Court hears arguments in suit over federal gas mileage rules. Lawyers for 11 states, including Connecticut, and several environmental groups told a federal appeals court Monday that the Bush administration failed to consider global warming when setting new gas mileage rules. [News Source]

Bush calls for work for higher fuel efficiency. President Bush announced on Monday that he had directed his administration to begin the long process of establishing higher fuel efficiency standards for new cars. [News Source]

Bush moves to regulate auto emissions. As gasoline prices reached an all-time high and congressional Democrats prepared to push ambitious energy legislation, President Bush on Monday ordered his administration to take a step it had long avoided: regulating carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks. [News Source]

California says feds may have to save US carmakers. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said on Monday that the US auto industry may need "bailing out" as new legislation increases costs. [News Source]

House energy chair pledges to pass climate change bill by 2008. U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, pledged Monday to introduce and pass legislation tackling climate change by the end of next year. [News Source]

Bush orders new rules to cut gas use by 20 percent. "America has a clear national interest in reducing our dependence on oil," Bush said in a Rose Garden appearance. "When it comes to energy and the environment, the American people expect common sense, and they expect action." [News Source]

Bloomberg Wants Greener NYC (AP via Yahoo! Finance) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Albany Monday to rally support for his broad plan to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in New York City as a model for the world. [News Source]

Bush moves to counter air pollution (AP via Yahoo! News) President Bush, prodded by a Supreme Court ruling, said Monday his administration will decide how to regulate pollution from new motor vehicles by the time he leaves office. [News Source]

Moyer Packing Fined $61,000 in Pa. (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Moyer Packing Co. has been fined $61,000 for air quality violations at its company's Franconia Township rendering plant last year, the state Department of Environmental Protection said Monday. [News Source]

Breast cancer causes explored. A database that summarizes more than 900 studies on possible environmental causes of breast cancer is now available for free online. Its creators say the database is the most comprehensive list of chemicals and lifestyle factors that may cause the disease. [News Source]

Body burden factor in breast cancer. Women face daily and widespread exposure to hundreds of chemicals linked to breast cancer, and reducing — or even understanding — this environmental contamination might do as much as screening or treatment to reduce a woman's risk of getting the cancer. [News Source]