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Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• Shark fin ban advances;
• Pesticide approval questioned;
• GOP Senators seek to repeal new maps;
• and much, much more...

California Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 8/25/11
California shark fin ban advances
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/08/california-shark-fin-ban-advances.html

Bay Citizen 8/25/11
Wine vs. Salmon: Water Wars Hit Sonoma County
http://www.baycitizen.org/water/story/wine-vs-salmon-water-wars-hit-sonoma/

Healthy Cal 8/25/11
Memos show staff questioned rationale for pesticide approval
http://www.healthycal.org/archives/5554

Greenspace 8/26/11
Marine sanctuaries delayed in Southern California
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/08/southern-california-marine-sanctuaries-delayed.html

Los Angeles Times 8/26/11
Amtrak's California Zephyr derails in Nebraska; 2nd time in 2 months
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/amtrak-train-derails-in-nebraska-no-serious-injuries-reported.html

California Politics

Capitol Alert 8/26/11
Drive to repeal Senate maps gets boost from four GOP Senators
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/california-senate-redistricting-repeal-republican-party.html

Los Angeles Times 8/26/11
Economic relapse threatens lasting damage
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-economy-relapse-20110826,0,2787047.story

Capitol Alert 8/26/11
Recession cut workers' compensation coverage as well as jobs
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/recession-cut-workers-compensa.html

SF Gate 8/26/11
Jerry Brown unveils his job creation plan
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/25/BA4F1KS09J.DTL&tsp=1

Los Angeles Times 8/25/11
Online sales tax proponents move to invalidate Amazon referendum
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/08/amazon-tax-proponents-move-to-invalidate-referendum.html

National and International Environmental News

Talking Points Memo 8/26/11
Why Far-Off Canadian Tar Sands Have Become A Make-Or-Break Issue For Obama With Enviros
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/why-far-off-canadian-tar-sands-have-become-a-make-or-break-issue-for-obama-with-enviros.php

This Week In Earth 8/26/11
From Minneapolis to Mumbai, bike-sharing programs are on the rise.
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_08_26/ride.html

This Week In Earth 8/26/11
After leading the renewable energy pack in recent years, wind power is now faced with growing resistance
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_08_26/unwind.html

This Week In Earth 8/26/11
A Pew Environment Group report tallied the various environmental impacts of the growth and concentration of poultry production in the United States
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_08_26/fowled.html

This Week In Earth 8/26/11
Recent research points to new climate change impacts — not on ice caps but on more tangible items far from the Arctic: wine, coffee, and oysters
http://thisweekinearth.com/editions/2011_08_26/food-fright.html

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