| Plains All American slapped with $3.25M penalty for oil spills Plains All American Pipeline LP has agreed to spend about $41 million in upgrades of more than 10,000 miles of crude oil pipeline in the United States as well as pay a $3.25 million civil penalty, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice. (PAA) feeds.bizjournals.com |
Houston motorists get treat at pump for Labor Day Houstonians will be paying close to the lowest prices of year as the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment program gets $3.9M grant The Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment program in Honolulu has been awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to further research, analysis and technological tools that advance the understanding of climate change’s effects on island and coastal communities in the Pacific islands. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Energy savings expected from HRO’s office retrofit The Holme, Roberts & Owen (HRO) law firm occupies five floors at the Wells Fargo Center, where a $3.6 million project to update and retrofit its 110,000 square feet of space may drop its energy usage by an average 20 percent when completed in 2011. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Pasco water utility refinances bonds at a savings The Florida Governmental Utility Authority closed a new $124 million long-term refinancing deal. feeds.bizjournals.com |