(NY) New York Times – There are not many towns in America that would welcome the 2.5 million cubic yards of toxic sludge being dredged from the bottom of the Hudson River in New York, but to hear Mayor Matt White tell it, Eunice is one of them.

(MI) Detroit Free Press – Daniel Hall said he wanted to put solar collection panels on the roof of his Canton home as a green way to generate hot water and cut his utility bill for his 3,600-square-foot home.

(IN) The Indianapolis Star – The stakes are high. On one side are leaders such as Gov. Mitch Daniels and U.S. Rep. Mike Pence who warn of the high cost to Indiana of a cap-and-trade program that would mean higher utility bills and job loss. Indiana, with its 90-percent dependency on coal for generating electricity, would be among the states hardest hit.

(MI) Ann Arbor News – Picture a rail service in southeastern Michigan that runs along a track suspended above the freeway, traveling at speeds up to 200 mph.

(IL) Chicago Tribune - Our national energy system is actually highly inefficient. In fact, for every unit of energy that’s produced, two units are thrown away — usually in the form of waste heat that power plants just vent into the atmosphere.

(MI) Detroit Free Press – The owners of Wheelhouse Detroit, a year-old all-purpose biking outfit, have something else to prove — that riding on two wheels is the best way to get to know a place, even somewhere considered unfriendly to cyclists like the Motor City.

(MI) The Detroit News – What are you wearing? Really think about it. If you are one of the millions of people interested in becoming more environmentally friendly, you may want to take a closer look at your closet.

(MI) Booth Newspapers – Some 550,000 seedlings have been planted in three areas of the Upper Peninsula, courtesy of Plum Creek Timber Co.