The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined a Sacramento insulation manufacturer $5,388 for allegedly failing to file timely, complete and correct reports estimating its releases of a toxic chemical, a violation of federal community right- to-know laws.
Greenfiber and its predecessor and partial owner Greenstone Industries will pay the penalty for failing to properly report its releases of C.I. Basic Green 4 to the environment in 1999 and 2000. C.I. Basic Green, a material used as a dye, was processed at the facility.
“Companies working with hazardous chemicals have a responsibility to their employees and the surrounding neighborhood to report chemical releases,” said Enrique Manzanilla, EPA’s regional Cross Media Division director. “EPA is maintaining a close watch over chemical reporting practices.”
Federal law requires certain facilities with ten or more employees using chemicals over certain amounts to file annual reports of chemical releases with the EPA and the state. The reports estimate the amounts of each toxic chemical released to the environment, treated or recycled on-site, or transferred off-site for waste management.
Information is then compiled into a national database and made available to the public.
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