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NRC Probes Entergy Finances After Yankee’s Value Drops
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Federal regulators want more information about Entergy Corp.’s finances after the company dramatically dropped the value of its Vermont Yankee plant.VPR News
NRC Seeks Financial Information From Yankee Owner Entergy
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Federal regulators want more information about Entergy Corporation’s finances after the company dropped the value of its Vermont Yankee plant by more than two-thirds.VPR News
Shumlin Says He’s Confident Vt. Yankee Will Close
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Thursday marks a year from the date when Governor Peter Shumlin hoped the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant would shut down. Instead, the reactor is still operating and the state is locked in a legal battle in federal court with Yankee’s owner, the Entergy Corporation.VPR News
Shumlin Signs Public Employee Pension Bill
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Governor Peter Shumlin has signed a bill that allows a judge to take away a public employee’s pension if the worker is guilty of a financial crime relating to the public office.VPR News
Bill Aimed At Backlog In Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits
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In listing his priorities earlier this week for the rest of the legislative session, House Speaker Shap Smith called attention to a small bill that he said provides important protections for consumers.VPR News
Energy Bill Splits Environmentalists Over Role Of Act 250
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A bill that would subject renewable energy projects to more regulation has bitterly divided environmentalists. Most mainstream environmental groups oppose the legislation, saying it presents unnecessary hurdles to clean energy projects.VPR News
NRC Gives Yankee Good Grades For 2012
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant did a good job last year in protecting public health and safety. The nuclear agency released its annual assessment report on Thursday.VPR News
Pollution, Property Rights At Issue In Lakeshore Bill
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A House committee will hold a hearing next week on a bill that calls for new protections for the shorelines of lakes and ponds, including buffer zones for new development to prevent polluting run-off. But some property owners are concerned that the bill would infringe on their property rights.VPR News
