r|workNews: carb & m.nichols

just a l'il blurb from rough & tumble today... and it's a big deal.

Governor Finds Air Board Chief Both Sides Like — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tapped a longtime environmental lawyer on Tuesday to head the troubled California Air Resources Board, which is charged with implementing the state's ambitious plans to fight global warming. The appointment of Mary Nichols, 62, who held the same job under then-Gov. Jerry Brown three decades ago, was hailed by environmental groups and businesses as a step toward healing a rift between the governor and the board over how the agency should adopt new regulations. Matthew Yi in the San Francisco Chronicle Evan Halper and Janet Wilson in the Los Angeles Times Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury Laura Kurtzman AP Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star — 7/4/07