For Coal Miners, There's Bad News and There's Bad News

Warming Is Major Threat To Humans, EPA Warns (Washington Post)

Climate change will pose "substantial" threats to human health in the coming decades, the EPA warned yesterday. The surprise admission comes just days after the agency declined to regulate the pollutants blamed for warming.

Texas Approves Massive New Wind Power Project (AP)

Utility officials in Texas have given preliminary approval to a $4.9 billion plan to build new transmission lines that will carry wind power from gusty West Texas to urban areas like Dallas. Experts are calling it the biggest clean energy investment in US history.

House Republicans Block Democratic Effort on Oil Leases, Calling the Bill a Sham (New York Times)

House Republicans have blocked a Democratic effort to pressure energy companies into drilling for oil on lands they already leased from the federal government, calling the legislation a sham.

Mexican Capital to Reduce CO2 Emissions (AP)

The government of notoriously polluted Mexico City is promising to cut greenhouse gas emissions 12 percent by 2012. The city says it will spend about 60 billion pesos (US $5.8 million) to achieve the goal.

Bill for Britain's Nuclear Clean-Up Increases by Another $20 Billion (Guardian)

The credibility of the nuclear industry was shaken last night after the estimated cost of cleaning up Britain's atomic waste was raised by a further $20 billion, from $146 billion to $166 billion.

Study: Fuel Cell Cars Still 15 Years Away at Best (Reuters)

Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are still 15 years away from becoming a viable business for automakers, even if they overcome remaining technical hurdles and the US government provides massive subsidies, a new government-funded report has said.