Significant Violations

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Significant Violations: - Violations by point source dischargers of sufficient magnitude or duration to be a regulatory priority.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Significant Violations::

Despite Crandall Deaths, Citations Pile Up in Utah  -  Aug 2, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,For example, one of every six of the significant violations was for dangerous accumulations of coal dust, which could lead to fires or explosions.

Macy's Goods Were Not Produced in Long Island City "Sweatshop"  -  Jul 29, 2008
MarketWatchOn July 23, the Department of Labor announced significant violations at the Jin Shun Incorporated factory in Long Island City, NY, which was reported to

Wis. hotels, restaurants could face higher fees  -  Jul 23, 2008
Forbes,Those re-inspection fees will affect only those businesses that pose an increased risk to the public due to significant violations of public health and

Updated 7/14: Over 800 code violations reported at 12 Oaks  -  Jul 14, 2008
Pioneer Press Online,The buildings' smoke detectors and alert systems were compliant with city code, but the significant violations, including holes in drywall and ceilings and

Council asked about recent shooting in city park  -  Jul 22, 2008
Pontiac Daily Leader,No significant violations have been noted over the last week with the increased police presence in the Washington-Madison street area, Newsome told

Witness: TVA violated air laws  -  Jul 22, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,...“This is one of the most significant violations I’ve ever seen.� But Buckheit acknowledged under cross-examination that no court has ever found TVA guilty

Landmark Files IRS Complaint Against Colorado Teachers' Unions  -  Jul 11, 2008
FOXBusiness...by the Department of Labor, as well as the uncovering of several significant violations of federal and state law by NEA affiliates around the country.

Prosecution: Evidence 'points in one direction'  -  Jul 30, 2008
Sioux City Journal,...they were there is because of DNA evidence, which he said was obtained through testing marred by incorrect procedures and "significant violations.

Ranbaxy Has Biggest Decline Since 2001 on US Probe (Update2)  -  Jul 14, 2008
BloombergThe audit followed the FDA's letter in 2006 that there were ``significant violations'' at the company's Paonta Sahib, India, plant.

Fulmer enjoys day at ESPN  -  Jul 28, 2008
GoVolsXtra,...“There were some significant violations done a number of years ago,’’ he said. “That was investigated, the parties that be were disassociated from the

Former official says TVA violated emissions rules  -  Jul 22, 2008
Macon Telegraph,..."This is one of the most significant violations I've ever seen." Buckheit said under questioning by TVA's lawyer that no court has ever convicted TVA of

Voting ends in Kamchatka  -  Dec 2, 2007
Regnum,As a REGNUM correspondent is told at the regional election commission today, no significant violations have been registered during the voting process.

BP accused of violating Clean Air Act  -  Nov 30, 2007
Indianapolis Star,..."These are significant violations," said Bill macdowell, a section chief with the epa's air enforcement branch in Chicago. Specifically, the EPA says BP

Addressing the new alcohol policy  -  Nov 11, 2007
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,By Kathleen Deignan Beginning next year, rcas will be asked to take a more active role when they observe significant violations of the University's existing

FORT SMITH : Panel unanimous on police vet firing  -  Dec 2, 2007
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,The five-member city commission deliberated for an hour before deciding that 15-year veteran Jeff Barrows committed several significant violations of

An appalling policy  -  Nov 15, 2007
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,She says that only "significant violations" require intervention. But policy, as defined online, essentially does require exactly what the the editorial

University tightens alcohol enforcement policy  -  Nov 8, 2007
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,The policy further specifies the following as examples of "significant" violations: parties at which alcohol is made available to underage persons,

Vancouver cops launch a push against gang crime  -  Nov 17, 2007
National Post,Civil libertarians worry it could open the door to significant violations of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or even outright racial profiling.

Park District opposes ranger recommendation  -  Nov 21, 2007
Ventura County Star,When district officials responded to the report in June, they said significant violations of the law already are reported in the records of the police and

Watchdog fails to uncover any Sakhalin I violations  -  Aug 24, 2007
New Europe,Russia 's Federal Ecological, Technological and Atomic Oversight Service (Rostekhnadzor) failed to uncover any significant violations with the

Environmental enforcement is a priority for DEP  -  Aug 12, 2007
Ocala.com,However, the penalties for more significant violations have not kept pace with Florida's economy. I have been in public service with DEP for 16 years prior

Rules Limit Alcohol Paraphernalia  -  Aug 24, 2007
Georgetown University The Hoya,...sanctions for repeat violations of the alcohol policy will also take effect and will include parental notification after two significant violations.

Preparing for disaster  -  Aug 10, 2007
Helena Independent Record,Two of the significant violations were failures to provide and maintain safe means of access to all working places. A previous citation for this type of

Tougher enforcment of pollution control rules on tap by the state  -  Aug 3, 2007
Florida Times-Union,...outlining a clear and efficient process to address less significant violations, which represent approximately 90 percent of enforcement cases annually.

Dann files pile of environmental cases  -  Jul 31, 2007
Legal News Line,..."Many of these cases had been accumulating for years without any real action being taken on behalf of the people, yet significant violations of the law kept

ACL, Jeffboat to receive environmental leniency  -  Aug 3, 2007
New Albany Tribune,...within the last five years, more than three significant violations in the past three years or unresolved noncompliance with state environmental policy.

Schering-Plough Consent Decree Dissolved  -  Aug 2, 2007
Forbes,The actions followed 13 inspections at the plants since 1998, during which the FDA said its inspectors found "significant violations" of good manufacturing




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