Ministers to rule on coal-fired power station. Ministers will decide whether to give the go-ahead for Britain's first coal-fired power station in more than 20 years after local councillors backed the plan despite protests from environmental campaigners. [News Source]

Mad cow disease ‘a ticking timebomb.’ Fears of a new wave of deaths caused by the human form of mad cow disease have been triggered by a type of variant CJD never seen before. [News Source]

Chronic wasting found in Hall County deer. A deer in Hall County tested positive for chronic wasting disease this fall, the first documented case in the county since 2004. [News Source]