BOSTON A Wakefield-based oil tank installation, maintenance, and removal company will pay up to $250,000 and will complete proper closure of an unpermitted well to resolve alleged hazardous waste and ground water discharge violations at its Wakefield headquarters and alleged illegal asbestos removal violations at an occupied building in Boston, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
“We depend on companies to honestly and accurately report on their handling of hazardous materials to protect the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment,” said
AG Healey. “This settlement requires this company to address any potential environmental contamination and ensures that it abides by our important environmental laws moving forward.”
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Much of Massachusetts in drought with drying likely to continue; Residents urged to take water conservation steps now
Updated Apr 12, 2021;
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Officials are urging Massachusetts residents to take water conservation steps now after announcing much of the Bay State is in a state of drought and noting drying conditions will likely continue.
With precipitation, streamflow and groundwater levels below normal, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Kathleen Theoharides declared a Level 2 significant drought last Friday in the southeast region of the state and a Level 1 mild drought in the western, Pioneer Valley, central, northeast and Cape Cod regions.
“In most regions across the commonwealth, dry conditions have set in again, and it is important that we all take water conservation steps now to lessen its potential impacts on our environment and water supplies,” Theoharides said in a statement. “The Baker-Polito Administration will continue to work closel
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Biopharmaceutical Company to Pay $600K to Settle Alleged Clean Air Act Violations March 10, 2021
A global biopharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $600,000 and limit its emissions of harmful air pollutants to settle allegations that it violated the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and regulations at its Lexington, Massachusetts, facility.
Of that amount, $200,000 will fund a project to purchase air filters for more than 500 homes in Chelsea, an environmental justice community that suffers from poor air quality due to numerous nearby sources of similar air pollutants, including industrial facilities, heavy highway and road traffic and Logan Airport.
“This company knowingly caused air pollution by failing to comply with regulations intended to protect public health,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement issued by her office. “This settlement holds the company accountable and will result in long-term benefits to the