SPOTLIGHT

1. DOE:

Issa takes an aerial detour at hearing on loan program

Three and a half years ago this week, executives from the Big Three auto companies were skewered by lawmakers for taking corporate jets to Washington to ask Congress for a bailout. This morning, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) revisited that incident as he questioned executives from four firms that received a total of $5 billion from the Department of Energy's controversial renewable energy loan guarantee program.

SPOTLIGHT

1. DOE:

Issa takes an aerial detour at hearing on loan program

THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES

2. OIL AND GAS:

House panel passes 3 bills aimed at spurring production

3. WIND:

Developers commit to wildlife protection guidelines, but critics remain

4. FEDERAL WORKFORCE:

Senate panel OKs bill extending benefits to same-sex domestic partners

5. ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

DOE tightens standards for dishwashers, clothes washers

6. ENERGY POLICY:

Chemical industry pushes to add efficiency to Bingaman's clean-power bill

7. TOXICS:

CDC heeds advisory panel, lowers threshold for lead poisoning

8. OIL AND GAS:

Oxfam sues to force U.S. companies to disclose foreign payments

9. COAL:

Groups sue regulator over N.M. mine expansion

10. WATER POLLUTION:

EPA launches college competition in stormwater design

Upcoming markups and hearings

11. Calendar:

Activity for May 14 - May 28, 2012

Pesticides:

Trade group says amended suit against EPA counterproductive to protecting endangered species

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Greenwire&nbsp

CLIMATE:

Obama calls for global emissions pact 'before it is too late'

CLIMATE:

Carbon rules for current power plants likely in White House rollout, aide hints

KEYSTONE XL:

State's independent risk review remains wild card in pipeline saga

COAL ASH:

Panel approves bill pre-empting EPA regulations

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EnergyWire&nbsp

NATURAL GAS:

Shale's long-term success in the U.S. poses challenges in the interim

FINANCE:

S&P fears oil sands producers' future without proper pipelines

LNG:

Obama officials loath to give timeline for gas export approvals

ENFORCEMENT:

Colo. driller agrees to higher fine for spill because it's 'appropriate'

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ClimateWire&nbsp

WILDFIRES:

When fire risk soars with developments, can governments control the costs?

EMISSIONS:

How companies can bridge the 'gigaton gap' and make money -- study

BUSINESS:

Corn-based isobutanol maker defeats bugs, resumes commercial production

FINANCE:

World Bank study predicts famine, poverty from uncontrolled climate change

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E&E Daily&nbsp

AGRICULTURE:

Conservation a priority among 100-plus farm bill amendments chosen for debate

CLIMATE:

21 state AGs urge EPA to avoid settlement talks on power plant rule

INFRASTRUCTURE:

I-5 bridge reopens temporarily; local businesses expect slow recovery

COAL ASH:

Dems tout new CRS memo in effort to blast disposal bill

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Latest E&ETV Videos

Pesticides:

Trade group says amended suit against EPA counterproductive to protecting endangered species

Water:

U.S. Water Alliance's Grumbles discusses cap-and-trade proposal for watershed protection

Nuclear:

NEI's Peterson discusses politics surrounding NRC confirmation, San Onofre closure