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(Knoxville News Sentinel) URS/CH2M Oak Ridge, the government's environmental chief in Oak Ridge, said it has remediated a radioactive hot spot discovered earlier this year at Oak Ridge National Laboratory....12/1 |
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About 250 employees at Oak Ridge National Laboratory applied for a Voluntary Separation Program and, if approved as expected, will leave the lab payroll at the end of the year....11/30 |
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DOE
(DOE Press Release) As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced $12 million in funding for the awardees of the Rooftop Solar Challenge....12/1
State & Regional
(Tennessean) A steadier economy is easing pressure on Tennessee's finances, but Gov. Bill Haslam's administration and state budgeters are still making plans for more cuts to state government....12/2 |
National
(Washington Post) All but a handful of Democrats voted in favor of their party's proposal, but in a surprising turn, more Republicans voted against the GOP plan than in favor of it....12/2
(BBC) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe is working towards setting up a "fiscal union", in a bid to resolve the eurozone's debt crisis....12/2
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(New York Times) A proposed uranium mine has thrust Virginia into a national debate over energy security, nuclear power and the environment....12/2
(BBC) Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike. This, scientists say, could be the cause of bizarre earthquake-associated animal behaviour....12/1