The EPA announced a $475 million plan to clean up the Great Lakes (LA Times).  Also in the Times, this article says saving the Amazon rain forest may be a cost-effecitve way of reducing emissions.

This BBC blog posting looks at the resignation of the UN’s top climate official (also see this MSNBC article and this New York Times article).  This Washington Post article says the Copenhagen agreement is already at risk of collapsing.

Last Monday, this Washington Post article said action on climate change has been hindered by UN scientists’ missteps.  This L.A. Times article says clean energy investments are being hindered by political uncertainty.

Military bases have become more proactive in protecting endangered species (NY Times).

A new study says, because of warming, hurricanes are expected to be fewer but stronger in the coming years (MSNBC).

Virginia has challenged the EPA’s finding about the dangers of greenhouse emissions (Washington Post).

The feds are looking to streamline offshore wind power development in the Northeast (Providence Journal).  Meanwhile, Wyoming continues to debate taxing wind energy (NY Times).

And finally, U2’s The Edge has run into some controversy over a proposed house on the California coast (NY Times).