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Good afternoon, all and happy World Water Day! In the news today:

• Judge puts cap-and-trade program on hold;
• Californians urge Jerry Brown not to trade CEQA protections for budget votes;
• Legislative leaders still negotiating on June election ballot measures;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple Sources 3/22/11
Calif. cap-and-trade plan suffers legal setback
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/22/MNUF1IGAAT.DTL
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-climate-law-blocked-m,0,6198445.story
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/21/another-wrench-in-ab-32

California Dream 2.0 (Environmental Defense Fund Blog) 3/21/11
EDF’s Take on Friday's Ruling in California’s Cap-and-trade Lawsuit
http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2011/03/21/edf%E2%80%99s-take-on-fridays-ruling-in-california%E2%80%99s-cap-and-trade-lawsuit/

Legal Planet 3/22/11
AB 32 Lawsuit: Assessing the Environmental Justice Arguments Against Cap and Trade
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/ab-32-lawsuit-assessing-the-environmental-justice-arguments-against-cap-and-trade/

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 3/22/11
CLCV members to Jerry Brown - Don't trade away CEQA for budget votes!
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/clcv-members-jerry-brown-dont-trade-away-ceqa-budget-votes

PolitiCal 3/21/11
Jerry Brown hints election may be possible without Republican support
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/jerry-brown-hints-election-may-be-possible-without-republican-support.html

Capitol Alert 3/21/11
Legislative leaders still bargaining for June tax election
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/california-leaders-still-bargaining-for-june-election.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Los Angeles Daily News 3/22/11
H. David Nahai: Water Day time to reflect on world crisis
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_17666859

San Francisco Examiner 3/21/11
Maintaining funding for transit is key to healthy state economy
http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/03/maintaining-funding-transit-key-healthy-state-economy

Sacramento Bee 3/22/11
Late rain puts state water managers on the spot
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/22/3493907/late-rains-put-states-water-managers.html

The Californian 3/22/11
Feds want to double nesting areas for shorebird
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110321/NEWS06/110321028/Feds-want-double-nesting-areas-shorebird

KCET 3/21/11
Growers Ready To Battle High-Speed Rail
http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/undertheinfluence/transportation/growers-ready-to-battle-high-speed-rail-126920110321.html

Contra Costa Times 3/22/11
East Contra Costa welcomes power plants in their backyard
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17656302

The Bay Citizen 3/21/11
Emails Reveal Alleged Cover-Up of Environmental Risks at Hunters Point
http://www.baycitizen.org/development/story/alleged-cover-environmental-risks/

State Politics & Budget

San Francisco Chronicle 3/22/11
Jerry Brown has strong approval rating in poll
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/22/MNMO1IG5GH.DTL

PolitiCal 3/21/11
Debate for special congressional election scheduled even before filing period closes
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/debate-for-special-congressional-election-scheduled-even-before-filing-period-closes.html

California's Capitol 3/21/11
Assembly Bill Total This Year Is Much Smaller Than Past Years
http://californiascapitol.com/blog/?p=5668

Nuclear Watch

Los Angeles Times 3/22/11
Senator seeks to block California reactor license renewals pending seismic study
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-nuclear-20110322,0,1180870.story

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 3/22/11
Public more supportive of renewable investments as a result of Japan crisis, poll says
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/151223-public-supports-investents-in-renewables-as-nuclear-alternative-poll-says

The Bay Citizen 3/21/11
Little Risk from Japanese Food Exports Here
http://www.baycitizen.org/japan-disaster/story/little-risk-japanese-food-exports-here/

National & International Environmental News

KQED Climate Watch 3/21/11
New Rules May Put National Forests at Risk
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/21/new-rules-may-put-national-forests-at-risk

California Watch 3/22/11
EPA opens public comment period on strawberry pesticide
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/epa-opens-public-comment-period-strawberry-pesticide-9361

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 3/22/11
Being Thankful for Clean Water - and the People and Laws That Protect It
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sfleischli/being_thankful_for_clean_water.html

Guardian 3/22/11
Throwing food away sends world's scarce water gushing down the plughole
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/22/binning-food-wastes-lots-of-water

Politico 3/22/11
Tim Pawlenty can't outrun climate past
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51709.html

TreeHugger 3/22/11
Why We Should Be Thankful For $5 Gas
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/why-we-should-be-thankful-for-5-gas.php

Act Green (League of Conservation Voters Blog) 3/22/11
Kite Power: A New Source of Wind Energy
http://www.actgreen.com/2011/03/kite-power-new-source-of-wind-energy.html

Bloomberg Businessweek 3/21/11
Poor countries pledge to help curb climate change
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M3QJN82.htm

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