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

June 2009

Agriculture tech company cited $4,000 for diesel engine emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr061709.htm

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and contractors fined $47,750 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr061809b.htm

Silver State Trailways cited $15,750 for diesel engine emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr060109b.htm 

Southern California ready mix company fined $65,700 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr060109.htm

May 2009

BP pays $1 million in fines for violations of California clean air regulations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052709.htm 

World’s largest equipment rental company fined $166,800 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052109c.htm

MTA fine $162,000 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052109b.htm

Car dealership fined $175,000 for installing unapproved aftermarket parts
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr051109.htm

Riverside County trucking companies fined $7,500 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050809.htm

Northern California Forest Products Company Fined $3,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050709.htm

April 2009

Nissan Motor Co. Fined $4.4 million
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr041609.htm

Leading waste management company fined $14,240 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr040809.htm

ARB cites Cotati based trucking firm $8,500 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr040209c.htm

Cement company fined $10,875 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr040209b.htm

Sand Car Association pays $600,000 for illegal vehicle sales
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr040209.htm

ARB encouraging enforcement discretion in early phase of April 1 deadline for gas station upgrades
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr040109.htm

March 2009

Temecula Valley Unified School District pays $18,500 in penalties
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr033009c.htm

Ventura County Transportation Commission Fined $5,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr033009b.htm

Santa Monica's "Big Blue Bus" fined $21,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr033009.htm

Armored Car Company Fined $16,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr032709.htm

State Fines City of Ridgecrest Over Waste Diversion: High desert city has failed to comply with Waste Board directives
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/PressRoom/2009/03Mar/14.htm

Tulare County Area Transit fined for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr031709.htm

Waste hauler fined $22,500 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr031709b.htm

California agricultural retailer fined $16,500 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr032009.htm

Bay Area company fined $12,000 for emissions violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr031209.htm

Crop harvesting company fined $10,000 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr031009.htm

Hanford area public transit agency fined for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr030409.htm

Victor Valley Transit fined for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr030209.htm

February 2009

Mining companies agree to pay $3 million for Lava Cap Mine cleanup. U.S. District Court approves final settlement.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/2dd7f669225439b78525735900400c31/13c7d45ca2cacaa6852575670078d93d!OpenDocument

ARB cites Oxnard trucking $6,000 for diesel emission violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr022309.htm

ARB fines San Francisco importer $4,350 for improper vehicle engine labels
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr021709b.htm

City of Camarillo fined $5,250 for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr021709.htm

January 2009

Rite Aid fined for air quality violations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr012609.htm

Kragen Auto fined $600,000
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr010909.htm

 

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