Waterbury Firm To Pay $1.29 Million For Pollution

February 18th, 2010 admin

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Amey Marrella announced today a $1.8 million settlement with an industrial laundry facility for emitting toxic substances that threatened public health. Blumenthal sued G&K Services Co. in 2008 on behalf of DEP and won an order blocking the company from laundering soiled shop towels contaminated


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