SPOTLIGHT

1. INTERIOR:

Salazar, Alaskans discuss wilderness road as Murkowski stands ground on Jewell

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this morning met for more than an hour with roughly a dozen Native Alaskans to discuss his pending decision on whether to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

SPOTLIGHT

1. INTERIOR:

Salazar, Alaskans discuss wilderness road as Murkowski stands ground on Jewell

Top Stories

2. NUCLEAR POWER:

NRC questions 'sketchy' data underlying proposed San Onofre restart

3. BIOFUELS:

Cellulosic producers fume at 'phantom fuel' label as EPA kills production target

4. CLIMATE:

Economists slice, dice carbon tax at forum

Politics

5. EPA:

Chamber report questions agency's economic analyses, job estimates

6. SEQUESTRATION:

Calling sequester 'bad policy,' OMB memo offers agencies specific guidelines on what to do next

7. CALIFORNIA:

Ethics committee may probe deals between oil exec, former state senator

Congress

8. NUCLEAR:

House Republicans question pace of NRC's post-Fukushima safety push

9. REGULATIONS:

House Judiciary members spar as panel takes another swipe at Obama reg agenda

10. CONGRESS:

Sequestration prevents House transportation panel from detailing budget needs

11. FEDERAL AGENCIES:

Commerce IG pushes back on Democrats' allegations, welcomes GAO review

Natural Resources

12. COAL:

Group sues to halt operations at 7 Western mines

13. FISHERIES:

Conservation group adds marine policy post in Gulf of Mexico

14. FISHERIES:

Ore. county pulls out of Klamath agreement

15. WILDLIFE:

Authorities seize lions, bears from Romanian gangster's property

Law

16. GULF SPILL:

Former BP chief appears in video at trial as company says it never got test results

17. MINING:

Ex-Massey president pleads guilty to conspiracy charges after deadly explosion

Climate Change

18. EPA:

Tackling global warming could help boost economy -- Perciasepe

19. BUSINESS:

Chemical companies align on emission reporting

Energy

20. UTILITIES:

N.Y. investment chief wins clean-power concession from DTE Energy, looks for more

21. CYBERSECURITY:

Spies stole info from 23 natural gas companies -- report

22. OIL AND GAS:

EPA report highlights safety problems at Exxon's Baton Rouge refinery -- union

Business

23. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

First Solar sets record for technology efficiency but takes hit on Wall Street

Air and Water

24. DRINKING WATER:

Study claims widespread health problems from treating polluted runoff

25. WATER POLLUTION:

Boat accident causes minor oil spill off La. coast

26. DROUGHT:

Texas town shrivels on lack of rainfall

27. WATER POLLUTION:

Spills may sully creeks in N.C., Mont.

Wastes & Hazardous Substances

28. PUBLIC HEALTH:

Residents near Fukushima face elevated cancer risk -- WHO

States

29. WYOMING:

House clears energy industry-opposed eminent domain bill

30. WISCONSIN:

Mining bill clears state Senate

31. MINNESOTA:

State lawmaker to introduce GMO labeling bill

International

32. JAPAN:

Nation to bring nuclear plants back online -- prime minister

E&ETV's OnPoint

33. ENERGY POLICY:

BPC's Dorgan, Lott give recommendations on natural gas, nuclear, efficiency and climate