Environment

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks about energy and environmental regulations at the United States Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Pa., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

**FILE** Brian Harrison, CEO of the bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra, invokes his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination as he appears Sept. 23, 2011, before the the House Energy Commitee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. (Associated Press)

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Ryan Homes is building 292 town homes at Dakota Crossing in Northeast Washington. The two- and three-bedroom homes have 1,642 to 2,218 finished square feet, with base prices from $327,990 to $399,990.

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Wilco released a new album last month, "The Whole Love," that debuted at No.5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) endorses former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) for the GOP presidential nomination on Oct. 11, 2011, during a news conference in Lebanon, N.H. (Associated Press)

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Barry Warner, setting a cable restraint trap in Coolbaugh, Pa., is a lifelong trapper, skilled at capturing wild animals. "Some people think trappers don't care about wildlife," he says. "It was my love for it that took me into this career." (Associated Press)

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Austrians in traditional clothes pass a sculpture of Arnold Schwarzenegger in a body-builder pose outside the new museum.

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Mike Tidwell (right) from the Chesapeake Climate Action Network addresses a rally outside the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington on Oct., 7, 2011, against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. (Associated Press)

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, photo riot police walk past the rolled down shutter of a shopping alley in Athens during a protest. Central Athens sees major avenues and roads blocked and traffic diverted by protests nearly every day. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

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Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, right, speaks in front of Federal Court in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, with Noah Greenwood, endangered species program director for the Center for Biological Diversity. Three groups, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Western Nebraska Resources Council and Friends of the Earth plan to file a lawsuit in federal court in Omaha, against TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, saying TransCanada has illegally cleared a 100-mile pipeline corridor through the Nebraska Sandhills, despite a federal law that prevents the launch of projects before they receive approval. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Prisoners at Ayutthaya province prison in central Thailand wade in chest-deep water to board a bus Thursday during an evacuation as storms continue to flood the area. Other countries in Southeast Asia also have endured the worst flooding in 50 years.

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President Obama speaks during a news conference at the White House on Oct. 6, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks during a news conference at the White House on Oct. 6, 2011. (Associated Press)

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The center-island kitchen in the Daniela model has 42-inch cabinets, stainless steel appliances and recessed lighting.

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Richmond American Homes is building 20 single-family homes on half-acre sites at Townsend Manor in Clinton. The Daniela model, with 2,706 square feet, is priced from $359,990.

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The living room has a wood-burning fireplace and a wall of windows facing the backyard. It has high ceilings and cove lighting.

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**FILE** Fallen maple leaves carpet a lawn across the street from the First Baptist Church of Kingfield, Maine, on Sept. 30, 2011. As trees start showing autumn's golden, orange and red hues, nature lovers aren't the only ones taking note: Scientists are watching trees and making note of time that leaves change and drop as they seek to determine climate change's impact. (Associated Press)