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Landmark Environmental Law Put On Hold Governor Says There Isn't Enough Money To Fund Project MONTEREY, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is putting a landmark environmental law on hold, saying there isn't enough money to continue funding the project. The legislation is known as the Marine Preservation Life Act. It requires the state to create more marine reserves off the California coastline by 2005. The law was passed in 1999 under the Clinton administration as a way to preserve endangered fish in California waters. Many marine biologists Action News spoke with Tuesday said they're enraged by the governor's action, calling...

Californians love their coast, all 1,100 miles of it. They like it open and free, without any of those nasty oil rigs and other major developments encumbering their views. The state's voters created the California Coastal Commission in 1972 to regulate development and preserve the coastal environment, but the Coastal Commission hit a gnarly wave when a state appeals court ruled just three weeks ago that the commission itself is unconstitutional. Bummer, dude. The ruling involved a French marine scientist, a new design for an artificial reef, a hard-working environmental group, rubber tires and the commission's abuse of power. It...