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Fiscal Crisis: Shutdown Is Affecting Energy and Environmental Programs
2013-10-09 19:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As the government shutdown goes on, parts of the government related to energy and the environment are losing steam. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that barring a compromise in Congress, the agency would be mostly closing up on Thursday, with all but about 300 of its 3,900 employees scheduled to be furloughed. Those who remain include about 150 inspectors who live near nuclear power reactors. Most of the rest are at the agencys headquarters in Rockville, Md. About 90 percent of the...
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Antarctic Research Operations to be Halted Amid U.S. Government Shutdown
2013-10-09 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The National Science Foundation (NSF) says it is curtailing the 2013-2014 Antarctic research season because the U.S. government shutdown has delayed funding for operations there. The U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the NSF, announced yesterday that the three U.S. research stations, ships, and other facilities there will switch to "caretaker status" when funds are exhausted around October 14. All research activities not essential to human safety and preservation of property will be suspended,...
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Shutdown delays delivery of planes to American, other airlines
2013-10-09 17:42:34| Airlines - Topix.net
An American Airlines Airbus A319 delivery has been delayed because of the government shutdown, one of many planes that can't be delivered because of the shutdown.
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US: TPP talks "on track" despite shutdown
2013-10-09 15:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Negotiators hope to complete talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership by the end of the year, despite the US federal government shutdown caused by the current budget stalemate.
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Shutdown could delay government's patching of IE, Windows, and .Net flaws
2013-10-09 13:59:35| InfoWorld: Top News
The ongoing government shutdown could leave desktop and server systems in many federal agencies vulnerable to new threats disclosed Tuesday by Microsoft in its latest round of security updates. Many federal agencies are operating with skeletal IT staff. All IT systems deemed non-essential have been shut down, making the installation of Microsoft's latest patches, especially on desktop and notebook systems, very difficult for federal agencies, say security analysts.
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