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BP's Deepwater Horizon managers charged with manslaughter

By The Associated Press on November 15, 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday said the government has charged two BP employees for manslaughter for their roles in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. A third BP employee was charged with lying to federal investigators.

He revealed the charges in conjunction with his announcement of a $4.5 billion settlement agreement with BP over criminal charges and claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company also agreed to plead guilty to 11 felony counts, including lying to Congress about the rate of the spill into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Oil

Holder: More charges likely in BP Gulf spill

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Bloomberg

Attorney Gen. Eric Holder said in the wake of the indictment against a former BP engineer that more charges are likely in the BP 2010 spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico, Bloomberg reports.

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Oil

House Democracts urge inquiry into oil speculators

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The Hill

Building on President Obama's request for legislation to beef up oversight of oil speculation, more than 40 House Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether oil speculators are manipulating the price of oil, The Hill reports.

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Policy

Government to pay $1 billion in settlements with 41 Indian tribes

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UPI

U.S. officials on Wednesday announced the government will pay $1 billion to resolve claims going back as far as 100 years involving allegations that trusts for 41 Indian tribes were mismanaged, UPI reports.

 

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Democrats urge Obama to lean on oil speculators

By Edward Felker on April 4, 2012

House Democrats, led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, used a hearing Wednesday on gas prices to press President Barack Obama to clamp down on market speculation, which they say is forcing consumers to pay more than they should at the pump.

Pelosi, D-Calif., said the hearing was intended to lay out the case for Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a major investigation of speculators through the Justice Department's Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group, which Obama reconstituted last month.

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Oil

Holder: Feds prepared for trial in Gulf spill

By The Associated Press on February 28, 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that the Justice Department is prepared to go to trial against companies involved in the Gulf oil spill if ongoing negotiations do not result in a settlement.

At a hearing before a House appropriations subcommittee, the attorney general vowed that the federal government will hold people accountable in both a civil trial in federal court in New Orleans, if necessary, and in a criminal investigation.

Under questioning by Republican Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama, Holder agreed that the accident was the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.

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Renewable Energy

GOP lawmakers ask Justice Dept. to toss out Solyndra loan deal

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The Hill

House GOP lawmakers on Friday called on Attorney General Eric Holder to invalidate the government's  loan restructuring deal with the failed solar company Solyndra, The Hill reports.

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CBO: Carbon tax would cut emissions, slow economy

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The Hill

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office said a carbon tax could bring in significant revenues and help reverse climate change at the cost of higher prices and lower incomes, The Hill reports.

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Policy

Committee proposes 18-percent cut for Interior, EPA accounts

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E&E News
The House Appropriations Committee proposed giving $24.3 billion to the subcommittee that finances the Interior Department, EPA and similar agencies, an 18-percent cut from fiscal 2013 levels, E&E News reports.
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Policy

Moniz: Time to end debate on climate science

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The Hill

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told department employees that he won't debate the validity of climate change science, The Hill reports.

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Environment

Wyden, Murkowski press Forest Service to pay rural communities

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called on the Forest Service to drop its plans to withhold funds from rural timber communities.
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Oil

Coffeyville refinery to pay $300K EPA settlement

Source: 
Wichita Eagle
Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement with the EPA over allegations that its Coffeyville refinery violated the Clean Air Act, the Wichita Eagle reports.
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Nuclear

NRC admits to leasing too much space for headquarters

Source: 
The Washington Post
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission admitted to leasing more space than necessary for its Rockville headquarters at a hearing before a House subcommittee, The Washington Post reports.
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Environment

Interior awards $20.8M in water conservation grants

Source: 
Bloomberg
The Interior Department awarded a total $20.8 million to 44 water conservation projects in 11 states, Bloomberg reports.
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Oil

Kaine, Warner introduce offshore development bill

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Virginia Business
Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both Virginia Democrats, introduced a bill that would expand offshore energy development and offer a revenue sharing plan, Virginia Business reports.
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Oil

Subcommittee weighs repeal bill for Obama NPR-A plan

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FuelFix

A House Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing on a bill that would overturn the Obama administration management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, FuelFix reports.

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Policy

Biden: climate change, oil traffic pose challenges for Coast Guard

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The Hill

Speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement, Vice President Joe Biden said the branch will face future challenges from climate change and oil transportation risks, The Hill reports.

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