Daily Roundup: August 30, 2010

Upon Themselves: The EPA, after Congress failed to pass a climate bill, is issuing new rules to compensate for what the agency had hoped legislators would. NPR

Weather Delay: Due to bad weather, BP’s blowout preventer won’t be retrieved on schedule. Yahoo! Green

Shore Neglect: Testing California’s beaches for environmental health hazards has hit a 10-year low. Failure to test enough locations frequently enough threatens to expose people to water that’s too polluted to swim in. Los Angeles Times

Reverent Lookout: Yellowstone got a new $27-million visitor center. New York Times

For Sale: State parks are considering pursuing corporate sponsorship and financial partnerships with private companies. Huffington Post Green

--Avital Binshtock