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Below are links to press releases and new articles about environmental enforcement.

November 2008

City of Needles fined $6,000 for air emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr112408.htm

City of Oxnard fined $12,375 for air emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr111708.htm

City of Palmdale fined $18,500 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr110408.htm

October 2008

Dunbar Armored pays $36,375 for clean-air violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr103008.htm

Sears pays $600,000 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr102708.htm

Western Farm agrees to pay $114,000 for air violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr101708.htm

Southern California Refrigeration Service pays $35,550 air pollution penalty
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr100308.htm

Airgas cited $43,000 for diesel truck emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr100108.htm

September 2008

ARB cites hazardous waste disposal company $43,500 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr092908.htm

Bimbo Bakeries pays $305,000 in air quality penalties
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr092608.htm

Car dealership to pay ARB $34,750 for installing unapproved retrofits
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr091608.htm

Navistar fined total of $281,500
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr091208c.htm

ARB cites Monroe Motors $112,000 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr091208.htm

Guilty Plea Closes DPR Case Against Illegal Web Sales
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pressrls/2008/080904.htm

Propane distribution firm pays ARB $36,375 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr090508.htm

August 2008

East Bay Businessman Sentenced to Ten Months Imprisonment for Violating the Clean Air Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/can/press/index.html

DPR On-Line Bulletin -Fines and settlements from April to June 2008 are listed.
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pressrls/2008/online_bulletins/080808.htm

Clougherty Packing/Farmer John pays $63,300 in air pollution penalties
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr081208.htm

ARB cites Universal Waste $13,500 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr080708.htm

July 2008

ARB cites DS Waters $74,250 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr072908.htm

ARB cites goods-movement company $9,750 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr072208.htm

Baja Motorsports fined $14,000 for missing emission labels
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr071508.htm

Southern California company settles with EPA for $171,600 for selling unregistered Japanese pesticides at San Jose, Calif. store (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
http://cfpub.epa.gov/compliance/newsroom/index.cfm?templatePage=2&region=R9

June 2008

Pasadena to pay $23,250 to ARB for diesel emission violations
City failed to assure diesel fleet complied with state regulations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr062508.htm

State fined for fuel tank lapses-County inspectors say leak-detection system wasn't properly checked (Sacramento Bee) -- The state department that looks after the Capitol's emergency underground fuel tank was ordered to pay $93,350 in penalties Wednesday after Sacramento County inspectors cited it for ignoring environmental and hazardous materials regulations.

SoCal company to pay $1M in air quality settlement (SFGate) -- TXI Riverside Cement Co. will pay a $600,000 in penalties and spend $400,000 toward site improvements as part of an agreement with regional air quality officials to reduce the amount of toxic cement dust escaping from a factory north of Riverside.

Utility Construction Firm Pays ARB $10,000 for Diesel Emission Violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr060508.htm

May 2008

ARB cites Apria Health Care $14,000 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052908.htm

State Announces Proposal to Improve Water Boards' Enforcement and Efficiency
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2008/1_pr7_052808.pdf

Shea Homes to Pay $300,000 for Illegal Discharge of Waste
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2008/08_005.pdf

DTSC Cracks Down On Illegal Computer Dumping
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PressRoom/upload/News_2008_T_07_08.pdf

ARB fines Regency Conversions $27,500
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052008b.htm

Ohio chemical company fined for the sale of non-compliant products in California http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052008.htm

$41,000 settles clean air violations for heavy-duty diesel fleets http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr051308.htm

Costco pays $40,000 for clean air violations in Mira Loma, Tracy http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050908.htm

ARB fines Wilbur-Ellis Company and Piazza Trucking, Inc. $38,250 for clean air violations for heavy-duty diesel fleets
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050708.htm

ARB fines Escondido company for air pollution violations http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050708b.htm

Building Material Supplier Settles with ARB for $42,000 http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050108.htm

ARB Fines Crown Disposal Company $88,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050508.htm

April 2008

ARB posts record year for enforcement
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr042108.htm

Mex-Cal Truckline settles air quality violations for $50,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr041708.htm

Pepsi Bottling Group Transporter Settles for $280,125
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr040708.htm

March 2008

DTSC Announces $285,000 Settlement with Trident Plating http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PressRoom/upload/News_2008_T_04_08.pdf

Air quality violations cost Central Coast businesses $57,500
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr031908.htm

EPA fines Southern California technology company $208,000 for 'nano coating' pesticide claims on computer peripherals

February 2008

Victorville's Hartwick & Hand, Inc. settles with ARB for $31,125 http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr022508.htm

ValleyCrest Companies settle for $65,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr022208b.htm

San Bernardino's C.K. Transport and VRGS Trucking settle with ARB
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr021408c.htm

State Imposes Penalties on City of Cerritos: City program fails to adequately implement waste diversion program
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Pressroom/2008/February/04.htm

California Supreme Court Upholds Water Board Action to Protect the Delta Largest Penalty to Date for Illegal Water Diversions in the Delta
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/press/docs/2008/08_003.pdf

January 2008

Growers Assessed Monetary Penalties - Enforcement Stepped Up In Central Valley Water Board's Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/hot_news/

Yamaha agrees to $2 million settlement with ARB for importing roughly 400 uncertified motorcycles into California
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr012408.htm

 

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