Stanley Black & Decker to pay for $100 million R.I. cleanup
Emhart Industries Inc. and Black & Decker Inc., both subsidiaries of Stanley Black & Decker, have agreed to pay about $100 million for the cleanup of contaminated land in Rhode Island, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
In a statement put out by the Department of Justice, the agency said that the area includes dioxin contaminated sediment and soil at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence and Johnston, R.I.
“We are pleased to reach a resolution through collaborative work with the responsible parties, EPA, and other stakeholders,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division . “Today’s settlement ends protracted litigation and allows for important work to get underway to restore a healthy environment for citizens living in and around the Centredale Manor Site and the Woonasquatucket River.”
The settlement includes cleanup work in the Woonasquatucket River and bordering residential and commercial properties along the river. Stanley Black & Decker is required to perform the remedy selected by EPA for the site in 2012, which is estimated to cost approximately $100 million, and resolves longstanding litigation.
According to EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the Centredale Manor Site has been on the National Priorities List for 18 years. “We are taking charge and ensuring the Agency makes good on its promise to clean it up for the betterment of the environment and those communities affected.”
Federal District Court found Black & Decker and Emhart to be liable for their hazardous waste and responsible to conduct the cleanup of the site, but it also ruled that the EPA needed to reconsider certain aspects of that cleanup. EPA appealed the decision requiring it to reconsider aspects of the cleanup. This settlement, once entered by the District Court, will resolve the litigation between the United States, Rhode Island, and Emhart and Black and Decker, allowing the cleanup of the site to begin, the Department of Justice said.
In a statement put out by the Department of Justice, the agency said that the area includes dioxin contaminated sediment and soil at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence and Johnston, R.I.
“We are pleased to reach a resolution through collaborative work with the responsible parties, EPA, and other stakeholders,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division . “Today’s settlement ends protracted litigation and allows for important work to get underway to restore a healthy environment for citizens living in and around the Centredale Manor Site and the Woonasquatucket River.”
The settlement includes cleanup work in the Woonasquatucket River and bordering residential and commercial properties along the river. Stanley Black & Decker is required to perform the remedy selected by EPA for the site in 2012, which is estimated to cost approximately $100 million, and resolves longstanding litigation.
According to EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the Centredale Manor Site has been on the National Priorities List for 18 years. “We are taking charge and ensuring the Agency makes good on its promise to clean it up for the betterment of the environment and those communities affected.”
Federal District Court found Black & Decker and Emhart to be liable for their hazardous waste and responsible to conduct the cleanup of the site, but it also ruled that the EPA needed to reconsider certain aspects of that cleanup. EPA appealed the decision requiring it to reconsider aspects of the cleanup. This settlement, once entered by the District Court, will resolve the litigation between the United States, Rhode Island, and Emhart and Black and Decker, allowing the cleanup of the site to begin, the Department of Justice said.