Clean Harbors Paid $790,000 Over Hazardous-Waste, Air and Chemical-Safety Violations
Company: Clean Harbors, Inc.
Summary
In August 2020, Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. reached a settlement with the United States and Nebraska over alleged violations at its commercial hazardous-waste incinerator in Kimball, Nebraska. EPA said the alleged violations included failures to properly manage and contain hazardous wastes, comply with air-emission limits, meet chemical-accident prevention safety requirements and timely report the use of certain toxic chemicals. Clean Harbors agreed to pay a $790,000 civil penalty and improve facility practices intended to protect workers and the surrounding community from potentially harmful pollutant releases. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/united-states-and-state-nebraska-reach-settlement-clean-harbors-environmental-services