3 Universities Cited on Hazardous Waste

The Environmental Protection Agency's New York office has filed complaints against three more universities for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste. The agency is seeking to fine Columbia University, New Jersey City University, and Long Island University a total of $1.1-million.

The complaints, announced this month, are part of a continuing enforcement drive by some of the EPA's regional offices, including the one in New York, against academic institutions.

In April, the office

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