Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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Brief for Feb 6 |
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In
today's Brief: The U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on
charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 02/06/2020   
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| Report:
Six Texas Refineries Spewing Cancer-Causing Pollutant |
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On
Thursday, the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project released
an analysis of the publicly available monitoring data refineries began sending
to the EPA in January 2018. It found that 10 of them had reported benzene
levels above the established threshold over a one-year period that ended in
September. Six of those refineries are in Texas, including three in the
Houston metro area.
KIAH COLLIER, Texas Tribune 02/06/2020
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Florida Hotels, Motels Accused of Allowed Sex Trafficking in Lawsuit |
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A lawsuit
alleges 22 hotels and motels in Collier County, Florida allowed sex
trafficking on their properties. Listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit are two
Naples-area women who were allegedly trafficked at the hotels. Managers are
accused of turning a blind eye to sex trafficking while profiting from the
room occupancies of the victims and traffickers. The complaint says hotel
management did nothing to stop "telltale signs of sex trafficking" in 2015 and
early 2016.
Jake Allen and Ryan Mills, Naples News 02/06/2020
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| $1
Million Suit Filed Over Worker's Death in Texas Oil Well Explosion |
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A $1
million lawsuit has been filed against Chesapeake Energy Corp and three
oilfield service firms over the death of a worker in a Texas oil well
explosion. The wrongful death suit was filed this week in Harris County
District Court by the daughter of the man who died days after the blast.
Chesapeake and others were negligent, failed to provide a safe work
environment or adequate medical care to the workers, alleges the complaint.
Named as defendants are Chesapeake Energy, Forbes Energy Services, Eagle
Pressure Control, and Halliburton Co.
Liz Hampton, Reuters 02/05/2020
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