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Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• AG Kamala Harris defends Marine Life Protection Act;
• Republicans file legal challenge to redistricting plan;
• Bay Area considers new gas fee;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell: CLCV's Blog 9/16/11
AG Kamala Harris leads strong legal defense of California’s Marine Life Protection Act
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/ag-kamala-harris-leads-strong-legal-defense-california%E2%80%99s-marine-life-protection-act

Los Angeles Times 9/15/11
Republicans file legal challenge to redistricting plan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/republicans-file-legal-challenge-to-redistricting-plan.html

SF Gate 9/15/11
Residents to be polled about regional gas tax
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/15/BAE21L4L4J.DTL

California Environmental News

Sacramento Bee 9/15/11
Sacramento solar fees too high, Sierra Club says
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/15/3913685/sacramento-solar-fees-too-high.html

Contra Costa Times 9/16/11
Environmental toxins in San Francisco Bay could increase with Delta water plan
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18903923

SF Gate 9/16/11
Calaveras Dam replacement to begin amid retrofit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/15/MNA31L2NBQ.DTL

NPR 9/16/11
California Turns To China For New Bay Bridge
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/16/140515737/california-turns-to-china-for-new-bay-bridge

LA Times 9/15/11
Tropical mosquito found in San Gabriel Valley
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-mosquito-20110915,0,547040.story

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 9/16/11
California unemployment rises in August; Sacramento rate falls sharply
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/16/3915488/california-unemployment-rises.html

Fox & Hounds 9/16/11
Jerry Brown Picks a Fight with Howard Jarvis Again
http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/joel-fox/9437-jerry-brown-picks-a-fight-with-howard-jarvis-again

Roll Call 9/16/11
Stutzman: Congressional Redistricting Not All Bad News for California GOP
http://www.rollcall.com/news/stutzman_congressional_redistricting_not_all_bad_news_for_california_gop-208781-1.html

SF Gate 9/16/11
Feinstein weak in poll, but no GOP challenger yet
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/16/MNJT1L533F.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/16/11
UC regents recoil at idea of annual steep tuition increases
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-20110916,0,1857683.story

National Environmental News

Switchboard: NRDC's Blog 9/16/11
National Petroleum Council Report Acknowledges Need for Safeguards on Oil and Gas
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/plehner/national_petroleum_council_rep.html

Clean Technica 9/16/11
Record Cost Reductions in US Solar Power Spurs Growth, in Green Jobs Too
http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/16/record-cost-reductions-in-us-solar-power-spurs-growth-in-green-jobs-too/

This Week In Earth 9/16/11
Farmland conservation programs face cuts in Farm Bill 2012
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_09_16/farmland.html

New York Times 9/16/11
A New U.S. Strategy on Loggerhead Turtles
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/a-new-u-s-strategy-on-loggerhead-turtles

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