Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Environmental groups, state regulators win major smog case;
• Study suggests BPA could predispose girls to breast cancer;
• Green for All study shows upgrading water systems could create jobs and reduce pollution;
• Time asks - Who's bankrolling the climate-change deniers?
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

San Jose Mercury News 10/3/11
Environmental groups, state regulators win major smog case over home developers
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19032470

California Watch 10/4/11
Could BPA predispose girls to breast cancer?
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/could-bpa-predispose-girls-breast-cancer-12906

Legal Planet 10/3/11
Supreme Court Looking Hard at Litigation Challenge to CARB Marine Fuel Regulations
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/supreme-court-looking-hard-at-litigation-challenge-to-carb-marine-fuel-regulations/

Green For All Blog 10/4/11
Upgrading water systems can reduce pollution – and put nearly 1.9 million people to work
http://www.greenforall.org/blog/upgrading-water-systems-can-reduce-pollution-2013-and-put-nearly-1.9-million-people-to-work

Time 10/4/11
Who's Bankrolling the Climate-Change Deniers?
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2096055,00.html

Sacramento Bee 10/2/11
Viewpoints: Handle CEQA with care; it safeguards state environment
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/02/3951723/handle-ceqa-with-care-it-safeguards.html

California Environmental News & Opinion

E² Wire 10/4/11
California senators to Rand Paul: Stop blocking pipeline safety bill
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/185433-california-senators-to-rand-paul-stop-blocking-pipeline-safety-bill

Bay Citizen 10/3/11
Why Obama Ignored Warnings to Stay Away from Solyndra
http://www.baycitizen.org/solyndra/story/why-obama-ignored-solyndra-warnings/

California High Speed Rail Blog 10/3/11
Kevin McCarthy’s New Attempt to Block HSR
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2011/10/kevin-mccarthys-new-attempt-to-block-hsr

California Progress Report 10/4/11
Time for EPA to Get Moving on Risks of Drinking Water Contaminants
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9429

Modesto Bee 10/3/11
Delta water tunnel could bring 129K jobs, study says
http://www.modbee.com/2011/10/03/1888534/delta-water-tunnel-could-bring.html

Fresno Bee 10/3/11
Solutions to tap-water crisis frustratingly tough to come by
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/03/2559549/solutions-to-drinking-water-crisis.html

Monterey County Herald 10/3/11
A healthier S.F. Bay: Restoration effort since 1970s has been a success
http://www.montereyherald.com/state/ci_19028485

Californians Against Waste Blog 10/3/11
Plastic Bag Makers go after LA County Ordinance
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/oct3_plastic_bag_la_county

California Watch 10/4/11
Californians push for New River cleanup in health plan
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/californians-push-new-river-cleanup-health-plan-12915

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 10/4/11
Assemblyman Roger Dickinson plans to stay in district
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/04/3957805/assemblyman-roger-dickinson-plans.html

National Environmental News & Opinion

E² Wire 10/3/11
White House threatens to veto bills to delay EPA air pollution regulations
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/185209-white-house-threatens-to-veto-bills-to-delay-epa-air-rules

Huffington Post 10/4/11
Keystone Pipeline Critics Call The Project 'Crony Capitalism' And Urge Obama To Reject It
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/keystone-pipeline-critics_n_994177.html

USA Today 10/4/11
'Solar-coaster' hits as sun sets on federal subsidies
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2011-10-03/solar-power-funds/50646694/1

KQED Climate Watch 10/3/11
Clean-Tech’s Unlikely Champion
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/10/03/clean-techs-unlikely-champion

Grist 10/4/11
Wind power: a growing source of green manufacturing jobs the U.S. is trying to botch
http://www.grist.org/wind-power/2011-10-04-wind-power-green-manufacturing-jobs-us-botch

Legal Planet 10/3/11
Chris Christie and the Environment
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/chris-christie-and-the-environment/

E² Wire 10/3/11
Gingrich: 'I would have fired Secretary Chu' over Solyndra loan guarantee
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/185107-gingrich-i-would-have-fired-energy-secretary-chu-over-solyndra

International Environmental News

E2 Wire 10/4/11
Fossil fuel subsidies rising despite reform effort
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/185291-fossil-fuel-subsidies-rising-despite-reform-effort

AOL Energy 10/3/11
Losing 'The Clean Tech War'
http://energy.aol.com/2011/10/03/losing-the-clean-tech-war/

TreeHugger 10/4/11
World's Largest Shark Sanctuary Declared -- Four Times the Size of California!
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/worlds-largest-shark-sanctuary-declared.php

Huffington Post 10/3/11
Climate Change Could Make Chocolate A Luxury Item, Report Finds
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/chocolate-climate-change_n_992762.html

Guardian 10/3/11
China to tighten air pollution standards
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/03/china-air-pollution-quality-standards

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