EPA proposes oversight plans for power plants. The U.S. E.P.A. is proposing Federal Implementation Plans allowable under the Clean Air Act to regulate emissions from two power plants on tribal land in New Mexico and Arizona. [News Source]

Smog surge in Bay Area stirs debate. A heat-driven surge in Bay Area smog has cooked up a debate about the state of the region's air quality, and whether enough is being done to clean it up. [News Source]

Pesticide executive to lead regional EPA office.

A former pesticide-manufacturing executive who once headed a California state environmental regulatory agency has been named to take the helm of the Seattle office of the EPA.

Hurricanes less and less likely this season, A&M expert says. A major hurricane could develop in the next few weeks as the 2006 hurricane season winds down, but it appears more and more likely that won’t happen, said John Nielsen-Gammon, professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, who serves as the official climatologist for Texas. [News Source]

The politics of energy. While the nation talks about sex scandals on Capitol Hill, the War in Iraq and the jihad against America as big factors in the upcoming congressional elections, there's another issue that's playing heavily in many races: energy. [News Source]

Gambling on gas: the Rabaska LNG terminal will change the energy market in Quebec. A liquid natural gas terminal proposed for Quebec's St. Lawrence River would be the port for gas from the Middle East and Asia. Some fear it could also be a hazard to the environment. [News Source]

Greenspan says U.S. trusts Alberta to deliver on oil exports. Alberta's oilsands will allow the province to become a superpower energy producer, retired U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told an audience of business and energy leaders on Friday. [News Source]

‘Drive Beyond Oil’ coming to Tampa Bay. Four members of a national conservation group are stopping in Tampa Bay this Saturday as part of a tour of Florida to showcase real-world solutions to volatile gas prices and a means to move America beyond oil. [News Source]

Keep on truckin’. Biodiesel fuel helps fight global warming and has fewer emissions than traditional diesel petroleum. And more and more truckers are getting on the bandwagon. [News Source]

Monroe County gets new industry. A new industry that will manufacture eco-friendly biodiesel fuel is coming to Monroe County. [News Source]

Rowan forum probes wind power. A group of New Jersey stakeholders met on Friday to discuss developing a wind energy market in the state. [News Source]