Also, suspect accused in baby killing was shot more than a dozen times, and EPA plans meetings to examine impact hydrofracking has on drinking water.
From Reuters:
The Department of the Interior will reissue a deepwater oil drilling ban that was blocked by a federal judge, but will make it more flexible to possibly allow drilling in certain fields, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told lawmakers on Wednesday.
» Read the story: U.S. to issue more flexible oil drilling moratorium [Reuters]
» Feds accused of ignoring judge's drill ban ruling [The Associated Press]
» Offshore drilling moratorium: How much could it cost the Gulf? [The Christian Science Monitor]
» Oil Drillers Won’t Rush to Deep Water After Ruling [Business Week]
» New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli sues BP over investment losses from oil-spill disaster [Central New York Business Journal]
In other news:
» Police: Suspect in baby shooting, shot 14-16 times, should survive [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Deaths of three children in four days raises questions [centralny.ynn.com]
» Child hit by car in Oswego County [CNYcentral.com]
» EPA plans meetings on relationship between hydrofracking and its effects on drinking water [pressconnects.com]
» New Jersey beach seeks to go topless: