U.N. lifts key sanctions against Iraq
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approves ending 19 years of weapons and nuclear sanctions on Iraq and returns control of oil and gas revenue to Baghdad next summer. It also ends most oil-for-food activities with funds to satisfy Kuwaiti claims and sets a 12 month progress report, while urging ratification of the nuclear protocol and test ban treaty.
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Interior pays 395M to clean up abandoned coal mines
The U S Department of the Interior will distribute more than 395 million dollars to 25 states and three tribes to reclaim abandoned coal mines. Wyoming leads with over 133 million, followed by West Virginia 51.3 million and Pennsylvania 47.6 million. The Crow Hopi and Navajo nations receive over 9 million. Funds come from coal production fees and the Treasury with projects chosen by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
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