Environmental Politics

"White House Adviser Says Obama Will Move Soon on Climate"

"A White House adviser said yesterday that President Obama will soon renew his domestic efforts on climate change, as promised in his second State of the Union address, and follow the strides he made with China last weekend with further international engagement on the issue."

Source: ClimateWire, 06/13/2013

"U.S. Grants Exxon Another Extension for Ark. Spill Probe"

"Federal regulators [Wednesday] released an order granting Exxon Mobil Corp. its second extension to finish investigating the cause of a pipeline rupture that spilled an estimated 5,000 barrels of Canadian oil sands crude in the Arkansas suburb of Mayflower 10 weeks ago."

Source: E&E News PM, 06/13/2013

"Regulatory Nominee Vows to Speed Up Energy Reviews"

"The White House has blocked several Department of Energy regulations that would require appliances, lighting and buildings to use less energy and create less global-warming pollution, as part of a broader slowdown of new antipollution rules issued by the Obama administration."

Source: NY Times, 06/13/2013

"KXL: TransCanada Prepped Local Police for Prosecuting Pipeline Foes"

"TransCanada Corp. warned law enforcement authorities of 'Aggressive/Abusive landowners' along the path of its Keystone XL pipeline in a recent security briefing that discussed avenues to prosecute demonstrators against its Canada-to-Gulf Coast project under anti-terrorism laws."

Source: EnergyWire, 06/12/2013

"US Fish And Wildlife Propose To Delist Gray Wolf"

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday it plans to stop protecting the gray wolf and put the states in charge of managing these predators. But the plan is already facing some tough opposition from wolf advocate groups that say it’s too early for this discussion. EarthFix reporter Aaron Kunz explains."

Source: Earthfix, 06/12/2013

"Klamath Tribes and Feds Exercise Water Rights"

"GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Tens of thousands of acres in Oregon's drought-stricken Klamath Basin will have to go without irrigation water this summer after the Klamath Tribes and the federal government exercised newly confirmed powers that put the tribes in the driver's seat over water use — a move ranchers fear will be economically disastrous."

Source: AP, 06/11/2013

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