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“Attorney General Jerry Brown sued the U.S. government Wednesday, accusing environmental regulators of relaxing rules that require industry to report toxic pollution. Silicon Valley electronics manufacturers, East Bay oil refineries and San Mateo County plastic producers are among those involved in the nationwide controversy. The lawsuit, filed by California and 11 other states in federal court in New York City, contends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has weakened its Toxic Release Inventory rules, a national system that requires industries to produce detailed annual reports on the release of chemical pollutants.” (11/29/07)