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Judge dismisses young climate activists’ lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Judge dismisses climate lawsuit BILLINGS — A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs showed overwhelming evidence climate change affects them and that it will worsen…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 3053 in the House. This bill provides the authorizations and procedures to begin building a repository for the nation’s nuclear wastes at Yucca Mountain in the southern Nevada desert. The U.S. Energy Department planned to transport radioactive waste from…
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Out West Roundup: Former New Mexico state senator gets 18 months prison term
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New Mexico Former New Mexico state senator gets 18 months prison term SANTA FE – Former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego will spend 18 months behind bars for fraud, bribery and other convictions stemming from allegations that he misused his position to profit from a real estate deal, a state district court judge ruled…
