1. NEWSMAKER:

Superstorm destruction was good news for jolly prophet of doom

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- A scientist who has led a long crusade against development on the nation's beaches is seeing signs that political tides may have shifted in his favor in Superstorm Sandy's deadly wake. Go to story #1

1. NEWSMAKER:

Superstorm destruction was good news for jolly prophet of doom

Top Stories

2. INTERIOR:

Salazar has long list of unfinished business

3. POLITICS:

Bruised House GOP looks to energy issues for a pick-me-up

4. CHEMICALS:

BPA replacement may have similar health effects -- study

Politics

5. HIGH-SPEED RAIL:

Amtrak, Calif. officials team up in search for fast trains

6. CALIFORNIA:

Debate over pivotal environmental law heats up as lawmakers plan overhaul

7. ENERGY POLICY:

Mining association chief warns of over-reliance on natural gas

8. CLIMATE:

New reports show Keystone XL a likely driver of future warming

9. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

Policy uncertainty hamstrings U.S. clean power development -- report

Congress

10. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES:

Republican freshman reintroduces pay freeze legislation

Natural Resources

11. OCEANS:

Navy ship runs aground on protected Philippine reef

12. CALIFORNIA:

Groups push for smaller, less expensive delta project

13. WILDLIFE:

Army Corps didn't have permit to raze preserve -- Calif. agency

14. FORESTS:

Enviros sue FWS over whitebark pine protections

Law

15. AIR POLLUTION:

Court declines to rehear enviro challenge to EPA gold mining regs

16. OIL AND GAS:

Democratic lawmakers take SEC's side in fight over payment disclosure

17. OIL AND GAS:

Citgo to settle out of N.H. water pollution case

18. GULF SPILL:

Prosecutors, BP ask judge to approve $4B plea deal

Energy

19. SOLAR:

FERC proposes to ease restrictions for small generators

20. BIOFUELS:

Marginal farmland a potential boon for ethanol crops, CO2 reduction -- study

21. NUCLEAR:

Watchdog group makes final pitch to keep broken Calif. reactor closed

22. NUCLEAR WASTE:

Top Hanford engineer advised against restarting plant -- memo

Federal Agencies

23. UTILITIES:

DOE picks new leader for Bonneville Power Administration

24. DOE:

Plan to sell scrap metal from nuclear sites worries critics

Business

25. MINING:

Rio Tinto chief resigns after $14B writedown

26. UTILITIES:

Duke Energy chief defends, praises merger

27. UTILITIES:

After 'lost its way' ad airs, PG&E defends record

28. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

Bechtel tapped to build N.J. offshore transmission line

Chemicals

29. AGRICULTURE:

3 pesticides threaten honeybees -- report

Air and Water

30. AIR POLLUTION:

Sulfur-slashing standards for gasoline 'urgently needed,' groups tell White House

31. INFRASTRUCTURE:

Army Corps finds hundreds of levees in need of repair

32. AIR POLLUTION:

Chinese officials urge Beijing residents to have patience during cleanup

International

33. GHANA:

Program breaks down banned secondhand refrigerators

E&ETV's OnPoint

34. ENERGY POLICY:

Pew's Cuttino gives recommendations for clean energy standard, production incentives