Environmental Protection
2007 Environmental Protection Headlines
Nixon takes action to stop pollution of Table Rock Lake
Kansas City, Mo. — Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed a lawsuit to stop ongoing pollution problems from a small motel near Lampe that intermittently discharges wastewater, threatening the water quality of Table Rock Lake. The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring Harold and Jo Cresswell, the owners of Shoreline Resort, to construct a new wastewater treatment plant to replace the single-cell lagoon that currently receives wastewater from the 15-unit motel.
December 27, 2007
Kansas City non-profit agency will complete $400,000 in environmental projects, pay $50,000 penalty to resolve concerns about asbestos removal at Citadel Plaza project
Kansas City, Mo. — A non-profit agency that improperly removed asbestos during demolition at the Citadel Plaza Redevelopment Project in Kansas City will undertake several environmental projects worth an estimated $400,000 as part of a settlement with Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon said the settlement with the Community Development Corporation of Kansas City (CDCKC), which also includes a $50,000 penalty, resolves the state's concerns about notification, removal and disposal problems with asbestos at the project at 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue.
December 21, 2007
Judgment requires Valley Park landfill owner to install proper controls for methane and other gases, pay $71,000
Clayton, Mo. — The owner of the Peerless Landfill in Valley Park must complete installation of a gas management system to adequately control methane and other gases migrating from the demolition waste landfill, under a consent judgment obtained today by Attorney General Jay Nixon in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
July 18, 2007
St. Louis developers to pay $590,000 penalty for polluting waterways with runoff from three construction sites
St. Louis, Mo. — Several St. Louis-area developers responsible for polluting streams and lakes with runoff from three construction sites will adhere to a strict compliance program at future construction projects, clean up past pollution, and pay one of the largest environmental penalties of its kind in state history under a consent decree reached with the United States, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon and the city of Wildwood, Mo.
July 12, 2007
St. Clair gas station that violated state law and regulations on underground storage tanks to pay $15,000 penalty
Union, Mo. — The owner of the Gravois Fastop gasoline station and convenience market in St. Clair will pay $15,000 to the state and take corrective action to ensure the safety of three underground storage tanks, under a court order obtained by Attorney General Jay Nixon.
June 27, 2007
Underground storage tank owners not complying with law to protect human health and environment, Nixon says
Jefferson City, Mo. — The owners of six gas station sites around the state are putting human health and the environment at risk by violating the Missouri Underground and Petroleum Storage Tank (UST) Law despite being given numerous opportunities to comply with the law, Attorney General Jay Nixon says. Nixon filed lawsuits this week against gas station owners in St. Louis, Columbia, Hannibal, Boonville, Vienna and Senath to require them to follow the law.
May 24, 2007
Nixon files lawsuit against Higginsville man over multiple open burning violations
Warrensburg, Mo. — Citing violations of Missouri's Air Conservation Law, Attorney General Jay Nixon today filed a lawsuit against a Higginsville man over allegations that the man engaged in open burning on two occasions. The lawsuit was filed in Johnson County Circuit Court, in the county where the alleged incidents took place.
May 17, 2007
Nixon files lawsuit to stop pollution from unpermitted sewage lagoon at Cass County subdivision near Belton
Harrisonville, Mo. — A lagoon that discharges untreated and partially treated sewage from a nearby subdivision near Belton must be replaced or the subdivision must be connected to an available nearby sewer system, Attorney General Jay Nixon demanded in a lawsuit filed today. Either way, Nixon said, the pollution from the lagoon must stop.
May 17, 2007
Developers of Blue Springs subdivision will pay $15,000 for allowing erosion to pollute nearby stream, Nixon says
Kansas City, Mo. — The developers of a Blue Springs residential subdivision will pay a $15,000 penalty to the state of Missouri for allowing erosion to pollute a tributary of Lake Tapawingo, Attorney General Jay Nixon said today.
May 10, 2007
Nixon brings legal action against Joplin man to stop repeated open burning, dumping violations
Neosho, Mo. — A Joplin man who used his property as a waste dump in defiance of a court order and has been cited on three occasions for open burning violations is facing a lawsuit from Attorney General Jay Nixon.
March 15, 2007
Nixon brings legal action against Lincoln County man for open burning of tires
Troy, Mo. — A rural Lincoln County man who was cited for the open burning of tires in violation of the Missouri Air Conservation Law is the target of a lawsuit filed today by Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon's lawsuit against Charles Cunningham of Foley, filed in Lincoln County Circuit Court, is seeking an injunction and civil penalties.
March 12, 2007
Nixon sues owners of a Jefferson County business for repeated failure to dispose of thousands of scrap tires
Hillsboro, Mo. — The owners of a scrap tire business in Jefferson County who repeatedly failed to properly dispose of thousands of scrap tires after being cited a number of times by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are facing a lawsuit by Attorney General Jay Nixon.
February 20, 2007
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