[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

California’s lawsuit against the EPAhas finally been allowed to move forward in federal court, after theEPA released its justification for refusing to grant California awaiver under the Clean Air Act, reports the Contra Costa Times.

Calitics highlights a very worrying trend in the California economy—the fact that there was nearly zero job growth in the state last year.Only 14,900 new jobs were generated for the whole state, with most ofit in the Bay Area. Southern California actually experienced negativegrowth.