Editor's picks: EPA sets new Energy Star standards

Plus, Washington's salmon highways get a clean-up, IEA says no room for gas and diesel cars in a green economy.

Leaping locks: Salmon traveling from Washington’s Puget Sound, through the locks, and up the fish ladder to their spawning sites eastward. Photo: Ingrid Taylar/flickr.

Washington makes way for salmon

Workers are seeking out culverts and drains in Washington’s King County to provide better access for the region’s famous salmon, to be certain the fish can r…