Tag: Justice Department
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Navy Whistleblower Pursued Fraud Case Against Red Hill Contractors, Unsealed Documents Show
Photo: Prior to the fuel leaks at Red Hill in 2021, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs raised concerns with her superiors about the lines that ran through the underground facility’s tunnels. Newly unsealed court records show she subsequently filed a False Claims Act case against contractors responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing many of those…
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Phosphate giant Mosaic agrees to pay nearly $2 billion over mishandling of hazardous waste
Mosaic Fertilizer, the world’s largest phosphate mining company, has agreed to pay nearly $2 billion to settle a federal lawsuit over hazardous waste and to clean up operations at six Florida sites and two in Louisiana, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. "The 60 billion pounds of hazardous waste addressed in this case is the…