Nuclear dump resumes uncertain. timeline extends years
Recovery head Jim Blankenhorn said full operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad may not resume for 18 months to three years as crews probe a February radiation release. Investigators focus on waste drums from Los Alamos National Laboratory and possible chemical reactions inside them. New Mexico officials urged transparency, stressing decisions must be fact based while shipments to a West Texas storage site remain halted.
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New Mexico
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Carlsbad
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Blankenhorn
Los Alamos Lab
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Los Alamos
West Texas
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Appeals court ends Kountze cheerleaders Bible banners suit
The 9th Texas Court of Appeals in Beaumont ruled the district policy change moots the case, allowing religious banners at Kountze High football games. Judge Thomas had previously allowed them, but the court found ongoing relief unnecessary. Cheerleaders’ attorney Hiram Sasser pledged possible appeal, noting future religious liberty protections remain uncertain. Governor Perry and Attorney General Abbott had urged court intervention on the cheerleaders’ behalf.
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Freedom From Religion Foundation
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Willie Nelson donates archives to UT Briscoe Center
Willie Nelson has donated platinum records manuscripts and creative documents to the University of Texas Dolph Briscoe Center for American History in Austin. The Willie Nelson Collection will anchor a center exhibit showcasing the singer songwriter and advocate with items from Dolly Parton Johnny Cash Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard and letters from fans. Nelson cofounded Farm Aid and has appeared in films and TV. he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Willie Nelson
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University of Texas Dolph Briscoe Center For
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Merle Haggard
Texas
Abbott
Farm Aid Movement
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Briscoe Center
Country Music Hall of Fame
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