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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a $14.25 million civil penalty as part of a decade-long lawsuit. As ABC News reports , the ruling from U.S. District Judge David Hittner lowers the amount of the award from a previous ruling in 2017 that had it at $20 million. Hittner’s 2017 ruling was overturned in July. The 11-year-old lawsuit filed by advocacy group Environment Texas alleges that Exxon Mobil violated the Clean Air Act for years at its refinery in Baytown, Texas. ADVERTISEMENT Hittner found in his new opinion that Environment Texas, the Sierra Club and the National Environmental Law Center had proven thousands of instances of illegal flaring and unauthorized releases of pollutants. Exxon Mobil spokesman Todd Spitler told ABC News in a statement that the oil company is “currently reviewing the decision and considering next steps.” “Exxon has been fighting this case for 11 years now, refusing to take any responsibility for spewing … [Read more...] about Exxon Mobil ordered to pay $14.25 million fine for violating Clean Air Act at Texas refinery

The Denver Public Library plans to reopen nine branches on Tuesday, March 9, after shuttering its brick-and-mortar locations about a year ago as part of COVID-19 safety concerns. The nine branches reopening are: Bear Valley Branch Library, Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, Green Valley Ranch Branch Library, Hampden Branch Library, Sam Gary Branch Library, Ross-University Hills Branch Library, Valdez-Perry Branch Library, and Westwood Branch Library. The reopening branches, except the Westwood Branch Library, will serve the public in person from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, according to a DPL news release. The Westwood Branch Library will operate from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Normal curbside service hours will continue at these locations, the release said. As part of the phased reopening, the DPL expects to open additional locations in early April. The DPL closed all locations to the public on March 16, 2020, … [Read more...] about Denver Public Library to reopen nine branches to visitors after year-long COVID-19 closure

You can do a lot with an extra $2,000 in your pocket, and that’s about how much Denver drivers are squandering per year on excess wear, tear and wasted traffic hours in their vehicles. According to a recent study by Washington, D.C.-based national nonprofit transportation research group The Road Information Program , crumbling infrastructure is hurting motorists’ wallets. The 50-year-old group published its “ Keeping Colorado Mobile Report ” on Tuesday. It describes that the average Denverite is losing $1,242 as a result of spending 62 hours stuck in traffic, which wastes an additional 26 gallons of fuel annually. Analysts found 22% of Colorado’s roads are in poor condition, and 25% are rated as mediocre. In Denver, 37% of major local and state roads are in poor condition and another 26% are in mediocre shape. That’s another $732 on average to the regular driver repairs and lost time. “The new TRIP report reinforces one simple fact: too many Coloradans are wasting too much … [Read more...] about Denver drivers are wasting $2,000 a year thanks to poor road conditions, traffic study finds

President Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE will sign an executive order Wednesday afternoon aimed at improving the supply chain for semiconductors, or chips, used in many new technologies, along with other critical resources. Biden administration officials told reporters ahead of the order’s rollout that it would require a 100-day review of the supply chains for chips, used in everything from mobile phones to new cars. It will also require 100-day reviews of the supply chains of large-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles, pharmaceuticals and rare earth minerals also used in new technologies. The order will require six sector-specific reviews within the next year, focused on evaluating supply chains for the defense, public health, … [Read more...] about Biden to sign order improving supply chain for chips, other critical resources

J.J. Watt has agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The team announced the deal with the free-agent edge rusher on Monday. Watt was released last month by the Houston Texans, for whom he won three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. A person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press that the total package is worth $31 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal any terms. A five-time All-Pro, Watt — who turns 32 in three weeks — has been one of the NFL’s best players for a decade, but asked out in Houston, which is undergoing a roster upheaval . Watt joins another former Texans star, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, in Arizona. Hopkins was acquired by the Cardinals in a one-sided trade a year ago. Watt had one year remaining on a six-year, $100 million contract with the Texans. Though he has been plagued by injuries in recent years, Watt started all 128 games in which he appeared in the past 10 … [Read more...] about Cardinals Agree to Terms with Free Agent Edge Rusher JJ Watt