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MARS, Pa. (AP) — The state Department of Environmental Protection has fined a western Pennsylvania waste hauler $682,500. The fines apply to four subsidiaries of Vogel Holdings of Mars, which was cited for transporting and storing waste without department approval; exceeding daily waste volumes; failing to control odor and erosion at landfills; leaking waste loads and hauling a prohibited waste product. As part of the settlement, the company dropped an appeal of DEP's refusal to permit expansion of the Tri-County Landfill near Grove City, but can apply again to expand the site about 45 miles north of Pittsburgh. Company vice president Ed Vogel said Wednesday that the company had made personnel changes before the action and had made others since, and officials decided to settle given the increasing costs of contesting the fines.

State fines western Pennsylvania waste hauler $682,500