E&ENews PM http://www.eenewspm.com The Premier Information Source for Professionals Who Track Environmental and Energy Policy. en-us Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will launch its summer push toward climate legislation with a hearing Tuesday featuring three top Obama administration officials. U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are scheduled to testify at the July 7 hearing, which the committee says will "examine the legislative tools available to move America toward clean energy, cut greenhouse gas pollution and create jobs." SPOTLIGHT Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/1 U.S. EPA proposed strict new engine and fuel standards today for the largest ocean-bound ships, a move the agency says will dramatically reduce air pollution nationwide. The proposal would add… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/2 U.S. EPA announced a planned evaluation today of the effects of certain pesticides on 11 endangered or threatened species in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of a legal… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/3 There is no evidence the Bureau of Land Management acted improperly by not consulting with other agencies about the potential impact of a massive Northwest logging plan on endangered species,… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/4 U.S. EPA said today it plans to approve the San Joaquin Valley's plan to attain one-hour federal ozone standards, which environmentalists say the farming region cannot meet. San Joaquin Valley,… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/5 Fueled by the continued success of a new hybrid sedan, Ford Motor Co. posted the smallest sales decline in June that any major carmaker has seen since last summer. Meanwhile,… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/6 Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Hydrogen Energy International LLC will receive up to $408 million in federal funding to develop "clean coal" power plants that capture and sequester their emissions… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/7 The Labor Department today awarded grants totaling $7.5 million to state and local governments and nonprofits to help military veterans find "green" jobs, such as weatherizing buildings and installing solar… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Wed Jul 01 16:30:00 EDT 2009 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2009/07/01/8