Darren Goode of The Hill reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) will introduce a scaled-back energy and oil spill package, sans major new regulations on carbon:

Aides insisted Reid’s decision is a nod to the packed floor schedule the Senate faces before it leaves in two weeks for the August recess, and that he he has not abandoned plans to try and bring up a broader climate and energy plan later in the year.
But other legislative priorities and election-year politics may scuttle the wider climate and energy plan altogether.

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