Feds Look To Ship Wash. Radioactive Waste To NM

Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, and recent word that six tanks are leaking has only added pressure to the efforts to empty them. A proposal to ship some of that waste to New Mexico to ultimately stem the leaks […]

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Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, and recent word that six tanks are leaking has only added pressure to the efforts to empty them. A proposal to ship some of that waste to New Mexico to ultimately stem the leaks earned approval from

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Colorado Medical Marijuana Businesses Down By 40 Percent As Feds Crack Down

(MintPress) – After legitimizing medical marijuana dispensaries in 2010, Colorado saw a “green rush” in the amount of persons opening medical marijuana businesses. According to lists by the state’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, the amount of businesses peaked by the end of 2010 with about 1,131 registered marijuana-related businesses. With momentum in the legalization movement, one would […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - After legitimizing medical marijuana dispensaries in 2010, Colorado saw a “green rush” in the amount of persons opening medical marijuana businesses. According to lists by the state’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, the amount of businesses peaked by the end of 2010 with about 1,131 registered marijuana-related

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Feds To Announce Marijuana Policy — States Like Colorado, Washington Anxious To Hear Word

(MintPress) – About four months after voters in Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Americans will soon learn how the federal government plans to handle state marijuana legalization laws. At the National Association of Attorneys General annual conference, Holder said the Justice Department was reviewing […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - About four months after voters in Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Americans will soon learn how the federal government plans to handle state marijuana legalization laws. At the National Association of Attorneys General annual conference,

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Intent: When The Idea Of A Crime Is A Crime?

(MintPress) – In Portland, Ore., Mohamed Mohamud, a 21-year-old Somali-American, was found guilty Jan. 31 for the attempted bombing of a Portland Christmas tree-lighting in November 2010. Mohamud, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, was provided the fake bomb by FBI agents, who were posing as jihadis, as reported by AP. The […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

(MintPress) - In Portland, Ore., Mohamed Mohamud, a 21-year-old Somali-American, was found guilty Jan. 31 for the attempted bombing of a Portland Christmas tree-lighting in November 2010. Mohamud, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, was provided the fake bomb by FBI agents, who were posing as jihadis, as reported by AP. The FBI has asserted

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Feds Finalize Protections For Mortgage Borrowers

The government’s consumer lending watchdog finalized new rules Thursday aimed at protecting homeowners from shoddy service and unexpected fees charged by companies that collect their monthly mortgage payments. Mortgage servicing companies will be required to provide clear monthly billing statements, warn borrowers before interest rate hikes and actively help them avoid foreclosure, the Consumer Financial […]

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A foreclosure home for sale is shown in this Aug. 22, 2006 file photo taken in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The government's consumer lending watchdog finalized new rules Thursday aimed at protecting homeowners from shoddy service and unexpected fees charged by companies that collect their monthly mortgage payments. Mortgage servicing companies will be required to provide clear monthly billing statements, warn borrowers before interest rate hikes and

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Feds Say Delay Made Oil Spill In Mont. Worse

Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana’s Yellowstone River made an oil spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulators said in a new report. The July 2011 rupture fouled 70 miles of riverbank along the scenic Yellowstone, killing fish and wildlife and prompting a massive, […]

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This July 2, 2011 file photo shows oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline on the Yellowstone River and along its banks near Laurel, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.'s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made an oil spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulators said in a new report. The July 2011 rupture fouled 70 miles of riverbank along the scenic Yellowstone, killing fish and wildlife and prompting a massive,

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