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.”

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Iran Deal/ Darkode/ Internet Help





FACT SHEET: ConnectHome: Coming Together to Ensure Digital Opportunity for All Americans
“Today, the President will travel to Durant, Oklahoma, to announce ConnectHome, a new initiative with communities, the private sector, and federal government to expand high speed broadband to more families across the country. The pilot program is launching in twenty-seven cities and one tribal nation and will initially reach over 275,000 low-income households – and nearly 200,000 children – with the support they need to access the Internet at home.”

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Yellowstone National Park/ Noxious Weeds/ Massachusetts Plan Crash/ Mission to Pluto!



Missoulian: Public invited to Noxious Weed Blitz, online training
Join Us for an Outdoor Volunteer Day! at Pictograph Cave State Park - Saturday, July 27 at 9am
Noxious Weed Management
“Noxious weeds may be on the land or in the water. These so called, "invasive species" are a continuous threat to the quality of wildlife habitat, the state's fisheries, Montana's native plant species and to the aesthetic and recreational value of private and public lands.
Noxious Weed ID Guide

Missoulian: NTSB finds engine issues with plane that crashed into house
Preliminary report
“On June 28, 2015, at 1745 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36, registration N5626D, was destroyed when it impacted a residence and terrain following a total loss of engine power near Plainville, Massachusetts. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was consumed by post-crash fire. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated at Lancaster Airport (LNS), Lancaster, Pennsylvania about 1612, and was destined for Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), Norwood, Massachusetts. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.”



Missoulian: Pluto close-up: Spacecraft makes flyby of icy, mystery world
NASA's Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter
“After a decade-long journey through our solar system, New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto Tuesday, about 7,750 miles above the surface -- roughly the same distance from New York to Mumbai, India – making it the first-ever space mission to explore a world so far from Earth.”