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Enviros Like Sotomayor
Greenwire, 05/28/2009Environmental groups seem to like President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.
Redefining 'Renewable' To Win Billiions
NYTimes, 05/26/2009In the quest for billions in federal incentives, industries are trying to redefine technologies as 'renewable' that might once have been considered otherwise.
Senate Confirms Interior Deputy
WashPost, 05/21/2009"The Senate confirmed David J. Hayes as a top Interior Department deputy last night as two Republican senators ended a standoff with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that had held up Hayes's nomination."
Interview: Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar
Env. Report, 05/21/2009The Environment Report's Lester Graham interviews Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about problems and challenges he faces.
Guns in Parks Bill Goes to Obama
WashPost, 05/21/2009The House passed a measure that would allow visitors to carry loaded, concealed guns in National Parks. It passed 279 to 147, with 105 Democratic votes.
"Senate Confirms 3 Nominees for DOE, 1 for Interior"
NYTimes, 05/21/2009"The Senate yesterday unanimously approved three top-level Energy Department nominees and one Interior Department nominee."
"Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory"
NYTimes, 05/20/2009"Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president." Visitors carrying loaded and concealed weapons in National Parks.
Lisa Jackson Interview
Environment Report, 05/20/2009EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is interviewed by Lester Graham of The Environment Report.
TX DEQ Boss Mum on Meetings With Asarco Lobbyist
Austin American-Statesman, 05/19/2009A Texas state senator is seeking documents on meetings between Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairman H.S. Buddy Garcia and a lobbyist for Asarco as he was preparing to approve its application to reopen a smelter.
"DOJ Nominee's Industry Experience a Worry for Some"
NYTimes, 05/18/2009President Obama picks Ignacia Moreno to be the nation's top environmental prosecutor at the Justice Department. Environmentalists criticize her background as corporate attorney for General Electric.
"New York City Official Is Obama Pick for C.D.C."
NYTimes, 05/15/2009"President Obama will announce on Friday that he has chosen Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the New York City health commissioner, as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...."
"Republicans Block Obama pick for Interior No. 2"
AP, 05/14/2009"Republicans blocked President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department on Wednesday in a dispute over oil and gas development on federal lands, but Democrats vowed they would soon make a second attempt to win confirmation."
Senate Panel OKs FDA Nominee Hamburg
AP, 05/14/2009"A Senate panel has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to head the troubled Food and Drug Administration."
"White House Memo Challenges EPA Finding on Warming"
AP, 05/13/2009A secret White House memo said a single federal agency complained about the cost of regulations that could result from an EPA finding that greenhouse emissions endanger health and the environment.
Senate Confirms FEMA Boss After Vitter Delay
New Orleans Times-Picayune, 05/13/2009"The Senate confirmed Craig Fugate as administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday, hours after Sen. David Vitter, R-La., dropped his hold on the nominee."
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