"EPA to Delay Enforcing Lead-Paint Regulation"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to delay enforcing a new lead-paint regulation following pressure from home builders and members of Congress."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 06/22/2010
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Obama, EPA To Push for Restoration of Superfund Petrochemical Tax
The Superfund tax on oil and chemical companies that helped support cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites expired in 1995. Now the Obama administration plans an effort to revive it.
Source: Wash Post, 06/21/2010
"Tests Delay U.S. Ruling On Ethanol Blends"
"U.S. environmental regulators said testing on higher ethanol blends in motor fuels will not be finished until September, a delay ethanol groups said would hurt jobs and worsen a supply glut."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2010
"Markey: BP 'Lying or Grossly Incompetent' on Worst-Case Scenario"
"A key Democratic lawmaker revealed an internal BP document on Sunday showing that the embattled oil giant's worst-case scenario projected that 100,000 barrels of oil could be released each day that the well remains uncapped." BP denied underestimating the spill.
Source: E2 Wire, 06/21/2010
New Citizen Lawsuits Target Selenium Pollution from Coal
"Environmental groups filed two new major lawsuits Thursday, aimed at forcing the coal industry to stop violations of water-quality limits for toxic selenium."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 06/18/2010
"EPA Finds Senate Climate Bill Affordable"
"U.S. environmental regulators said on Tuesday the climate and energy bill in the Senate would only add slightly to average household costs, but the finding was not expected to boost chances for the legislation that would cap greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Reuters, 06/18/2010
Rep. Joe Barton Apologizes to BP
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) turned a hearing with BP CEO Tony Hayward on its head Thursday by apologizing to BP for what he called a "$20 billion shakedown." Democrats made political hay. Republicans scrambled to distance themselves. Under threat from GOP leaders of losing his job as top House Energy Republican, Barton returned to the hearing to apologize for apologizing. It later emerged that Barton's "shakedown" talking point had been crafted by the Republican Study Committee, a conservative faction that includes 115 of the 178 GOP House members. Barton got more than $100,000 in campaign contributions from the oil industry during this election cycle -- and his top single corporate contributor is Anadarko, which is a 25% stakeholder in the gushing Macondo well. Hayward, while apologetic himself, dodged the panel's questions.
Source: CBS News, 06/18/2010
BP's Hayward Faces Interrogation in Congress Today
Despite a huge and detailed hearing and investigative record of BP corner-cutting on well-control and safety operations leading up to the Gulf blowout, explosion, and spill, BP's Tony Hayward is poised to tell a Congressional committee today that he has no idea why it happened. The interrogation may be harsh.
Source: NBC News, 06/17/2010
"BP Agrees To $20 Billion Spill Fund, Cuts Dividend"
"Under intense pressure from President Barack Obama, BP Plc agreed on Wednesday to set up a $20 billion fund for damage claims from its huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill and suspended dividend payments to its shareholders."
Source: Reuters, 06/17/2010
"Obama Taps Michael Bromwich as Watchdog for Offshore Oil Drilling"
"The man appointed Tuesday by President Obama to oversee offshore oil drilling has no experience with oil and gas issues, but he has a reputation for cleaning up embattled organizations."
Source: Wash Post, 06/16/2010
