<![CDATA[Environment]]> en News 15 <![CDATA[East Bay Regional Park District to buy Roddy Ranch land in Antioch for $14.2 million]]> By Paul Burgarino Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[John Muir's tree may see new life through cloning]]> By Lisa M. Krieger lkrieger@mercurynews.com <![CDATA[Danville Town Council approves long-debated SummerHill development]]> By Jeremy Thomas jethomas@bayareanewsgroup.com <![CDATA[Richmond becomes first city in Contra Costa County to ban plastic bags at retail outlets]]> By Robert Rogers<br> Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[EPA: San Carlos Airport has high levels of lead fuel emissions]]> By Aaron Kinney akinney@bayareanewsgroup.com <![CDATA[Fremont: Unattended pot of cooking oil cause of fire that left $70,000 in damages]]> By Katie Nelson Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Lawsuits filed against California's Delta Plan]]> Associated Press <![CDATA[Wildfire near Yosemite forces evacuations]]> Associated Press <![CDATA[A whale of a show: Krill bloom draws blues and humpbacks to Monterey bay]]> By Jason Hoppin, Santa Cruz Sentinel <![CDATA[Meetings set to discuss EBMUD pipeline project for Berkeley, North Oakland and West Contra Costa]]> By Chris Treadway<br> Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Danville urged to widen Diablo Road and add bike lanes to make street safer]]> By Denis Cuff Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Colorado wildfire: Homicide investigation slows letting people go home]]> By Jordan Steffen and Joey Bunch, The Denver Post <![CDATA[Colorado wildfire 55% contained, 483 homes burned]]> By Kurtis Lee, Ally Marotti and John Ingold, The Denver Post <![CDATA[Martinez: Power outage affecting 650 customers]]> By Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Colorado wildfire 30% contained, 473 homes burned]]> By Kurtis Lee, Jordan Steffen and Ryan Parker, The Denver Post