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NEWS ABOUT: environmental offenses

environmental offenses stories: 3 news summaries


 Exxon Admits 
 Killing Birds, 
 Will Pay  
 $600K  

Company fined $600K over deaths of protected birds

Aug 14, 09 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exxon has pleaded guilty in federal court and agreed to pay $600,000 in fines over the deaths of dozens of birds at its drilling and production facilities, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 85 birds, including owls, waterfowl, and hawks, died after being exposed to hydrocarbons at Exxon's natural... More »

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Exxon • birds • hydrocarbon • US Fish and Wildlife Service • wildlife • environmental offenses • Exxon Mobil

SF Oil Cleanup Gases Up, Volunteers Rebuffed

Coast Guard sends eager residents home

Nov 11, 07 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - As cleanup of the San Francisco oil spill intensifies, so does the frustration of volunteers blocked from pitching in. At least one organizer ended up in handcuffs when his group ignored a park ranger's order to get off a beach and instead scooped up globs of oil. Hundreds of residents... More »

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oil • San Francisco • oil spill • Coast Guard • wildlife • volunteer • environmental offenses

Justice Switched Focus to Sex, Terror & Immigrants

Feds back off from mob and white collar crime

Oct 17, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Senate Judiciary Committee today considers the nomination of Michael Mukasey as attorney general, data shows a profound shift in focus by the Justice Department over the 7 years of the Bush administration. The prosecution of mobsters, white collar criminals, environmental crimes and civil rights violations have taken a... More »

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immigration • Department of Justice • terrorism • FBI • Senate Judiciary Committee • Robert Mueller • money laundering • Michael Mukasey • environmental offenses • white collar crime • bankruptcy fraud • Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse • Alliance for Justice

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