Daily Roundup: February 24, 2010

Regulation Legislation: The EPA is prepared to fight legislation aimed at stripping the agency's ability to regulate carbon emissions. BusinessGreen

Hot Water: Temperature trackers say the ocean plays a dominant role in global warming, as it stores as much heat in its first ten feet of depth as does the entire atmosphere. ScienceDaily

Doctored Data: A former employee is accusing agricultural giant Monsanto of submitting fake scientific data to India's government in an attempt to sidestep regulatory requirements. Celsias

"Science is Settled": EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told Senate Republicans today that the science behind climate change is settled, and that human activity is to blame. Society of Environmental Journalists

Killer Whale: A trainer was killed at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, today when she slipped into a pool and was attacked by an orca. The same orca is linked to two other deaths in 1991 and 1999. MSNBC

--Nicholas Mukhar