EPA Fines Nevada Company Over Alleged Hazardous Waste, PCB Violations at Landfill

Published on July 19, 2024

Waste management company U.S. Ecology Nevada (USEN) will pay a civil penalty of $185,429 to settle claims of hazardous waste and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) violations at its facility south of Beatty, Nevada, according to a July 17 press release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA claimed that USEN violated two federal environmental laws: the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). USEN failed to comply with the RCRA by wrapping hazardous debris in materials that were not resistant to degradation, meaning they were at risk of being released in the landfill, according to the EPA....

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