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US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Hearing Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
March 11, 2010
US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing Energy Committee Hearing Room
Washington, DC
March 11, 2010
US House Committee on Energy and Commerce Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
March 12, 2010

Policy Updates

EPA Piecing Together Regulatory Framework for Greenhouse Gas Rules

March 8th, 2010

The EPA is expected to finalize the auto standards -- slated to come in tandem with the Transportation Department's corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) standards -- by March 31. Once greenhouse gases are "subject to regulation" under the Clean Air Act, the agency will also be required to regulate stationary sources of the emissions.

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'Dirty Air Act' Expected to Have Vote this Month

March 1st, 2010

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is expected to push for a vote on her proposal to gut the Clean Air Act this month - possibly as soon as this week.

Comprehensive climate and energy bill draft expected this week

March 1st, 2010

Senators Kerry (D-MA), Graham (R-SC), and Lieberman (I-CT) are expected to release a draft their bipartisan climate and energy bill later this week

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PBS: Religion and Ethics Newsweekly

"They call him 'The Rev.' He's Rev Lennox Yearwood Jr., social activist and community organizer. On this day, Yearwood is in New Orleans meeting with young survivors of Hurricane Katrina and talking about how they can be a force in revitalizing their city nearly three years after the storm. ..."

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Rev Yearwood regularly writes for The Huffington Post. Click here for his recent and past articles.