Daily Roundup: October 8, 2010

Shot Down: Federal officials denied Montana's request to hold a "conservation hunt" of endangered gray wolves. Bloomberg

Mollusk Monitors: Russian scientists will use sea scallops to monitor water pollution at Kozmino port, an export point for crude oil. Reuters

Fast Fuel: Researchers at Brown University have developed a simplified method for biodiesel conversion that is six times faster than the current conversion technique. Science Daily

BPA on Board: More than 90 percent of pregnant women in a recent study had elevated levels of bisphenol A. Those who were exposed to tobacco smoke, worked as cashiers, or ate canned vegetables regularly had the highest BPA levels in the study. Scientific American

Peak Politics: West Virginia is suing the EPA in an attempt to reverse mountaintop-removal mining restrictions. Treehugger and New York Times

--Della Watson