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EPA levied $4.9M in penalties in Northwest
Posted: Tuesday, December 07, 2010
SEATTLE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it assessed $4.9 million in penalties in the Northwest and Alaska in 2010.
The total amount for Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska is up from 2009, when roughly $3 million in penalties were assessed.
The EPA said Monday that companies performed about $107 million worth of pollution control and cleanup as a result of its enforcement actions in the region.