IN BRIEF
OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett is continuing to give his fortune away.
On Monday, he disclosed a donation of $3.6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to five foundations.
Buffett, who is Berkshire's chairman and CEO, has now given away stock worth roughly $34 billion since he started distributing parts of his fortune in 2006.
The biggest donation went to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffett also gave stock to his own foundation and to the foundations run by each of his three children.
ERIE — State environmental regulators are moving to shut down a coke plant in northwestern Pennsylvania, citing “years of numerous repetitive environmental violations.”The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Monday it has denied Erie Coke Corporation's application to renew its operating permit and filed a complaint in Erie County Court to shut down the plant.The department said it had received “persistent complaints” from the community for more than a decade, but although Erie Coke had been given many opportunities to address the violations, the “frequency and severity” of the violations had only increased.Ed Nesselbeck, Erie Coke Environmental Director, told the Erie Times-News that the company was reviewing the department's statement. He told WICU-TV last week that environmental compliance “though challenging, will be doable” and asked for “cooperation and patience.”
