This story was originally posted to MyNorthwest.com
The Washington Department of Ecology fined the US Postal Service $33,000 earlier this week for improperly managing and storing packages that contained dangerous waste at the Seattle Bulk Mail Center.
The U.S. Service has already corrected the violations that “needed to be immediately addressed,” the Department of Ecology confirmed. The Postal Service has 30 days to pay the penalty or appeal to the state Pollution Control Hearings Board…