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Brown Coloring Bonn Taxing Debate Ahead on Alaska Refuge Drilling
By Chuck McCutcheon
Heads of state--not state governors--often take center stage at international
conference U California's chief executive, J< n i own, is a constant presence
at th<
nate talks in Bonn, which wrap up this week.
The 79-year-old Democrat has made more than a dozen appearances at various
events to highlight what he says is an urgent need for action on climate change in
the wake of Presiden 11 up's decision to pull the
ut of the Paris Agreement.
This week, Brown is scheduled as keynote speaker or panelist at several more
sessions, including a:
forum with other Democratic governors on state-driven climate leadership; panel i lobal summit that he'll host next September in Sai i i cisco; and forum organized by China on a carbon-emissions trading program. California
has such a program and China is looking to start its own.
California Gov. Jerry Brown attends an energy summit in China in June.
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State Department negotiators are representing the Trump administration at the Bonn talks, which also feature a contingent of Democratic pro-Paris pact senators. Dean Scott is covering the talks, which business groups hope includes progress on carbon trading and other market mechanisms to address climate that were included in the Paris pact.
Republicans have tried for decades to allow drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. This week, their work begins in earnest over whether they
can do so as part of 1
IP's massive tax-cut plan.
Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, head of the Senate energy committee, will oversee a panel markup on Wednesday concerning her plan. Unveiled last week, the proposal would bring the government almost $1.1 billion during the next decade
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from leasing o
ction of the refuge for drilling..
There's little doubt that Murkowski has enough votes in her committee to bring the measure to the Senate floor, where--under budget rules--she and other drilling supporters need only a majority, not the 60 votes required on most Senate legislation.. The still-unanswered question is whether Democrats who abhor the idea can persuade enough Republicans to join them.. Alan Kovski is covering..
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Trump's pick to head the federal mine safety agency is likely to g
snate
vote this week. Stephe
is watching.
The National Assoc
lulatory Utility Commissioners is gathering in
Baltimore with an agenda of speakers that indue - A imissioner
Robert Powelson ai
vis Fisher of the Energy Department's electricity
reliability offt ' - bee i n will cover those, while David Schultz will cover
developments on water utility issues.
The National Clean Water Law Seminar, to occur Tuesday throuc
rsday
in Savannah, Ga., will look at legal and regulatory challenges the clean water
sector faces. Amen
aiyid is tracking.
FERC commissioners will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday amid
continued discussion about the energy storage rulemaking request it's
considering from th i rgy Departmer' ' becca Kern is monitoring.
Energy has become one of the points of contention in the congressional
debates between House Republicans and Senate Republicans over what their
final tax bill should look like. Bloomberg News and Bloomb
ivironment are
following.
ivestment executives will join Mexican business officials and regulators
at the Platts 21st Annual Mexican Energy Conference in Mexico City
Pickrell is covering.
Quote of the Day
"Don't you have some duty to act? That's the level best the EPA can do?"
--Federal appeals judge Patricia Millett, addressing the Trump administration about
toxic pollution standards for brick kilns. Those standards were to have been issued
in 2000; the
has sought two extra years to review them.
This Week's Events
On the Hill
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Hurricanes Senate energy committee holds hearing
on hurricane recow
)rts.
Tuesday,
m. Bills Senate environment committee's clean air and
nuclear safety panel holds hearing on various bills addressing emissions
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standards and other issues.
H'sda1 <
` mricanes House energy commit! ' ' nvironment
panel hold hearing on hurricane response and recovery.
' ii- r .r, / -- urricanes House Natural Resources Committee holds
hearing on hurricane recovery, focusing on transparency in financial
accountability.
Wednesdc -h Emissions Senate environment committee holds
hearing on reducing air emissions through innovation.
Elsewhere
Monday, 2 p.m. Fuel Efficiency Environmental & Energy Study Institute
sponsors webcasted briefing on how high-octane, low-carbon fuel can enable
fuel-economy compliance.
Monday Carbon Captui'
i rgy Association host forum
featuring Energy Department official and others on ways for government and
industry to fund coal-based power generation and carbon capture, utilization,
and storage technologies.
Wednesdc
m. Ener
/est Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin,
Chairman Neil Chatterjee, and others speak at CO. News/Roll Call
forum on energy policy.
Wednesdc ' ,m. Ozone Ozont i i sport Commission meets jointly
with Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibil!
on to discuss reducing ozone and
regional haze.
Wednesdc
c "iL I Informatic i ' hnology & Innovation
Foundation holds forum on the Energy Department's advanced research
projects office's role in clean energy innovation.
'I irsd, m ; >i - rbon Emissions Virginia's Air Pollution Control
Board meets to discuss the Clean Energy Virginia carbon-reduction standard.
Around the Web
FEMA is caught in the middle of the political debates over climate change
science and the need to plan for future extreme weather events.
Another veteran Hou
publican--Virgin! - , Hlatte, the Judiciary
Committee chairman an
tic of mandating ethanol for gasoline--is calling
it quits followir
smocratic-dominated election in his state.
Congress's investigative arm shot
iew EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's
advisory board choices, Senate Democrats say.
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