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"Economy Sandbags Plans for Nuclear Reactors"

Plans for one of the first new nuclear power reactors in decades -- a third unit at Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, were put on hold by Constellation Energy. The Energy Department said the project is so risky that Constellation must pay high fees if it wants the U.S. taxpayers to guarantee construction loans. But those subsidies were not high enough for Constellation. The demise of its poster child raised questions about the so-called "nuclear renaissance."

Source: NYTimes, 10/11/2010

"Global Climate Rally Attracts Thousands"

"Environmental campaigners planted trees, collected rubbish and rallied against pollution on Sunday for what organisers aimed to make the world's biggest day of climate-change activism."

Source: AFP, 10/11/2010

"Global Warming Summit Heads for Failure Amid Snub by World Leaders"

"World leaders have snubbed the next round of international climate change negotiations in Mexico next month amid fears the talks will collapse."

Source: London Telegraph, 10/11/2010

"Department of Energy Agrees To Hanford Cleanup Deadline"

"The Department of Energy and Washington State Department of Ecology have reached agreement on a consent decree that sets new court-enforced deadlines for emptying Hanford tanks of radioactive waste and treating the waste."

Source: Tri-City Herald, 10/08/2010

"Groups Accuse 2 Ky. Coal Companies of Fraud on Pollution Reports"

"Four environmental advocacy groups said Thursday that they have found widespread fraud in water pollution discharge monitoring by two of Kentucky's coal companies."

Source: Lexington Herald-Leader, 10/08/2010

"White House Pushes Back on Spill Report"

"The White House is pushing back against the draft reports the National Oil Spill Commission released Wednesday on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that included scathing criticism of the administration's handling of the disaster. The reports' harshest criticism was directed toward the administration's handling of information about the size of the spill and the extent of the damage."

Source: Mother Jones, 10/08/2010

Broad Call for Faster Action on NYC School PCBs

"A coalition of elected officials and unions called on Thursday for faster action from the city and federal government to monitor and, if necessary, remove hazardous chemicals known as PCBs from as many as 700 city schools, calling the problem a 'serious health threat.'"

Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2010

"Californians See Green in Climate Law: Poll"

"California voters are remaining true to one stereotype -- their commitment to the environment. A measure to suspend the state's vanguard climate change law is heading for failure, by a margin of 49 percent to 37 percent, because voters see the law doing more economic good than harm, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday showed."

Source: Reuters, 10/08/2010

"Alaska Native Corporations' Contracting Privileges Targeted"

"Alaska native corporations would lose their special contracting privileges under legislation that Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) intends to introduce next month, a move that will stir debate about the billions of dollars' worth of federal set-aside contracts that the companies receive."

Source: Wash Post, 10/08/2010

"A Fishing Paradise Gains a Deadly Reputation"

"HOUSTON — For decades, Falcon Lake was known primarily as an anglers’ paradise, a tranquil reservoir straddling the border with Mexico where a clever fisherman could catch enormous largemouth bass. These days, however, the lake is developing a reputation for something else: piracy."

Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2010

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