EPA seeks over four million in fines from West Texas oil firms
The EPA wants more than 4 million dollars in penalties from 38 oil and gas producers for discharging polluted water into Laguna Quatro in Eddy County. Texas firms led the list with Midland based operators. New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming companies also named.
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N.M
Environmental Protection Agency
Eddy County
Texas
Midland
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
B&e Inc
Carlsbad Trucking and Disposal Company
Laguna Quatro
EPA
Buck Wynne
Dallas
Laguna
Quatro
BTA
Jim Stimmell
Economy not predicting better by November election
The Commerce Department reports a 0.2 percent drop in the Index of Leading Indicators in June, first decline in six months and the worst since January 1991. Analysts call it weak, erratic growth with no recession signals, complicating voters’ economic mood ahead of the November election. The unemployment rate for July is due Friday, with many predicting only slight improvement.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Bush
Labor Department
Mortar attack hits Sarajevo funeral amid deadly shelling
In Sarajevo an attack killed two children at a cemetery after a bus evacuation, as mortars struck the grounds and grave diggers sought cover. One grandmother was severely injured while aid flights to the city remained suspended for safety. The tragedy follows a bus incident that killed Vedrana Glavas and Roki Sulejmanovic, a Serb girl and Muslim boy, with most orphans resettled to Germany or housed locally in Sarajevo shelters.
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Vedrana Glavas
Roki Sulejmanovic
Bosnia
Vedrana Glava
Svetlana Glavas
Ruza
Kosovo
Asim Agicic
Dusko
Tomic
Vedrana
Roki
Sarajevo
Germany
Split
Sena
Commission urges federal crime for willful child support failure
A federal panel called the current child support system a dinosaur mired in paper and urged Congress to make willful nonpayment a federal crime. The House quickly backed a bill to impose federal penalties for interstate avoidance and to boost IRS enforcement, including withholding, W-4 disclosures, and high-priority collections. The plan would also empower states to suspend professional licenses for delinquent payers.
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Washington
Congress
House
U.S. Commission On Interstate Child Support
Commission
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Precinct 3 Election Voting at Ector County
Voters in Precinct 3 vote at the Ector County Courthouse Annex from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through next Tuesday. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. August 15 at locations across Precinct 3.
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Soe Aeni
Ector County
Eighth St
Parents press for shorts in McCamey district dress code
In McCamey Texas parents urge district to allow shorts during the first and last six weeks of school as Aug 13 start nears. Girls' shorts are currently defined as split skirts and boys are not allowed to wear shorts. Superintendent Neill cites board policy while parents argue for equal treatment with other residents.
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Mccamey
West Texas
Paula Williams
McCamey Independent School District
Joe Neill
Upton County
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