SPOTLIGHT

1. ARCTIC:

Shell secures marine mammal permits for summer drilling projects

Royal Dutch Shell PLC inched closer to drilling for oil this summer in the Arctic Ocean after the Obama administration issued new permits allowing limited impacts to marine mammals. The Dutch oil giant today received clearance from the Commerce Department to cause incidental harm to whales and seals while it conducts drilling activities in Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi seas.

SPOTLIGHT

1. ARCTIC:

Shell secures marine mammal permits for summer drilling projects

THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES

2. LITIGATION:

GAO faults agencies over payment tracking in enviro settlements

3. ENERGY POLICY:

CES would nearly triple projected coal retirements -- EIA

4. LNG:

Exports would trigger moderate U.S. price increase -- Brookings

5. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING:

'Distant' federal government comes to Colorado to hear concerns about possible BLM regs

6. SUPERFUND:

Obama admin, GM reach agreement on $39M cleanup at N.Y. site

7. FORESTS:

Enviro groups see improvements in Colo. roadless rule

8. POWDER RIVER BASIN:

Green groups sue to stop several coal leases

9. PEOPLE:

Urban Land Institute's green building program hires first director

E&ETV's OnPoint

10. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING:

McDermott Will & Emery's Pardo discusses impacts of EPA's fracking rule

Upcoming markups and hearings

11. Calendar:

Activity for April 30 - May 14, 2012

Emissions:

Quebec environment minister Blanchet previews carbon auction with California

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Greenwire&nbsp

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

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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ClimateWire&nbsp

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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E&E Daily&nbsp

GREEN BUILDINGS:

Supporters of efficiency measure fear amendment backed by chemicals group could be fatal 'Trojan horse'

CHEMICALS:

How Lautenberg and Vitter found common ground on TSCA reform

AGRICULTURE:

Favored farm subsidy faces pressure on Capitol Hill

KEYSTONE XL:

GOP shepherds pipeline bill through House, albeit with fewer Dem votes

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