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ALL ABOUT TROUT: Starting today, Jan. 26, the Department of Fish and Game is stocking lakes and ponds throughout Southern California with rainbow trout. The complete list of waters can be found here.

ENVIRONMENTALIST ON DWP BOARD: The L.A. City Council approved the appointment of environmentalist Jonathan Parfrey as a DWP commissioner on Friday, Jan 23. As reported by David Zahniser, Parfrey, an avid supporter of Measure B, criticized DWP General Manager H. David Nahai for avoiding a board discussion of solar proposals.

TUSK OF WAR: Bob Barker, the former host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ is donating $1.5 million to transfer Billy, a 23-year-old elephant, from the Los Angeles Zoo to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in San Andreas. Strong opposition to the transfer has been expressed by hundreds, including rock guitarist Slash, Actress Betty White and TV host Jack Hanna, who have long endorsed a project to keep Billy at the L.A. Zoo’s Pachyderm Forest.

ECOSYSTEM OF IDEAS: The annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit held last week in Indian Wells presented sustainable innovations across various industries. Times staff writer Edward Silver reports on various topics discussed by the conference speakers, including electric cars such as the Chevrolet Volt, technologies that mimic low-impact processes in nature, and raising awareness about water crises around the world.

--Stephanie Chang

Los Angeles Times