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House Dems Reach Partial Deal, Soften Climate Bill

Marathon negotiations seem to have produced a deal on key points of climate-and-energy legislation among House Democrats. Energy Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) announced late Tuesday that he though he had enough votes to pass the compromise. It reportedly gives away about half of the CO2 credits to utilities and other heavy industry -- instead of auctioning them.

Source: NYTimes, 05/13/2009

SRF Allotments based on Final Economic Recovery Appropriations (3/12/09)

May 13/09 TipSheet redirect from SEJ.org

"US Southern Senators On The Fence On Fuel Reserve"

"Drivers in the US Southeast could get relief at the pump thanks to a proposed government-owned stockpile of gasoline to offset major supply disruptions, but lawmakers from those states have yet to back the legislation that would create the emergency fuel reserve."

Source: Reuters, 05/12/2009

"Michigan Wetlands at Risk in Budget Crisis"

"Environmentalists fear that as many as a million acres of wetlands will fall victim to a confusing patchwork of local rules that will leave them vulnerable to destruction if money for Michigan's protection program dries up."

Source: Detroit News, 05/12/2009

States Go It Alone on Food Safety

"When it comes to food safety, state lawmakers around the country seem to believe in the adage, if you want something done, you have to do it yourself."

Source: Wall Street Journal, 05/12/2009

"China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants"

"China's frenetic construction of coal-fired power plants has raised worries around the world about the effect on climate change. ... But ... China has emerged in the past two years as the world's leading builder of more efficient, less polluting coal power plants, mastering the technology and driving down the cost."

Source: NYTimes, 05/12/2009

"EPA's C8 Advisory Flawed, Researchers Conclude"

"A last-minute health advisory issued by the Bush administration for water contaminated with the toxic chemical C8 may not be nearly stringent enough, according to a new scientific paper."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 05/12/2009

EPA To Take Over Tennessee Coal-Ash Cleanup

EPA announced Monday that it would take over cleanup of the Kingston, Tennessee, fly ash spill from a TVA plant under the Superfund hazardous waste law.

Source: Knoxville News, 05/12/2009

Pesticide Carbofuran Banned for Food Crops

"The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Monday banning the use of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops, saying it poses an unacceptable health risk, especially to children."

Source: AP, 05/12/2009

"Blue Whales Resume West Coast Migration Pattern"

Blue Whales seem to be resuming a historic migration pattern between the California coast and the Gulf of Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965.

Source: ENS, 05/12/2009

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