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• Capitol Hill Energy and Climate Schedule

  The Senate and House adjourned for the Easter recess on April 3 and will return on April 20 and 21, respectively, to focus again on the energy and climate debate. The week of April 20, the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee is expected to begin Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:46 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-15-09 by Article

• Reed and Snowe Join Forces Again on LIHEAP Funding

  Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) are circulating a letter requesting that the FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee bill maintain funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at $5.1 billion. Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:44 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-15-09 by Article

• Schumer Announces Opposition to Federal Siting Authority

  On April 7, Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a challenge to recent energy policy provisions advanced by Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), which would provide additional Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:44 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-15-09 by Article

• New Climate Alliance Advocates for Poor

  On April 8, two dozen groups publicly launched the new Climate Equity Alliance to advocate for low-income people when Congress considers climate legislation. The groups are mostly left-leaning, well-known organizations, including the NAACP and the Center Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:43 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-15-09 by Article