March 7, 2016 archive

Taxpayers Footing Cleanup at Old Boeing Plant in Wichita

It won’t be Boeing coughing up the millions to pay for pollution cleanup at one of its old aircraft plants in Wichita, Kansas. Instead, the U.S. government has agreed to pay Boeing $32.2 million in settlement of a lawsuit filed by Boeing as it sought t…

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New Oil Pay Zone Found in West Central Texas

A Dallas-based energy company says it drilled six straight wells in Coleman County, Texas and hit six straight times. International Western Petroleum, Inc. of Irving recently completed the 6-well drilling program on 220 acres in the county locat…

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New Oil Pay Zone Found in West Central Texas

A Dallas-based energy company says it drilled six straight wells in Coleman County, Texas and hit six straight times. International Western Petroleum, Inc. of Irving recently completed the 6-well drilling program on 220 acres in the county located sou…

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Old Environmental Lawsuit Resurrected by New Mexico Supreme Court

The New Mexico Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling in a lawsuit filed by residents against Shell Oil Co. several years ago. The high court says the lower court was wrong to prevent residents of a southeastern New Mexico neighborhood…

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Old Environmental Lawsuit Resurrected by New Mexico Supreme Court

The New Mexico Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling in a lawsuit filed by residents against Shell Oil Co. several years ago. The high court says the lower court was wrong to prevent residents of a southeastern New Mexico neighborhood from …

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What Caused the Shutdown of a Nuclear Power Plant?

The headline was just too good to pass up. “Bird Poop Caused Shut Down at Indian Point 3 Nuclear Plant.” It’s how Penn Energy reported the story about an automatic shut down that happened in December at the Indian Point 3 nuclear plant in New York.
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