Fred Grimm at The Miami Herald has a great column today on how the oil spill has not been a driving factor in the midterm elections in Florida and around the country.
He traces the oil spill narrative roughly like this: Outcry about the environmental effects of the spill More…
With Congress returning this week, I thought it would be a good time to do a quick overview of what to expect on energy and environmental legislation.
The short answer: not much.
The state of Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration yesterday to overturn the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico because, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell argues, it has resulted in a de facto moratorium on drilling off the coast of Alaska.
The American Petroleum Institute, the powerful oil industry trade group, is throwing its support behind an oil spill liability compromise proposal unveiled today by Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska).
Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) released today a draft oil spill liability bill, as expected. But, as I noted in my story this morning, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and other key lawmakers have not yet endorsed the package, signaling that discussions on a liability compromise are still ongoing.
Following Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) announcement this week that he will not hold a vote on oil spill legislation before the August recess, Democrats, Republicans and environmentalists alike said passing the legislation this year will be an uphill battle. Despite the odds, key Senate staffers continue to More…
A Senate aide tells TWI that Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) is considering whether to introduce today or tomorrow a bill on oil spill liability, though it is unclear whether Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) — who has been a key part of negotiations on a liability compromise — will sign More…
Sens. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) are still fine-tuning the details of a compromise on oil spill liability they hope will be incorporated into Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) oil spill response package.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is negotiating behind the scenes to come to a compromise on oil spill liability language that on-the-fence Democrats like Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.) and Mark Begich (Alaska), and maybe even a Republican or two, can endorse.
A Senate aide privy to the negotiations says Menendez is More…
A Senate aide says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could file a motion to proceed on his energy and oil spill legislation as early as today, which would leave room for the first procedural vote on the bill to take place on Wednesday.
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