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Press Room 2006 - Public Information Office

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Title Date Press Release No.
Alternative Cleanup Technology Treats Contaminated Groundwater at Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base 12/29/2006 T-79-06
Law to Restrict Heavy Metals in Electronic Devices 12/15/2006 T-78-06
DTSC Renews Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Hazardous Waste Permit 11/22/2006 T-77-06
DTSC certifies cleanup of Pacific States Steel site in Union City 11/03/2006 T-75-06
DTSC Certifies Cintas/Dedominico Site in San Leandro 11/03/2006 T-76-06
First Employee E-Waste Round Up With Goodwill Industries of Orange County 10/25/2006 T-74-06
First Employee E-Waste Round Up With Goodwill Industries of Orange County 10/24/2006 T-73-06
DTSC to sponsor Green Chemistry Symposium 10/18/2006 T-72-06
DTSC certifies cleanup of Port of Richmond site 10/18/2006 T-71-06
Press Advisory: Green Chemistry Symposium to be held in Sacramento 10/17/2006 T-70-06
DTSC to recognize AAA for pollution prevention accomplishments 10/13/2006 T-69-06
Press Advisory: DTSC to recognize AAA for pollution prevention accomplishments 10/13/2006 T-68-06
$35,240 Order Issued to Crosby & Overton, Inc. 10/06/2006 T-67-06
$29,925 Settlement Reached With Service First Environmental 10/05/2006 T-66-06
$71,950 Issued to Eurodesign Cabinets, Inc. 10/04/2006 T-65-06
1st Site Certified Under Brownfield Cleanup Act (AB 389) 10/03/2006 T-64-06
Palace Plating Environmental Crimes Task Force Levies Administrative & Criminal Penalties 10/03/2006 T-63-06
DTSC high-efficiency oil filter study shows promising results 10/02/2006 T-62-06
State commends UC as 1st educational Take-It-Back Partner in California 09/27/2006 T-61-06
U.C. to Become First Educational 'Take-it-Back' Partner in State 09/26/2006 T-60-06
Mercury Switch Recycling Program Ongoing Success 09/26/2006 T-59-06
State Welcomes Goodwill Industries to Take-It-Back Partnership 09/19/2006 T-58-06
P2 Week Sacramento 09/19/2006
Regulators and Businesses Join Forces to Tackle Pollution 09/19/2006
Cal/EPA Recognizes Businesses Committed to Pollution Prevention 09/18/2006 T-57-06
State Commends Goodwill 1st Take-It-Back Partner in San Diego 09/15/2006 T-56-06
Pollution Prevention Week 09/15/2006 T-55-06
DTSC certifies cleanup of Chico Burn Piles 09/11/2006 T-54-06
Consent Order Resolves Crosby & Overton Manifest Violations 09/01/2006 T-53-06
Consent Order issued for violations at Lawrence Livermore National Lab 08/31/2006 T-52-06
Changeover Slated for September 5, 2006 New Hazardous Waste Manifests Impact 120,000 Businesses 08/28/2006 T-51-06
DTSC Accepts Georgia Pacific site 08/23/2006 T-50-06
$10,000 Settlement Reached with AX-IT International Inc. 08/14/2006 T-49-06
Director Commends National Mercury Switch Agreement 08/11/2006 T-48-06
DTSC Certifies Cleanup at Former Silver Queen Junkyard Site, Mojave 08/09/2006 T-47-06
Cleaning up "Legacy Pesticides": Topic of DTSC Presentation at Agriculture Conference in Sacramento 08/08/2006 T-46-06
$11,000 Settlement Reached with Offshore Crane and Service Company dba T&T Truck and Crane Service 08/04/2006 T-45-06
DTSC and Waste Oil Collectors Sponsor Manifest Training in Berkeley 08/03/2006 T-43-06
Enforcement Order Issued to Intercoastal, LLC 07/26/2006 T-42-06
Settlement Reached With ASE Contracting 07/25/2006 T-41-06
Settlement Reached With Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. 07/24/2006 T-40-06
Santa Ana Chrome-plating Company Cited for Hazardous Waste Violations 07/14/2006 T-39-06
Settlement Reached with Asbury Environmental Services 07/10/2006 T-38-06
DTSC & CWA Sponsor Manifest Training in Fresno 07/03/2006 T-37-06
DTSC & CWA Sponsor Manifest Training in Santa Clara 07/03/2006 T-36-06
DTSC & CWA Sponsor Manifest Training in Sacramento 07/03/2006 T-35-06
DTSC & CWA Sponsor Manifest Training in Berkeley 07/03/2006 T-34-06
DTSC & CWA Sponsor Manifest Training in Redding 07/03/2006 T-33-06
DTSC settlement will boost State Fire Marshal's efforts to manage illegal fireworks 06/30/2006 T-32-06
DTSC Certifies Hudson ICS Site in San Leandro 06/29/2006 T-31-06
DTSC Enforcement Action: Order Issued to Romic environmental Technologies 06/15/2006 T-30-06
$140,000 Order Issued to V-M Enterprises, Inc., dba Crocker Plating Works 06/15/2006 T-29-06
Purgreen Environmental Fined $18,500 Unable to Transport Hazardous Waste for at Least Five Years 06/08/2006 T-28-06
DTSC & CWA Sponsor Manifest Training in Southern California 06/07/2006 T-27-06
Federal Mandates Bring Changes to Hazardous Waste Manifests 06/06/2006 T-26-06
DTSC's Data on Hazardous Waste Cleanups Goes On-line 05/25/2006 T-25-06
DTSC reaches settlement with Lodi Chrome over hazardous waste violations 05/23/2006 T-24-06
State Adopts Emergency Regulations for Perchlorate-Containing Materials 05/16/2006 T-23-06
DTSC Receives $3-Million Brownfields Grant from EPA 05/12/2006 T-22-06
California Take-It-Back Partnership Campaign 05/11/2006 T-21-06
$10,000 Settlement Agreement with GATX Rail 05/11/2006 T-20-06
Innovative Remedial Technology Treatment Used for Southern California Edison Facility 05/10/2006 T-19-06
Department Issues $23,100 Enforcement Order to Jim Arnold dba Purgreen Environmental and Terry Bissman 05/10/2006 T-18-06
Management of BKK Landfill Transfers to Responsible Parties 05/10/2006 T-17-06
DTSC Certifies Cleanup at Former TH Agriculture & Nutrition Site in Fresno 05/09/2006 T-16-06
State and Sacramento County Environmental Management Department Certify Former Pesticide Site in Sacramento 05/09/2006 T-15-06
Health Care Sector to Recognize DTSC for its Mercury Reduction Program 04/17/2006 T-14-06
State to Receive $300,000 in Casmalia Resources Settlement 04/17/2006 T-13-06
DTSC Certifies Environmental Cleanup of Three NASA Ames Sites 04/10/2006 T-12-06
DTSC Settles Dispute with Bay Bridge Subcontractor 04/10/2006 T-11-06
U.S. Attorney's Office Indicts Universal Waste Hauler 03/09/2006 T-10-06
$15,000 Settlement Reached with Atlas Pacific Corporation 02/23/2006 T-09-06
$50,000 Settlement Agreement with Esparza's Welding and Machine Shop, Inc 02/22/2006 T-08-06
New Waste Disposal Rules Apply to Batteries, Fluorescent Lights Four-Year Exemption for Households, Small Businesses to Expire 01/23/2006 T-07-06
Tracy Hazardous Waste Transporter Cited for Violations 01/11/2006 T-06-06
Emergency Response Mobile Laboratory Tours Southern California 01/09/2006 T-05-06
St. Joseph Health System Receives Award for Mercury Reduction Efforts 01/09/2006 T-04-06
Settlement Reached with Abatement Services Operations Inc 01/09/2006 T-03-06
$20,161 Settlement Reached with Smith Systems Transportation, Inc. 01/04/2006 T-02-06
Asbestos Violator Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail 01/04/2006 T-01-06
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