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Rail Yard Long-Term Environmental Compliance ServicesOngoing, multi-year provision of environmental compliance and maintenance services for several rail yards operated within the U.S. The activities we provided for our regular customer were driven by city and state permits and environmental best practices.
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Rail Car Diesel Release RemediationA locomotive in the Midwest suffered a significant diesel leak, releasing a large volume of fuel. The spill posed both operational and environmental hazards and required urgent response. One of our regular customers called us for assistance.
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Train Derailment and Crude Oil Fire CleanupA train derailment resulted in approximately 25 crude oil tank cars catching fire. The scale of the fire and release posed significant environmental and operational risks, with immediate proximity to a major U.S. water source.
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National Retail Firm - Emergency Storm Drain Blockage RemovalA national environmental consulting firm, one of our regular customers, engaged our team for recurring preventive maintenance for a national home improvement retail chain.
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Retail Gas Station - Drainage Pond RemediationA national retail chain of gas stations’ environmental consulting firm, one of our regular customers, contacted us to handle the maintenance of remediation ponds for the chain’s stations.
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High Hazard Chemical Support at Film Manufacturing FacilityA regular customer, a major film manufacturing facility, faced a shutdown scenario involving the presence of methanol and sodium cyanide in product lines, hazardous chemicals that could not be removed prior to plant repairs.
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Emergency Residential Locomotive Crash with Fuel LeakOne of our regular customers, a contract railroad, experienced an unusual emergency response scenario with national public visibility. Operator error at a switching location in a service yard adjacent to a residential neighborhood resulted in a locomotive jumping the tracks and striking a private home.
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Lithium-Ion Battery Incident/Emergency ResponseA highway accident involving commercial scale lithium-ion batteries (the size of sheds) resulted in a fire and hazardous conditions requiring both immediate response and safe long-term neutralization.
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Foundry Explosion and CleanupOne of our regular customers, a longstanding foundry, experienced an explosion, which caused extensive environmental contamination, placing the site under federal, state and local investigation.
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Tire Recycling Facility Fire RemediationA major fire at a tire recycling facility led to over a million gallons of contaminated runoff impacting local waterways and neighboring properties. Cleanup was complicated by insurance company delays and close community/state scrutiny.
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Wind Turbine Project - Wetland Drilling RemediationA large wind turbine construction project required directional drilling beneath a protected wetland off the East Coast. A drilling “frack out” occurred, resulting in bentonite-based drilling mud escaping into the wetland, drawing environmental scrutiny and protests.
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Project Takeover After Competitor FailureFollowing a failed cleanup by another firm, an ER broker—one of our regular customers—requested we remediate a diesel spill on an interstate near a major western city.
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Interstate Diesel Spill RemediationA tractor-trailer accident on a busy highway resulted in diesel fuel leaking from the saddle tank, spreading across multiple lanes of pavement. One of our regular customers contacted us for assistance.
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Major Sulfuric Acid Spill RemediationA tractor with a tanker overturned, leaking a substantial quantity of sulfuric acid into a ditch next to a major highway. The incident required multi-agency oversight and multi-day remediation. One of our regular customers called us to help.
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Routine Spill CleanupA typical call from an ER broker involves a spill at a distribution terminal, such as a punctured bucket of paint or a leak of sulfuric acid during product transfer.
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Emergency Response to Salmonella Food Product RecallA large food manufacturer, a client of a total waste management company, needed emergency support and specialized handling of contaminated products during a national Salmonella recall. The waste management company, one of our regular customers, called us to help.
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Hazardous Waste Remediation at LandfillA hazardous material was inadvertently dumped into a non-hazardous landfill cell at a large landfill. One of our regular customers called us for immediate remediation to mitigate risks and restore regulatory compliance.
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Manufacturing Facility Shutdown - Comprehensive Waste Removal & ClosureA multi-process manufacturing plant (machine shop, metal plating/electroplating, surface preparation, painting, and finishing) shut down operations, leaving behind a complex mix of hazardous and universal wastes accumulated over decades.
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Specialized Waste Transportation for Liquid Natural Gas FacilityOne of our regular clients, a liquid natural gas (LNG) facility, required specialized logistical support and waste transportation during periodic shutdown maintenance operations. It also needed responsive service and vendor coordination for a unique infrastructure, including an under-bay tunnel for LNG loading.
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Pipeline-Related Waste Disposal for Energy Infrastructure FirmOne of our regular customers, an energy firm, was involved in the comprehensive management and disposal of large amounts of pipeline-related waste and fluids generated during infrastructure upgrades and maintenance.
