Montana, Navajo company reach deal on mine to waive immunity

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana regulators have reached a deal allowing the state to enforce environmental laws at a large coal mine bought by a Navajo-owned company, officials said Thursday. For months, executives from the Navajo Transitional Energy Company and state officials had been unable to resolve demands the company waive its immunity as a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

March 11, 2020

PG&E settles key battle over $13.5B wildfire victims’ fund

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday that it has settled a dispute with disaster-relief agencies that threatened to siphon money away from a $13.5 billion fund earmarked for victims of catastrophic wildfires in California caused by the nation’s largest utility. The breakthrough disclosed by a PG&E lawyer... Read More

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PG&E

March 10, 2020

Gas company pleads guilty to causing blasts that killed 1

BOSTON (AP) — A utility company pleaded guilty Monday to causing a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes. The president of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, Mark Kempic, entered the plea in Boston’s federal court on behalf of the company responsible for the blasts that tore... Read More

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Columbia Gas of Massachusetts

March 2, 2020

Feds reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort tosave threatened and endangered salmon, saying such a dramatic approach would destabilize the power grid, increase overall greenhouse emissions and more than double the risk of regional... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

February 28, 2020

Securities agents sue 2 SC utility execs over nuclear fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two former executives at a South Carolina utility lied repeatedly to regulators and investors about the progress of construction of two nuclear reactors taking more than a billion dollars out of the pockets of investors and ratepayers, federal securities officials said. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued SCANA Corp., its subsidiary... Read More

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February 27, 2020

California wildfire victims fear coming last in PG&E payout

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $13.5 billion settlement between victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires and the utility blamed for causing them was supposed to bring some peace and hope to people still reeling from the devastation. Instead, the deal has sparked confusion, resentment, suspicion and despair as the victims, government agencies and lawyers grapple for... Read More

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California wildfire, PG&E

February 27, 2020

US says resuming coal sales has little impact; critics balk

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday a resumption of coal sales from public lands that had been blocked under former President Barack Obama will result in a negligible increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Critics accused the administration of producing a flawed analysis of the federal coal program that ignores its broader impacts.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

February 24, 2020

Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade into a long-running battle between developers of a 605-mile (975-kilometer) natural gas pipeline and environmental groups who oppose the pipeline crossing the storied Appalachian Trail. On Monday, the high court will hear arguments on a critical permit needed by developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Backed by... Read More

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline

February 21, 2020

California sues Trump administration to block water rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block new rules that would let farmers take more water from the state’s largest river systems, arguing it would push endangered populations of delta smelt, chinook salmon and steelhead trout to extinction. The federal rules govern how much water can be pumped out... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

February 18, 2020

Trial to begin over Arkema chemical plant fire during Harvey

HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually causing organic peroxides made at the facility to catch fire and explode, sending noxious black smoke into the air. The blaze forced the evacuation of more than 200 residents from the area and sent... Read More

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Arkema

February 7, 2020

Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government implemented final management plans Thursday for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsized more than two years ago that ensure lands previously off-limits to energy development will be open to mining and drilling despite pending lawsuits. The lands have generated little interest from energy... Read More

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Utah monuments

February 7, 2020

Weinstein trial: Prosecution rests on 6 women’s accounts

NEW YORK (AP) — Some were aspiring actresses. One was a star on the rise. Another was looking to get more involved in behind-the-scenes aspects of the film and TV business. Six women out of the many who have accused Harvey Weinstein of vile sexual behavior have testified over the last two weeks at his... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 5, 2020

Oregon senator predicts court battle over pipeline proposal

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state senator told demonstrators opposed to a plan to build a natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal in Oregon that he expects the battle to go to the courts if the Trump administration tries to ram the project through despite a lack of state permits. Gov. Kate Brown’s office... Read More

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January 30, 2020

Federal grand jury subpoenas 3M over chemical discharges

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — 3M has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection to discharges from a chemical plant in northern Alabama that may not have complied with permit requirements. Michael Roman, the Minnesota-based company’s CEO, announced the subpoena during an investor conference call Tuesday, WHNT-TV reported. The company faced lawsuits and public... Read More

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Montana, Navajo company reach deal on mine to waive immunity

PG&E settles key battle over $13.5B wildfire victims’ fund

Gas company pleads guilty to causing blasts that killed 1

Feds reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report

Securities agents sue 2 SC utility execs over nuclear fraud

California wildfire victims fear coming last in PG&E payout

US says resuming coal sales has little impact; critics balk

Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

California sues Trump administration to block water rules

Trial to begin over Arkema chemical plant fire during Harvey

Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments

Weinstein trial: Prosecution rests on 6 women’s accounts

Oregon senator predicts court battle over pipeline proposal

Federal grand jury subpoenas 3M over chemical discharges

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