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Day: 29 August 2006

Turkey turns back toxic hulk

In the latest political spat over how to deal with end-of-life ships, Ankara has told the Netherlands it must 'detoxify' a hulk before it can be scrapped on Turkish soil.

Funding body has extra $3bn to support the environment

Governments from around the world have agreed to plough an extra US$3.13 billion into a body which funds environmental protection projects.

Fines for council failing to secure old landfill

A council whose failure to secure an old landfill resulted in vandals getting onto the site and starting fires has been fined for its lapse.

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