

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








