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Baldwin Hardware Corp. and SBD Property Holdings, the former owners and operators of a hardware manufacturing plant in Reading, Pa., will pay a $420,000 penalty to settle alleged hazardous waste storage violations of regulations designed to protect public health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday.

Emissions from an old coal-fired power plant in Kosovo.

Walking through fields Mali.

NFIs distribution in Mayfa'a, Shabwah on 4 November 2015.

Under a recent settlement with EPA, Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co., and the joint venture Cashman-Weeks NB, JV, will pay a penalty and perform additional measures for alleged violations of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA and also known as the Ocean Dumping Act).

Thursday, 25 senators, led by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), sent a letter to President Barack Obama expressing concern over the record number of anti-Endangered Species Act provisions in House and Senate appropriations bills to fund the Interior Department and other federal agencies for the upcoming fiscal year (2016).

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved Wednesday close to US$41 million in financing to strengthen the Ministry of Public Works’ capacity for managing water resources, public infrastructure and concessions.

Japanese authorities refused permits for Greenpeace’s ship, the Rainbow Warrior, to join activists protesting against the construction of airstrips for a US military base in Oura Bay, Okinawa - a rich ecosystem that is home to the very rare Japanese dugong.