Northern Star (Pogo) LLC faces a fine of $600,000 and has been cited for 81 violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at a gold mine and laboratory in Delta Junction, Ala., according to EPA Tuesday.
Included in the violations is disposal of over 350,000 tons of waste without proper treatment, failure to determine if waste from lab testings was hazardous, and treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste without a permit.
In addition to the fine, the company will also remove the tanks that stored the hazardous waste and clean up any contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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