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Gov. Schwarzenegger, California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown and other state officials were joined by five national environmental groups in the lawsuit. LOS ANGELES TIMES  
Times  

EPA showdown

State sues government for rejecting bid to curb emissions

California and 15 other states sued the Bush administration Wednesday, seeking to overturn a federal decision last month rejecting the state's bid to curb greenhouse gases from cars and trucks. (Los Angeles Times)
ALSO:
• State of California v. U.S. EPA
• Rejection letter from EPA chief

AB 1493, California's law designed to cut tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases, would require steeper cuts in emissions from new vehicles than a federal bill signed into law by President Bush in December.OLIVIA NGUYEN/Sacramento Bee  
Bee  

Warming's role

Study predicts harsh effects of climate change

Hundreds more people in the United States will die each year from air pollution as temperatures increase from carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas blamed for global warming, according to a new Stanford study. (San Jose Mercury News)
ALSO:
• Research estimates warming's role in state pollution levels

With Mt. Shasta towering in the background, the Klamath Basin may once again be facing a tight water supply situation. CFBF  
CFBF  

Basin worries

Klamath farmers face continuing water questions

With the 2008 growing season fast approaching, farmers
are worried about the development of new federal biological opinions that will guide water deliveries and impact the region for the next 10 years. (California Farm Bureau Federation)
ALSO:
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's final biological assessment
• Delta water exports halved
• Court ruling on the Delta affect local water resources, too

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Quote of the Day
“Force is all-conquering, but its victories are
short-lived.”
— Abraham Lincoln

Photo of the Week
DRISHA LEGGITT
Fair Oaks Water District

Digging her work
Shortly after dawn on the morning of Dec. 12, CBS13 and CW31 reporter Taryn Winter-Brill stood inside a 5-foot-deep hole beside Fair Oaks Water District Operations Field Supervisor John Spinella, receiving a quick lesson on how to install a water meter off a main water line, before demonstrating the process on live television. Brill did more than simply report the news that morning: donning a FOWD hard-hat, work jacket and rubber boots, the “Good Day, Sacramento” reporter also helped to pull copper wire, move the back-hoe, and even use the jack-hammer with the FOWD crew.
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Robert Loggia, 78; Dabney Coleman, 76; Bobby Hull, 69; Stephen Stills, 63; John Paul Jones, 62; Victoria Principal, 58; Mel Gibson, 52; Eli Manning, 27.

On this Day in 2000
The last new daily ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers.

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