E&E Daily headlines — Thursday, March 14, 2013 — 7:33 AM

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SPOTLIGHT

1. KEYSTONE XL:

Obama downplays job projections, concerns about environment in meeting with House GOP

Facing a skeptical audience of House Republicans yesterday, President Obama said he would soon decide on the fate of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, in remarks that left lawmakers with split opinions on whether he ultimately will approve the project.

TOP STORIES

2. BUDGET:

Senate plan calls for energy investments, climate preparation

3. FOREST SERVICE:

Chief calls for stewardship contracting, warns of sequester impacts

4. REGULATIONS:

Showdown expected on role of Small Business Administration advocacy office at hearing today

MONEY MATTERS

5. BIOTECH:

Food safety groups sound alarm over GMO rider in Senate CR

6. APPROPRIATIONS:

Inhofe amendment shielding farms from spill rule slated for vote today

7. MINING:

Democrats tout royalty push as tonic for budget ills

ON THE HILL

8. INFLUENCE:

Asteroid miner hires D.C. firm; ex-panel chairman to lobby former colleagues

9. TRANSPORTATION:

Hill, stakeholders wait for white smoke -- on LaHood successor

10. INFRASTRUCTURE:

EPW panel members strike bipartisan deal on WRDA, markup next week

11. LIVESTOCK:

Bill banning horse slaughter introduced in House and Senate

IN THE HOUSE

12. CLIMATE:

Conservatives take pre-emptive strike at long-shot carbon tax

13. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

GAO report finds permitting times have improved under Obama

14. ENERGY POLICY:

Republicans slam wind tax credits as House panel preps for R&D bill

15. INFRASTRUCTURE:

Lawmakers wrestle with projected $500B shortfall in needed water improvements

16. SUPERSTORM SANDY:

Northeast lawmakers press appropriators for more disaster-prep funding

17. FISHERIES:

Industry officials ask House lawmakers for more flexibility in catch limits

18. SOLAR POWER:

Bill granting $150M annually for state, local installations reintroduced

19. CYBERSECURITY:

Top DHS official calls for legislation to address threats

20. NUCLEAR:

Security breach at nuclear facility blamed on 'check-the-box mentality' at agency, committee told

IN THE SENATE

21. EPA:

Sen. Paul introduces bill targeting foreign air grants

Upcoming markups and hearings

22. Calendar:

Activity for March 11 - March 25, 2013

Emissions:

Quebec environment minister Blanchet previews carbon auction with California

OnPoint: Thursday, May 23, 2013

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Thursday, May 23, 2013 — 3:53 PM

EPA:

Blunt has 'frank and disappointing' talk with McCarthy; Durbin not sure nominee can get 60 votes

AIR POLLUTION:

Industry complaints spur EPA to extend Tier 3 comment period

KEYSTONE XL:

GOP senators warn Obama against linking pipeline approval, emission cuts

CHEMICALS:

Former Obama, Bush EPA toxics administrators praise reform bill

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Thursday, May 23, 2013 — 1:07 PM

SUPREME COURT:

EPA gets surprise boost from ruling on cell towers

AGRICULTURE:

Senate defeats bid to let states label GM food

CLIMATE:

Impact of carbon tax depends on how it's done -- CBO

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

Tesla pays off government loan, plans supercharger network

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EnergyWire&nbsp

Thursday, May 23, 2013 — 8:15 AM

OIL:

Refinery 'mismatch' seen as culpable for Midwest gasoline price spike

LNG:

Ore. export project files for FERC approval

ECONOMY:

Shale gale has 'markedly hurt' coal sector -- report

NATURAL GAS:

Cabot uses field gas to fuel fracking

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Thursday, May 23, 2013 — 8:03 AM

POLITICS:

Gov. Christie's climate change remarks get him in hot water with infrastructure experts

AGRICULTURE:

Will great wines be a moveable feast in a warming climate?

TECHNOLOGY:

Can the power sector adapt to a new class of hacker?

FOOD SECURITY:

Effort launched to develop heat- and salt-tolerant wheat and rice

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Emissions:

Quebec environment minister Blanchet previews carbon auction with California

OnPoint: Thursday, May 23, 2013

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Electricity:

PG&E's Johns discusses upcoming response to regulators' San Bruno fine

OnPoint: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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Energy Policy:

Business groups driving local economies through clean energy development

OnPoint: Tuesday, May 21, 2013