Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• Obama defends Bush era EPA standards;
• Online Voter Registration heads to Gov. Brown's desk;
• PG&E finds 7 new gas leaks;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 9/2/11
Obama asks EPA to back off draft ozone standard
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-ozone-20110902,0,6899709.story

Capitol Alert 9/2/11
Capitol Alert: Online voter registration bill headed to Jerry Brown's desk
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/09/02/2522401/capitol-alert-online-voter-registration.html

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California Environmental News

Mercury News 9/2/11
PG&E finds 7 gas leaks near Cupertino explosion that burned home
http://www.mercurynews.com/cupertino/ci_18809413?nclick_check=1

SF Gate 9/2/11
Antioch's Kie-Con fined $5 million for waste dump
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/02/BAK41KV9E9.DTL

Daily Breeze 9/1/11
Santa Monica joins Long Beach in banning plastic bags
http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_18803247

The Californian 9/1/11
Gov. Brown signs bill for sea otter tax write-off
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110902/NEWS01/109020328/Gov-Brown-signs-bill-sea-otter-tax-write-off

Climate Watch 9/1/11
Central Valley Faces “Smart Growth” Conundrum
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/09/01/central-valley-faces-smart-growth-conundrum/

My Desert 9/2/11
Measures ease environmental permit process
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110902/BUSINESS/109020306/Measures-ease-environmental-permit-process

Inyo Register 8/30/11
Land deal preserves critical deer habitat
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/1725

Los Angeles Times 9/2/11
L.A. lawmakers try to sell NFL stadium plan to colleagues
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-0902-stadium-legislation-20110902,0,759936.story

Tree Hugger 9/1/11
Removing Arsenic From Water With...Plastic Bottles and Nutrition Supplements?!
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/removing-arsenic-from-water-with-plastic-bottles-and-nutrition-supplements.php

SF Gate 9/1/11
Message to America's Cup: Don't steal our bay
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/01/MNDQ1KTOND.DTL

Sacramento Bee 8/31/11
Editorial: Corps should revise its policy on levee trees
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/31/3873340/corps-should-revise-its-policy.html

SF Gate 9/2/11
Navy promises Hunters Point cleanup by 2017
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/01/BA3H1KV2PS.DTL

Streets Blog 9/2/11
Mayors’ Jobs Agenda Item #1: Pass the Transportation Bill
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/09/02/mayors%E2%80%99-jobs-agenda-item-1-pass-the-transportation-bill/

Greenspace 9/1/11
California says yes to recycled water
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/09/california-says-yes-to-recycled-water.html

State Politics

The Sun 9/1/11
Latino group says San Bernardino County redistricting maps may violate federal law
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_18808666

PolitiCal 9/1/11
Villaraigosa backs Janice Hahn for new congressional district seat
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/mayor-antonio-villaraigosa-backs-janice-hahn-for-new-congressional-district-seat.html

Capitol Alert 9/1/11
Assembly sends 'superstore' bill to Jerry Brown
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/09/california-superstore-senate-bill-469-walmart.html

National Environmental News

The Atlantic 8/29/11
Obama Fundraising Email Author Arrested Outside White House
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/08/obama-fundraising-email-author-arrested-outside-white-house/244301/

McClatchy 9/1/11
Heat kills more than 124,000 fish in Texas lake
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/09/01/122838/heat-kills-more-than-124000-fish.html

Reuters 9/1/11
Exclusive: Perry sought to sideline nuclear waste site critic
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/us-usa-campaign-perry-dump-idUSTRE78053Z20110901

Chicago Tribune 9/2/11
Quake risk to reactors greater than thought
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-us-nuclearplants-ear,0,5481131.story

Michigan Messenger 9/1/11
Toxicologist: Oil spill far more toxic than admitted
http://michiganmessenger.com/52176/toxicologist-oil-spill-far-more-toxic-than-admitted

International Environmental News

The Economist 9/3/11
Black sand in the desert
http://www.economist.com/node/21528288

The Independent 8/31/11
Arctic oil spill plan condemned
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/arctic-oil-spill-plan-condemned-2346892.html

Planet Ark 9/2/11
Weak La Nina Possible In 2011, No Chance Of El Nino: WMO
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63139

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