Alaska oil pipeline waste study probes costs and losses
A report criticizes oil company spending on the Alyeska pipeline project. It cites weather ruined materials, theft, and a rumored 50 to 100 million bust in work. The findings question whether construction and transportation costs are justified and highlight delays and poor planning amid environmental reviews and congressional scrutiny. Public hearings will allow oil firms to respond to the allegations.
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Alaska
Aska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oll
Lapmaers Stall
Aydin Pi
Alyeska Pipeline Service
Edward L. Patton
DeMay
Alyeska
Win Anchorage
Bachy
Iat
DeWay
Gesto
Congress
Welfare reform plan outlines extended EITC and tax credits
The proposal keeps the 10 percent earned income tax credit on the first 4 000 of income and extends a 5 percent rate beyond, until a tax entry point near 9 080 for a family of four. It shifts to wage withholding adjustments, phases out welfare nonworking rules, and envisions job creation and child care measures to lift families from poverty.
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Firefighting Leniency Wanes Amid Large Scale California Blazes
In Modoc and nearby regions fires in Scarface and Marble Cone rage as crews of about 3,100 fight the Marble Cone blaze. Water supplies run low, trains deliver pumpers, and fatigue raises injury risk. Across several fires, containment ranges from 35 to 55 percent with thousands deployed and hundreds of thousands of gallons of retardant dropped.
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Dale
Wireman
Scarface
Modoc
Ricard Just
CDE
Brian Barretts
Carmel Valley
United States
Florida
North Carolina
Barretts
Penderosa
Bonita
Sequeia National Park
Beraing
Bieber
Modoc County
Eage- Lake Blaze
Susanville
Corners
Shasta
Madoc
Bassen Counties
Inmates Take 17 Hostages at New York Prison
Inmates seized a section of N Y Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch taking 17 hostages including 10 guards. The unrest began in Cell Block B3, with 100 to 150 inmates involved. No serious injuries reported as negotiations with three inmate representatives began. the hospital section was recaptured around noon. Governor Carey pledged strict enforcement as officials work to resolve the incident.
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Napanoch
N.Y
Thates
New York
Eastern Correctional “Facility
Ruby Ryles
State Department of Correctional Services
Hugh Carey
Hs. Ryles
Ulster County
New York City
Carey
Rochester
Protesters jailed across U S on A bomb anniversary
Scores of protesters nationwide were jailed as antinuclear actions marked the A-bomb anniversary. Oregon state police reported several demonstrators dragged from near a nuclear plant gate after weekend protests in at least 17 states.
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U. S
Oregon
Sind
Hiroshima
Avila Beach
Calif
Rainier
Ore
Trojan
Portland General Electric
Martin Sells
Columbia County
Seabrook Harbor
New Hampshire
Waterford
Coon
North Carolina
South Carolina
Duke Power Co
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Polanski pleads guilty to unlawful sex case
The courtroom hearing details Roman Polanski pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. Attorneys argue rehabilitation and safeguarding the victim, while prosecutors underscore justice and consequences. Concurrent nationwide anti nuclear protests and balloon demonstrations unfold near power plants, with arrests for trespass and calls to close plants.
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Polanski
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