Suiza Dairy settles EPA case; to pay $275K fine, invest $3.7M
October 2, 2012
Puerto Rico dairy producer Suiza Dairy has agreed to pay a penalty of $275,000 and invest some $3.75 million in plant upgrades to settle Clean Air Act violations, as per an agreement with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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USDA assigns local farmers $240K in green energy funds
August 14, 2012
Three Puerto Rico farming operations will split nearly $240,000 in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to produce renewable energy and make energy efficiency improvements, the agency announced Tuesday.
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EDB: $33M in farming loans approved since Jan. ’09
August 3, 2012
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank has approved $33 million in loans to island farmers since the current administration took over in 1999, agency President Ivonne Otero said Thursday.
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