DEP issues notice of violation over Orrington mercury contamination

DEP issues notice of violation over Orrington mercury contamination

The department charges that Mallinckrodt has done an insufficient job removing hazardous materials from its former plant and has attempted to dodge its legal responsibilities.

Maine DEP says Mallinckrodt isn’t cleaning up toxic Orrington site fast enough

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday issued a notice of violation to the owner of the Orrington property that was responsible for polluting the Penobscot River with mercury saying it isn’t moving fast enough with its cleanup. Mallinckrodt US LLC/Medtronic has shown a “lack of meaningful progress remediating the former chloralkali manufacturing facility,” the DEP said in a statement. The pollution originated with the Holtr…