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Washington DOC Fined $22,503 For Fuel Spill
Loaded on June 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2005, page 44
The Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) has been fined $22,503 for polluting the environment with thousands of gallons of diesel fuel, the Tacoma News Tribune reported on September 3, 2004.
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Toxic Fumes/Chemicals,
Environmental Law.
Location:
Washington.
In October 2002, 6,100 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled at the McNeil Island Corrections Center. The Department of Ecology ...
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