ASBESTOS UPDATE: Philomath Firms Fined $10T for Safety Breaches

Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality has issued civil penalties totaling more than US$10,000 to parties involved in the improper removal of asbestos from the Philomath Fire and Rescue building at 1035 Main St. in Philomath, Ore., last fall, according to…

ASBESTOS ALERT: Black Butte Ranch to Pay $750 for Cleanup Breach

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a US$750 penalty to Black Butte Ranch Corporation for violations on an asbestos abatement project, which Black Butte workers performed on the east side of Partridgefoot Road in Black Butte Ranch, Ore., according…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Dayton Property Fined $$7.2T for Storage Breach

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a US$7,200 penalty to Bob Wayne Jonas for openly accumulating asbestos- containing materials on his property after a building demolition there, according to a DEQ press release dated Oct. 5, 2009.

Mr. Jonas is…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: $30,409 Fine Issued to Able for Cleanup Breach

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued penalties totaling US$30,409 to Able Contractors, Inc. for violations over an asbestos abatement project Able Contractors performed at a retirement facility in Newberg, Ore., according to a DEQ press release dated Sept. 29,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ore. DEQ Issues $18,091 Fine to Coos Bay Couple

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a US$18,091 penalty to Merle and Drucella Shepherd for asbestos violations at a commercial facility they own at 160 Kruse Ave. in Coos Bay, Ore., according to a DEQ press release dated Sept.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: DEQ Issues $2,400 Penalty to Grants Pass Local

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a US$2,400 penalty to Allen Bruce Her, of Grants Pass, Ore., for performing an unlicensed asbestos abatement project at a residence in Rogue River, Ore., according to a DEQ press release dated Sept.…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Ore. Developer Charged for Exposing Hazards

According to the Linn County District Attorney’s Office, Dan Desler, a developer from Eugene, Ore., has been arrested on charges of unlawful air pollution, reckless endangerment and supplying false information to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, The Associated Press…