GBP 1bn Scottish Water Fined Just GBP 5,000 Over Chemical Spill in River
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By Eben Harrell  IT WAS a chemical spill that poisoned a stretch of a scenic Scottish river and left 7,000 fish dead.   But Scottish Water - turnover GBP 1 billion a year - was ordered to pay a GBP 5,000 fine over the incident yesterday.
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BRUSSELS Outokumpu, IMI and five other companies were fined a total of E222.3 million on Friday by the European Commission for fixing the prices of copper tubing used in household plumbing.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--CHAPEL HILL -- Aqua North Carolina water company had a wastewater spill Thursday of an estimated 20,000 gallons from a cracked pipe in Carolina Meadows retirement community.
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By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 2--DAYTON, Tenn. -- A chemical plant that was the site of an August  blast that killed a worker may face a fine of $91,000 after state officials  said they found 13 serious violations during an investigation.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 25--Union County's biggest sewer plant, already strained by record growth, has been fined for environmental problems far more times in recent years than any other similar size plant in the Charlotte region, according to state records.
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Â· Charity donations take total bill to Â£2.5mÂ· Broadcaster to sue telephone services firm
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The owners, operator and captain of a cruise ship that hit the rocks off the island Santorini and sank were fined a total of $1.57 million Monday for polluting the Aegean Sea.
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Did you forget to empty the stale water in the bottom of your flower pot? In tropical Singapore, you could be fined S$100 if environmental inspectors find mosquito larvae in your home because of such carelessness.
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Each Northern Ireland household seriously damaged as a result of Tuesday's flooding is to get Â£1,000.
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A massive clear-up is taking place after flooding damage estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds.
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The supermarket giant Asda was fined Â£5,000 yesterday after admitting making illegal claims about the anti-cancer properties of its mangoes.
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By WARREN, Amanda  Firefighters and environmental advisers dealt with a chemical spill at a Hornby seed factory yesterday.   PGG Wrightson grain and seed general manager John McKenzie said the agricultural chemical was used in the company's seed-treatment process.
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Figures reveal that more than 7,000 motorists have been fined for driving while using a mobile phone in Scotland.
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Curry Office Supply Inc. was ordered Monday to pay a $50,000 fine for negligent discharge of contaminated water into streams that flow into the Sangamon River.
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Regulator Ofwat says it plans to fine Thames Water Â£12m for poor reporting and customer service.
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By Jonathan D. Epstein  HSBC Bank USA agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $1 million in fines and reimbursement to settle a state lawsuit over a toxic chemical cleanup in Orange County in a case brought under the federal Superfund Act.
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Hundreds of fish are believed to have been killed in a pollution incident in County Antrim.