Koch Industries to pay 35 million in oil spill penalties
Koch Industries agreed to a 35 million penalty settlement over leaking 3 million gallons of oil into lakes and streams across six states. The deal, the largest civil fine under the Clean Water Act, resolves lawsuits alleging thousands of miles of pipeline were in disrepair, causing hundreds of spills from 1990 to 1997.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
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Missouri
EPA
Carol Browner
Koch Industries Hit With 35 Million Clean Water Act Penalty
The Environmental Protection Agency levied 35 million dollars in penalties against Koch Industries for Clean Water Act violations. Pat McCann, Koch pipeline subsidiary senior vice president, says the firm has always aimed to operate pipelines with top safety and environmental standards and notes spill sites are being reviewed.
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Koch Industries
Pat McCann
Koch Pipeline
Networks get incentive for anti drug messages
The federal government paid TV networks to weave anti drug messages into scripts and reviewed episodes before air. Shows cited include ER Chicago Hope Cosby The Drew Carey Show The Practice and Beverly Hills 90210 with networks trading ad time to fulfill the program and attract higher-paying clients.
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Pasadena
Calif
White House
NBC
CBS
Cosby
ABC
Drew Carey
The
Practice
Fox
Salon.com
Congress
Rich Hamilton
Young killer held in detention until age 21
Nathaniel Abraham, then 11, was tried as an adult under Michigan’s 1997 law for first degree murder after shooting a stranger. Judge Eugene Moore ordered detention in a juvenile facility until age 21, urging reforms in juvenile justice to favor rehabilitation over adult prosecution.
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Pontiac, Mich
U.S
Eugene Moore
Michigan
Nathaniel Abraham
Moore Anna
Nathaniel
Greenspan Signals Fed Rate Hike Early Next Month
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated an increase in interest rates is likely at the February Open Market Committee meeting. He said higher rates are needed to cool an economy heated by soaring stock prices while aiming to avoid a recession.
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Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
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