August 13th, 2010
A Florida fertilizer manufacturer will invest $12 million to reduce and manage hazardous wastes at its Plant City phosphoric acid and ammoniated fertilizer manufacturing facility in the first case settled under the Environmental Protection Agency’s national enforcement push into the mining and mineral processing industries. CF Industries will pay a civil penalty of $701,500, accelerate $55 million of funding for future closure, maintenance and monitoring activities, and provide $163.5 million in financial guarantees to assure appropriate closure and long-term care of the facility.
The village of Stella, Missouri, has constructed a veterans’ memorial of attractive design in the center of the village. 
Barbara Kessler
Andrew Winston
Danielle Nierenberg
Anthony Swift
