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On May 1, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee held a hearing to examine the adequacy of state and federal regulatory structures governing electric utility holding companies, following the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). The hearing focused on a February ...
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On April 24, House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) said that the Republican leadership is not allowing rank-and-file Republicans to enter negotiations on a mandatory cap-and-trade bill. Boucher said that without the support of Republicans, he doubts that climate change legislation is possible and that it ...
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On May 5, a coalition of businesses, construction companies, environmental organizations, investors, labor, nongovernmental organizations, states, trade associations and other wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader John Boehner ...
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On April 29, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, ruled that the Bush administration's decision as to whether the polar bear should be granted endangered species protection must appear in the Federal Register by May 15. This decision rejects a request from the Department of the Interior ...
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On May 1, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Pete Domenici (R-NM) introduced the Domestic Energy Production Act of 2008. According to Sen. Domenici, the bill is intended to "address America's soaring gas prices by using common sense measures that will increase production of oil and gas in ...
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