DOE seeks sites for mercury storage near Andrews in hearings
Energy department reps held public meetings at the James Roberts Center as it sifts seven sites for a federally mandated mercury storage facility. Waste Control Specialists near Andrews would house the mercury in modular 150000 square foot space, with up to 10000 metric tons over 40 years in 76 pound flasks and one metric ton containers. Public concerns include groundwater risk to the Ogallala aquifer and economic impact on local communities while officials plan an environmental impact statement due next summer and a final decision in fall 2010.
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U.S. Department of Energy
James Roberts
Waste Control Specialists
Energy Department
Department
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Congress
DOE
David Levenstein
Levenstein
Portland
Ore
Bill Lindquist
Waste Control
Assembly
WCS
Tom “Smitty” Smith
Public Citizen’s
Texas Office
Ogallala
Smith
Adam Greenwood
Albuquerque
N.M
Save the
Eunice
Matt White
Rose Gardner
Wesley Burnett
Dropping jobless claims could slow layoffs further
A drop in first time jobless claims to 550,000 last week signals a potential easing in layoffs as firms rebuild stockpiles. Four week average at 555,250 marks its lowest since late January, though openings stay scarce and the unemployment rate may rise to 10 percent or more by year end. government July rate due Friday.
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Washington
Labor Department
At&t
Mrk
KB Inc
LG Neon
Motorola Karma
Samsung
U.S
Facebook
Facebook, Inc
At&t Mobility
ATAT
Robbery at Pizza Hut on East 42nd Street
Police seek an unknown Black male robber who entered the 3824 E. 42nd St. Pizza Hut at about 11 p.m. Wednesday, displayed a weapon, and fled with cash. No injuries reported. no leads yet. Reports filed by manager Christopher McKee and delivery man Juan Antonio Villazana.
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E. 42Nd St
Odessa
Andrea Goodson
Pizza Hut
Christopher McKee
Juan Antonio Villazana
Banks Borrow More From Fed During Crisis Week
Banks boosted borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility in the past week while cutting back on other crisis programs. The Fed said commercial banks averaged $35.1 billion in daily borrowing over the week ending Wednesday, suggesting some credit problems may be easing.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Fed
Former guard sentenced to six months in federal prison
Andrew Zehr a 23 year old former guard at the Ector County Correctional Center was sentenced to six months in federal prison with three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the jail after accepting a $150 bribe for aiding a inmate. Zehr admitted arranging smuggling with the inmate and associates outside the prison and at one point delivered a wooden box containing marijuana wrapped in tape with a lighter on the outside. The facility employs guards through Community Education Centers which fired Zehr after the probe began.
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Midland
Ector County
U.S. Department of Justice
Andrew Allen Zehr
Zehr
Drug Enforcement Administration
Ector County Correctional Center
New Jersey
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