"Obama Endorsed by Major Environmental Groups"
"In one of the least-shocking political developments of 2012, four major environmental groups simultaneously endorsed President Obama's reelection bid Wednesday."
Source: Wash Post, 04/19/2012
Environmental Politics
Obama Proposes Reviving Wetlands Policy Industry Blocked Under Bush
"In 2006, developers, mining companies and agribusinesses convinced the George W. Bush administration to scale back a proposal that would have widened federal protections for wetlands and waterways in the wake of a muddled Supreme Court ruling on Clean Water Act enforcement."
Source: Greenwire, 04/19/2012
EPA Frustrates Groups with Delay on Coal Ash Hazwaste Ruling
"LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Black dust from the giant coal ash heap across the street from Kathy Little's Louisville home swirls in the wind, coating her windows, her car, and blows indoors to settle on the furniture. The ash blanketing Little's property is a byproduct of a nearby coal-burning power plant. Since it's full of fine particles of arsenic, chromium and other metals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering classifying the ash as a hazardous material."
Source: AP, 04/19/2012
"U.S. Caps Emissions in Drilling for Fuel"
"WASHINGTON -- Oil and gas companies will have to capture toxic and climate-altering gases from wells, storage sites and pipelines under new air quality standards issued on Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule is the first federal effort to address serious air pollution associated with the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which releases toxic and cancer-causing chemicals like benzene and hexane, as well as methane, a powerful greenhouse gas."
Source: NY Times, 04/19/2012
BP To Get Gulf Oil Spill Information Withheld from Public
After complaints from BP, the US government agreed to give the company evidence of the basis for its calculation of the flow rate from the stricken Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. The government will hand over to BP some 100 documents about the size of the 2010 oil spill that have not yet been made public.
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"Q. & A.: Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club"
The New York Times' Felicity Barringer interviews Sierra Club head Michael Brune about environmental politics, money, and President Obama.
Source: Green (NYT), 04/18/2012
"Obama Wants To Target Oil Market Manipulation"
"President Barack Obama pushed Congress Tuesday to give oil market regulators more muscle to deter price manipulation by speculators, the latest White House response to determined Republican attacks on administration energy policies amid high gas prices at the pump."
Source: AP, 04/18/2012
"Exclusive: Big Green Groups To Endorse Obama"
"President Barack Obama will receive endorsements Wednesday from the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water Action and Environment America, according to an environmental political operative and a House Democratic source."
Source: Politico, 04/18/2012
Enviro Groups To Launch 2012 Endorsement 9 am ET Wed
Four major environmental groups hold a press teleconference at 9 am EST Wednesday, April 18, to announce their endorsement for the 2012 election. Politico reports that they will endorse President Obama for re-election. This unusually early engagement comes despite some major disappointments for green groups in White House regulatory decisions. This advisory gives complete dial-in details for this press-only event.
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"Burnam: 'Top Secret' Documents Show Risks of Radioactive Waste Dump"
"With a manila envelope labeled 'TOP SECRET' propped up in front of him, state Rep. Lon Burnam, a Fort Worth Democrat, called on the Texas Attorney General to allow the public release of confidential information related to a West Texas radioactive waste dump owned by Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons."
Source: Texas Observer, 04/17/2012
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