Budget 2009

2. DOE:
Proposal increases funding for science, nuclear programs

3. EPA:
Proposal slices funding for wastewater loans, water infrastructure

4. INTERIOR/FOREST SERVICE:
Another round of cuts proposed for non-fire programs

5. ARMY CORPS:
La. reconstruction, inland waterways, Everglades receive boost in '09 budget proposal

6. AGRICULTURE:
Without new farm bill, budget plan squeezes conservation

7. NOAA:
Satellites, fisheries get boost in $4.1B proposal

8. TRANSPORTATION:
Proposal focuses on 'user fees' for easing highway congestion

Top Stories

9. CAMPAIGN 2008:
In strategy shift, groups eschew endorsements for voter education

10. CLIMATE:
IBM developing hub for water-management technologies

11. CHEMICALS:
Johns Hopkins eyes new type of latex

Politics

12. CAMPAIGN 2008:
Nuclear industry pulls for Dems as Obama pushes reporting legislation

Energy Policy & Markets

13. NATURAL GAS:
Appalachian shale houses mostly untapped reservoir

14. OIL AND GAS:
Kuwait to spend $51B on development

Business, Finance & Technology

15. FINANCE:
Banks push utilities to prepare for caps

16. AUTOS:
GM to unveil new hybrids at Chicago Auto Show

17. BUSINESS:
Booming wind farms need techs to keep turbines going

Air, Water & Climate

18. AIR POLLUTION:
Particulates may 'seed' summer clouds, reducing rain, study says

19. WATER POLLUTION:
Calif. treatment plant spills 2.7M gallons into the San Francisco Bay

Wastes & Hazardous Substances

20. CHEMICALS:
Cosmetics may be main source of hormone-altering substance in babies, study says

21. PESTICIDES:
Japanese police investigating chemical traces on packaging of Chinese-made dumplings

Natural Resources

22. FORESTS:
Tree loss could speed up warming

23. GREAT LAKES:
Lake Mich. birds dying from botulism

States

24. STATE LINES:
Calif., Conn., Ga., Idaho, Md. and Pa.

International

25. WORLD LINES:
Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Netherlands, the Philippines and Thailand