SPOTLIGHT

1. OFFSHORE DRILLING:

Groups appeal judge's decision on Bush-era Arctic lease

More than a dozen environmental groups today asked a federal appeals court in San Francisco to review whether a George W. Bush administration lease sale in Alaska's Chukchi Sea violated federal law. The case will also determine whether the Obama administration complied with a federal district judge's order to correct deficiencies in the Bush plan, known as lease sale 193.

SPOTLIGHT

1. OFFSHORE DRILLING:

Groups appeal judge's decision on Bush-era Arctic lease

THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES

2. TRANSPORTATION:

Taxpayer watchdog group dubs Whitfield's inland waterways bill a 'ripoff'

3. POLITICS:

GOP tries to steer Buffett Rule debate toward gas prices

4. CAMPAIGN 2012:

GOP touts focus groups' view that Obama nixed Keystone due to politics

5. AIR POLLUTION:

Study suggests diesel technology controls are working

6. TRANSPORTATION:

Calif. OKs new price tag, route for high-speed rail project

7. WATER POLLUTION:

Hastings blasts Interior for failing to comply with mining rule subpoena

8. EPA:

Environmental justice advocates air grievances over agency procedures

9. OCEANS:

Industry groups press lawmakers to freeze spending for new Obama policy

Upcoming markups and hearings

10. Calendar:

Activity for April 9 - April 23, 2012

Renewables:

German energy transition architect Baake discusses U.S. clean energy policy

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ALTERNATIVE FUELS:

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SEQUESTRATION:

EPA employee -- a self-described 'grunt' -- speaks out

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING:

Congressional reactions to new BLM rule mostly sour

AIR POLLUTION:

Environmentalists say lawsuit could trigger nationwide PM 2.5 standards

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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING:

BLM rule omits greens' desires, but Interior says it's still listening

KEYSTONE XL:

Canada's prime minister touts pipeline's 'overwhelming' support amid protests

OHIO:

Utica production on track to outpace conventional wells

EPA:

IG accepts agency's proposed improvements to oil and gas emissions tracking

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Science:

Scientists look for better warning system as 'rare' tornadoes hit Texas

BUSINESS:

Wall Street firm makes record bet on rooftop solar power

OCEANS:

Melting glaciers are big contributors to sea-level rise -- study

WEATHER:

Drought to persist in Southwest, Texas; wildfires will menace Calif. -- outlook

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EPA:

Observers optimistic McCarthy nomination will advance on floor

WATER POLLUTION:

Senate, House bills would shield logging roads from EPA permitting

APPROPRIATIONS:

Interior, EPA spending bill not getting marked up due to fear of riders -- Murkowski

PUBLIC LANDS:

Senate panel advances 26 bills designating new wilderness, promoting geothermal

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Transportation:

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Oil and Gas:

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Energy Policy:

API's Greco urges EPA to modify short-term RFS targets