Environment

Belgium: EIB supports Aquafin’s wastewater projects

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 100 million financing deal with wastewater operator Aquafin. The operation is the second part of a EUR 200 million facility agreed in December 2014 and is the ninth operation with this counterpart....

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IAEA to Strengthen Cooperation with Costa Rica: Director General Amano

While the IAEA may be best known for its work in helping to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, its mandate and impact go beyond non-proliferation, Director General Yukiya Amano said at the University for Peace in San José, Costa Rica, 27 January...

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Dogs Read Faces Much Like Humans Do, Study Finds

While dogs read facial expressions in much the same way as people do, they consider the source of a threatening expression before deciding how to respond, a new study suggests.

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THD At-Home Services, subsidiary of The Home Depot, to pay $37,065 penalty for lead-based paint violations at Arvada, Colorado home renovation project

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $37,065 settlement with Atlanta, Georgia-based THD At-Home Services following a June 2015 compliance inspection that revealed alleged violations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair, and...

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