Friday, April 2, 2010 8:20 AM
Need-To-Know Memo, April 2
By Amy Harder, NationalJournal.com
1) EPA's finalized fuel-economy regulations will hinder growth in the electric car industry, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers says (NationalJournal.com). Automakers are likely to make smaller tweaks to their fleets -- rather than shifting to electric cars -- to meet the standards (Wall Street Journal).
2) Democrats in Florida and Virginia are mixed on the administration's decision to expand oil drilling off their states' coasts (The Hill). Californians, meanwhile, are happy their state is not included in the expansion (NationalJournal.com).
3) EPA "has approved clean air permits for Shell Oil to drill exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast," but the company has other regulatory hurdles to overcome before it gets a green light to drill (AP).
4) EPA on Thursday announced stronger environmental controls for mountaintop mining and other surface coal mining techniques (NationalJournal.com). The proposals, which apply to Appalachian states, will be both far-reaching and harmful for the region's economy, according to local coal associations (Washington Post).
5) Liberals on and off the Hill fear the administration will ultimately abandon its plans for a cap on greenhouse gas emissions, similar to how it dropped the public option in the health care debate (The Hill).
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