Enviros win voice in carbon battle. Santa Fe New Mexican

Quakes push Arkansas to limit gas-waste wells. Wall Street Journal

New Orleans is one of a dozen cities at risk from global warming, environmental group says. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Grand Isle roars back to life, but not without fresh scars. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bioengineered oyster reefs top $60 million in coastal projects announced by Gov. Bobby Jindal. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Corps decides on armoring for New Orleans area levees. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Sen. Mary Landrieu optimistic about bill to speed offshore revenue to Louisiana. New Orleans Times-Picayune

What was in the oil spilled during BP’s Gulf of Mexico disaster? Scientific American

Why the Colorado River stopped flowing. NPR

Quest for renewable power turns back to water. Associated Press

Gulf oil spill aftermath: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ era may be gone forever. Christian Science Monitor

The arid Southwest’s 10 great climate deniers. Salon

PNM challenges New Mexico commission order to buy wind power. Associated Press

Crews slow massive NM blaze, fret over flood risk. Associated Press

Contaminated soil a concern at Los Alamos lab. Reuters

Feds declare 16 NM counties disaster areas for drought. Associated Press

BP wants future spill claims limited. Reuters

Drought forces pumping to meet Pecos water needs. Associated Press

Obama administration objects to bill with no funding for Louisiana projects. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Wildfires blackening marshes in southwest Louisiana. Associated Press

Weather helps fight to save sacred mountain from wildfire. Reuters

Green energy experiment failure at power plant. Associated Press

Honeywell International to make eco-friendly product at Baton Rouge plant. New Orleans Times-Picayune

LSU, Entergy promoting electric car use. Associated Press

Previous burn, restoration work helped spare Los Alamos from catastrophe. Greenwire

Owners get first look at homes scorched by Las Conchas Fire. Associated Press

New Southwest factories to make advanced solar panels, but will they transform sun power? Greenwire

‘One thing after another’: Floods threaten blaze-ravaged New Mexico. MSNBC.com

Caminada shoreline restoration project is ready to go, Corps says. New Orleans Times-Picayune