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A federal judge has ordered the Labor Department to share with the public the results of years of toxic substance sampling in American workplaces. Federal officials said Monday they were reviewing the decision. The decision, by U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper, came in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by former Labor Department official Adam Finkel, who now is a whistleblower.
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The UFCW applauds Congressional efforts to force the Occupational Safety  and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate Diacetyl--a  dangerous chemical that has killed at least three workers and injured  hundreds of others. Today, U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) introduced H.R.
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Four years ago, a federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to set limits on the release of mercury and other harmful emissions from cement factories.
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(KCBS)âThe judge presiding over the BALCO case has asked the Department of Justice to investigate grand jury leaks. The US District Judge overseeing the case claims transcripts have been disclosed in violation of federal secrecy rules.
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The government told railroads on Tuesday they should require their crews to report and document changes to manual switches like the one suspected of causing the derailment of a train carrying chlorine gas.
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A judge indicated Tuesday he intends to make public the employment files of Roman Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse.
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Airlines and pilot groups say they may be forced to curtail a critical federal safety program after a federal judge's order requiring a regional carrier to disclose pilot incident reports to families suing the airline over a fatal 2006 crash.
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The judge in the now-dismissed rape case against NBA star Kobe Bryant said Friday that nearly 60 sealed court documents will probably be released to the public after his staff redacts sensitive information.
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A judge ordered a businessman jailed Tuesday in a case involving a corroded light pole, an injured street vendor and what the businessman calls a vindictive company.
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A judge seeks a solution for a 'public nuisance of a major kind' who repeatedly breaks an anti-social behaviour order.
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By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 2--DAYTON, Tenn. -- A chemical plant that was the site of an August  blast that killed a worker may face a fine of $91,000 after state officials  said they found 13 serious violations during an investigation.
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Judge says law violates free speech, orders blocking stopped.
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Continuing leaks from within the Justice Department describing former Army biologist Steven Hatfill as a &quot;person of interest&quot; in the FBI&#39;s investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks must be halted, a federal judge has demanded.
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W.R. Grace and Co. and seven high-ranking employees knew a Montana mine was releasing cancer-causing asbestos into the air and tried to hide the danger to workers and townspeople, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. More than 1,200 people became ill, and some of them died, prosecutors said.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: William Omohundro of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, +1-312-353-8254, omohundro.william@epa.gov   CHICAGO, June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S.
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Description: The Justice Department asks a federal judge to throw out convictions against a suspected terrorist cell in Detroit, citing prosecutorial misconduct.
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Lawyers for former Army scientist Steven J. Hatfill urged a judge yesterday to order several journalists to disclose the names of law enforcement sources who leaked details of the investigation of Hatfill in the 2001 anthrax attacks.