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"Budget Compromise Impacts Wilderness Conservation"

"This year's federal budget resolution stripped money for a controversial conservation program. The move put millions of acres of Western lands back on the table for oil and gas drilling. One of those areas is a place called South Shale Ridge, a remote stretch of rugged canyons in western Colorado. The area is prized for its scenery and its natural gas. It's not considered wilderness, but the area has become a battleground over the new Interior Department term 'Wild Land.'"

Source: NPR, 04/29/2011

"State Clean Air Agencies Lose $112 Million in EPA Budget-Cutting"

"Already-underfunded clean air bureaus are set to lose millions, according to figures from the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. Can they cope?"

Source: SolveClimate, 04/29/2011

"America’s Nuclear Nightmare"

"The U.S. has 31 reactors just like Japan’s — but regulators are ignoring the risks and boosting industry profits."

Source: Rolling Stone, 04/29/2011

NRC Boss Jaczko Questions Rules on Nuke Plant Backup Power

"One day after deadly tornadoes knocked out power to nuclear reactors in Alabama, the head of the U.S. nuclear safety regulator expressed concern whether backup batteries at sites across the United States have the staying power in a prolonged emergency."

Source: Reuters, 04/29/2011

"Despite Bipartisan Support, Nuclear Reactor Projects Falter"

"In an effort to encourage nuclear power, Congress voted in 2005 to authorize $17.5 billion in loan guarantees for new reactors. Now, six years later, with the industry stalled by poor market conditions and the Fukushima disaster, nearly half of the fund remains unclaimed. And yet Congress, at the request of the Obama administration, is preparing to add $36 billion in nuclear loan guarantees to next year’s budget."

Source: NY Times, 04/29/2011

Tornadoes Strew Death, Destruction across South; Nearly 300 Dead

"The death toll soared to near 300 Thursday as rescuers dug through rubble from Mississippi to Virginia in the nation’s deadliest natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina."

Source: Wash Post, 04/29/2011

Policy Implications of Marcellus Shale Drilling and Fracking

This seminar, hosted by Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC, follows Nuts and Bolts of Marcellus Shale Drilling and Fracking, on April 14, the first of a two-part series addressing fast-moving developments in the natural gas drilling arena, focusing on Marcellus Shale. The panel will discuss current legislative and policy developments occurring at federal and state levels, potential changes to the regulatory framework, and the overall implications for balancing energy needs with environmental protection in the future.

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"Budget Compromise Impacts Wilderness Conservation"

"State Clean Air Agencies Lose $112 Million in EPA Budget-Cutting"

"America’s Nuclear Nightmare"

NRC Boss Jaczko Questions Rules on Nuke Plant Backup Power

"Despite Bipartisan Support, Nuclear Reactor Projects Falter"

Tornadoes Strew Death, Destruction across South; Nearly 300 Dead

Policy Implications of Marcellus Shale Drilling and Fracking

"BP First-Quarter Profit Up 17% Despite Spill Damage"

"Corps Preps for Levee Blast as Legal Tussle Looms"

"Coal Is Back, Even as the Obama Administration Pushes Green Energy"

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