E&E Daily headlines — Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — 7:08 AM

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SPOTLIGHT

1. EPA

5 questions for Andrew Wheeler

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler will be on Capitol Hill this morning as senators consider whether to drop "acting" from his title.

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

2. APPROPRIATIONS

Disaster aid caught in border wall impasse

3. Natural Resources

Hearing highlights shutdown's threat to parks, Indian Country

ON THE HILL

4. EPA

Senators poised to pounce on Wheeler over mercury rule blowup

5. HOUSE

Energy and Commerce finalizes leadership slots

6. LAW

AG nominee discusses nationwide injunctions, border wall

7. MINING

Group demands inquiry into EPA handling of Minn. project

Upcoming markups and hearings

8. Calendar

Activity for January 14 - January 20, 2019

1. INTERIOR

Zinke lands globe-trotting job

Greenwire: Tuesday, January 15, 2019

2. HOUSE

GOP doles out top energy, environment assignments

E&E News PM: Tuesday, January 15, 2019

3. PEOPLE TO WATCH

The new gatekeepers of the House energy, environment agenda

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4. INTERIOR

Republican governors turn on Zinke plan

Energywire: Tuesday, January 15, 2019

5. ENERGY TRANSITIONS

Oil majors see a climate threat — to their bottom line

Climatewire: Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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E&E News PM

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — 4:18 PM

AIR POLLUTION

Wheeler seeks to mollify concerns over MATS review

SUPREME COURT

Justices hear property rights case again

EPA

Twitter feed comes alive during shutdown

INTERIOR

Agency reorg leader linked to oil industry — report

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Greenwire

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — 1:22 PM

EPA

Shutdown politics overshadow Wheeler's confirmation hearing

WILD HORSES

Forest Service mulls sales that could lead to slaughter

CAR RULES

Trump admin to relax rollback — Carper

FOREST SERVICE

What programs are operating during shutdown? It's muddled

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Energywire

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — 7:24 AM

LAW

Pipeline wars arrive at Supreme Court. What's next?

SOLAR

Battle lines form around massive Ohio project

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Ford and VW to partner on vans, pickups

TRADE

Energy producers fret as China's economy slows

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Climatewire

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — 7:16 AM

ADAPTATION

Fires choke utility and U.S. asks: Who pays for warming?

WHITE HOUSE

Trump sees gas station from limo, claims credit for prices

EMISSIONS

Study sees CO2 'rebound' under proposed carbon rule

PEOPLE

Curbelo stays in the fight for carbon taxes

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