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Senators Raise Questions About Grid Vulnerability 'Leaks' to Media
2014-03-28 01:22:00| Transmission & Distribution World
U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today called on the Department of Energys inspector general to examine the leak of sensitive internal Federal Energy Regulatory Commission information on potential physical vulnerabilities of the nations electric grid. Publication Info read more
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U.S. Senators request meeting w BP after Lake Michigan oil spill
2014-03-27 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: More oil than previously thought may have leaked into Lake Michigan this week from BP Plc's Indiana refinery, the company said on Thursday, after two U.S. Senators requested a meeting with the British oil major. The request from Senators Mark Kirk, a Republican and Dick Durbin, a Democrat, both from Illinois, came before BP issued its estimate that between 15 and 39 barrels of oil had spilled - more than an earlier assessment that nine to 18 barrels leaked on Monday. The Senators asked for details...
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Senators Ask for Disaster Assistance for Small Pork Producers Harmed by PEDV
2014-03-17 19:51:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to approve disaster assistance for small pork producers affected by the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). The Senators are asking USDA to use the livestock disaster program, which was permanently extended in the 2014 Farm Bill, to help producers in the 27 states dealing with this deadly disease. read more
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Senators Call for Help for Small Pig Producers Hit by PED
2014-03-17 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Two senators have called on the USDA Secretary to offer disaster assistance for small pork producers harmed by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED), which has impacted one-third of North Carolina's hog producers and killed more than four million pigs nationwide.
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Senators Request Disaster Declaration for Pork Producers Harmed by PEDV
2014-03-13 19:19:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Senate Agriculture Committee Senators Kay Hagan and Debbie Stabenow are pressing USDA to utilize Livestock Disaster Assistance Programs, included in the 2014 Farm Bill, to help producers cope with the devastating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus which has killed over 4 million pigs nationwide. read more
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