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Yakima: Dept. of Ecology fines businesses $674,400 for 'hazardous violations' in 3rd quarter YAKIMA, WA - 10/31/01 -- In the most recent report put out by the Washington State Department of Ecology, $674,400 in fines were issued to companies throughout the state for various hazardous violations from July through September. In Union Gap, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. was fined $10,000 on Aug. 16 for spilling diesel fuel during a train derailment, the department said. The railroad company was not cited for anything else during the three-month period. Thirty-one other companies were also fined during the department's quarter. The largest fine was for $114,000 given to Burlington Environmental Inc. in Kent on Aug. 6 for mismanaging dangerous wastes. That company was fined two other times for the same type of violation during the quarter. It was fined a total of $230,000. This year, the Department of Ecology has issued $1,183,700 in fines. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. [Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml] |