The bureaucrats in Washington should consider slowing down plans for truck transport of high-level liquid nuclear waste over the Peace Bridge and across Western New York’s highways on its way to a South Carolina processing facility. This process could start as early as September and, as opponents claim, without the proper environmental reviews and public comment. After years of protest, …
While dismissing a proposed class action lawsuit against Starbucks for allegedly cheating customers out of a few precious ounces of cold drinks by adding ice, a federal judged mocked the plaintiffs for their apparent lack of common sense. The lawsuit claims Starbucks “systematically defrauds its customers” by adding ice to cold drinks, which means there’s less space for the liquid. To make …
Federal communications could be made public over proposed shipment to INL Former Gov. Cecil Andrus That’s a total, unthinkable, unacceptable disaster just waiting to happen.” That’s a total, unthinkable, unacceptable disaster just waiting to happen.” Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016 4:00 am Posted on Aug 12, 2016 A U.S. district judge said he wants to review records of communications within the …
A group of employees and students at two of the borough’s schools have filed a lawsuit against PBF Energy refinery alleging the company was negligent last year, allowing them to breathe a toxic chemical, according to a Courier Post report. Multiple individuals were sent to local hospitals in March 2015 when a broken seal on a PBF tank caused the odor of Naphtha, a liquid hydrocarbon …