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Article: State seeks to recover $7m in toxic waste fines
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 24, 1991
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Environmental Affairs Secretary Susan Tierney yesterday
announced an initiative to recover up to $7 million from private
firms and individuals responsible for toxic waste violations at about
500 sites across the state.
Tierney and Commissioner Daniel Greenbaum of the Department of
Environmental Management said they have sent letters to 700 violators
giving them a 21-day amnesty period, during which they will be
permitted to pay their fines. Violators who volunteer to pay
delinquent fines during the three-week period would have their
penalties discounted from 25 to 45 percent, depending on the size of
the fine.
At the end of the amnesty period, Greenbaum said, his agency will
mount a ...