木材治疗公司J. H. Baxter & Co. 和所有者Georgia Baxter-Krause同意为违反环境法支付1.5亿美元。 Wood treatment firm J.H. Baxter & Co. and owner Georgia Baxter-Krause agree to pay $1.5M for violating environmental laws.

Georgia-Baxter-Krause和她以Eugene为基础的木材处理公司J.H. Georgia Baxter-Krause and her Eugene-based wood treatment company, J.H. Baxter & Co.已同意对违反危险废物和清洁空气法条例的行为支付150万美元的罚款。 Baxter & Co., have agreed to pay $1.5 million in fines for violating hazardous waste and Clean Air Act regulations. 该公司非法处理危险废物,在没有适当许可证的情况下蒸发废水,并将污染物排入空气中。 The company illegally treated hazardous waste by evaporating wastewater without proper permits and discharged pollutants into the air. Baxter-Krause(61岁)也对虚假陈述认罪,并面临长达两年的监禁。 Baxter-Krause, 61, also pleaded guilty to false statements and faces up to two years in prison.