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FISCAL YEAR: 2023
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: First Capital Insulation
M.D. Pennsylvania 1:20-CR-00020-JEJ
M.D. Pennsylvania 1:20-CR-00020-JEJ
2. DEFENDANT: Francis Yingling
M.D. Pennsylvania 1:20-CR-00020-JEJ
M.D. Pennsylvania 1:20-CR-00020-JEJ
The Berwick Area School District (BASD) purchased a former weaving mill to demolish and build a new elementary school. BASD hired Lobar, Inc. as the general contractor. In February 2015, EPA received information regarding illegal asbestos removal activity at the Berwick facility. Inspectors observed a number of NESHAPs work practice violations on-site. Francis Richard Yingling was the owner of the asbestos abatement contractor, First Capital Insulation Inc., on the Berwick Area School District project in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
January 19, 2023
First Capital Insulation (FCI) was sentenced to 2 year's probation, a $10,000 fine, and a $400 special assessment.
CITATION: 42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(1)
January 19, 2023
Francis Richard Yingling was sentenced to 2 year's probation and a $100 special assessment.
CITATION: 42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(1)
STATUTE:
- Clean Air Act (CAA)