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BP pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2010 gulf oil spill
A federal judge in New Orleans accepted an agreement for BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record fine in connection with the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which ranks as one of the nation’s worst environmental...
Tags: Fines, Murder, Court Preliminary, Environmental Issues, Punishment
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Oil spills after two barges strike Mississippi River bridge
Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The barges, laden with crude oil, were being pulled by the tow boat Nature's Way Endeavor when they...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Pollution, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Oil Spills, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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'Blues' for deep blue sea
As a young boy, when Wyland saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time, he felt something shift within him. Moments later, two gray whales peeked out from the surface of the water. A lifelong connection was formed. "I saw two gray whales spouting...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Entertainment, Taj Mahal, Common, Oil Spills
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Obama administration
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that he plans to step down and return to Colorado, leaving another opening in President Obama’s Cabinet. “Colorado is and will always be my home. I look forward to...
Tags: Ken Salazar, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Conservation, Energy Resources
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Begich and Murkowski React to Salazar Resigning
Channel 2 NewsA fifth member of the Obama administration will leave in March. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced on Wednesday that he’s resigning. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich reacted to the resignation with news releases and...Tags: Politics, Ken Salazar, Interior Policy, Ottawa Senators, Barack Obama
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Heart of Danville hires director
smojica@amnews.comThe Heart of Danville Main Street program started off the New Year with a new executive director. Bethany Rogers, a Danville native and the daughter of Buck and Jan Rogers, stepped into her new role Jan. 3. Brenda Willoughby, interim director, will...Tags: Education, Tulane University, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture
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Must-sea TV
Sailing on his retired U.S. Coast Guard boat "Titan," Ryan Sewell has dealt with hurricanes, sinking ships and deadly fires. But after 10 years on the water, the dangers of the seas don't faze him. For Sewell, who owns the Fort Lauderdale-based Downrite...
Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, U.S. Coast Guard, Fort Lauderdale
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Corporations and execs need penalties that hurt
If you're concerned about corporate crime, 2012 looked like a pretty successful year for the good guys. The Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen paid $762 million in fines and penalties and pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to illegal marketing of...
Tags: Schering Plough Corporation, Fines, Novartis AG, Phil Angelides , Court Preliminary
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2nd Person Dies From Gulf Platform Blast
CNNGRAND ISLE, La. -- A second Filipino oil worker has died following last week's Gulf of Mexico oil platform blast, the Philippine government said Friday. Avelino L. Tajonera died early Friday from injuries sustained in the November 16 explosion and fire...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, AFL-CIO, Cato Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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The Twinkie Offense: On the Death of an Iconic Snack Cake Brand
Union thugs have apparently killed the Twinkie. Last month, Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, Sno Balls, Devil Dogs, Zingers and other varieties of diabetes in a box, announced its closure. In a statement, Hostess said a two-...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Hostess Brands, Inc., Diabetes, Cheshire, eBay Inc.
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BP is not a criminal -- but its executives might be
The Justice Department has entered into the largest criminal settlement in U.S. history with the giant oil company BP, in connection with the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in American history....Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Environmental Issues, Court Preliminary, U.S. House of Representatives
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3 from BP plead not guilty in connection with gulf oil disaster
Two BP employees and a former executive pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a variety of charges, including manslaughter and concealing information from Congress, in connection with the 2010 explosion of the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of...
Tags: Lotteries, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Murder, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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