Governors urge Army to reroute VX byproduct disposal
Delaware and New Jersey governors call for the Army to keep VX nerve agent destruction and its hydrolysate entirely in Indiana. They oppose treating waste at DuPont in New Jersey or dumping into the Delaware River, citing citizen and resource protection concerns.
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Army
Dover
Del
New Jersey
Delaware River
Delaware
Newport Chemical Depot
Indiana
DuPont
Deepwater
N.J
Ruth Ann Minner
James E. McGreevey
Les Brownlee
Jeff Lindblad
Army Chemical Materials Agency
Newport
Dayton
Ohio
Congress
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Budget cuts threaten Guard armories and units
The Army and National Guard face possible reductions by eliminating unfilled positions and closing armories. About 388,000 slots exist, with roughly 350,000 filled. The plan is in analysis with no decisions yet. Armory repairs total 72 facilities needing funding, while operating costs barely cover basic utilities. Budget shifts include a 6.7 million state Guard appropriation and reliance on tax debt collections.
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Army
National Guard
Alison Bettencourt
Bettencourt
Spears
House
State Revenue Department
Yancey McGill
D-Kingstree
Subcommittee
Senate Finance Committee
Refinery blast near Gallup injures four seriously
Two explosions followed by a refinery fire at Giant Industries near Gallup New Mexico hospitalized four workers in serious condition. Smoke and flames rose as firefighters used water cannons to control the blaze. one trucker described a loud blast and flames.
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Gallup
N.M
Giant Industries
New Mexico
Jimmy Glascock
Michael Metcalf
Louie Chavez
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque
Coolidge
Reliant subsidiary indicted in California energy crisis case
A federal indictment charges Reliant Energy Services Inc and four top executives with manipulating the California power market in 2000 by shutting four of five plants over two days to create a shortage and raise prices by 32 million dollars. Attorney General Ashcroft warns of severe consequences for corporate misconduct amid rolling blackouts and soaring prices in the crisis.
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San Francisco
Reliant Resources Inc
California
Reliant Energy Services Inc
John Ashcroft
Houston-based Reliant Resources
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