Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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02.21.2023
Wisconsin Individual Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes
01.18.2023
Massachusetts Construction Company and Former Superintendent Charged
01.03.2023
Colorado Individuals Sentenced in Scheme To Steal and Fraudulently Resell Body Parts and Bodies in Violation of Hazardous Material Regulations
11.29.2022
Owner of Trucking Companies Sentenced for COVID Relief Fraud, Tax Evasion, and Conspiracy in Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion
10.01.2022
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
10.26.2022
California Individual Sentenced for Transporting Explosives Without a License
11.04.2022
Two Florida Individuals Sentenced for Stealing Fuel
09.08.2022
Texas Energy Company and Two Subsidiaries Sentenced for Negligence in Response to Offshore Oil Spill
09.08.2022
Louisiana Coastal Restoration Worker Sentenced for Violating Clean Water Act
06.14.2022
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company Sentenced for Violating Clean Water Act
07.12.2022
Second Colorado Individual Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Steal and Fraudulently Resell Body Parts and Bodies in Violation of Hazardous Material Regulations
07.05.2022
Colorado Individual Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Steal and Fraudulently Resell Body Parts and Bodies in Violation of Hazardous Material Regulations
06.16.2022
Indiana Individual Sentenced in Violation of Hazardous Waste Regulations
06.08.2022
Hazardous Waste Hauling Company Pleads Guilty After Investigation Into Falsified Documents
05.16.2022
Wisconsin Individual Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
04.01.2022
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022
05.18.2022
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Fraud Risk Assessment Processes for Surface Transportation Programs
04.06.2022
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Integrated Inspection Program
03.23.2022
PHMSA Can Enhance Its Hazardous Material Fitness Reviews by Meeting Its Application Processing Goal and Addressing Oversight Gaps
01.27.2022
Pennsylvania Man Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags From China
12.15.2021
Three Companies Indicted for Negligent Conduct During Offshore Oil Leak
10.01.2021
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
10.14.2021
Former North Dakota Maintenance Supervisor Sentenced for Obstruction of OSHA Investigation Into Death of Cargo Tank Welder
10.13.2021
Chicago Area Business Executive Convicted and Sentenced in Scheme To Sell Contaminated Body Parts
10.06.2021
Two Minnesota Individuals Sentenced for Negligent Discharge of a Pollutant Into Minnesota Waters After Shooting at Pipeline
09.21.2021
Chicago Area Business Owner Convicted and Sentenced in Scheme To Sell Contaminated Body Parts
09.15.2021
Kentucky Individual Sentenced for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
08.30.2021
California Resident Pleads Guilty to Illegally Transporting Fireworks
08.04.2021
Los Angeles Individual Charged With Illegal Transportation of Explosives
07.13.2021
Montana Business Owner Convicted and Sentenced for Failing To Surrender to the Bureau of Prisons
06.17.2021
Pennsylvania Individuals Sentenced for Conspiring To Defraud the United States and Violating the Clean Air Act
06.15.2021
Louisiana Company Pleads Guilty To Violating Clean Water Act
04.01.2021
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021
04.22.2021
Company Charged for Violating Clean Water Act
03.09.2021
Two Minnesota Men Convicted for Negligent Discharge of a Pollutant into Minnesota Waters
03.18.2021
Louisiana Coastal Restoration Worker Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Water Act
03.08.2021
Former North Dakota Maintenance Supervisor Pleads Guilty in Connection With OSHA Worker Fatality Investigation Into Death of Cargo Tank Welder
01.29.2021
Wisconsin Company Executives Ordered To Pay $3.9 Million in Restitution
01.25.2021
Louisiana Coastal Restoration Worker Charged With Violating the Clean Water Act
01.13.2021
PHMSA’s Safety Culture Efforts
10.01.2020
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
10.08.2020
Two Men Charged With Discharging a Pollutant Into Federally Regulated Waters
09.24.2020
Water Management Companies Agree To Pay $4.3 Million in Monetary Penalties for Violating the Clean Air Act
09.09.2020
Wisconsin Man Indicted on Wire Fraud, Conspiracy, Hazardous Waste, and Tax-Related Charges
08.28.2020
Montana Business Owner Ordered to Pay Restitution
08.24.2020
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Falsifying a Pipeline Document
08.03.2020
Companies Sentenced for Violations of the Clean Water and Hazardous Materials Acts
08.03.2020
Company Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act
07.23.2020
South Carolina Company Sentenced for Illegally Importing Unapproved Fireworks
07.16.2020
Kentucky Man Indicted for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Mail Fraud
07.10.2020
Montana Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy and Violating the Clean Air Act
06.22.2020
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying a Pipeline Document
06.23.2020
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Sentenced for Violations of the Pipeline Safety Act
06.10.2020
Two California Companies Plead Guilty to Violations of the Clean Water Act
06.17.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Key Potential Risk Areas for the Department of Transportation in Overseeing CARES Act Requirements
06.12.2020
Audit initiated of PHMSA Fitness Reviews of Hazmat Approval and Special Permit Applicants
05.21.2020
Three Former Executives of Wisconsin-based Corporation Charged with Conspiracy
04.01.2020
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020
04.28.2020
PHMSA Has Incomplete Guidance for Evaluating the Siting of Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities and Monitoring State Pipeline Safety Programs
04.20.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Supporting DOT’s Efforts To Meet CARES Act Responsibilities
03.12.2020
Colorado Business Owners Charged in Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
03.10.2020
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Falsification of a Pipeline Document
03.09.2020
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Enters Guilty Plea and Agrees To Pay Largest Federal Criminal Fine Imposed Under Pipeline Safety Act
02.26.2020
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Is Charged, Signs a Plea Agreement, and Agrees To Pay the Largest Federal Criminal Fine Imposed under the Pipeline Safety Act
01.23.2020
South Carolina Fireworks Company Pleads Guilty To Illegally Importing Unapproved Fireworks
01.09.2020
Spring Water Company Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Storing and Transporting Hazardous Waste
12.04.2019
North Dakota Maintenance Supervisor Charged With Obstructing OSHA Investigation Into Death of Cargo Tank Welder
12.11.2019
Risk Assessment of DOT’s Grant Closeout Process
11.27.2019
California Utility Company Ordered To Pay an Additional $3 million in Criminal Penalties
11.22.2019
Two Former Wastewater Company Officials Sentenced on California State Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
10.01.2019
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
10.07.2019
California Company Agrees To Pay $464,000 To Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations
10.03.2019
Montana Company Owner Sentenced for Hazardous Materials Incident
09.13.2019
Final Defendant in Environmental Crimes Case Pleads Guilty
09.27.2019
Montana Business Owner Found Guilty of Conspiracy and Violating the Clean Air Act
09.10.2019
Report on a Single Audit of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA
08.28.2019
Texas Oil Well Services Company Sentenced for Fatal Safety Violations
08.23.2019
Two California Companies Sentenced for Hazardous Material Offenses
08.09.2019
Owner of Virginia-Based Environmental Company Sentenced for Failure to Comply with the Toxic Substance Control Act
06.26.2019
South Carolina Company Sentenced for Smuggling Fireworks
06.07.2019
Ohio Company Owner Sentenced for Illegally Importing Batteries from China
06.10.2019
Trucking Company Ordered To Pay $3 Million After Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
06.06.2019
Two Corporations Plead Guilty to Their Role in Hazardous Chemical Explosion
05.23.2019
Tennessee Technology Company Sentenced for Misrepresenting Radioactive Packaging
06.12.2019
Announcement—Risk Assessment of DOT’s Grant Closeout Process Initiated Mandated by the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act of 2016
04.23.2019
South Carolina Fireworks Company Owner Convicted and Sentenced
05.06.2019
U-Haul Company of Pennsylvania and Former Manager Sentenced for Violating DOT Hazmat Regulations; U-Haul Pays $1 Million Fine
04.01.2019
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019
04.04.2019
Owner of Virginia-Based Environmental Company Pleads Guilty
04.03.2019
Chicago Business Owners Charged in Contaminated Body Parts Scheme
03.22.2019
Owner of Environmental Company Charged With Violations of Toxic Substances Control Act
03.13.2019
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Safety Culture
02.27.2019
Florida Business Owner Sentenced for Misbranding a Hazardous Material
02.27.2019
Montana Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Violating the Clean Air Act
02.25.2019
California Trucking Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Material
01.23.2019
California Trucking Company Charged With Illegal Transport of Hazardous Materials
12.28.2018
Final Judgment Entered Against California Company for Violating Hazardous Waste and Unfair Business Act Regulations
11.29.2018
Louisiana Company Employees Sentenced for Their Roles in Conspiracy To Illegally Transport and Dispose of Explosives
11.28.2018
California Man Sentenced for Illegally Transporting, Handling, and Disposing of Hazardous Waste
10.25.2018
Owner of Ohio Company Charged With Illegally Importing Batteries from China
10.01.2018
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
10.26.2018
Florida Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Misbranding a Hazardous Material
10.16.2018
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Oversight of Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
08.15.2018
Florida Business Owner Charged with Misbranding a Hazardous Material
07.20.2018
California Man Charged With Illegally Transporting, Handling, and Disposing of Hazardous Waste
07.18.2018
Three Companies Indicted for Illegally Transporting Hazardous Material
06.28.2018
Three Pennsylvania Men Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Defraud the United States and Violate the Clean Air Act
06.14.2018
Louisiana Company Employee Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements About the Illegal Disposal of Ammunition
06.08.2018
Louisiana Company Employee Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements About the Illegal Disposal of Ammunition
06.12.2018
U-Haul and Employee Charged With Hazardous Materials Violations Related to a Fatal Food Truck Explosion in Philadelphia
06.04.2018
Employee at Ohio Company Sentenced for Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials by Air
05.14.2018
Louisiana Company Employee Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements About Improper Disposal of Ammunition
05.22.2018
Michigan Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Involving Distribution of Infectious Human Remains
05.30.2018
PHMSA Has an Opportunity To Refine Its Guidance and Performance Reporting for the Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program
05.14.2018
DOT’s Fiscal Year 2017 IPERA Compliance Review
04.01.2018
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
04.24.2018
Louisiana Company Employee Pleads Guilty to False Statements Related to Improper Disposal of Ammunition
05.02.2018
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Efforts to Promote Efficient Use of Office Space
04.09.2018
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
03.14.2018
California Waste Water Company Official Sentenced in State Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
03.13.2018
Michigan Woman Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Involving the Distribution of Infectious Human Remains
03.13.2018
Missouri Man Sentenced for Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
02.02.2018
California Waste Water Company Official Pleads Guilty to State Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
01.22.2018
Ohio Company Based in California and Employee Sentenced for Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials by Air
01.22.2018
Michigan Man Convicted in Fraud Scheme Involving Distribution of Infectious Human Remains
11.16.2017
Montana Trucking Company Owner Indicted on Multiple Charges Related to Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
01.08.2018
California Waste Water Company Official Sentenced in State Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
12.14.2017
Louisiana Company Owner Pleads Guilty to the Improper Disposal of Ammunition
12.20.2017
Quality Control Review for DOT’s Implementation of Enterprise Architecture
11.20.2017
Idaho Man Sentenced in Clean Water Act Case
11.21.2017
PHMSA Has Improved Its Workforce Management but Planning, Hiring, and Retention Challenges Remain
11.14.2017
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
10.01.2017
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017
11.02.2017
California Man Pleads Guilty to the Illegal Transportation of Fireworks
10.30.2017
California Waste Water Company Official Sentenced for Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
09.18.2017
Utah Man Pleads Guilty and Enters Pretrial Diversion Program
09.21.2017
California Waste Water Company Official Sentenced in State Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
09.11.2017
DOT and FAA Lack Adequate Controls Over Their Use and Management of Other Transaction Agreements
08.28.2017
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty To Violating the Clean Water Act
08.15.2017
South Carolina Fireworks Company Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Fireworks
07.27.2017
Idaho Man Charged with Violating the Clean Water Act
07.25.2017
California Waste Water Company Official Convicted and Sentenced for Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
07.12.2017
California Waste Water Company Official Pleads Guilty to State Charges Related to a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
07.13.2017
Ohio Company Based in California and Employee Indicted for Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials
07.19.2017
PHMSA Is Establishing Controls for Technical Assistance Grants but Needs To Improve Its Award and Oversight Processes
07.10.2017
Tennessee Technology Company Charged With and Pleaded Guilty To Misrepresenting Radioactive Packaging
07.12.2017
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program
05.12.2017
Georgia Contractor Sentenced to Probation for Violating Clean Air Act
05.11.2017
Missouri Man Indicted for Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
04.14.2017
California Waste Water Company Official Convicted and Sentenced for a Hazardous Materials Fraud Scheme
04.06.2017
Central Florida Man Convicted for Illegally Transporting Airbags
04.21.2017
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Criminal Referral Procedures and Compliance
02.22.2017
California Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail for Illegal Transportation of Fireworks
03.08.2017
Central Florida Man Charged in a Scheme To Illegally Transport Airbags
03.07.2017
Utah Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 12 Months’ Probation for Falsifying Shipping Documents
02.27.2017
Utah Man Sentenced to 12 Months’ Probation for Falsifying Shipping Documents
03.20.2017
Michigan Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Falsely Certifying and Marking Cargo Tanks
03.16.2017
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
02.28.2017
South Carolina Fireworks Company Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Unapproved Fireworks into the United States
01.30.2017
Virginia Man Sentenced to Prison for Improperly Removing and Disposing of Asbestos Materials
02.08.2017
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
01.26.2017
PG&E Convicted of Obstruction and Multiple Violations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
01.13.2017
Information Filed Alleging South Carolina Company Smuggled Hazardous Materials
12.14.2016
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Workforce Management
11.23.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
10.14.2016
Insufficient Guidance, Oversight, and Coordination Hinder PHMSA’s Full Implementation of Mandates and Recommendations
08.25.2016
Six Louisiana Officials Charged With Improper Ammunition Disposal
09.16.2016
Virginia Company Sentenced for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
09.21.2016
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Technical Assistance Grant Program
09.07.2016
District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Improperly Removing and Disposing of Asbestos Materials
09.08.2016
DOT’s Conference Spending Policies Reflect Federal Requirements, but Ineffective Controls Do Not Ensure Compliance
06.07.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
05.27.2016
Airgas Doral, Inc. Ordered To Pay $7 Million for Shipping Argon Gas in Violation of Hazmat Materials Regulations
05.05.2016
District of Columbia Man Indicted for Improperly Removing Asbestos and Defrauding Investors
05.13.2016
Airgas Doral, Inc. Pleads Guilty to Shipping Argon Gas in Violation of Hazardous Materials Regulations
05.11.2016
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Readiness to Implement the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
04.20.2016
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
03.21.2016
Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Distribution of Infectious Human Remains Fraud Scheme
03.09.2016
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Certifying and Marking Cargo Tanks
03.16.2016
Budget and Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.15.2016
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.08.2016
Letter to Ranking Member Capuano on Enhancing Implementation and Oversight of DOT’s Pipeline Safety Program
02.03.2016
President of Pennsylvania Hazmat Packaging Firm Sentenced and Ordered to Pay $300,000 in Restitution
01.29.2016
Michigan Couple Arrested in Fraud Scheme Involving Distribution of Infectious Human Remains
01.21.2016
Letter to Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
12.22.2015
Virginia Chemical Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Waste
12.11.2015
Arizona Man Sentenced in Contaminated Body Parts Scheme
11.16.2015
DOT's FY 2016 Top Management Challenges
10.07.2015
Arizona Man Charged in Contaminated Body Parts Scheme
11.19.2015
Georgia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation
11.05.2015
DOT Had Major Success in PIV Implementation, But Problems Persist In Other Cybersecurity Areas
11.03.2015
Pennsylvania Hazmat Package Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
10.29.2015
California Man Sentenced to Falsely Certifying Oxygen Cylinders for Aircraft
11.05.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
10.14.2015
Business and Three Individuals Charged with Smuggling Goods and Transporting Hazmat
09.29.2015
Pennsylvania Hazardous Material Packaging Manufacturer Charged With Fraud
08.20.2015
Montana Man Sentenced for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
08.19.2015
Eleven Defendants Indicted After Explosion of Vacuum Cargo Tank Trailer
07.29.2015
New Hampshire Man Charged with Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
07.09.2015
California Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Certifying Oxygen Cylinders for Aircraft
06.23.2015
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Compliance with the Reducing Over-Classification Act
06.16.2015
Ohio Woman Charged with Illegally Transporting Radioactive Material on a Commercial Flight into the U.S.
05.28.2015
California Man Charged with Falsely Certifying Oxygen Cylinders for Aircraft
05.13.2015
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
04.30.2015
Former Shell Pipeline Company Corrosion Control Coordinator Sentenced
05.05.2015
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Progress Addressing Significant Safety Issues
04.09.2015
Some Deficiencies Exist in DOT’s Enforcement and Oversight of Certification and Warrant Authority for Its Contracting Officers
03.27.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles E. Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
03.11.2015
Exide Agrees to Shutdown Recycling Plant, Pay $50 Million in Cleanup Costs, and Admits to Felony Violations Involving Illegal Storage, Disposal, Shipment, and Transportation of Hazardous Wastes
01.07.2015
Former Shell Pipeline Company, L.P. Official Convicted
11.14.2014
Shell Pipeline Company, L.P. Official Charged for Lying to PHMSA
10.15.2014
Montana Man Indicted for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials from a Bakken Oil Field
10.30.2014
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
08.27.2014
Pennsylvania Weapons Manufacturer Fined $1.2 million for Hazmat Crimes
07.14.2014
Former Logistics Manager Sentenced for False Statements Concerning Hazardous Materials Shipments
07.17.2014
PHMSA Has Addressed Most Weaknesses We Identified in Its Special Permit and Approval Processes
07.10.2014
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials Violations
06.23.2014
Pennsylvania Company Charged with Hazardous Materials Violations
06.10.2014
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Contract Close-Out Process
05.21.2014
Pennsylvania Weapons Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Hazmat Charges
05.06.2014
Pennsylvania Weapons Manufacturer Charged with Hazardous Materials Violations
05.07.2014
PHMSA’s State Pipeline Safety Program Lacks Effective Management and Oversight
04.11.2014
Former Radiograph Technician Sentenced to Probation for Violating Pipeline Safety Law
04.01.2014
PG&E Charged with Multiple Violations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
01.27.2014
Company Sentenced for its Role in the Illegal Transportation of Explosives
12.16.2013
DOT's FY 2014 Top Management Challenges
11.06.2013
Logistics Manager Indicted for Producing False Shipping Manifests
10.28.2013
Owner of Chemical Plant Sentenced for Submitting False Statements and Causing the Death of an Employee
10.23.2013
Former Radiograph Technician Sentenced to Probation for False Statements on Rockies Express Pipeline
10.09.2013
Pipeline Radiograph Technician Charged with Violating Pipeline Safety Laws and Making False Statements
09.30.2013
Company Owner Sentenced to 84 Months for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
09.30.2013
Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Explosives
09.26.2013
Management Advisory: Suspended or Debarred Firms Are Listed on State DBE Directories as Eligible for DBE Participation
09.23.2013
DOT Does Not Fully Comply With Requirements of the Reducing Over-Classification Act
07.31.2013
Company Owner Sentenced for Hazardous Materials Violations
07.11.2013
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Progress In Improving Its Special Permits and Approvals Program
05.28.2013
Walmart Agrees to Pay More Than $81 Million To Settle Federal Environmental Crimes
05.14.2013
Company Owner Guilty of Hazardous Materials Violations
05.09.2013
Owner of Chemical Plant Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Statements and Causing the Death of an Employee
03.05.2013
Top Ten OIG Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation
02.19.2013
Owner of Oil Recovery Company Indicted for Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste
11.30.2012
IMPACT Magazine
10.02.2012
Stockton Man Fined $100,000 for Unlawful Refilling and Transporting of Compressed Natural Gas Cylinders
09.15.2012
Pennsylvania Company Makes Global Settlement to Resolve Criminal and Civil Hazmat Charges
07.19.2012
Former President of Texas Company Indicted for Employee Deaths and Environmental Violations
06.18.2012
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators' Integrity Management Programs Need More Rigorous PHMSA Oversight
05.24.2012
Virginia Man Sentenced for Faulty Inspections and Certifications of Cylinders Containing Hazardous Materials
05.21.2012
California Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Refilling and Transporting Uncertified Compressed Gas Cylinders
04.12.2012
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Management and Oversight of the State Pipeline Safety Program
01.12.2012
PHMSA's Inadequate Management and Oversight of Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Limited the Program's Effectiveness
11.29.2011
Pittsburgh Company and Two Officials Charged With Illegal Hazmat Shipments
11.01.2011
Owner of San Francisco Export Company Charged with the Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
12.10.2010
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Oversight of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operator Integrity Management Programs
10.27.2010
Notification of Reviews of PHMSA’s Oversight of Pipeline Safety
10.01.2010
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Program
09.29.2010
Woman Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Distributing Unregistered Pesticides
04.22.2010
Actions Taken and Needed To Improve Management and Oversight of PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals Program
03.04.2010
New Approaches Needed In Managing PHMSA's Special Permits and Approvals Program
02.01.2010
Trucking Company President and Trucking Company Sentenced for PHMSA Related Scheme
09.10.2009
PHMSA's Process for Granting Special Permits and Approvals for Transporting Hazardous Materials Raises Safety Concerns
06.30.2008
Audit Initiated of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Special Permits and Approvals Program
06.25.2008
Actions Needed To Enhance Pipeline Security
05.21.2008
Actions Needed to Enhance Pipeline Security
09.07.2007
Review of Congressional Earmarks Within Department of Transportation Programs
08.29.2007
More Incurred-Cost Audits of DOT Procurement Contracts Should Be Obtained
06.18.2007
Federal Jury Convicts Alaska Resident of Illegally Transporting Hazmat In Idaho
06.12.2007
Audit Initiated of Implementation of the Pipeline Security Annex Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
12.07.2006
California Man Jailed and Fined for Sale of Illegally Imported Freon
09.18.2006
Report on Integrity Threats to Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
08.29.2006
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Special Permits and Approvals Program
07.27.2006
Two Former Employees Of A Seattle Fuel Delivery Company Plead Guilty In Case Involving Over $3.9 Million Of Stolen Motor Fuel
07.19.2006
Two Former Employees of a Seattle Fuel Delivery Company Plead Guilty In Case Involving Over $3.9 Million Of Stolen Motor Fuel
06.20.2006
Owner of Brooklyn, New York Oil Distribution Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in Connection with a $784,000 Motor Fuel Excise Tax Evasion Scheme
05.18.2006
Owner of California Composites Manufacturing Company Sentenced for Unlawful Transportation and Distribution of Substandard Compressed Gas Cylinders
04.27.2006
Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation Testified On Pipeline Safety
03.16.2006
Pipeline Safety: Progress and Remaining Challenges
11.30.2005
Virginia Company and Employees Fined a Combined $163,500 in Hazmat Case
11.22.2005
Owner of Fire Safety Company Jailed and Ordered to Pay $11,000 for Fraudulently Certifying the Integrity of Compressed Gas Cylinders
10.20.2005
Actions Taken and Needed in Implementing Mandates and Recommendations Regarding Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
10.14.2005
Resident of Phoenix, AZ pleads guilty to environmental crimes at industrial facility
10.12.2005
Management Advisory: Accounting and Financial Reporting of Related Hurricane Costs
09.26.2005
Oklahoma State Contract Inspector Gets Jail Time for Accepting Bribes and Falsifying Documents in a Hazardous Materials Disposal Case
08.23.2005
Owner of Connecticut Company Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
08.16.2005
Company Official Sentenced in a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Disposal Case Involving Bribery
07.29.2005
Owner of Maine Fire Safety Company Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
07.27.2005
Illinois Company Fined $130,000 and Executive Sentenced to Prison for Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials (HazMat) on Commercial Aircraft
07.26.2005
Virginia Fire Safety Company, Owner, and Manager Plead Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
07.13.2005
Audit initiated on Integrity Threats to Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
06.20.2005
California Man Sentenced to Jail for Conspiracy to Illegally Transport Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
05.26.2005
Oklahoma State Contract Inspector Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Materials Disposal Case
05.11.2005
Laparkan Trading Ltd., Co. sentenced for violating federal regulations in connection with transporting hazardous materials
05.11.2005
Background Checks For Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses With Hazardous Materials Endorsements
05.05.2005
Seaboard Marine sentenced for criminal violations
05.05.2005
Bridge Contractor and Company President Plead Guilty to Illegal Transportation and Disposal of Hazardous Waste
04.29.2005
Painting Company Executive Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay $100,000 For Illegal HazMat Disposal
04.22.2005
Bridge Contractor Employee Pleads Guilty to Delivering a Bribe in Oklahoma Hazmat Disposal Case
04.01.2005
Photo Refurbishing Company/Owner to Pay $500,000 for HazMat Violations
03.23.2005
Ohio Fire Safety Corporation and Owner to Pay $13,347 for Falsely Certifying the Integrity of Compressed Gas Cylinders
03.17.2005
Warehouse owner pleads guilty and is sentenced on charges of storing hazardous waste
03.10.2005
Former Paint Company Executive Gets Five-Month Jail Term in Hazardous Materials Case
01.05.2005
Ohio Fire Safety Corporation and Owner Plead Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
12.21.2004
California Men Sentenced on Charges Related to the Transport and Sale of Illegally Imported Freon
12.17.2004
Former Technician Sentenced to Seven Years for Unlawfully Transporting Hazardous Waste
11.29.2004
Audit Announcement: Implementation of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Mandates and Recommendations Research and Special Programs Administration
11.08.2004
Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Fireworks in Unmarked Vehicle across state lines
09.30.2004
Volpe's Project Management Controls
09.20.2004
Former Paint Company Employee Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Materials Case
09.20.2004
Company Fined and VP Gets Jail Time For Hazardous Materials Violations
09.10.2004
A Cuba, Missouri commercial trucking company, its owner and an employee have been sentenced on Department of Transportation and environmental violations
08.20.2004
Two Pyrotechnic Corporations And Three Company Officers Fined a Combined $88,000 in Fatal Plant Explosion Case
08.11.2004
Painting Company and Three Individuals Plead Guilty In Connection with Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Materials (Hazmat)
08.05.2004
Corporate President Sentenced for False Certification of Air Supply Cylinders for Firefighters
08.04.2004
Role and Functions of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
08.04.2004
Audit of Financial Controls for Cost Accounting and Billing Practices, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
07.29.2004
Two California Men Indicted for Conspiracy and Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
07.20.2004
Progress and Challenges in Improving Pipeline Safety
06.17.2004
Trucking Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Violating Hours of Service Regulations and Illegally Dumping Diesel Fuel
06.16.2004
Actions Taken and Actions Needed To Improve Pipeline Safety
06.14.2004
Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
06.15.2004
Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
05.17.2004
Final defendant involved in a June 2001 explosion at Pyro Products, Inc. and Next F/X. Inc. pleads guilty to making a false statement to investigators
05.14.2004
Former Jefferson County fireworks manufacturing company NEXT F/X, Incorporated pleads guilty to illegal transportation of hazardous materials
05.04.2004
Firm President Made False Statements About Retesting of 2,000 High-Pressure Cylinders
05.04.2004
Colonial Pipeline Company Fined $400,000 for Tennessee Pipeline Rupture
04.29.2004
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 46-Month Prison Term for Smuggling Hazmat on Commercial Aircraft
03.08.2004
Florida Man Sentenced for Illegally Shipping Motorcycle
01.30.2004
Hialeah, FL Man Guilty of Hazmat, Credit Card Crimes
01.21.2004
Former Company Vice President Fined for Illegally Shipping Hazmat
12.19.2003
Emery Worldwide Airlines Sentenced for Multiple Hazmat Violations
12.05.2003
Owner of Indirect Air Carrier Guilty of Making False Statements Regarding Hazmat
12.03.2003
Hazardous Waste Handler to Pay $1.29 Million for Violating Environmental Laws
10.28.2003
Medical Supplier Fined $3,000 for Shipping Unlabeled Hazmat
08.05.2003
Long Beach Man Receives $25,000 Fine & Two-Year Jail Term for Hazmat Dumping
08.01.2003
Company Manager Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Test Certifications on Fire Extinguishers
07.16.2003
Passenger Convicted of Illegally Transporting Ammonia on a Passenger Plane
07.10.2003
Audit Initiated of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
06.19.2003
Two Olympic Pipeline Executives Jailed in First-Ever Jail Terms in Pipeline Rupture Case
06.05.2003
Medical Supplier to Plead Guilty to Shipping Unlabeled HazMat
04.16.2003
Audit Initiated of RSPA’s Progress in Implementing Recommendations for Improving Pipeline Safety
10.29.2002
Former Security Guard Sentenced for Misusing DOT ID
01.18.2001
Surface Transportation Safety excerpt from the January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report
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