1. BUDGET:
Obama stresses climate change and clean energy in budget that may be scratch paper for divided Congress
The White House released a 2013 budget request yesterday that would increase funding for climate change and clean energy programs at several agencies even as it seeks to rein in overall spending to comply with spending limits set by the Budget Control Act enacted last year. While the request is largely symbolic, released at the beginning of an election year to a Congress that has found little common ground with the Obama administration, it does offer a window into White House thinking on climate and energy issues. Go to story #1
Climate change is high on his to-do list.