Zack Pistora, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club in Kansas, noted the spill in his state was larger than all of the 22 previous spills combined on the Keystone pipeline.
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Wholesale inflation in U.S. slowed in November to 7.4%
It is the fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool.
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Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
Oil prices briefly surged midday Thursday amid news of the spill.
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Stocks rise on Wall Street, but remain lower for the week
Major indexes are all in the red for the week and have been swinging between big monthly gains and losses throughout the year.
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Yellen, Malerba become 1st female pair to sign U.S. currency
Signatures of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba appear side by side on newly minted notes that will go into circulation next year.
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Airlines are finally admitting contrails are an environmental problem
Contrails present a new challenge, one outside of the traditional carbon emissions focus.
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FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1 to issue the complaint after a closed-door meeting, with the three Democratic commissioners voting in favor and the sole Republican voting against.
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Biden releasing nearly $36 billion to aid pensions of union workers
The retirement plan has participants in almost every state, with the largest concentration in the Midwest.
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The Federal Reserve is deflating financial bubbles, without a crash
Fed policymakers have long shied away from using monetary policy to address asset bubbles, saying interest-rate hikes are too blunt a tool for such a mission.
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Hundreds of New York Times employees picket offices during 24-hour strike
Reporters, editors, photographers and other employees go on strike after marathon negotiations broke off Wednesday evening.