Monday, April 19, 2010 9:34 AM
Need-To-Know Memo, April 19
By Amy Harder, NationalJournal.com
1) President Obama said Friday that he expects the Senate to take up energy and climate legislation after financial regulatory reform (Environment & Energy Daily -- subscription).
2) "The chances of passage for a draft Senate climate and energy plan might depend as much on messaging as substance" (CongressDailyAM -- subscription).
3) Top White House officials have invited U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbyists to the White House on Tuesday to discuss climate and energy legislation (CongressDailyAM -- subscription).
4) Cities across the country have pegged themselves as the future for a green economy, but progress has been slow to actually create a good number of clean technology jobs (Wall Street Journal).
5) In light of the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine that killed 29 workers earlier this month, West Virginia lawmakers are grappling with how to support -- or criticize -- the coal industry (Washington Post).
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