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  May 20, 2013, 10:26 am

EPA to publish draft low-sulfur gas rule

By Ben Goad

A proposed rule intended to cut pollution from automobiles is to be published Tuesday in the Federal Register, nearly two months after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) detailed the draft regulations. 

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  May 20, 2013, 9:58 am

Week ahead: House set to approve construction of Keystone XL pipeline

By Zack Colman

The House will vote Wednesday on legislation that would expedite construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline’s northern leg.

The Northern Route Approval Act, H.R. 3, is likely to pass with overwhelming GOP support. Republicans expect at least 20 Democrats to support it as well.

The bill would eliminate the need for pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. to get a cross-border permit from President Obama to complete the Canada-to-Texas project.

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  May 20, 2013, 6:11 am

News bites: Coast Guard opens Shell hearings, fallout from Energy Dept. gas decision, and more

By Ben Geman

Bloomberg reports that natural gas futures prices rose after the Energy Department approved a U.S. export terminal.

The Associated Press reports on the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation of how a Royal Dutch Shell offshore drilling rig ran aground in Alaska in December.

AP also has the latest on gasoline prices.

The Wall Street Journal
reports on a big move within the natural gas industry’s executive ranks.

“Chesapeake Energy Corp. has plucked a 46-year-old executive from a rival oil-and-gas company to succeed its co-founder, Aubrey McClendon, as chief executive of the nation's second-largest natural-gas producer,” the paper reports.

The Boston Globe reports that a Massachusetts Institute of Technology experiment with nuclear fusion will soon shut down unless Congress steps in.

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  May 18, 2013, 10:14 am

Bill calls on feds to address health impacts of climate change

By Zack Colman

Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) said climate change has factored into recent increases in allergies, asthma and tropical diseases.

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  May 17, 2013, 5:56 pm

GOP lawmakers liken EPA info tactics to IRS targeting of Tea Party

By Julian Hattem

Congressional Republicans charge the Environmental Protection Agency gives preference to environmental groups on information requests.

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  May 17, 2013, 5:37 pm

Green group taps new chief for political arm

By Zack Colman

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Action Fund named a new interim executive director on Friday.

Andy Buchsbaum will lead the environmental organization’s political arm while continuing to serve as regional executive director for NWF’s Great Lakes Regional Center.

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  May 17, 2013, 1:30 pm

DOE gives green light to controversial natural gas export project

By Zack Colman

The Energy department approved a proposal to send 1.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas overseas. 

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  May 17, 2013, 12:35 pm

Holder urged to investigate price-fixing by oil companies

By Zack Colman

Sen. Ron Wyden wants the attorney general to probe whether alleged price manipulation spilled into the United States.

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  May 17, 2013, 11:53 am

Federal judge denies rehearing on mining ban

By Zack Colman

A federal judge in Arizona declined to reconsider an earlier ruling affirming the Interior Department’s authority to block new hard-rock mining on public lands.

U.S. District Judge David Campbell shut down a request for a rehearing by mining industry groups on Thursday. They’re protesting whether the federal government can unilaterally withdraw public lands from mining claims, according to The Associated Press.

At issue is an action by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in which the ex-Interior chief banned mining on more than 1 million acres of uranium-rich land near the Grand Canyon.

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  May 17, 2013, 8:55 am

House to vote on Keystone next week

By Pete Kasperowicz

The House will vote next week to allow construction of the northern portion of the Keystone XL oilsands pipeline.

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