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Suspect in Smurfit Westrock facility officer-involved shooting released from hospital, in jail

The man accused of shooting an officer and a Smurfit Westrock manufacturing facility employee in Lower Valley last month was released from the hospital and booked into jail.

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OSHA fines contractor for fall at Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine

The federal agency fined a Washington-based contractor, that employed the worker who was seriously injured, about $13,000, records show.

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9-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car by mother during work shift at USG Corp. facility near Galena Park, Texas

Mother detained at the scene.

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Indonesia court dismisses peatland smoke lawsuit

Asia Pulp & Paper did not respond to a request for comment.

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Michigan AG settles lawsuit with Domtar over PFAS contamination in St. Clair County

The settlement requires Domtar to remove the PFAS-contaminated sludge from the site and dispose of it in a licensed landfill. Domtar will also be required to investigate the presence of PFAs in the sediment in surface water at the site, and pay $300,000 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to help clear the site of PFAS.

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Smurfit Westrock sued for $75 million after work accident in the U.S.

Delivery driver claims he was deformed after incident involving caustic soda.

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Domtar B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

Domtar's environmental penalties at its Skookumchuck mill were dropped to $17,200, from an initial $39,000 recommended by ministry inspectors.

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J&F and Paper Excellence end years-long legal dispute

Under the deal, J&F will repurchase Paper Excellence's 49% stake in pulp producer Eldorado Celulose for approximately $2.7 billion (R$15.2 billion).

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3M Reached $285 Million Settlement With New Jersey Over Contamination Claims

The settlement, which the company said is not an admission of liability, stems from a 2019 lawsuit, in which New Jersey officials sued chemical makers DuPont, Chemours and 3M to pay for the clean-up of years of contamination caused by toxic chemicals commonly known as PFAS.

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Alberta employer Weyerhaeuser facing 13 charges in worker's death

Worker was struck by pole, fatally injured in 2023.

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Rayonier Advanced Materials files second lawsuit against the city of Fernandina Beach, Florida

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) has launched a new legal challenge to Fernandina Beach's denial for its plan to build a bioethanol production plant, this time in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville.

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North Carolina workers affected by Pactiv Evergreen paper mill closure get an additional $2 million from Labor Department

The money is going to workers who lost jobs when Pactiv Evergreen's Canton paper mill closed and workers were laid off at the company's Waynesville facility.

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Clean Tech Leader Aymium Defeats Stora Enso at European Patent Office Boards of Appeal

Ruling Maintains Aymium's Patent and Leading Position in Renewable Batteries and Anodes

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Workers at Kruger Kamloops mill ratify 'standard-setting' collective agreement

Workers at the Kruger pulp mill in Kamloops have ratified a new four-year collective agreement that will set the pattern for negotiations across the Western Pulp and Paper Caucus.

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North Carolina settles Pactiv Evergreen, Canton paper mill lawsuit for $6.25 million

The state of North Carolina has settled its lawsuit against Pactiv Evergreen, with the company agreeing to repay about half of the $12 million it received for creating jobs at the now-shuttered Canton paper mill..

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B.C. rejects calls for Paper Excellence investigation as federal probe falters

Province says it won't launch its own investigation after a prorogued Parliament wiped out a motion to summon Paper Excellence owner to testify.

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New North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson says state's lawsuit against Pactiv Evergreen will continue

State Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited Canton on Thursday to renew the state's demand that Pactiv Evergreen repay the $12 million in economic incentives it received for creating jobs at the now-shuttered paper mill.

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Stora Enso ordered to pay nearly €800K in damages to dismissed employees

Stora Enso violated the collective labour agreement when it dismissed employees in 2021, according to Finland's Labour Court.

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Unifor and PPWC target Kruger, Inc. to begin Western pattern bargaining

Two of the country's largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have selected Kruger, Inc. in Kamloops, B.C. as the target to establish pattern bargaining across the forestry sector in Western Canada.

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Ohio man pleads guilty to charge for gun, threat to Pratt Industries facility

Michael Robinson, 41, pleaded guilty to the charge before his jury trial. According to court records, he told his family member, who works at Pratt Industries, that he would bring an AK-47 there, shoot up the place and "come bang on the ... door and beat her ..."

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The German Federal Cartel office is carrying out an unannounced inspection at the Metsä Group's tissue paper mill in Kreuzau, Germany

The German Federal Cartel office has started an inspection on Metsä Tissue, a subsidiary of Metsä Group, related to hygiene papers.

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Judge rules AG's lawsuit against Canton paper mill owner Pactiv Evergreen can proceed

In May, Stein filed the lawsuit against the mill's Illinois-based corporate owner, arguing Pactiv Evergreen violated the terms of the incentives grant and calling for the $12 million in state funds to be returned. The company shuttered the mill in May 2023 resulting in hundreds of layoffs.

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Canton, N.C. Mill sale in limbo due to storm: Pactiv Evergreen sues prospective buyer

Pactiv Evergreen is suing the potential purchaser of its Canton paper mill property, trying to force the sale to completion and saying the purchase agreement remains legally binding.

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EEOC Files Three Sexual Harassment Lawsuits; One Against Sofidel

The agency alleged the international manufacturer of paper products fired a woman from its Inola, Oklahoma paper mill for obtaining a protective order against a male coworker.

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Georgia-Pacific Camas paper mill fined nearly $650,000 following machine operator death

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited and fined a mill operator in Camas following an investigation into the death of a worker who was crushed by a packing machine that had no guards in place to keep people out of harm's way.

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