MONROVIA – The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), the country’s sole environmental regulatory agency has fined the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) US$10,000 for possessing a banned chemical, which poses threats to human health in violation of the Environmental Protection and Management Law of Liberia (EPML). The LEC was also asked to develop and provide an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the safe disposal of the identified waste stream. “The team arrived at LEC premises and, in the presence of LEC and EDGAIL representatives, collected oil samples from five brands of transformers. They are, however, banned worldwide due to evidence of their harmful impact to the environment and human health. The management of LEC failed to test and declare the quality of the transformer oil before opening a bid process for disposal.

Source: Front Page Africa January 13, 2020 08:37 UTC