
- Oakland County Drain Commission, the Pontiac Lake Property Owner's Association, and the Pontiac Lake Improvement Board $25,000 settlement in property damage lawsuit. (Jun-24-07)
- Everest Reinsurance Co & Mt. McKinley Insurance Co. $10.5 million settlement in asbestos claims related lawsuit. (Jun-24-07)
- Stephen and Cynthia Ford $400,000 fine in environmental damage lawsuit. (Jun-21-07)
- 3M Co. Class action certification rejected alleging chemical contamination. (Jun-20-07)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory $251,870 penalty paid in hexavalent chromium contamination lawsuit. (Jun-20-07)
- American Mold Guard, Inc. $11,700 penalty resolves federal pesticide law violation suit. (Jun-18-07)
- Oxnard City, CA $846,500 settlement in golf course construction dispute. (Jun-14-07)
- Amalia and Julio Palmaz Land use regulations suit costs couple close to $1.25 million. (Jun-14-07)
- Smithfield Foods Inc. $250,000 scholarship fund established in environmental damage suit. (Jun-14-07)
- Nevada Power Company Over $61 million paid out for federal Clean Air Act violations. (Jun-14-07)
- Peter Wood $7,300 paid as penalty for damaging coral heads in restricted reserve. (Jun-13-07)
- Aera Energy LLC and Baker Petrolite Corp. $173,872 paid as civil penalties, restitution, and costs in environment damage suit. (Jun-13-07)
- Lexington County Joint Municipal Water & Sewer Authority et al. $830,000 settlement in water contamination, environmental lawsuit. (Jun-8-07)
- Vesuvius USA Corporation $154,648 settlement in chemical spill environmental damage lawsuit. (Jun-8-07)
- Archer Rubber Co. Clean Air Act violations has company pay a fine of $26,500. (Jun-6-07)
- Fish Springs Ranch LLC Water importing project ends lawsuit with a multimillion dollar settlement. (Jun-6-07)
- Quail Ridge Country Club LLC $350,000 settlement in environmental protection law violations suit. (Jun-6-07)
- Enchanted Parks, Inc. Breach in EPA norms results in a $21,000 settlement. (Jun-5-07)
- Aldis Manufacturing Ltd. $3,120 penalty in EPA's FIFRA violations suit. (Jun-5-07)
- Metropolitan Airports Commission Proposed $65 million settlement in class action jet noise related suit. (Jun-4-07)
- MidAmerican Energy and Le Mars, IA $4.6 million settlement in environmental violations suit with EPA. (Jun-4-07)
- AutoZone Inc. Statewide civil environmental and consumer protection suit ends in a $1.5 million settlement. (Jun-4-07)
- Billerica, MA $300,000 settlement in environmental pollution lawsuit. (Jun-2-07)
- Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Clean Water Act violation results in a $4.2 million settlement deal. (Jun-1-07)
- HSBC Bank USA $850,000 in civil penalties over abandoned chemical facility. (May-31-07)
- Safety-Kleen Systems $10,000 penalty for improper hazardous waste management practices. (May-28-07)
- Upper Peninsula Power Co. $50,000 settlement in flooding damage lawsuit. (May-24-07)
- Rollette Oil Co. $36,000 settlement over hazardous substance spill at site. (May-24-07)
- BFI Waste Systems $150,000 payout in superfund clean up initiative. (May-22-07)
- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Over $5 million in civil penalties and damages in pipeline mishaps lawsuit. (May-22-07)
- Kerr-McGee Corp. $500,000 payout for environmental damage apart from $18 million spent to reduce harmful emissions and conserve natural gas. (May-18-07)
- Amscan, International Paper, Waste Management, Orange County, Ottaway Newspapers, Times Herald-Record $5 million settlement to purge landfill of hazardous waste. (May-18-07)
- Foster Wheeler Corp. Groundwater contamination class action suit ends in $1.64 million settlement. (May-14-07)
- Kennedy Valve $1.8 million settlement in hazardous waste environmental pollution suit. (May-14-07)
- Honolulu, HI $300 million settlement to fix compromised sewer lines. (May-11-07)
- Union Carbide Corp. et al. $2.3 million settlement in asbestos related wrongful death lawsuit. (May-8-07)
- FAG Bearings $130,724 settlement for natural-resource damages caused by trichloroethylene contamination. (May-7-07)
- Whittaker Corp., Remediation Financial and Santa Clarita LLC $100 million payout to cleanup groundwater perchlorate contamination. (May-7-07)
- Pacific Steel $150,000 fine for unchecked noxious emissions and air pollution. (May-7-07)
- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP Over $600,000 paid in settlement for EPA violations at gasoline plants. (May-7-07)
- William and Elizabeth Cure $1.95 million payout to settle PCE contamination lawsuit. (May-4-07)
- ExxonMobil Corp. Over $2 million paid to cleanup gasoline spills in environmental protection suit. (May-3-07)
- Total Petrochemical USA Inc. $2.9 million penalty in Clean Air Act violations lawsuit. (May-3-07)
- Rhodia Inc. Sulfuric acid manufacturer to spend $52 million for violating Clean Air Act. (May-2-07)
- Shintech Louisiana LLC $426,530 penalty for EPA violations at polyvinyl chloride manufacturing plants. (May-1-07)
- Chevron $1 million in oil spill suit to be used to reestablish ecosystem. (Apr-30-07)
- Mt. Hood Chemical Corp. $90,000 penalty for EPA FIFRA violations. (Apr-30-07)
- Durgin and Crowell, Inc. Department of Environmental Services fines company $76,000 for Air Pollution Control Act violation. (Apr-25-07)
- US Government and Caribbean Petroleum Corp. $10 million settlement fund to clear up oil spill damage on San Juan coast. (Apr-25-07)
- Kerr Real Estate Inc. $630,000 payout for cutting 4,000 trees on federal property. (Apr-25-07)
- Log Cabin Partners LLC $47,500 payout for illegally cutting trees and overlay district ordinance violations. (Apr-25-07)
- Beede Waste Oil Site $74 million settlement to clean up toxic Superfund site. (Apr-22-07)
- Superior Asphalt $7,500 penalty for environmental violations. (Apr-21-07)
- New York, NY $80,000 settlement for city's indiscriminate use of toxic pesticides. (Apr-20-07)
- AES Corp. Illegal ash dumping lawsuit settled for $6 million. (Apr-19-07)
- Newport News Indian tribe to receive $650,000 as compensation in decade long water rights lawsuit. (Apr-16-07)
- Norcal Waste Systems $129,000 settlement ends controversial trash-hauling contract and litigation. (Apr-16-07)
- Joslyn Sunbank Company $495,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit over hazardous waste violations. (Apr-16-07)
- Valero St. Charles Refinery Close to $6 million paid for EPA fine particle pollution. (Apr-13-07)
- Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center $1 million paid for illegal construction of parking lot. (Apr-11-07)
- Jackson County Board of Education Couple receives $280,000 compensation from property damage lawsuit. (Apr-10-07)
- Nevada Power Company $1.1 million fine for EPA violations. (Apr-9-07)
- British Rail and Swindon Pressings BP128,500 as damages for asbestos exposure (Apr-5-07)
- Los Angeles, CA $1 million settlement to restore Jewish heritage center. (Apr-5-07)
- Van Can Company Settlement and fine for waste storage violations. (Apr-3-07)
- Warren County Landfill Department of Environmental Protection fines landfill over odor emissions. (Apr-3-07)
- Claremont, CA $17.5 million as compensation in Grand Prix fire. (Apr-3-07)
- University of the Virgin Islands $119,000 settlement for EPA violations. (Apr-2-07)
- J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. $25,000 settlement for natural resource restoration. (Apr-2-07)
- Dynegy Inc. Land worth $2.25 million awarded as settlement for environment pollution. (Mar-30-07)
- Federal Insurance Co. $20 million insurance coverage for asbestos claims. (Mar-28-07)
- PPL Montana et al. $150,000 settlement with EPA over nitrogen oxide violations. (Mar-27-07)
- Eastman Chemical $97,900 settlement with EPA for failure to submit toxic chemical reports. (Mar-26-07)
- Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. $50 million whistleblower settlement for ocean pollution. (Mar-26-07)
- Medford Lakes, Medford Township, and the Evesham Municipal Utilities Authority $2.5 million class action settlement for flood damages. (Mar-26-07)
- United Airlines $400,000 fine for disregarding pollution control requirements. (Mar-23-07)
- BNSF Railway $459,000 settlement with EPA for compromising land and wildlife in Clovis. (Mar-23-07)
- EPEC Polymers Inc. $23.4 million settlement for waste pollution. (Mar-23-07)
- Colorado Department of Transportation Woman awarded $80,000 in environment contamination lawsuit. (Mar-22-07)
- Rich-Tex, Inc. $868,000 product liability settlement awarded for an asbestos related death. (Mar-19-07)
- Shell Chemical Co. $6.5 million settlement awarded to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for environmental violations. (Mar-16-07)
- Williams Refining Co. $2.2 million in civil penalties for benzene emissions. (Mar-15-07)
- Rochester Institute of Technology $2.5 million class action settlement for unpaid overtime. (Mar-15-07)
- Smithfield Foods $50 million settlement over 25 years to improve hog waste pollution. (Mar-15-07)
- University of California Santa Cruz City settle environment protection suit with $110,000 payout. (Mar-12-07)
- The Village of Gowanda Village fined $1500, spends $38,000 for violating EPA federal Clean Water Act. (Mar-12-07)
- Boy Scouts of America $330,000 settlement and 9,000 trees planted after a wildfire destroyed 14,200 acres. (Mar-9-07)
- Equilon Enterprises and Premcor Refining $8 million settlement for hazardous waste pollution. (Mar-9-07)
- PPL $1.5 million in damages after ash spill at its Steam Electric Station. (Mar-8-07)
- Nantucket, MA $1.2 million settlement for expenses related to the off-island shipping of construction and demolition waste. (Mar-8-07)
- Alcoa Inc. $859,000 in penalties for nitrogen oxide pollution. (Mar-8-07)
- Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. $5.25 million class action settlement for plant pollution. (Mar-8-07)
- Foss Maritime Co. Tug and barge company pays $265,000 to restore natural resources after an oil spill on tribal land. (Mar-6-07)
- Honeywell International Inc. $500,000 fine for underreporting hazardous waste. (Mar-5-07)
- Los Angeles County, CA Sanitation districts to pay state $4 million to set up recycled-water distribution system. (Mar-5-07)
- San Bernardino County, CA $102 million for damaging commercial and residential developments. (Feb-28-07)
- Trafigura $198 million as compensation for oil waste. (Feb-22-07)
- Atlantic Richfield Co. $215 million settlement for restoration damage claims. (Feb-18-07)
- Pennywise Oil Company, Inc. Oil firm violates EPA's federal acts, fined $22,500 in environmental pollution lawsuit. (Feb-18-07)
- James Hardie Industries Asbestos injury compensation fund set up for victims. (Feb-16-07)
- Hamilton Sundstrand $12 million settlement for violations of the Clean Water Act. (Feb-16-07)
- The Stepan Company $3 million settlement for groundwater pollution. (Feb-15-07)
- Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company $2.33 million settlement for flood damage. (Feb-15-07)
- Cal Poly $60,000 fine for environmental pollution. (Feb-15-07)
- Royce and Mary Evans $1.3 million settlement for the Gavilan fire. (Feb-14-07)
- Agrium US Inc. and Royster-Clark Inc. $750,000 settlement for NOx pollution. (Feb-14-07)
- Ensign-Bickford $13 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Feb-14-07)
- Allied Realty Corporation $20,000 civil penalty for violating environmental laws. (Feb-14-07)
- Corwith's Auto Body et al. $1.5 million settlement for polluting a landfill. (Feb-14-07)
- Monster Garage host Jesse James $271,250 paid as penalty for violating air quality laws. (Feb-12-07)
- Charles and Cynthia Bluth, Charles Manchester, and F & B, Inc. Illegal construction lawsuit settled at $250,000 with agreement to improve environment. (Feb-12-07)
- US Veterans Administration Healthcare System Over $500,000 to be spent for waste violations. (Feb-7-07)
- R.J. McGlennon Co., Inc. $28,677 fine for unreported toxic chemical release. (Feb-7-07)
- Murphy Oil Corp. Class action suit against oil spills during Katrina reaches $330 million settlement. (Feb-5-07)
- Blue Ridge Paper Co. $2 million class action settlement for environmental pollution. (Jan-30-07)
- CPI Industries $20,000 fine for an environment pollution lawsuit. (Jan-24-07)
- Medford, NJ and Sambol Corp. $285,000 class action settlement after 200 properties were flooded. (Jan-17-07)
- Cognis Corp. $290,000 fine for air pollution violations. (Jan-16-07)
- Peter Pan Bus Lines Trust $237,000 penalty for violating the Clean Water Act. (Jan-11-07)
- Maple Leaf Dairy Inc. $60,000 in fines for two manure spills. (Jan-3-07)
- CEMEX $1.5 million in fines for air pollution violations. (Dec-28-06)
- British Columbia Provincial Government $325,000 settlement after a forest fire burned 19 buildings and 65 hectares of land. (Dec-19-06)
- Markland Manufacturing Inc. $351,429 settlement for unlawful disposal of hazardous waste. (Dec-5-06)
- PSEG Fossil $6 million civil penalty for violations of the Clean Air Act. (Dec-1-06)
- Rathon Corp. et al. $2.1 million settlement for contaminating groundwater. (Nov-28-06)
- Granite State Insurance Co. $14 million environmental settlement to clean up pollutants. (Nov-22-06)
- Bradford Dyeing Association Inc. $150,000 fine and upgrades for environmental violations. (Nov-10-06)
- Cambior Inc. Class action dismissed alleging damages from the 1995 cyanide spill. (Nov-2-06)
- Bunge North America Inc. $13.9 million settlement for pollution emissions in violation of the Clean Air Act. (Oct-30-06)
- Olin Corp. $3 million settlement offer for mercury pollution on residents' property. (Oct-26-06)
- ConocoPhillips $2.3 million in fines for the October 2004 Puget Sound oil spill. (Oct-18-06)
- Yonkers Raceway Corp. $9 million for flushing raw sewage into the Bronx River. (Oct-13-06)
- Archer Daniels Midland Co. $1.35 million penalty for violating federal clean air laws. (Oct-5-06)
- Ameren Corp. $15 million fine after a reservoir collapsed. (Oct-4-06)
- Murphy Oil Corp. Proposed $330 million class action settlement for a Hurricane Katrina oil spill. (Sep-26-06)
- Premium Standard Farms Inc. $4.5 million settlement for animal waste stench. (Sep-25-06)
- City of Ferriday and Owen and White, Inc. $2.5 million class action settlement for a 124 day boil water order. (Sep-20-06)
- Seaboard Foods and PIC USA $445,000 in fines for violating federal environmental laws. (Sep-18-06)
- AgriProcessors Inc. $600,000 civil penalty for failing to comply with wastewater pretreatment conditions and limitations. (Sep-4-06)
- Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company $1.4 million cleanup settlement for aluminum groundwater pollution. (Sep-1-06)
- Premcor and Equilon Preliminary $8 million class action settlement for contributing to petroleum field. (Aug-30-06)
- Ritewood Egg $105,000 fine after losing control of 2 million gallons of chicken manure and carcasses. (Aug-29-06)
- Century Indemnity Co. $16.95 million settlement for asbestos related claims. (Aug-24-06)
- Mike and Greg Whitaker $100,000 settlement and hog farm improvements for allegedly polluting streams. (Aug-21-06)
- Hyundai Advance and MSC Ilona $8.5 million settlement for clean up efforts after an oil spill. (Aug-18-06)
- Hoeganaes Corp. $1.45 million settlement awarded to boaters for smokestack emission damage. (Aug-18-06)
- Mid-Valley Pipeline Company and Sunoco Pipeline $2.57 million settlement for a January 2005 oil spill. (Aug-15-06)
- Washington State $17 million settlement after disturbing an ancient American Indian village and burial ground. (Aug-15-06)
- General Motors Company $1.2 million groundwater contamination settlement awarded to residents.
(Jul-31-06)
- Asbestos Corporation Limited $11.5 Million Asbestos settlement awarded to Navy veteran.
(Jul-18-06)
- King City $534,000 million environmental settlement awarded to Monterey County.
(Jul-18-06)
- Cooper Industries Ltd. $256 million asbestos liabilities settlement awarded to claimants.
(Jul-11-06)
- Evergreen International $1.7 million pollution settlement awarded to Puget Sound.
(Jul-11-06)
- USA Properties Fund Inc. and USA Multifamily Management Inc. $430,000 environmental settlement for asbestos violations awarded to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
(Jul-5-06)
- River Hills Estates LLC $100,000 environmental settlement awarded to The Wisconsin Department of Justice. (Jun-27-06)
- Cascade County, Montana $4 million environmental land purchase settlement awarded to Montana Specialty Mills.
(Jun-26-06)
- Hughes Aircraft, the City of Tucson, and the Tucson airport total settlements amounting to more than $130 million awarded to approximately 1,600 Southside victims of TCE contamination.
(Jun-26-06)
- Chester Realty Trust $500,000 environmental settlement awarded to the EPA.
(Jun-26-06)
- Occidental Chemical Corp. $12 million environmental settlement awarded to New York State.
(Jun-26-06)
- Marine Shale Processors Inc. $13.25 million environmental settlement with state and federal governments. (Jun-16-06)
- Home Depot $425,000 fine paid to the State of Connecticut for accidental release of hazardous chemicals (Jun-14-06)
- Costco $75,000 fine for cesspool violations. (May-31-06)
- Green Atlas Shipping Co. $22 million settlement awarded for cleanup costs of a ship wreck. (May-24-06)
- AR Mays Construction $75,000 dust violation settlement. (May-16-06)
- City of Dallas, Texas $3.5 million to be spent on decreasing pollution from the city's stormwater system. (May-10-06)
- Minnkota Power Cooperative $135 million to be spent on anti-pollution equipment to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution. (Apr-25-06)
- Cheminova Inc. Preliminary $12.5 million class action settlement awarded to lobstermen after pesticides killed 90% of the lobster in Long Island Sound. (Apr-19-06)
- AK Steel Corp. $1.2 million in fines and $10 million worth of clean up projects to remove PCB contamination. (Apr-6-06)
- Dravo Corporation, Desco Corporation and Marshalltown Instruments, Inc. $7.3 million to be paid to the federal Hazardous Substances Superfund to clean up contaminated groundwater. (Apr-4-06)
- PPL Corp. $125 million to be spent on reducing thermal water pollution. (Mar-30-06)
- Port of Oakland $2 million to be spent on cleaner trucks to reduce emissions. (Mar-22-06)
- Jimmy Pflueger $7.5 million settlement for violating clean water laws after a massive mudslide killed coral reefs. (Mar-10-06)
- Waste Management $1.75 million in civil penalties for environmental violations. (Mar-6-06)
- West Pharmaceutical and Thomas Clagon Class action dismissed alleging property damage and medical issues after a 2003 plant explosion. (Mar-2-06)
- Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $6 million to be spent on system reliability improvements after a facility fire left thousands of San Francisco customers without power. (Mar-2-06)
- PG&E, Davey Tree Surgery Co. and Western Environmental Consultants Inc. $5.9 million settlement after a fire burned 47 homes on Yankee Hill. (Feb-22-06)
- Wayne County et al. $12.75 million class action settlement awarded to flood victims. (Feb-22-06)
- Unidynamics/Phoenix Inc. and Crane Co. $2 million settlement for hazardous waste cleanup awarded to the city of Goodyear. (Feb-16-06)
- Dow Chemical Company and Rockwell International Corp. $554 million class action settlement after contaminating neighboring properties with radioactive plutonium. (Feb-15-06)
- Schlumberger Technology Corp. $22 million settlement to help cleanup PCBs released into a local river and lake. (Feb-13-06)
- CSX Transportation $2 million settlement awarded to the city of Baltimore for cleanup costs related to a freight train derailment. (Feb-13-06)
- Operations Management International, Inc. $2 million fine and $8 million in upgrades after violating chlorine discharge permits. (Feb-9-06)
- Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $295 million settlement awarded to California citizens exposed to contaminated water. (Feb-6-06)
- United States $20.5 million settlement awarded to Tronox to aid the cost of cleaning up its historical perchlorate operations. (Jan-24-06)
- CN Rail $18.6 million settlement for causing a wildfire that burned 116,000 hectares of forest. (Jan-17-06)
- The Boeing Co. $30 million class action settlement awarded to San Fernando Valley residents after 40 years of toxic and radioactive contamination caused cancers, as well as thyroid and autoimmune disorders. (Jan-12-06)
- Ohio Railway Corp., Westlake Chemical Corp., and Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals Proposed $2 million class action settlement after a railroad car spewed styrene chemical into the air and nearly 800 properties had to be evacuated. (Jan-12-06)
- Pacific Steel Casting $2 million in environmental upgrades for violations of odorous emissions. (Jan-4-06)
- DuPont Co. $16.5 million in fines and environmental projects for withholding information about the hazardous risks related to PFOA in Teflon. (Dec-14-05)
- San Diego County and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Class action dismissed alleging negligence and failure to manage a fatal Cedar fire. (Dec-6-05)
- West Virginia University Medical monitoring program set up for current and former employees regarding asbestos related illness. (Nov-30-05)
- Clark Oil Refinary $120 million class action settlement awarded to Blue Island residents who claimed health problems arose from pollutants. (Nov-28-05)
- Western Farm Service $775,000 settlement awarded to Arvin residents poisoned by a soil fumigant dispersed at Kirschenmann Farms. (Nov-23-05)
- Giant Industries $850,000 environmental settlement for violations of the Clean Air Act. (Nov-22-05)
- Olin Corp. Potential class action denied alleging mercury pollution on residents' property. (Nov-21-05)
- Idaho Grass Farmers $891,450 class action settlement awarded to Idaho and Washington residents with respiratory problems related to field burning. (Nov-17-05)
- Kerr-McGee Chemical Worldwide, Western Nuclear Corporation, and Fremont Lumber $7.9 million to be spent on cleaning up two abandoned uranium mines within the Fremont National Forest in Southern Oregon. (Nov-6-05)
- Sempra Energy Undisclosed class action settlement awarded to Los Angeles County and a dozen other cities who claimed the utilities company manipulated the newly deregulated energy market that led to California's power crisis. (Oct-31-05)
- Advanced Magnesium Alloys Corporation $1 million class action settlement awarded to residents and business owners who were forced to evacuate their homes after a fire broke out at the recycling plant. (Oct-25-05)
- Lucite International, Inc. $19.1 million to be spent on installing new pollution controls to eliminate environmental hazards after violating several provisions of the Clean Air Act. (Oct-24-05)
- Shell Oil Co. $10.75 million to be spent on installing new sensors and employee training improvements for environmental heath violations. (Oct-23-05)
- Exxon Mobil Corp. $589.4 million to be spent on community environmental projects and installing pollution reduction equipment for violations of the Clean Air Act. (Oct-20-05)
- Tri-State Environmental $25,000 environmental fine for violating asbestos removal control laws. (Oct-20-05)
- Motiva Enterprises LLC $23 million settlement which involved environmental and civil penalties. (Sep-27-05)
- American Electric Power Co. Inc. et al environmental class action lawsuit against major utilities companies dismissed (Sep-26-05)
- Escondido City and JRMC Real Estate $450,000 environmental settlement for sediment runoff from the new Escondido Research and Technology Center. (Sep-20-05)
- Squaw Valley Ski Corp. $900,000 environmental settlement for allegedly polluting Squaw Creek during construction at the ski resort. (Aug-30-05)
- Jacksonville City $75 million class action settlement awarded to residents exposed to harmful toxic ash produced by municipal trash incinerators. (Aug-26-05)
- Blue Ridge Paper Co. and Champion International $2 million environmental class action settlement awarded to Tennessee landowners for Pigeon River pollution. (Aug-22-05)
- Norfolk Southern Settlement awards $2,000 per household and $200 a day per person after a train wreck in Graniteville released poisonous chlorine. (Aug-19-05)
- Atlantic Richfield Co. et al. $100 million settlement to remove the Milltown dam and reservoir. (Aug-11-05)
- Sunoco Inc. and Sun Pipeline Co. $3.6 million settlement for a 192,000 gallon crude oil spill in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. (Aug-6-05)
- Weyerhaeuser Co. $6.2 million environmental settlement for PCB water contamination as well as mill and landfill violations. (Aug-5-05)
- Kuhlman Electrical Plant $39 million settlement for environmental contamination in Crystal Springs. (Aug-1-05)
- Douglas County Public Utility District $13.5 million settlement awarded to the Colville Confederated Tribes as compensation for lands flooded by the utility's Wells Dam. (Jul-27-05)
- South Annville Class action seeking to stop sewer project dismissed due to legal mistakes. (Jul-26-05)
- Mosaic Fertilizer $270,000 fine for a phosphate spill that polluted water in Polk County. (Jul-19-05)
- DuPont Co. $12.5 million charitable donation to resolve claims of lead poisoning in Rhode Island children. (Jul-19-05)
- Formosa Plastics $450,000 fine for releasing vinyl chloride, a colorless gas known to cause cancer, liver damage and bone loss. (Jul-11-05)
- WASA and the Washington Aqueduct Water Treatment Plant DC residents have dropped claims of personal health problems from elevated lead in drinking water. (Jul-11-05)
- Springdale Ridge Apartment Complex Class action dismissed involving residents of an apartment complex who allegedly suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. (Jul-6-05)
- Pacifica Enterprises $460,000 settlement for improper asbestos safety precautions in the renovation of the Padre Hotel. (Jul-5-05)
- CM & Sons Trucking Inc. Undisclosed settlement for environmental violations. (Jun-24-05)
- Surpass Chemical A $3.3 million chemical spill settlement. (Jun-21-05)
- State of Florida A $4.95 million everglade land settlement. (Jun-13-05)
- Wolverine Pipe Line Co. A $425,000 settlement for a gas leak. (Jun-12-05)
- CamWest, Inc. et al. A $1.3 million environmental settlement. (Jun-7-05)
- Jimmy Pflueger A $500,000 pollution fine. (May-23-05)
- Ameren A $3.7 million ecosystem settlement. (May-23-05)
- Georgia-Pacific Corp. A $250,000 wastewater settlement. (May-17-05)
- Pilkington North America A $2 million homeowners settlement. (May-16-05)
- Evergreen International A $25 million fine for pollution. (May-10-05)
- Lloyd's Underwriters A $22 million settlement to cover asbestos claims. (May-3-05)
- Dave Matthews Band A $200,000 settlement for dumping sewage onto a tour boat. (May-3-05)
- Wisconsin Energy Corp. $8.6 million settlement with Gidding & Lewis over contamination (Apr-26-05)
- Shell Oil Company $1.25 million land use settlement with New Mexico (Apr-26-05)
- Professional Police Supply Inc. A $165,000 wrongful death settlement while wearing a bulletproof vest. (Apr-25-05)
- Philips Metal and Telesector Resources Group $3.75 million settlement with the state of New York over improper lead disposal (Apr-24-05)
- Dart Container Corp. $325 000 settlement with the State of Kentucky over illegal chemical discharge (Apr-24-05)
- South Lake Tahoe $69 million groundwater contamination lawsuit (Apr-23-05)
- Alcoa $11.4 million settlement for pollution in Lavaca Bay, Texas (Apr-22-05)
- Tuolumne County A $6 million settlement for the Jamestown mine cleanup. (Apr-18-05)
- CSX Transportation A $1 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Apr-18-05)
- Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. A $1 million settlement for environmental violations. (Apr-11-05)
- Romic Environmental Technologies An $849,000 settlement for violating hazardous waste policies. (Apr-11-05)
- Harris Moran Seed Co. A $1.55 million settlement for selling defective eggplant seeds to NJ farmers. (Apr-11-05)
- Evergreen International SA A $25 million fine for spilling oil into international waters. (Apr-11-05)
- Food Tree An $8000 settlement and two new water wells. (Apr-4-05)
- Benicia Oil Refinery A $97,000 fine for environmental violations. (Apr-4-05)
- BP Energy An $81 million pollution settlement. (Mar-28-05)
- Shell Oil Co.gas leak settlement (Mar-22-05)
- FirstEnergy Corp. A $1.1 billion settlement for air pollution. (Mar-21-05)
- Shell Corp. Contamination Lawsuit (Mar-18-05)
- Andrew J. Krieger A $2.75 million settlement for cutting down public parc trees. (Mar-14-05)
- City of San Diego A $1.2 million settlement for sewage spills. (Mar-10-05)
- IBM Corp. A $2.2 million settlement for pollution and property damage. (Mar-4-05)
- DuPont Co. Washington Works A $107.6 million settlement for water contamination. (Feb-28-05)
- Oil Companies A $1.5 million settlement for MTBE water contaminaion. (Feb-28-05)
- Alabama Department of Transportation A $5.5 million settlement for chemical contamination. (Feb-28-05)
- Calaveras County A $3.39 million settlement for road repairs. (Feb-24-05)
- Tyson Foods An $850,000 settlement awarded for ammonia odors. (Jan-29-05)
- ConocoPhillips The oil company agreed to a $525 million upgrade. (Jan-29-05)
- Patrick Conley A $20,000 settlement will be paid to the US Environmental Protection Agency. (Jan-17-05)
- Apartment Managers, CA A $500,000 settlement for renters and owners. (Jan-17-05)
- Valley Proteins A $2.3 million settlement for allefed odors. (Jan-17-05)
- ConocoPhillips A $64.5 million settlement awarded to people affected by Westlake chemical spill. (Jan-11-05)
- Natural Country Farms An environmental safetly settlement. (Jan-10-05)
- Clarke Mosquito Control, Aventis A $3.75 million settlement on behalf of lobstermen. (Jan-3-05)
- Monitor Sugar Co. A $1.75 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of up to 3,800 households located near the company's plant in Bay City. (Dec-14-04)
- AK Steel Co. A $1.2 million settlement for producing smog. (Dec-13-04)
- Knoxville Utilities Board A $2.3 million settlement regarding overflowing sewage. (Dec-13-04)
- The Province of Quebec St. Jovite snomobile settlement (Dec-8-04)
- DuPont Washington Works misrepresented information and health threat posed by C8 contamination. (Dec-2-04)
- Rhode Island Building Co. improper disposal of PCBs in soil at construction project. (Nov-29-04)
- Texaco (Sunburst pipeline leak) (Nov-18-04)
- Monsanto (Lay Lake PCB) (Nov-18-04)
- Monsanto. A $6 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit.. (Oct-25-04)
- Citgo Petroleum Corp. A $320 million settlement has been reached with the Just.. (Oct-18-04)
- ONEOK, Inc. A $5 million jury verdict has been reached in the $50 million clas.. (Oct-18-04)
- Lockformer Co. Judge Harry Leinenweber has approved the $16.9 million settleme.. (Oct-5-04)
- DuPont. A $343 million settlement has been reached and is pending approval in.. (Oct-5-04)
- Shell Oil, Atlantic Richfield, ChevronTexaco, World Oil $99 million settlement for water contamination.. (Sep-24-04)
- Union Pacific Railroad. A $65 million settlement has been approved in the cla.. (Sep-14-04)
- Continental Carbon. A $20.7 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit fi.. (Sep-2-04)
- Interplastic Corp. A $4.75 million settlement has been reached in the class ac.. (Sep-2-04)
- Texaco. A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed in reg.. (Sep-2-04)
- ExxonMobil. A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by.. (Aug-11-04)
- Blandin Paper Co. A $2 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed o.. (Jul-28-04)
- Goodyear, Bridgestone/Firestone, B.F. Goodrich, Gencorp $18 million settlement for contamination.. (Jul-12-04)
- Northern Engraving Corp, NECO-Dakota Ltd, Spartek Inc $2.4 million settlement.. (Jul-9-04)
- Explorer Pipeline Co. An $8.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsu.. (Jul-8-04)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company. A $65 million settlement has been reached and .. (Jun-20-04)
- ConocoPhillips. A $70 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed.. (May-19-04)
- State of California. Â The ruling of the district Court of Appeal in the class.. (Mar-23-04)
- Champion Paper Company. Â A $2.4 million settlement has been approved in the 1.. (Mar-23-04)
- Exxon Mobil Corp. Â A $6.75 billion verdict has been found in the class action.. (Feb-10-04)
- South Korean government. A 3.3 billion won, ($2.8 million), settlement has b.. (Feb-10-04)
- Inmet Mining Corporation. A settlement has been reached in the class action .. (Jan-10-04)
- Unocal Corporation. Â A $5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit .. (Dec-18-03)
- Gaylord Chemical Corp. Â A $92 million settlement has been reached in the clas.. (Dec-18-03)
- Province of Saskatchewan, City of North Battleford $425,000 settlement for water contamination.. (Dec-9-03)
- Shell, Mobile and Chevron. Â A $92.5 million settlement has been reached in th.. (Nov-26-03)
- Kerr-McGee Corp. Twenty-nine settlements have been reached in several lawsui.. (Nov-12-03)
- ChevronTexaco Corp. A settlement of approximately $278.5 million has been reac.. (Oct-27-03)
- Aerojet-General Corp. A $10 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit.. (Oct-27-03)
- Unocal. $12.6 million in punitive and compensatory damages has been awarded to.. (Oct-15-03)
- Stanislaus County, California. A $1.9 million settlement has been reached in t.. (Oct-15-03)
- DaimlerChrysler AG. A $200,000 settlement has been reached and is pending appr.. (Oct-2-03)
- Exxon Corp. A tentative settlement has been reached in the class action lawsui.. (Sep-18-03)
- The Lockformer Company. An $18.5 million settlement has been reached and is pe.. (Sep-11-03)
- Monterey County, CA. A $11.6 million settlement has been reached and is pendin.. (Sep-11-03)
- Shell Oil Co. A $49 million settlement has been reached between Shell Oil Co. .. (Sep-5-03)
- Caltrans, Santa Cruz and Monterey County Water Agencies. $11 million settlement for flooding.. (Sep-5-03)
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. A settlement has been reached in the cla.. (Sep-4-03)
- Housing Authority of Louisville. A $3.5 million dollar verdict has been found .. (Sep-3-03)
- American Equity Insurance Co. et.al. A $7 million dollar settlement has been r.. (May-28-03)
- Colonial Pipeline Company has reached a settlement with the U.S. government fo.. (May-7-03)
- U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a $250 million dollar verdict against them for.. (May-7-03)
- Dominion Resources Inc. will pay $1.2 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit with.. (May-7-03)
- Wisconsin Electric Power Co. of Milwaukee has reached a settlement with the En.. (May-7-03)
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