1. POLITICS:

House passes disaster funding, but future challenges loom

House lawmakers approved spending $50.7 billion last night for a vast rebuilding effort in areas stricken by Superstorm Sandy, deciding with bipartisan support that paying for disasters and projects to avert future damage would be an acceptable increase to the federal deficit. Go to story #1

2. BUSINESS:

Clean energy group begins to define and measure industry's global economic clout

A new report from a business group promoting energy security and innovation estimates that "advanced energy" products and services generated $1.1 trillion in global economic activity in 2011, making it larger than the pharmaceutical industry. Go to story #2

Editor's Note: Friday, January 18, 2013 -- 03:02 PM

1. POLITICS:

House passes disaster funding, but future challenges loom

2. BUSINESS:

Clean energy group begins to define and measure industry's global economic clout

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3. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

N.J. to host first leg of Atlantic 'backbone' for offshore wind

4. TRANSPORTATION:

New rail line into Manhattan could improve Long Island's 'resiliency' -- study

5. SCIENCE:

Earth has warm year, but not as hot as the U.S.

6. RESEARCH:

Critical materials research needed to secure U.S. manufacturing, officials say

7. EMISSIONS:

Warming effects of black carbon twice as potent as previously thought

8. MARKETS:

Calif., Australia discuss linking emissions trading in the future

9. ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

Google increases lobbying and giving to promote clean energy use

10. NEGOTIATIONS:

U.N. diplomat says domestic climate change legislation should be rooted in self-interest

11. UTILITIES:

Ohio regulator tweets against 'green' energy

12. POLITICS:

Obama off the hook for inaction over climate, study says

13. EMISSIONS:

Michael Mann joins push to reduce Pa.'s carbon emissions

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14. CLIMATE:

World Resources' Steer discusses impact of financial constraints on green investment

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PUBLIC LANDS:

Leaders of new House panel draw early battle lines around NEPA, national monuments

COAL:

Industry boosters conflicted about 'war' whoops

INFLUENCE:

Heritage Foundation floats conservative vision for environmental reform

CAMPAIGN 2013:

Sanford's interest in S.C. environment went beyond Appalachian Trail

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NEWSMAKER:

Heading enviro group, Norton champions ideas she pushed at Interior

NUCLEAR POWER:

Endgame close in legal tussles over Vermont Yankee

POLITICS:

GOP retreat is no place for natural resource issues

RENEWABLE ENERGY:

Minn. wind farm seeks first eagle-kill permit

Energy Policy:

Pew's Cuttino gives recommendations for clean energy standard, production incentives (01/17/2013)

Climate:

World Resources' Steer discusses impact of financial constraints on green investment (01/16/2013)

Climate:

Clean Air Task Force's Schneider suggests road map for president on emissions, air regulations (01/15/2013)