Huntsman may face higher penalties over 1998 plant flare
Texas regulator TNRCC pushes for stricter fines in a revised settlement with Huntsman Polymers Corp over a December 1998 flaring incident at the Odessa plant. The agency cites failure to notify about acrid smoke and broader pollution violations, after rejecting an earlier $7,500 penalty proposal.
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Huntsman Corp
Odessa Chemical
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Permian Basin
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Huntsman Polymers Corp
Commission
Lieberman visit polarizes Odessa amid bold Huntsman rally
Thousands rally to support Huntsman while Lieberman snubs Odessa and Midland mayors. OPD probes alleged assault involving Odessa NAACP head Gene Collins and LULAC leader Joe Armesto. Local oilmen warn Lieberman’s visit signals troubling future. Bush spokesman accuses Gore-Lieberman of distorting Texas.
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Lieberman
Odessa
Midland
OPD
Gene Collins
NAACP
Joe Armesto
Lulac
Bush Campaign
Gore
Texas
Lieberman Attacks Bush on Environment in Odessa Stop
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman arrived in Odessa with police, aides, a bomb sniffing dog, and Secret Service, flanked by media, to challenge Gov. George W. Bush’s environmental record during a visit with southside residents.
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Magnolia Blvd
Lieberman
Odessa
George W. Bush
Southside
Angel Statuary
Norma Nunez
Paula Garcia
Lupe Nunez
Terrorist attack hits U S warship in Yemen harbor
The USS Cole was damaged by a boatborne blast at Aden Yemen wounding 35 and leaving 11 missing while six crewmen were killed in the attack. President Clinton condemned the act as terrorism and ordered FBI State Department and Defense Department teams to Yemen. The State Department issued a global alert amid heightened security for U S interests worldwide.
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Navy
U.S
Arabian Peninsula
Aden
Yemen
Defense
William Cohen
Pentagon
Clinton
Saudi Arabia
FBI
State Department
Oil prices surge after attack on U.S. warship in Yemen
New York oil futures climbed toward decade highs amid fears the Middle East conflict could widen after a terrorist attack on a U.S. destroyer in Yemen. Analysts warned of supply disruption risks while officials mulled SPR taps and market watchers projected prices might reach the $40s, $50s, or higher.
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U.S
Yemen
Middle East
Phil Flynn
Israel strikes Arafat compound amid Israel Gaza clash
Israeli helicopters fired rockets at Yasser Arafat's compound in retaliation for three Israeli soldiers killed by a Palestinian mob. Arafat spoke with Clinton and Mubarak, while U.N. and CIA officials sought a truce as fighting surged on.
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Mideast
Yasser Arafat
Clinton
Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak
Britain
Robin Cook
U.N
Kofi Annan
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George Tenet
Israe
West Bank
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