Coral reefs face extinction. Take out the corals, and there are no reefs — remove the reefs, and entire ecosystems collapse. That's exactly what appears to be happening around the world. [News Source]

California dealt setback in greenhouse-gas fight with EPA. A federal appeals court dealt a setback to California and environmental groups today in their battle with the Bush administration over the state's efforts to restrict vehicle emissions of gases that contribute to global warming. [News Source]

‘It feels like a sci-fi film’ - accidents tarnish nuclear dream. French nuclear companies are hoping to play a central role in the government's plan to build a new generation of reactors, but at home the industry has been buffeted by a series of mishaps. [News Source]

Low-emissions coal, credits from state will help power plant meet regulations. The owners of the coal-fired Salem Harbor Power Station say they're here to stay and have a plan to live up to state regulations, although environmental activists have their doubts. [News Source]

Wildfire linked to bugs, warming. A forest fire burning southeast of Mount Adams is the latest manifestation of a troubling relationship between climate change, insects and wildfires, scientists and land managers say. [News Source]

Coral-killing starfish curbed by fishing ban. The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, preys on corals in some of the most biodiverse and threatened reefs in the world, dwarfing coral losses from storms and bleaching. [News Source]

Offering endangered species a free ride. A vast number of species are shifting their ranges in response to climate change, but some are finding there's nowhere to go in their search for new habitats. [News Source]

Tiny fossils reveal warm Antarctic past. Hundreds of fossils of crustacean-like animals no bigger than a pinhead have been found in Antarctica, scientists say. The well-preserved fossils are likely the last remnants of a warmer Antarctica. [News Source]

DNC betting on carbon offsets. Thanks to a windmill that toils day and night producing clean electricity, the tiny eastern plains outpost of Wray has landed in the center of the fast-moving carbon-offset world, a place described by some as a new-age, environmental Wild, Wild West. [News Source]

‘Green energy’ wine arrives in Ireland on 108-year-old ship. The first commercial cargo of wine shipped from France by sail since the late 1800s arrived in Ireland on Friday aboard a British schooner, with almost zero petrol costs and carbon emissions. [News Source]

Wine makers experiment with snob-defying packaging. Connoisseurs tend to flinch at the notion of drinking wine that comes in a plastic bottle or--heaven forbid--a box. But mass producers are hoping to change the future of alternative wine packaging. And lighter packaging could mean fewer greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]