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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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  May 17, 2013, 8:05 am

News bites: Fracking pollution debated, refinery strike called off, and more

By Zack Colman

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, didn't pollute groundwater near an Arkansas well, according to a new study. But the geology there might make the area more resistant to pollution, The Associated Press explains. Read more...

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  May 16, 2013, 6:46 pm

OVERNIGHT ENERGY: New battles for EPA pick, Obama lauds climate consensus, and more

By Zack Colman and Ben Geman

STATE OF PLAY: President Obama's nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving closer to Senate approval, but there's still heavy lifting ahead for her supporters.

Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced Gina McCarthy’s nomination Thursday in a 10-8, party-line vote. The absence of GOP support signals a tough road ahead for McCarthy, the EPA’s top air quality regulator.

Committee ranking member Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) laid out conditions for preventing a Republican filibuster of McCarthy’s nomination.

Vitter said the EPA would need to demonstrate progress on answering GOP questions regarding transparency at the agency. Republicans also want to know more about the data and information it uses to design pollution regulations they and industry oppose.

On another front, Sen. Roy Blunt said Thursday that his office is scheduling a meeting with McCarthy to discuss the procedural hold the Missouri Republican has on her nomination. Blunt has said the Obama administration has missed a deadline for an update on a levee project in his state. 

While Republicans demand more information from the EPA, McCarthy's allies are ramping up their campaigns on her behalf.

Claudia Malloy, national outreach director with the National Wildlife Federation, said chapters across the country are already writing letters to newspapers and planning to meet with editorial boards. Phone calls to lawmakers, radio time and social media are also involved, she said.

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  May 16, 2013, 4:38 pm

Obama administration unveils fracking rules

By Ben Geman

The drilling method is enabling a U.S. oil and gas production boom but bringing fears of water and air pollution.

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  May 16, 2013, 2:22 pm

Hacker group Anonymous plans attack on oil-and-gas industry

By Zack Colman

The hacker activist group Anonymous said it plans to target the oil-and-gas sector in a June 20 operation.

“It has been a long time coming,” the collective said of the event, Operation Petrol, in a video it released this week on its YouTube page.

The group said it would hone in on the United States, Canada, England, Israel, China, Italy, France, Germany, Russia and the governments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.

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  May 16, 2013, 2:21 pm

Senate confirms Moniz as Energy secretary

By Ramsey Cox

The Senate voted 97-0 to approve President Obama’s nomination of Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy.

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  May 16, 2013, 12:42 pm

Senate panel advances EPA nominee McCarthy in 10-8 party-line vote

By Zack Colman

Republicans have threatened to block her nomination, raising questions about transparency at the EPA.

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  May 16, 2013, 11:42 am

EPA to review claims of bias against conservatives amid fight over IRS

By Ben Geman

The EPA's acting head has asked for a review of claims the EPA refuses to waive fees for conservative groups.

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