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Equipment rental firm to pay $245K over hazardous waste violation in Sonoma County

A Florida-based equipment rental company agreed to pay roughly $245,000 in civil penalties to resolve accusations that it violated state environmental laws when it failed to fix a pair of broken oil containment systems in a timely manner, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office.  Herc Rentals Inc., which rents a range of heavy […] The post Equipment rental firm to pay $245K over hazardous waste violation in Sonoma County appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Equipment rental firm to pay $245K over hazardous waste violation in Sonoma County, A Florida-based equipment rental company agreed to pay roughly $245,000 in civil penalties to resolve accusations that it violated state environmental laws when it failed to fix a pair of broken oil containment systems in a timely manner, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. Herc Rentals Inc., which rents a range of heavy […] The post Equipment rental firm to pay $245K over hazardous waste violation in Sonoma County appeared first on Local News Matters .

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