Top Stories

2. DOE:
Cheney's anti-environmental regulation aide up for top agency post

3. WATER POLLUTION:
EPA to review Army Corps' handling of L.A., Santa Cruz rivers

4. PESTICIDES:
Lawsuit accuses EPA of hiding honeybee data

Politics

5. CAMPAIGN 2008:
McCain's comments on Western water compact draw bipartisan criticism

Energy Policy & Markets

6. NUCLEAR POWER:
Russia's action in Georgia imperils U.S. agreement, Biden says

7. GASOLINE:
Prices sink to lowest level since May

8. OIL:
Crude prices fall after Fay misses gulf infrastructure

9. OIL AND GAS:
Supplies fall as Western energy giants lose ground

10. ENERGY MARKETS:
Origin Energy searches for better bid after BG offer

Business, Finance & Technology

11. FINANCE:
Google's philanthropic arm invests $10M in geothermal technology

12. BIOFUELS:
Company plans to turn waste into gasoline within 2 years

13. AUTOS:
Customer satisfaction slips with Detroit's Big Three

14. FOOD SAFETY:
Problematic peppers turned away before outbreak -- review

15. ORGANICS:
Industry sees growth rates slow as consumers cut back

Air, Water & Climate

16. AIR POLLUTION:
SoCal agency sold bogus emissions credits -- enviro groups

17. WATER:
Long-awaited pipeline to carry water from Missouri River

18. DRINKING WATER:
Drinking from tap back in vogue, but still not worry-free

19. WATER POLLUTION:
EPA won't release final stormwater rule this year

Wastes & Hazardous Substances

20. CHEMICALS:
Newly discovered combustion pollutants could cause cancer -- chemist

21. SOLID WASTE:
Massive Pa. landfills form foundation of state's trash industry

Natural Resources

22. GRAND CANYON:
Search continues for missing hikers

States

23. STATE LINES:
Ala., Calif., Fla., Ga., La., Mont., N.J. and Va.

International

24. BEIJING OLYMPICS:
Pollution-cutting measures yield best air quality in decade -- government

Society

25. SOCIETY:
Some fair organizers labor over greening glitzy events