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EPA blames Utah businessman for millions of pounds of abandoned hazardous waste
2014-11-08 05:43:22| Waste Management - Topix.net
A billowing fire Sunday at a Stone Castle recycling warehouse is just one of several the company has suffered over the years, and now the Environmental Protection Agency says the owner has abandoned an estimated 7.5 million pounds of hazardous waste across the state. According to an EPA statement, cease-and-desist orders were issued at sites in Clearfield, Parowan and Cedar City, requiring closure and cleanup, due to "continued egregious non-compliance."
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Toxicity levels in parts of Utah Lake 70 times the 'healthy' limit
2014-10-22 01:30:22| Waste Management - Topix.net
Toxins found in blue-green algae that has taken over parts of Utah Lake are over 70 times the health advisory level. Officials with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality have been running tests on the algae samples since earlier this month when a dog died after ingesting some of the pond scum - also known as cyanobacteria - near the Lindon Marina.
Stericycle: Ebola Waste Not Coming to Utah
2014-10-08 22:48:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.standard.net/">Standard Examiner</a> Stericycle will handle Ebola-related waste from Texas, but none of that waste will be coming to Utah, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Content Classification: Curated read more
Utah Investigates Medical Waste Incinerator
2014-09-29 02:48:00| Waste Age
The Associated Press Utah has launched a criminal probe and two other misconduct investigations into a medical waste burning facility, Gov. Gary Herbert announced Thursday afternoon. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Utah opens criminal probe into Stericycle medical waste incinerator
2014-09-26 02:34:55| Waste Management - Topix.net
Utah Governor Gary Herbert asked the state's attorney general on Thursday to open a criminal probe into allegations of misconduct at a medical waste incinerator that environmental activists have accused of polluting the air. The criminal investigation comes in addition to separate probes launched last week by the state's Department of Environmental Quality and its Labor Commission into activities at the plant owned by Stericycle in North Salt Lake.
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