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EPA to be hit hard in shutdown, could delay renewable fuel standard

2013-09-30 15:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take one of the biggest hits of any federal agency if the government shuts down this week, operating with under 7 percent of its employees, according to guidance issued by the agency. Among those furloughed would be most workers at the Office of Air and Radiation, which is in charge of writing and implementing most of the EPA's major air pollution rules. The clock would also stop, for now, on the EPA's eagerly-awaited proposal on renewable fuel volume...

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AUDIO: 'Chances of US shutdown are 90%'

2013-09-30 14:44:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Former budget committee aide Stan Collender explains why he thinks the chances of a US government shutdown are 90%.

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Update on Possible Government Shutdown

2013-09-30 10:00:00| Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition

Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition

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Government shutdown to hurt morale, former EPA officials warn

2013-09-30 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Greenwire: The looming federal shutdown is dredging up bad memories for U.S. EPA veterans who were on staff the last time the government shuttered. With less than 24 hours remaining until agencies could be forced to close, former Clinton administration officials are feeling déj vu after experiencing the shutdowns in 1995 and 1996 -- and they warn it could be even worse this time around. "I think it was unsettling, deeply unsettling," said Jon Cannon, who served as EPA general counsel during the last...

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