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Rockwell Automation Inc.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant deal between Rockwell and feds turns twenty today

    In June 1989, the FBI led a spectacular dawn raid on Rocky Flats, then an operating nuclear weapons plant sixteen miles northwest of Denver, to collect evidence of alleged environmental crimes. A special grand jury wanted to indict eight individuals. But instead, the government cut a deal with Rockw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Occupy Denver celebrity visitor: Representative Wes McKinley pitches his teepee

    Wes McKinley.​"But what do they stand for? I thought this was about Wall Street?" That was the plaintive cry of one woman who'd headed down to the Occupy Denver camp last night and wound up listening to one of the general assembly meetings, where this leaderless group tries to grapple with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Wes McKinley rejects Rocky Flats wildlife refuge plan, favors grilling burgers on the Capitol lawn

    Wes McKinley.​Wes McKinley has always done his civic duty -- even if those in power might quibble with how he defines it. Twenty years ago, the rancher/teacher from Walsh was the foreman of the federal grand jury that wanted to indict eight individuals for environmental crimes at Rocky Flats - ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2011

    Plans are heating up for the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum

    Wes McKinley.​Wes McKinley has always done his civic duty -- even if those in power might quibble with how he defines it. Twenty years ago, the rancher/teacher from Walsh was the foreman of the federal grand jury that wanted to indict eight individuals for environmental crimes at Rocky Flats - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Rocky Flats is supposed to be clean, but there's plutonium off-site, says Wes McKinley

    Wes McKinley.​Representative Wes McKinley was standing on the steps of the State Capitol yesterday, discussing the discovery of "breathable particles of plutonium" near the now-defunct Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, when hundreds of bicyclists and a whirring helicopter drowned out the reve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Rocky Flats judgment appealed while plaintiffs wait... and wait

    ​Plutonium lasts forever, and so do legal cases involving Rocky Flats. Yesterday, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges Stephen Anderson, Jerome Holmes and Michael Murphy heard arguments in the appeal of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant class-action lawsuit -- filed by neighbors of t ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2009

    Judge Finesilver almost gave the Rocky Flats grand jury a big twentieth birthday present

    Twenty years ago, the Rocky Flats grand jury started its search for justice. It hasn't ended yet.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners From 1988

    Twenty years ago, the Rocky Flats grand jury started its search for justice. It hasn't ended yet.

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Carved in Stone

    Twenty years after Jim Stone first blew the whistle on Rockwell International, he got his day in court -- the Supreme Court.

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    Fighting Mad

    Tycoon Jack Grynberg says the energy industry has stolen millions from him -- and billions from the government. What if he's right?

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    Flats, Busted

    Lawsuits against Rocky Flats, like plutonium, last forever.

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Dirty Pictures

    This Rocky Flats movie gets glowing reviews.

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    Truth Decay

    Rocky Flats is on trial. Finally.

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Tour de Farce

    You'll have the crime of your life in the Mile High City.

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    True Lies

    The FBI agent who raided Rocky Flats finally sounds off.

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Sing, You Sinners!

    The sounds of silence at CU.

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    Hair Ball

    Hairspray bops from the screen to the stage

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of March 18, 2004

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    Toxic Shocker!

    The government ambushed the Rocky Flats grand jury. Now its foreman is gunning for justice.

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Off Limits

    Net change

  • News

    May 23, 2002

    Deliverance

    Time's a-wastin' at Rocky Flats.

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    A maverick makes a run for the Statehouse.

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    A Matter of Trust

    Who paid what to clean up Lowry Landfill? That's confidential.

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    The Lowdown on Lowry

    The city thought it had settled any questions about the Lowry Landfill. The truth is a toxic shocker.

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 3

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    This Place Is a Dump!

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Hazardous Wait

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    The Big Bang Theory

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Civics Lessons

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Grand Illusions

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Trouble at Plutoniumville

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    While You Were Away

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Gag Reflex

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    April 10, 1997

    The Other Jury

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    November 7, 1996

    Political Animals

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    August 8, 1996

    Grand Illusions

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Independents Day

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    May 24, 1995

    LAY OF THE LAND

    Boeing considers sending the Rocky Flats criminal case back to square one.

  • News

    May 17, 1995

    DON'T TOUCH THAT DIALOGUE

    THE LITTLE-KNOWN CCEM DOESN'T CLEAN UP POLLUTION. BUT WITH $7.6 MILLION IN TAX MONEY TO PLAY WITH, IT SURE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.

  • News

    March 15, 1995

    GLOWING REPORTS

    THERE'S PLENTY OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT ROCKY FLATS. AND YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT.

  • News

    January 4, 1995

    THIS IS ONLY A TEST

    THE GOVERNMENT HAS A LESSON FOR GRADE-SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS: THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR FROM ROCKY FLATS.

  • News

    May 4, 1994

    MINDING THE STORE

    THEY DON'T MAKE BOMBS ANYMORE AT ROCKY FLATS. BUT THE PLANT IS AS DANGEROUS AS EVER.

  • News

    March 16, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    THEY DON'T MAKE BOMBS ANYMORE AT ROCKY FLATS. BUT THE PLANT IS AS DANGEROUS AS EVER.

  • News

    January 19, 1994

    IT BOMBED IN D.C.

    THEY DON'T MAKE BOMBS ANYMORE AT ROCKY FLATS. BUT THE PLANT IS AS DANGEROUS AS EVER.

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