CRANE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane Division of potential violations regarding the mishandling of hazardous waste and explosives, citing a series of failures that pose potential environmental and safety risks. EPA report Download

The notice was sent to the commanding officer of the massive Indiana naval installation in September, ahead of the filing of an official administrative complaint. The EPA plans to propose a $248,243 fine against the facility.

The EPA’s notice outlines violations spanning several years, highlighting systemic failures in the storage and labeling of dangerous materials at NSA Crane, the third-largest naval installation in the world. NSA Crane operates a sprawling, 98-square-mile campus southwest

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