SPOTLIGHT

1. WATER POLLUTION:

Obama admin will appeal court ruling that erased EPA mine veto

The Obama administration is appealing a federal court ruling that scrapped U.S. EPA's retroactive veto of a large mountaintop removal coal mining permit in West Virginia, according to court documents filed Friday and today.

SPOTLIGHT

1. WATER POLLUTION:

Obama admin will appeal court ruling that erased EPA mine veto

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2. WIND:

Final approval of Calif. project marks renewables milestone

3. OFFSHORE WIND:

Interior announces progress on Atlantic transmission 'backbone'

4. CLIMATE:

Heartland admits 'mistake' in billboard campaign

Politics

5. ENERGY POLICY:

CES would have to limit cost increases to 5% to pass Congress -- study

6. AGRICULTURE:

Sportsmen urge House to add 'sodsaver' provision to farm bill

7. CAMPAIGN 2012:

Hoekstra backs away from Great Lakes drilling

Natural Resources

8. SOLAR:

Priority-status project proceeds in Calif. desert, despite habitat concerns

9. SALMON:

New research questions wisdom of hatcheries

10. GREAT LAKES:

Coast Guard fights invasive species with salt water

11. WILDLIFE:

Bison's return to Mont. refuge stirs controversy

12. WILDLIFE:

Isle Royale wolves face extinction threat

13. INVASIVE SPECIES:

Tiger shrimp edge in on Gulf of Mexico crustaceans

Law

14. AIR POLLUTION:

Court is asked to spur EPA on soot standard

15. PEOPLE:

Germany jails conservationist over shark-finning protest

Energy

16. UTILITIES:

In Calif., questions swirl around new voluntary renewable energy program

17. NUCLEAR POWER:

Engineers praised San Onofre tube modifications before shutdown

18. NATURAL GAS:

Total stanches leak at Nigerian field

19. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

Wind industry booms in Mexico

Business

20. AUTOS:

Tesla will begin repaying federal loan by December

Federal Agencies

21. GREEN JOBS:

Obama admin to offer export help for environmental firms

Air and Water

22. PEOPLE:

Veteran researcher with Everglades, coastal La. experience joins Water Institute of the Gulf

23. WATER:

Western states mull outside-the-box fixes as shortages loom

International

24. HAITI:

Gold, copper discoveries could lead to mining boom

25. IRAN:

Oil sanctions leave country searching for buyers

26. JAPAN:

Town approves nuclear reactor restart

E&ETV's OnPoint

27. ENERGY POLICY:

Environmental author McKibben discusses new subsidy rollback legislation

Water:

U.S. Water Alliance's Grumbles discusses cap-and-trade proposal for watershed protection

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TRANSMISSION:

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REGULATIONS:

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