5 Western Penn. Plants Dump Toxics Into Rivers, Often Without Punishment

"Report finds Pennsylvania has the second highest number of Clean Water Act infractions in the nation"

"A new report from environmental advocacy group PennEnvironment found five industrial facilities in Western Pennsylvania violated their federal water permits a total of 153 times in a 21-month period.

All violations came from four corporations: Eastman Chemical Resins, Hussey Copper, Hatfields Ferry Power Station, and Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. (Max Environmental Technologies had two facilities on the list.)

The report found Pennsylvania had the second highest number of Clean Water Act infractions in the nation—633, which was second only to Texas, which had 938."

Kristina Marusic reports for Environmental Health News March 29, 2018.

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