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Good afternoon, all. In today's news:

• BPA found in kids canned food;
• Five smoggiest US cities are in California;
• Solyndra officials to take the Fifth;
• and much, much more...

Top of the Ticket

Inside Prevention 9/21/11
Report uncovers BPA in canned food marketed to kids
http://www.insideprevention.org/2011/09/report-uncovers-bpa-in-canned-food-marketed-to-kids.html

KQED 9/20/11
Report: Five Smoggiest US Cities Are in California
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/09/20/report-five-smoggiest-us-cities-are-in-california/

SF Gate 9/21/11
Solyndra officials to take the Fifth
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/20/MN4R1L74SC.DTL

DC Streets Blog 9/20/11
Senate Strips High-Speed Rail Funding
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/09/20/senate-strips-high-speed-rail-funding/

California Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 9/20/11
L.A. bus riders protest proposed federal transportation cuts
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/la-bus-riders-protest-proposed-federal-transportation-cuts-.html

The Lagonian 9/19/11
Foster City Council agrees to ban Styrofoam food containers
http://www.lagonian.com/article/?selectid=378

Green House 9/20/11
New Jersey overtakes Calif. in commercial solar power
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/09/new-jersey-overtakes-calif-in-commercial-solar-power/1

New York Times 9/19/11
PR Battle Over Plastic Bags Ends in Court Settlement
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/09/19/19greenwire-pr-battle-over-plastic-bags-ends-in-court-sett-61498.html

Fresno Bee 9/20/11
Parts of Delta salmon plan invalidated in court
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/09/20/2546254/parts-of-salmon-plan-invalidated.html

Contra Costa Times 9/21/11
Weather turns hot and smoggy in final day of summer in Bay Area
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18937576?nclick_check=1&forced=true

Hanford Sentinel 9/19/11
Supes seek feedback on solar project
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_4678664e-e2ea-11e0-be01-001cc4c03286.html

State Politics

Politico 9/20/11
Dianne Feinstein donates $5 million of own money to her campaign
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63983.html

Sacramento Bee 9/21/11
Poll finds even Republicans would switch initiatives to November election
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/21/3925985/poll-finds-even-republicans-would.html

Los Angeles Times 9/20/11
Darrell Issa to probe government loan programs after Solyndra collapse
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-issa-solyndra-probe-20110920,0,274889.story

Capitol Weekly 9/20/11
Republicans likely to abandon referendum on congressional maps
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?1=1&_c=100ep0gubvj9o5a&xid=100anh7f9dl5mhz

National Environmental News

Switchboard 9/20/11
Car Dealers Want to Block Standards that Will Save Drivers Money and Cut Oil Use
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/plehner/car_dealers_want_to_block_stan.html

Switchboard 9/20/11
GOP Leaders Resume the Worst Attack on Public Health Safeguards in History
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/gop_leaders_resume_the_worst_a.html

Green House 9/20/11
Studies: Clean energy loans help despite Solyndra's fall
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/09/clean-energy-loans-despite-solyndra/1

The Hill 9/20/11
Solar panel installations increase, but industry still faces challenges
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/182559-solar-installations-up-in-second-quarter-but-industry-still-faces-challenges

Planet Ark 9/21/11
U.S. Won't Back Binding Climate Deal With Financial Conditions
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/63335

The Washington Independent 9/20/11
Obama’s smog decision backed by big business donors, called a ‘huge loss for public health’
http://washingtonindependent.com/112129/obamas-smog-decision-backed-by-big-business-donors-called-a-huge-loss-for-public-health

New York Times 9/20/11
Kan. Sues EPA Over Orders to Cut Interstate Emissions From Power Plants
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/09/20/20greenwire-kan-sues-epa-over-orders-to-cut-interstate-emi-59189.html

International Environmental News

New York Times 9/19/11
Led by Demand in China, Energy Use Is Projected to Rise 53% by 2035
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/business/energy-environment/energy-demand-is-expected-to-rise-53-by-2035.html

The Independent 9/21/11
Humanity falls deeper into ecological debt: study
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/humanity-falls-deeper-into-ecological-debt-study-2358465.html

NPR 9/20/11
Food Industry Pitted Against Public Health At U.N. Summit
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/09/20/140644556/food-industry-pitted-against-public-health-at-u-n-summit

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