NRDC's "In Deep Water" first book on BP disaster; Trash removal in Anacostia River; Wind energy's bipartisan benefits; Fuel efficiency by 2017; James Cameron to visit tar sands; San Joaquin River restoration's first year

In an interview with Platts Energy Week, Bob Deans spoke about the book he and Peter Lehner co-wrote, “In Deep Water,” which is the first to chronicle the BP Gulf oil spill disaster… Jon Devine explained to the Washington Post that EPA’s recent decision to remove an additional 600 tons of trash annually from the Anacostia River may not be enough to clean up the waterway. Jon suggested the federally approved pollution budget should require a virtual elimination of trash… Nathanael Greene emphasized in the Des Moines Register that the success of renewable energy legislation is not dependent on the success of one political party or the other in upcoming elections; many Republicans hail from states invested in alternative energy development…

In The Hill’s E2 Blog, Luke Tonachel commented that it is unclear if the Obama administration has reached any agreement with industry or environmental officials on the range of limits for fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for the vehicles beginning in model year 2017… In a Canadian Press article, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz emphasized that James Cameron’s plans to visit Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta could  help raise awareness about the toxic legacy of tar sands oil in the United States... Monty Schmitt was quoted in the Fresno Bee and the Merced Sun Star about the success of the San Joaquin River restoration in the project’s first year.