Mexico oil exports could end within decade, report warns. New York Times

NM Sen. Tom Udall’s lonely climate-change crusade. Daily Beast

Report: Climate change worsens Western water woes. Associated Press

BP agrees to $1 billion advance payment for restoration projects. New Orleans Times Picayune

Bonnet Carre Spillway likely to open as levee inspections intensify along Mississippi River. New Orleans Times Picayune

NM utility unveils first large-scale solar plant. Associated Press

Energy magnate Pickens defends drilling method. Associated Press

Gulf oil spill: Few changes in drilling policy one year on. Time

3,200 Gulf wells unplugged, unprotected. Associated Press

BP oil spill: How bad is damage to gulf one year later? Time

Oil still oozing along coastline amid dying marsh grasses. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Chevron builds solar plant at NM tailings site. Bloomberg Businessweek

Mystery illnesses plague Louisiana oil spill crews. Agence France-Presse

Panel makes recommendations on NM regulations. Associated Press

BP’s Gulf Coast cleanup is 95 percent complete, exec says. Houston Chronicle

BP feels fishermen’s fury over Gulf oil spill. Agence France-Presse

Oil from BP spill remains threat to birds, Audubon Society officials say. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Fierce drought hurts farmers in the Southwest. Wall Street Journal

Indians join fight for an Oklahoma lake’s flow. New York Times

Scientists link oil on dolphins to BP spill. Associated Press

Oil spills may leave more emotional than physical scars, study finds. New York Times

To fix damage from old canals, Corps plans new one. Associated Press

Udall introduces renewable energy standard legislation. New Mexico Independent

Dwarf seahorses threatened by BP oil spill, deserve protection, environmental group says. New Orleans Times-Picayune

What does the hurricane forecast mean to Acadiana? KATC

UNPLUG combats on-campus energy waste. LSU Daily Reveille

Autopsy of blowout preventer doesn’t answer every question in oil rig explosion. New Orleans Times-Picayune

NMSU researchers look to ancient cultures to find patterns of climate change. Las Cruces Sun-News

BP seeks to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. New York Times

Fishermen wary as feds seek offshore wind interest. Associated Press