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Hearings

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 27 2011

On November 29, The House Rules Committee has scheduled a meeting to consider a rule for floor consideration of the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 527) and the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R. 3010

Biofuels initiative announced

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 21 2011

President Obama announced August 16 that the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Navy will invest up to $510 million over the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation

Republicans not seeking autumn spending battle

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 21 2011

On August 19, Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) reiterated his commitment to honoring the debt limit agreement negotiated by the White House and congressional leaders despite the fact that some earlier Republican-supported Appropriations bills called for much greater cuts

Agency consolidation proposed

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2012

President Obama announced January 13 that he will ask Congress for the power to merge agencies to streamline government and improve efficiency

Personnel

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2012

White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley announced January 9 that he would return to Chicago and serve as a co-chairman to the president’s reelection campaign

Additional cybersecurity guidance necessary

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2012

The Government Accountability Office released a report January 9 finding that the Department of Homeland Security and other sector-specific agencies have failed to identify the most applicable and effective cybersecurity guidance for each critical private-sector infrastructure industry

$7.1 billion renewable energy investment sought

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 21 2011

The Army announced August 16 that it is seeking $7.1 billion in private investment for renewable energy power plants

Additional Keystone XL review requested

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 5 2011

Thirty-four House Democrats sent a letter May 31 to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting a meeting with State Department officials to make the case for at least 120 days of additional review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and for field hearings in several states regarding the agency’s supplemental draft environmental impact statement

Personnel

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 5 2011

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu recently hired Lauren Azar as a senior energy advisor

House DoD authorization removes renewable fuel commitments

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 5 2011

On July 8, The House passed the DoD authorization bill on a 336-87 vote, with provisions that blocked the implementation of Section 526 from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007