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Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Updated with video; After 31 years working for the city, the general manager for Albany Water, Gas and Light is stepping down.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Updated with video; Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany will unveil some shiny new products donated through a collaborative partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR program, Samsung and Sears.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The July 25, 2010, pipeline rupture spread oil across roughly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich., fouling wildlife habitat and closing a large swath of the river to boaters and anglers.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  ATLANTA, March 20, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) today by a 4-1 vote approved Georgia Power’s request to decertify, that is, remove from service, two coal fired electric generation plants at Plant Branch in Putnam County, Georgia and one oil fired generation unit at Plant Mitchell in Mitchell County in southwest Georgia.

Monday, January 02, 2012  Supreme Court could use Idaho couple's legal fight to make major change in environmental law

Monday, December 19, 2011  AP IMPACT: Survey shows more than 32 power plants to be retired because of new pollution rules

Monday, July 04, 2011  Exxon claims Montana spill limited but governor doubtful, says company needs to look harder

Thursday, April 14, 2011  House passes bill cutting billions from budget, sends to Senate for likely final passage

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Aided by budget tricks, Obama prevents cuts to favorites like Pell grants, Head Start

Saturday, April 09, 2011  Congress, White House reach deal to avoid government shutdown, cite 'historic' spending cuts

Thursday, April 07, 2011  With government shutdown looming, Obama threatens to veto Republican budget extension plan

Thursday, December 16, 2010  Feds sue BP, other companies for oil spill damages, saying their safety lapses led to blast.

Sunday, August 01, 2010  U.S. regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River

Friday, July 30, 2010  Workers at the private Circle D Wildlife Refuge in Kalamazoo County say Friday they've received 15 geese and other birds this week. The birds have come from Calhoun County, where the oil spill is concentrated.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  By late Wednesday, the oil had traveled at least 35 miles downstream from where it leaked in Calhoun County's Marshall Township, killing fish, coating other wildlife and emitting a strong, unpleasant odor.