Frontier Will Pay Calif. $3.5M in Hazardous Waste Settlement

Frontier agreed it will pay California $3.5 million in penalties to settle an investigation of illegal disposal of hazardous waste, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Friday. "For years, Frontier's careless and unlawful hazardous waste disposal practices jeopardized the health and environmental well-being of California communities," Bonta said. Inspections of more than a dozen facilities found in excess of 300 "potentially hazardous items" in regular trash dumpsters. Under the settlement's terms, Frontier will pay $2.8 million in civil penalties, $1.6 million to the AG's office, $450,000 in attorneys' fees, and $250,000 for "supplemental environmental projects." Frontier will also pay "at least $500,000 toward supplemental environmental compliance measures," Bonta's office said.