TODAY'S NEWS
Animal Instinct
Obama restores endangered-species review rule
President Barack Obama has restored a key protection for endangered species, rolling back a contentious last-minute Bush rule change that left it up to government agencies to decide on their own whether new dams, logging, or mining operations posed a threat to endangered species or their habitat. Now it will again fall to government biologists from the Fish and Wildlife Service or other agencies to determine whether development poses a threat to species. Read more.
Disorder in the Court
After hearing arguments yesterday, the Supreme Court appears split on a case involving a West Virginia judge who got elected with the help of $3 million from a coal company, then let that company off the hook for a $50 million judgment. Read more.
Stern Lecture
Top U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern is urging Congress to pass climate legislation before December. Read more.
Plane and Clear
Climate activists disrupted flights at a Scottish airport yesterday, protesting plans to expand the airport. Read more.
Rise of the Green Machines
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off the world's biggest high-tech fair Tuesday in Hanover, Germany, telling executives to seize the economic crisis as a moment to shape up and go "green." Read more.
More Budget Fun
We told you last week about climate plans and green spending in Obama's budget proposal -- but wait, there's more! The president's budget plan would also kill funding for the Yucca mountain nuclear waste site in Nevada and cut subsidies for oil companies.
Lead It All Out
Lead levels in U.S. children have fallen dramatically in recent decades, according to new government research. Read more.
Last Gas
California will phase out highly potent greenhouse gases used to make semiconductor chips. Read more.
The Corps the Merrier
Van Jones and other green-jobs activists are calling for a Clean Energy Corps. Read more.
Surrogate Fail
Obama's team is doing a poor job of defending the cap-and-trade system laid out in the president's budget, argues David Roberts.
TODAY IN GRIST
Passionista
On incendiary topics
Q. Dear Umbra,
Your investigation for the raw milk advice apparently didn't trip over the Real Milk Campaign of the Weston A. Price Foundation. I hope you can remedy the oversight in a future column.
Stephen Guesman
Alabama
A. Dearest Stephen,
Thank you for your kindly upbraiding and the opportunity to further discuss the problem of incendiary topics ...
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