The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to reduce air pollution in and around the Port of San Juan, by providing the Polytechnic University in Hato Rey with $886,095 to install pollution reduction technology on 72 heavy-duty trucks and replace 10 old heavy-duty trucks with 2010 or newer less polluting models.
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.
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