On Our Radar: Ailment Strikes Endangered Bat White nose syndrome has been confirmed in endangered gray bats in Tennessee, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service says. The disease, caused by a fungus, has decimated some bat populations in eastern North America after first being documented in a New York cave in 2006. Live Science Germany must invest tens of billions of dollars in its power grid over the next decade to avoid running short of electricity as it switches from nuclear power to renewable energy, operators say. The country hopes to generate 35 percent of its power from renewables by 2020, compared with 20 percent last year. Reuters, The Guardian After environmentalists raise objections, the British government drops a plan to allow buzzards to be captured and their nests destroyed to protect pheasant shoots. Fifteen conservation groups join forces to preserve 6,000 acres of primary rain forest in Guatemala that are home to threatened amphibians and the recently discovered palm pit viper. Mongabay.com The Seattle City Council passes a resolution opposing the development of coal-export terminals in Washington State after voicing concerns about increased train traffic and possible harm to health and the environment from transporting coal across the state. If all of the terminals are built, at least 100 million tons of coal a year could be carried in trains through the Northwest before being shipped to Asia. The Seattle Times