Wednesday, April 7, 2010 9:35 AM
Need-To-Know Memo, April 7
By Christopher Snow Hopkins, NationalJournal.com
1) Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, has dispatched two aides to West Virginia to investigate Monday's deadly mine explosion (The Hill).
2) The Raleigh County mine had seen a dramatic increase in safety violations along with a big boost in coal production (Charleston Gazette).
3) Energy Secretary Stephen Chu reaffirmed on Tuesday that he has not been deterred by congressional resistance to the administration's decision to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository (CongressDailyPM -- subscription).
4) The Chinese freighter that ran aground far off course on the Great Barrier Reef last weekend has infuriated Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (New York Times).
5) "Green" issues may figure prominently in Britain's May 6 general election, which is expected to be close (London Guardian).
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