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The Los Angeles Times – February 7, 2012 The public-interest nonprofit Californians Aware has sued the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, citing more than two occasions in which the officials allegedly violated the Ralph M. ... Original post: California – Public-interest group sues Los Angeles County supervisors over state’s open-meetings law

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Executive Report on Pardons, Commutations of Sentence, and Reprieves. Issued February 7, 2012 Use the following link to download the PDF document: 2011_Executive_Report_on_Pardons,_Commutations_of_Sentence_and_Reprieves View original post here: California Governor Brown’s Executive Report on Pardons, Commutations of Sentence, and Reprieves – January 3, 2011 through December 31,...

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2011 Executive Report on Parole Review Decisions issued on February 7, 2012 Use the following link to download the PDF document: 2011_Executive_Report_on_Parole_Review_Decisions See original here: California Governor Brown’s Executive Report on Parole Review Decisions – January 3, 2011 through December 31, 2011

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a proposed rule that would implement amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The rule... Go here to see the original: Proposed Rule Would Affect Family and Medical Leave Act

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Senators Call for Hearing on Shooting Range Bill The rest is here: Senators Call for Hearing on Shooting Range Bill

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Coral might appear solid and inanimate, but surprising new footage of a mushroom coral inflating itself to escape a sandy burial has brought the organism to life. More: Corals inflate to escape being buried alive in sand

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Noise from ships stresses whales nearby, researchers have shown Read this article: Whales 'stressed by ocean noise'

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The health of the environment and the future of humanity are tied in to the health of the world's oceans, major seas and rivers as they comprise 70% of the earth's surface area. Read more: Award to save oceans

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BRUSSELS, Feb 8, 2012 (IPS) - European leaders have mapped out a bold agenda ahead of the Rio summit, vowing to transform development aid, help provide renewable electricity to the world's neediest people, and bulk up the United Nations environment body. See the article here: EU Pledges Strong Support for Earth Summit

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[BOGOTÁ] The current trend of increasing ocean acidification, which threatens fisheries around the world, is driven mainly by man-made changes and is higher even than that seen at the end of the last ice age, some 11,000 year ago, a study has said. Visit link: Rising ocean acidity worst for Caribbean and Pacific