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"DOE Bristled at Solyndra Push" [1]

"Energy Department career employees admonished and occasionally ignored the Obama fundraiser who managed DOE’s public rollout of Solyndra's loan guarantee, according to internal Obama administration emails that POLITICO reviewed on Wednesday."

Source: Politico [2], 10/14/2011

Rare Indian Artifacts Were at Risk in Deteriorating NPS Buildings [3]

With a $10 billion maintenance backlog, the National Park Service is struggling to make do as aging buildings deteriorate. This week it shuttered the Grand Teton's Indian Arts Museum, because uncontrolled humidity and other conditions there were ruining a world-class collection of ancient Native American artifacts.

Source: Greenwire [4], 10/14/2011

"Louisiana Refinery Air Violations Draw Largest Criminal Fine" [5]

"LAFAYETTE, La. -- Pelican Refining Company pleaded guilty to felony violations of the Clean Air Act at its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and to obstruction of justice charges Wednesday in federal court in Lafayette. If the court sentences according to the terms in the plea agreement, Pelican will pay $12 million in criminal penalties, the largest criminal fine ever imposed in Louisiana for violations of the Clean Air Act."

Source: ENS [6], 10/14/2011

"Fracking Contractor Pleads Guilty to Criminal Acid Discharge" [7]

"HOUSTON -- A Houston-based natural gas and oil drilling contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act in federal court in Muskogee, Oklahoma."

Source: ENS [8], 10/14/2011

"Lawmakers Say Pipeline Approval Process Tainted" [9]

"U.S. lawmakers will urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday to reject the proposed route of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, saying they are concerned the approval process has been tainted by alleged conflicts of interest."

Source: Reuters [10], 10/14/2011

"BP Will Not Be Banned From Offshore Lease Sale" [11]

"BP will be allowed to participate in an upcoming U.S. offshore oil and gas lease sale despite its role in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a top government regulator said on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [12], 10/14/2011

DEADLINE: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival [13]

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival seeks submissions for its 23rd annual event in Feb 2026. Open to non-fiction films and videos of all genres, subject matter, lengths and production dates. Cash prizes. 2026 deadlines: Jun 13 (early); Aug 15 (regular); Oct 3 (final).

"Scientists Crack Black Death's Genetic Code" [14]

"Scientists have mapped out the entire genetic map of the Black Death, a 14th century bubonic plague that killed 50 million Europeans in one of the most devastating epidemics in history.

The work, which involved extracting and purifying DNA from the remains of Black death victims buried in London's "plague pits," is the first time scientists have been able to draft a reconstructed genome of any ancient pathogen.

Source: Reuters [15], 10/13/2011

"White House Blasts Rep. Mckinley’S Coal Ash Bill" [16]

The Obama White House issued a strong statement Wednesday opposing a bill by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating the disposal of coal ash. A 2008 failure of a TVA coal-ash in Kingston, Tennessee, caused major property and environmental damage. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson took office vowing to regulate coal-ash pollution, but has delayed action under White House and industry pressure.

Source: Coal Tattoo [17], 10/13/2011

"Even Republicans Favor EPA Rules That Republicans Are Trying To Block" [18]

"A nationwide poll conducted by Hart Research and GS Strategy Group, sponsored by Ceres .... found -- like so many polls before it -- that the public overwhelmingly supports clean air protections across demographic and party lines."

Source: Grist [19], 10/13/2011

DEADLINE: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival [13]

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