The Bush administration has recently passed dozens of so-called 'midnight regulations' -- and many of these last-minute rules and amendments affect the environment. They include a change to the Endangered Species Act that has many California environmentalists deeply worried.
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
• David Gorn
More info:
• Read David Gorn's reporter's notes, comment on the story and more

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The Bush administration has recently passed dozens of so-called 'midnight regulations' -- and many of these last-minute rules and amendments affect the environment. They include a change to the Endangered Species Act that has many California environmentalists deeply worried.
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
• David Gorn
More info:
• Read David Gorn's reporter's notes, comment on the story and more

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Since 1995, astronomers have identified more than 200 new planets that aren't in our solar system. Known as exoplanets, they're the planets orbiting other suns -- and Bay Area scientists are leading the search for them. We look at some of the latest efforts to find new planets, and maybe even life, in outer space.
Host: Andrea Kissack

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