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Earth Day, 1970: How President Nixon spied on Earth Day
President Nixon spied on the very first Earth Day in 1970. Despite Nixon's fears of an anti-war uprising, the FBI found that Earth Day was 'very benign.'
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Energy Voices Court case: Coal mine gets permit. Can EPA take it back again?
Arch Coal and the EPA faced off in federal appeals court over agency's revoked permit for West Virginia coal mine. The case has several industries worried that the EPA could take back their permits retroactively under the Clean Water Act.
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BP drilling operations face scrutiny in Gulf oil spill trial
Two former BP executives testified Wednesday about the effect of cost-cutting measures on BP's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. It marks the third day of the Gulf oil spill trial designed to figure out how much BP and other companies are to blame for the spill.
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Energy Voices Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial begins. How much will BP pay?
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial got underway Monday. Oil giant BP could face anywhere between $5 billion and $18 billion in fines for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Gulf oil spill: BP's record $4 billion criminal plea deal gets judge's OK
Under the plea agreement between BP and the US, the oil giant admits to 11 counts of felony manslaughter for the alleged negligence of its officials in 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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Transocean stock up as Icahn buys stake
Transocean stock rose 3 percent Monday on news that billionaire investor Carl Icahn bought a minor stake in the oil drilling company, Transocean.
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Transocean agrees to pay $1.4 billion fine for Gulf oil spill
Transocean was a contractor to BP and owned the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that was at the center of the Gulf oil spill. BP has already agreed to $4.5 billion in fines.
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Energy Voices Transocean fined $1.4 billion in Gulf oil spill. Is justice served?
Transocean, Ltd., agreed Thursday to a $1.4 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Compared to BP's $4.5 billion fine, Transocean may have avoided the brunt of the blame.
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Energy Voices BP fined $4.5 billion in Gulf oil spill. Is it enough?
BP reached a settlement with the US government Thursday to pay $4.5 billion in criminal fines and penalties for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Critics calls the BP settlement a slap on the wrist.
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BP to pay $4.5 billion in fines for Gulf oil spill. Is legal saga over?
A deal on federal criminal charges helps bring legal action over the Gulf oil spill nearer a conclusion. But many more claims remain – totaling perhaps tens of billions of dollars.
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Clean Water Act at 40: Is it failing to meet new pollution challenges?
Congress passed the far-reaching Clean Water Act 40 years ago. The measure scored dramatic environmental successes, including with Lake Erie. But now Erie, and the law, are besieged.
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Good news, bad news for Mississippi River
A new report from the National Park Service finds the stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through Minneapolis, Minn., to be in better shape than it was 40 years ago. Good news aside, the report also finds challenges lurking just around the river bend.
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BP engineer arrested in Gulf oil spill
Former BP engineer Kurt Mix is accused of deleting text messages that revealed the true scope of the disaster.
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First BP oil spill arrest: Why put the squeeze on a mid-level engineer?
The first criminal charges brought in the 2010 BP oil spill – against Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer – show that the government still seeks the answer to an essential question in the spill’s aftermath: Did BP tell the truth about what it knew about the size of the spill? At stake are billions in fines.
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Focus Arizona immigration law: states vs. Obama at US Supreme Court, again
The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday concerning the tough Arizona immigration law. Key question: Does the state statute usurp federal authority to set immigration policy?
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BP oil spill settlement: Justice for 100,000 Gulf Coast victims?
The estimated total cost of the settlement will be about $7.8 billion, which makes it one of the largest class-action settlements in US history. The BP oil spill settlement was filed Wednesday.
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EPA wetlands order can be challenged by land owners, Supreme Court rules
The Idaho couple, saying the ‘EPA used bullying and threats of terrifying fines’ to halt building of their dream home, thanks Supreme Court justices for ‘affirming’ their right to a court hearing.
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BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears
The huge legal bill for the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is coming due for BP as a federal trial opens Monday to determine the company’s liability for the blowout of its Macondo well.
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Supreme Court to hear case of dream home quashed by EPA
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that shows the EPA is out of control, property-rights advocates say. Environmentalists say the couple involved is merely trying to scapegoat the EPA.
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Gulf oil spill could result in criminal charges for BP employees
The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors are targeting several Houston-based engineers and at least one supervisor employed by British oil giant BP connected to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
12/29/2011 05:36 pm -
Farmers, EPA clash over Chesapeake Bay regulations
Stricter Chesapeake Bay rules may hurt farmers, who say they’re already doing their part to clean it up.
03/07/2011 05:30 pm -
Opinion Costly fence on US-Mexico border is effective – only in hurting nature
In addition to sinking $1 billion into the failed "virtual fence," the US government has spent $2.6 billion for 650 miles of solid border. This wall doesn’t deter people – but it does defy the laws that protect the land.
02/27/2011 08:30 pm -
The Vote House passes spending bill, but the fight's just starting
Republicans in the House pushed through a spending bill that targets many popular programs in a way sure to set up confrontation with the Democrat-run Senate and the Obama administration.
02/19/2011 12:13 pm -
House's frenzy of budget cuts: defund military bands, ban White House repairs
There's still no federal budget for 2011, so House members are trying to come up with a stopgap 'continuing resolution' with billions in cuts. What to cut? House members are making hundreds of proposals this week.
02/16/2011 03:55 pm -
Gulf oil spill report warning: US must watch offshore drilling more closely
President Obama's commission to investigate the Gulf oil spill suggested wide-reaching reforms to avoid another disaster, including new oversight of the offshore-drilling industry.
01/11/2011 05:22 pm
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