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House Dems Reach Partial Deal, Soften Climate Bill [1]

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 [2], 05/13/2009

"US Southern Senators On The Fence On Fuel Reserve" [4]

"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 [5], 05/12/2009

"Michigan Wetlands at Risk in Budget Crisis" [6]

"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 [7], 05/12/2009

"China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants" [10]

"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 [11], 05/12/2009

Pesticide Carbofuran Banned for Food Crops [16]

"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 [17], 05/12/2009

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