Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business in Carolina, is facing a $700,000 federal fine for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and lying to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding an incident dating to November 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has taken legal action against the Battery Recycling Company Inc. requiring the company to take multiple actions to reduce the pollution of air and water from lead at its Arecibo facility.
The hemisphere’s oldest operating governor’s mansion, La Fortaleza, will be going “green” after a $1 million investment to switch out energy-chugging lighting systems and air conditioning units for more efficient ones, government officials said Monday.
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