Thursday, July 16, 2015

Mining Near Yellowstone/ Darby Events/ Wisconsin Supreme Court/ Fallout Victims Seeks Recognition

Missoulian: Forest Service considers mining project near Yellowstone
Lucky Minerals Inc. Emigrant Project Plan of Operations for drilling activities
“Exploratory drilling to assess mineral presence at 9 sites on existing roads and 3 helicopter sites in Emigrant Creek area. Total ground disturbance of approximately 0.3 acres.”


Missoulian: The Latest: Supreme Court cites free speech in ending probe
Francis D. Schmitz v. Honorable Gregory A. Peterson
“According to the special prosecutor, the purpose of the John Doe investigation is to root out allegedly illegal campaign coordination between certain issue advocacy groups and a candidate for elective office.  To further the investigation, the special prosecutor sought, and received, wide-ranging subpoenas and search warrants for 29 organizations and individuals, seeking millions of documents that had been created over a period of several years.”

Missoulian: 70 years after 1st atomic bomb test, residents want US help
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
“The United States conducted nearly 200 atmospheric nuclear weapons development tests from 1945 to 1962. Essential to the nation’s nuclear weapons development was uranium mining and processing, which was carried out by tens of thousands of workers. Following the tests’ cessation in 1962 many of these workers filed class action lawsuits alleging exposure to known radiation hazards. These suits were dismissed by the appellate courts. Congress responded by devising a program allowing partial restitution to individuals who developed serious illnesses after exposure to radiation released during the atmospheric nuclear tests or after employment in the uranium industry: the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was passed on October 5, 1990. The Act’s scope of coverage was broadened in 2000.”

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