Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today and over the weekend:

• Plastic natural gas pipe failure data kept secret;
• Huge Yosemite trail project is latest example of parks philanthropy;
• A climate convergence in San Francisco, and much more.

California Environmental News

San Francisco Chronicle 9/26/11
Plastic natural gas pipe failure data kept secret
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/25/MNAH1L8QMB.DTL

Sacramento Bee 9/25/11
Deaths climb in California's national forests
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/25/3936333/deaths-climb-in-californias-national.html

San Jose Mercury News 9/25/11
Huge Yosemite trail project is latest example of parks philanthropy
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18965127

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/23/11
More rail service could spring from new agency
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/23/sandag-backs-plan-single-agency-manage-southern-ca/

Los Angeles Times 9/24/11
Cows versus trout in the Eastern Sierra
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-trout-grazing-20110925,0,1198207.story

KQED Climate 9/24/11
A Climate Convergence in San Francisco
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/09/24/a-thousand-descend-on-san-francisco-for-climate-rally/

California Watch 9/26/11
Is California paying too much to preserve Mendocino forest?
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/california-paying-too-much-preserve-mendocino-forest-12714

Fresno Bee 9/25/11
High-speed rail would test state's power grid
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/09/25/2553219/high-speed-rail-would-test-power.html

Los Angeles Times 9/24/11
Gov. Jerry Brown plans bill-signing ceremony with stadium developers
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/gov-jerry-brown-plans-bill-signing-ceremony-with-stadium-developers.html

Los Angeles Times 9/24/11
Solyndra's collapse is a tale of too much dazzle
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-fi-solyndra-20110925,0,7531024.story

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 9/24/11
State auditors could get greater powers to scrutinize cities, water districts
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_18969386

San Francisco Chronicle 9/23/11
PG&E trial on San Bruno explosion set for July
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/22/BA9V1L87RV.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/24/11
Hunting for good bugs to fight bad bugs
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-invasive-pests-20110924,0,6104170.story

California & National Politics

CalBuzz 9/26/11
Jerry Brown vs “Four Horsemen of Tax Apocalypse”
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/09/brown-gop-bows-to-four-horsemen-of-tax-apocalypse/

San Francisco Chronicle 9/24/11
Governor lobbied from all sides as he considers hundreds of bills
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/23/BA7J1L8N8N.DTL

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 9/25/11
Assembly candidate moves to take advantage of the nation's first Asian voting district
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_18974541

Sacramento Bee 9/26/11
Dan Walters: California's new congressional maps spark big shuffle
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/26/3938126/dan-walters-californias-new-congressional.html

New York Times 9/25/11
A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/us/politics/a-campaign-finance-ruling-turned-to-labors-advantage.html

National & International Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 9/26/11
A closer look: Setting a 'safer' ozone level
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-ozone-health-20110926,0,3412324.story

The Observer UK 9/24/11
Melting ice is Earth's warning signal – and we cannot ignore it
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/25/ice-melt-himalayas-climate-change

Washington Post 9/23/11
House passes bill to block broad Environmental Protection Agency rules
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-passes-bill-to-block-broad-environmental-protection-agency-rules/2011/09/23/gIQAV1WorK_story.html

McClatchy 9/26/11
Everglades restoration imperiled by monitoring program cuts, experts say
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/09/26/125227/everglades-restoration-imperiled.html

AP 9/26/11
Jewelry industry to self-regulate on toxic cadmium
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/26/national/a000709D96.DTL

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