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

• Brown signs clean drinking water, shark fin ban, other bills;
• McCarthy seeks to block California high-speed rail money;
• Neighborhoods struggle with health threats from traffic pollution;
• Plastic bag ban advances in Pasadena, and much more.

California Environmental News

California Watch 10/10/11
Brown signs slate of clean drinking water bills
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/brown-signs-slate-clean-drinking-water-bills-13002

San Jose Mercury News 10/7/11
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill banning shark fins in California
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_19065609

Los Angeles Times 10/10/11
Chinese American food purveyors object to law banning shark fins
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shark-fin-ban-react-20111010,0,1918974.story

Los Angeles Times 10/7/11
Gov. Jerry Brown approves gas-pipeline safety measures
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/10/jerry-brown-approves-gas-pipeline-safety.html

Sacramento Bee 10/8/11
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy seeks to block California high-speed rail money
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968695/house-majority-whip-kevin-mccarthy.html

Los Angeles Times 10/8/11
Plastic bag ban advances in Pasadena
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-adv-pasadena-plastic-bags-20111007,0,7621781.story

Environmental Health News 10/7/11
A toxic tour: Neighborhoods struggle with health threats from traffic pollution
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2011/1008a-toxic-tour-of-la

KQED Climate Watch 10/10/11
Should California Put Hybrids Back in the Carpool Lane?
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/10/10/should-california-put-hybrids-back-in-the-carpool-lane/

Los Angeles Times 10/9/11
San Pedro residents revive debate about gas storage tanks' safety
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-lpg-storage-20111010,0,5641848.story

Los Angeles Times 10/7/11
California golden trout won't be listed as endangered
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trout-20111008,0,5866958.story

Los Angeles Times 10/7/11
Tehachapi slender salamander denied endangered species protection
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/tehachapi-slender-salamander-denied-endangered-species-protection.html

Bakersfield Californian 10/7/11
Lifting of sea otter relocation ban urged
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20111008/NEWS01/110080312/Lifting-sea-otter-relocation-ban-urged?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

Fresno Bee 10/8/11
Ridership key to high-speed rail's green success
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/08/2569964/rail-plans-green-value-questioned.html

Inyo Register 10/6/11
County looking for more muscle in mussel fight
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/1828

Riverside Press-Enterprise 10/8/11
SOLAR ENERGY: Maligned loan program brought region billions
http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/ben-goad-headlines/20111008-solar-energy-maligned-loan-program-brought-region-billions.ece

Sacramento Bee 10/10/11
Conservation nonprofits squeezed as economy shrinks budgets
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/10/3971670/conservation-nonprofits-squeezed.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 10/9/11
Rare sea otter spotted in San Diego waters
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/09/rare-sea-otter-spotted-san-diego-waters/

The Desert Sun 10/10/11
Oh, rats! Some say rodent infestation is worse this year
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20111010/NEWS01/110100314/Oh-rats-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 10/8/11
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill restricting ballot initiative to November elections
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html

Sacramento Bee 10/10/11
Jerry Brown pushes up veto rate at bill signing deadline
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/jerry-brown-pushes-up-veto-rate-at-bill-signing-deadline.html

Sacramento Bee 10/10/11
California redistricting means many lawmakers might move
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/10/3971674/california-redistricting-means.html

AP 10/8/11
Calif. marks 100 years since political reforms
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_19071242

AP 10/9/11
Corporations, wealthy dominate initiative process
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/09/2570312/corporations-wealthy-dominate.html

Multiple sources
Occupy Wall Street's focus on disparity hits nerve
San Francisco: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/09/BUMU1LEBVV.DTL
San Jose: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19077863
Sacramento: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968708/occupy-protesters-vow-to-stay.html
Fresno: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/07/2568868/second-occupy-fresno-protest-held.html
San Diego: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/several-hundred-demonstrators-under-the-banner-occupy-san-diego-took-to-downtownthe-streets-late-friday-afternoon-in-support.html

National Environmental News

San Francisco Chronicle 10/8/11
Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline hearing gets rowdy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/08/MNVA1LEVFO.DTL

AP 10/7/11
Chemical makers say BPA no longer used in bottles
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZ02LCzhzyjaOrDS45Y7rwmnFQ6g?docId=310c6dff0b6d4e7d967ec0ed811660fa

Huffington Post 10/9/11
War On The EPA: Republican Bills Would Erase Decades Of Protection
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/09/epa-republican-war-defund_n_1000664.html

Los Angeles Times (Opinion) 10/10/11
A GOP assault on environmental regulations
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-epa-20111010,0,6247792.story

Reuters 10/10/11
U.S. EPA proposes Changes To Air Pollution Rule
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63510

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