Top Stories

2. AIR POLLUTION:
Hope fading for quick CAIR fix on Capitol Hill

3. WATER:
Calif. budget talks offer last gasp this year for $9B bond

4. ENERGY POLICY:
House GOP leaders say they won't support new Democratic bill

Politics

5. CAMPAIGN 2008:
Ethanol backers bristle at GOP call to end renewable fuel mandate

Energy Policy & Markets

6. OFFSHORE DRILLING:
Calif. lawmakers press Congress to extend drilling ban

7. OIL AND GAS:
Marathon Oil requests SPR release

8. OIL AND GAS:
Many refineries still shuttered after Gustav

9. OIL AND GAS:
CFTC probes oil-supply data to detect manipulation

10. ELECTRICITY:
La. seeks U.S. help in restoring Gustav-battered transmission infrastructure

11. ENERGY MARKETS:
TNK-BP partners settle conflict, oust CEO

Business, Finance & Technology

12. BIOMASS:
N.Y. company sees energy opportunity in hurricane wreckage

13. AVIATION:
Trade group predicts $5.2B in losses for industry

14. SOLAR POWER:
Duke Energy seeks bids for $100M installations

15. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY:
Startup to explore Weyerhaeuser lands for power potential

16. BIOFUELS:
Catalyst maker nixes planned market debut

17. AUTOS:
Nissan releases clean diesel vehicle

18. AUTOS:
Honda bests Chrysler in August sales

19. WIND POWER:
City dwellers harness breeze with tiny rooftop turbines

20. WIND POWER:
Acquisition deal could double turbine capacity in N.Y.

Federal Agencies

21. FOREST SERVICE:
Mont. county seeks more documents on Plum Creek negotiations

22. BLM:
Federal court upholds ruling for whistleblower at toxic mine

23. MINING:
Labor Dept. seeks criminal probe of Crandall Canyon collapse

Air, Water & Climate

24. WATER POLLUTION:
Alaska zinc miner agrees to pay $120M for discharge pipeline

Wastes & Hazardous Substances

25. CHEMICALS:
Toddlers carry elevated concentrations of fire retardants -- study

Natural Resources

26. EVERGLADES:
Groups tout U.S. Sugar deal as solution to Lake Okeechobee woes

27. FISHERIES:
U.N. agency approves draft guidelines for regulating deep-sea fleets

28. HURRICANES:
Ike hits Category 4 as Tropical Storm Hanna strengthens

29. WILDFIRES:
Power lines caused 2007 Calif. blazes -- inspectors

30. WILDLIFE:
Montana loses brucellosis-free status for cattle after multiple outbreaks

31. WILDLIFE:
Fla. population boom could be dire for habitat -- report

States

32. STATE LINES:
Idaho, Mo., Ore., Texas and W.Va.

International

33. CONGO:
Army leaves gorilla haven, rebels to stay

34. WORLD LINES:
Afghanistan, Brazil, Bulgaria, China and South Africa