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Hello, all. In today's news:

• Target commits to 100% sustainable, traceable fish by 2015;
• U.S. seeks millions in fines for gulf oil spill;
• Delta smelt numbers rise in recent survey catch;
• California remap commission asks for lawsuit dismissals, & much more.

Top of the Ticket

Hearst News 10/13/11
U.S. seeks millions in fines for gulf oil spill
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/13/MNTS1LH3PH.DTL

Multiple sources 10/13/11
Delta smelt numbers rise in recent survey catch
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-smelt-20111013,0,7067478.story
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_19098712

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Progress Report 10/13/11
Doug Obegi: Delta Fish Populations Rebound, Vindicating DOI Scientists
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9464

Fresno Bee 10/13/11
Perea vows to push cleanup of rural drinking water
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/12/2574885/perea-vows-to-push-ahead-on-water.html

Santa Cruz Sentinel 10/13/11
Bill banning sale and possession of shark fins earns praise from Santa Cruz
http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_19101969

San Jose Mercury News 10/12/11
San Jose's Clean Energy Showcase brings latest energy innovations to life
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19091442

California Watch 10/13/11
Flame retardant added to state's list of cancer-causing chemicals
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/flame-retardant-added-states-list-cancer-causing-chemicals-13065

State Politics

Sacramento Bee 10/13/11
California remap commission asks for lawsuits to be dismissed
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/california-remap-commission-asks-for-lawsuits-to-be-dismissed.html

Los Angeles Times (column) 10/13/11
George Skelton: Gov. Jerry Brown charts his own path
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-brown-20111013,0,978473.column

Sacramento Bee 10/13/11
California voters more cynical about ballot measures, Field Poll finds
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/13/3977598/california-voters-more-cynical.html

Sacramento Bee 10/13/11
Veteran GOP strategist to run CalChamber's campaign team
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/13/3977599/the-buzz-veteran-gop-strategist.html

San Jose Mercury News 10/13/11
Ballots across the Bay Area to reflect growing diversity
http://www.mercurynews.com/census/ci_19098792

Los Angeles Times blog 10/13/11
Skilled workers: A bright spot for the Golden State
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/skilled-workers-a-bright-spot-for-the-golden-state.html

National News & Opinion

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 10/13/11
Target commits to 100% sustainable, traceable fish by 2015
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/target-sustainable-traceable-fish.html

Reuters 10/13/11
Wind, solar farm finance at record in Q3-report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/13/clean-tech-investment-idUSL5E7LD2CC20111013

San Francisco Chronicle (column) 10/13/11
Debra Saunders: Pop goes the bubble of Obama's phantom green jobs
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/12/EDSE1LG6E5.DTL

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 10/13/11
Group launches online environmental accident map
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/skytruth-pollution-map-bp-gulf.html

New York Times 10/13/11
A News Story Is Growing With ‘Occupy’ Protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/us/occupy-wall-street-protests-a-growing-news-story.html

The Hill E2 Wire blog 10/13/11
Embattled Solyndra CEO resigns
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/187427-embattled-solyndra-ceo-resigns

Los Angeles Times blog 10/13/11
Large swath of public unsure what to think about 'Occupy' protests
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-public-opinion-poll-reuters-democrats-gop.html

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