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News bites: Judge backs industry in mountaintop mining case, EPA eases pollution rule, and more

By Ben Geman - 10/07/11 05:11 AM ET

The Wall Street Journal reports that a federal judge ruled Thursday that EPA “overstepped its authority in tightening oversight of permits used by coal companies in a process known as mountaintop removal mining.”

The Associated Press reports on EPA modifications to a controversial power plant pollution rule.

The San Francisco Chronicle
reports that the Solyndra controversy means a chillier reception in Congress for clean tech companies.

The Houston Chronicle explores what might be the “new normal” for deepwater oil drilling.

Bloomberg reports that some analysts are predicting a “surge of takeovers” in the oil sector.

The Associated Press looks at what climate change could mean for autumn leaf-peepers.


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