Good afternoon, all. In today's news:
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PG&E to replace faulty pipelines;
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Group launches online accident map;
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Target commits to sustainable fish;
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and much, much more...
Top of the ticket
Mercury News 10/14/11
PG&E to replace more than 1,200 miles of faulty gas piping across California
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19111569
Greenspace 10/13/11
Group launches online environmental accident map
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/skytruth-pollution-map-bp-gulf.html
California Environmental News
California Water Wars 10/13/11
Politics and money
http://calwaterwars.com/2011/10/13/politics-and-money/
Los Angeles Times 10/13/11
Interior Department reviewing allegations in delta smelt case
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/interior-department-reviewing-allegations-in-delta-smelt-case-.html
Los Angeles Times 10/13/11
Target commits to 100% sustainable, traceable fish by 2015
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/10/target-sustainable-traceable-fish.html
Sacramento Bee 10/10/11
Buy, burn firewood locally, campaign urges
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/10/3971652/buy-burn-firewood-locally-campaign.html
Sign On San Diego 10/13/11
Just what's on the bottom of San Diego Bay?
http://web.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/13/science-team-maps-sd-bay-bottom/
State Politics
SFGate 10/13/11
California’s landmark Center for Governmental Studies to close — victim of “polarized” politics, economy
http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2011/10/13/californias-landmark-center-for-governmental-studies-to-close-victim-of-polarized-politics-economy/
L.A. Now 10/13/11
State commission could ease donor limits amid treasurer scandal
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/state-commission-could-ease-donor-limits-amid-treasurer-scandal.html
PolitiCal 10/13/11
State panel allows campaign contributions by text message
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/10/campaign-contributions-by-text-message-approved.html
Los Angeles Times 10/13/11
California plans $2-billion bond sale amid rising yields
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/california-muni-bonds-sale-yields-tax-free-income-lockyer-.html
Los Angeles Times 10/14/11
Brown vetoes bill to extend California nursing board
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nursing-board-20111014,0,1938474.story
National and International Environmental News
USA Today 10/13/11
Rick Perry to unveil far-reaching energy plan
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-10-13/rick-perry-to-uveil-energy-plan/50762616/1
Bloomberg 10/14/11
EPA Pollution Standards for U.S. Boilers Blocked in U.S. House
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-14/epa-pollution-standards-for-u-s-boilers-blocked-in-u-s-house.html
Think Progress Green 10/13/11
DOJ Suing Transocean To Force Compliance With Investigation
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/10/13/342804/transocean-subpoena-compliance/
Media Matters 10/13/11
Fox News' War On The EPA
http://mediamatters.org/research/201110130004