In This Issue:
- Energy and Climate Debate
- Congress
- Administration
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Energy
- Department of Interior
- Department of Treasury
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Government Accountability Office
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- International
- States
- Sustainability
- Miscellaneous
- Excerpt from Energy and Climate Debate:
The Senate is scheduled to take up the much-anticipated Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency legislation (S. 2262) early this week, potentially coupled with another vote on the Keystone XL pipeline. It remains unclear what form a Keystone vote would take, with supporters aiming for a binding provision rather than a sense of the Senate resolution. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who filed for cloture on the efficiency package late in the day May 1, was optimistic last week that the chamber could strike a deal on a pipeline vote. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) said yesterday that he expects the Senate to vote on the efficiency measure tomorrow morning, followed by a standalone Keystone XL vote.
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