8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2007

AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-11688	95-3889638
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Lakepointe Centre I, 300 E. Mallard, Suite 300 Boise, Idaho	83706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (208) 331-8400

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02(d) Appointment of Director.

On November 15, 2007 American Ecology Corporation (“the Company”) appointed Jeffrey S. Merrifield to its Board of Directors. Mr. Merrifield will serve in this role until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Mr. Merrifield will participate under the Company’s 2005 Non-employee Director Compensation Plan. Under this plan, Mr. Merrifield will receive annually, on a pro rata basis, cash compensation of $16,000 and a restricted equity award with a value equal to $25,000 that is subject to certain vesting restrictions.

A press release related to Mr. Merrifield’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (d)           Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 5.02(d) shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

       99.1    Press release issued by the Registrant on November 15, 2007

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	American Ecology Corporation
	(Registrant)
Date: November 16, 2007	/s/ Jeffrey R. Feeler
	Jeffrey R. Feeler Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	American Ecology Corporation press release dated November 15, 2007.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alison Ziegler, Cameron Associates (212) 554-5469
alison@cameronassoc.com      www.americanecology.com

AMERICAN ECOLOGY APPOINTS JEFFREY MERRIFIELD TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOISE, Idaho – November 15, 2007 — American Ecology Corporation [NASDAQ: ECOL] today announced the appointment of Jeffrey S. Merrifield, age 44, to its Board of Directors. Merrifield joins Chairman Kenneth C. Leung and fellow Directors Roy C. Eliff, Edward F. Heil, John W. Poling, Richard T. Swope, and President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen A. Romano on the Board.

“Jeff Merrifield’s prior experience as a Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and as Counsel and Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Control will be a great asset to American Ecology as we continue to execute our growth strategy,” stated Kenneth Leung. “His legal background will also bring a valuable perspective to our Board.”

Merrifield’s background includes more than 20 years of diverse experience as a two term Presidential appointee to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission where he served from 1998 to 2007, a senior Congressional staff member and a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C.

Merrifield is currently Senior Vice President of the Shaw Group’s Power Group. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and is admitted to the Bar in Washington, D.C. and New Hampshire.

Merrifield’s appointment brings the number of American Ecology directors to seven.

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About American Ecology Corporation
American Ecology Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, PCB, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste services to commercial and government customers throughout the United States, such as steel mills, medical and academic institutions, petro-chemical facilities and the nuclear power industry. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the Company is the oldest radioactive and hazardous waste services company in the United States.

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions about the industry and markets in which American Ecology Corporation and its subsidiaries operate. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed herein and no assurance can be given that the Company will successfully execute its growth strategy. For information on other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, please refer to American Ecology Corporation’s December 31, 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.