LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Sasol says it is conducting intermittent testing that will result in noise and possible flaring. … [Read more...] about Expect noise, possible flaring from testing at Sasol
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Calcasieu Pass LNG, TransCameron Pipeline receive FERC approval
“With our FERC order in hand and our project contracted with binding 20-year sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) with Shell, BP, Edison S.p.A., Galp, Repsol and PGNiG, we plan to immediately commence construction activities in Louisiana in close coordination with FERC and other agencies,” Co-CEOs Bob Pender and Mike Sabel said in a joint statement. “This milestone is the culmination of years of effort, and we are proud of the excellent work done by our regulatory, environmental, legal and engineering teams. We are excited to begin construction of our Calcasieu Pass project and deliver low-cost LNG to our global customers in 2022.” … [Read more...] about Calcasieu Pass LNG, TransCameron Pipeline receive FERC approval
Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Found Guilty
WORLD NEWS 02/12/2019 12:43 pm ET Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" was convicted of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation and is facing life in prison. 100 NEW YORK (AP) — Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of grisly killings, political payoffs, cocaine hidden in jalapeno cans, jewel-encrusted guns and a naked escape with his mistress through a tunnel. Guzman faced a drumbeat of drug-trafficking and conspiracy convictions that could put the 61-year-old escape artist behind bars for decades in a maximum-security U.S. prison selected to thwart another one of the breakouts that embarrassed his native country. New York jurors whose identities were kept secret reached a verdict after deliberating six days in the expansive case, sorting through what authorities called an … [Read more...] about Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Found Guilty
Young people exempt from minimum wage under Republican bill
Insisting it will be good for young people, a House panel voted Monday to let employers pay students who are part-time workers just two-thirds as much as they do anyone else. Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, said he believes that if companies can pay some of their part-time workers less than the voter-mandated minimum, currently $11 an hour, they will hire more young people. He said the higher wage deters employers from bringing on people and training them. “Ultimately, if this passes, I believe this will actually increase the number of jobs that are available and get more people in the workforce and help lower that youth unemployment rate,” Grantham said. And Jon Riches of the Goldwater Institute, told members of the House Committee on Regulatory Affairs that getting someone a first job is important for character development and work ethics. HB 2523 would say that employers could pay as little as the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 an hour, to those who are full-time … [Read more...] about Young people exempt from minimum wage under Republican bill
DACA students to get special tuition rate under proposed Republican law
In this photo taken outside the Arizona State Supreme Court in Phoenix, Monday, April 2, 2018, immigrant students with deferred deportation status hold a banner in support asking the Supreme Court to rule in favor of continuing their access to in-state tuition costs. (AP Photo/Anita Snow) Barred from receiving in-state tuition at Arizona community colleges and universities, DACA recipients could still get a break on the cost of tuition under a Republican-backed bill. Sen. Heather Carter’s SB1217 would direct the Arizona Board of Regents and community college governing boards to set a new tuition rate available to anyone who graduates from an Arizona high school. The Cave Creek Republican envisions a rate higher than the cost of in-state tuition, but lower than tuition for out-of-state students. That rate would affect not only immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but also undocumented students. Arizona residents who move out of state after … [Read more...] about DACA students to get special tuition rate under proposed Republican law