Intertek sued by NGO over harassment of whistleblower stemming from identity exposure in bribery investigation.
Incident Tag: Fraud
PR RENO AND BROWNER ANNOUNCE SHELL OILWILL HELP CLEAN UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER Announcement Part Of Comprehensive, Coordinated Effort To Stop Pollution Of River That Has Resulted in Over 50 Criminal Convictions
EPA cites hundreds of environmental violations at Shell’s Wood River oil refinery located on the banks of the national heritage Mississippi River; excess levels of SO2 & SO air emissions, benzene; ‘violations of solid waste labeling, reporting, and manifesting requirements, untimely reporting of emissions of extremely hazardous substances such as ammonia and chlorine’. Civil penalties – $1.5 million + $10 million in environmental projects.
SKorea-Samsung-Safety Secrets story
Investigation finds that South Korean authorities repeatedly allowed Samsung to block the release of information about chip workers’ exposure to chemicals and other hazards.
EPA Settles with Infineum on Notification Rules for New Chemicals
Use and distribution of new chemical in commercial auto products for several years before the chemical had undergone a required review. Civil penalty – $950,000.
U.S. EPA fines Shell Corporation $26,000 for Las Vegas pesticide violation
Shell fined for selling and distributing unregistered pesticide – $26,000.
U.S. EPA fines Shell Oil of Bakersfield $16,500 for chemical reporting violations
Failure to accurately report chemical releases (cyclohexane and MTBE) used at facility – $16,500.
Shell Guam fined for not providing required toxic chemical information / Company spends more that $28,000 to provide new equipment for the Guam Fire Department
Shell Guam failed to submit required toxic chemical reports in 2007 – $7,950.
Shell to Pay $1 Million Penalty, Enhance Pollution Controls for Clean Water Act Violations in Puerto Rico
Petrochemical facility fined for excess discharge of pollutants into Santiago Creek and Caribbean Sea at unpermitted locations, failure to report discharge data, and lacking adequate operation and maintenance of a discharge pipe. Penalty – $1,025,000.
Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US, Motiva Enterprises LLC, and Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership
Oil companies fined for Clean Air Act violations. Civil penalty – $900,000.
Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US, Motiva Enterprises LLC, and Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership
Motiva and others fined for Clean Air Act violations. Civil penalty – $900,000.