EPA, Louisiana Lodge Consent Decree With Fertilizer Plant On Waste Violations

Mealey's (July 26, 2022, 7:17 AM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — The United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) on July 13 filed notice of a consent decree in Louisiana federal court to resolve claims brought under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and various Louisiana laws against a fertilizer manufacturer that failed to make determinations on hazardous waste before disposing of it....