BATTLE INTENSIFIES OVER GOVERNOR'S PICK TO CHAIR AIR BOARD

Environmentalists are stepping up efforts to block the appointment of an industry lobbyist to chair the air board, with one group this week organizing a wide effort to lobby the governor to withdraw the appointment. Meanwhile, industry representatives say they will mobilize to support Cindy Tuck through what is shaping up to be a highly divisive confirmation process. A spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said this week that the governor stands by his decision to name Tuck to chair the...