Archive for August, 2008

Alaskan Seafood Processor fined for Polluting the Kenai River

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Salamatof Seafoods Inc. (Salamatof), an Alaskan seafood processor plant located in Kenai, Alaska has agreed to pay a $38,000 penalty to settle alleged federal Clean Water Act violations.
The Salamatof plant was inspected by EPA and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation in 2002, 2005 and 2006 and cited for violations of the company’s National Pollutant […]

Report Distorts Truth About Pesticides

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

A report released yesterday by the Center for Public Integrity, “Perils of the New Pesticides,” distorts the truth about the health effects of chemicals in pest management products, according to the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA). Of specific concern is the author’s misinterpretation of data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s incident reporting system […]