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DoE fines 13 businesses for violating Environment Conservation Act Star Online Report Star Online Report Department of Environment (DoE) today fined 13 businesses including two shipbreaking yards Tk 10.12 lakh for violating the Environment Conservation Act. The DoE in Chattogram region slapped the fine after a hearing at its Khulshi office this evening. Mohammad Moazzom Hossain, director of DoE Chattogram, told The Daily Star that two yards -- King Steel Shipbreaking Yard and S H Enterprise -- were fined Tk two lakh each for polluting the sea by rel...

Cuomo: some state officials won’t get raise Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press briefing, Monday, December 28, 2020. (Source: Governor's office) By 7 News Staff | December 28, 2020 at 1:54 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 1:54 PM ALBANY, N.Y. (WWNY) - Governor Cuomo said Monday that he’s signing an executive order to withhold pay increases for all statewide elected officials and commissioners. Cuomo’s announcement comes as the state faces a budget gap of billions of dollars. The decision to withhold pay hikes is largely symbolic. Affected are Cuomo, Lieutenant Governo...

State officials are assisting the clean up of almost 8,000 gallons of oil that was spilled earlier this week at a production facility in Trading Bay, officials confirmed Thursday. On Tuesday, shortly after noon, workers at the Hilcorp, Alaska-owned facility were transferring slop oil from one storage tank to another when they noticed the receiving tank was not filling properly. A closer inspection revealed that oil was leaking out from under the spill containment liner of one of the tanks. The cause of the leak was a broken underground transfer pipe that links the two tanks. In total, officia...