U.S. EPA Fines U.S. Pipe Company for Hazardous Waste Violations

“Baghouse dust” improperly managed, posed threat to worker safety SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Union City, Calif.-based United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S. Pipe) $158,000 for improperly managing “baghouse dust,” a hazardous waste containing cadmium and lead generated from iron pipe fabrication, under the federal Resource Conservation and […]