Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• California's bid to curb global warming could soon get back on track;
• Budget talks, Governor Brown, and the "Gang of Five;"
• Radiation, earthquakes, nuclear waste, perchlorates, and (unfortunately) much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 3/23/11
California's bid to curb global warming could soon get back on track
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-fi-climate-court-20110323,0,181791.story

Monterey Herald (editorial) 3/20/11
Gang of five courts political extortion
http://www.montereyherald.com/editorials/ci_17657197

Ventura County Star (column) 3/23/11
Timm Herdt: GOP legislators seek to posture, not negotiate
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/22/herdt-gop-legislators-seek-to-posture-not/

Los Angeles Times (Letters to the editor) 3/23/11
Annie Notthoff and David Hayter: Budget talks and Gov. Brown (scroll down to read)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0323-wednesday-20110323,0,2722679,full.story

Fresno Bee (opinion) 3/23/11
Lisa Jackson: Addressing state's environmental concerns
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/22/2320562/lisa-jackson-addressing-states.html

CA Environment News & Opinion

San Diego Union Tribune 3/22/11
Radiation detected at more sites in California
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/22/traces-radiation-reach-california/

Capitol Alert 3/23/11
VIDEO: Senate panel probes readiness for major earthquake
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/senate-committee-on-earthquake.html

Los Angeles Times 3/23/11
U.S. nuclear waste problem gains new scrutiny
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-spent-fuel-us-20110323,0,4358762.story

Los Angeles Times 3/23/11
Questions and answers about radiation and food safety
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-food-radiation-qa-20110322,0,5261235.story

Los Angeles Times 3/23/11
Calls heat up for reviews of California nuclear plants
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cal-nukes-20110321,0,2221136.story

Bakersfield Californian 3/23/11
Mercury spill leads to school evacuation, closure
http://www.bakersfield.com/blogs/breaking_news/x529879841/Mercury-spill-leads-to-school-evacuation-closure

Barstow Desert Dispatch 3/23/11
New details about origin of perchlorates emerge
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/new-10518-origin-perchlorates.html

Hanford Sentinel 3/23/11
Kettleman group appeals over landfill ruling, birth defects
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/article_1411f5fe-54af-11e0-8435-001cc4c03286.html

Fresno Bee 3/23/11
Federal EPA administrator tours Valley farms
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/23/2321646/federal-epa-administrator-tours.html

San Diego Union Tribune 3/22/11
Concern raised over state of California bridges
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/22/concern-raised-over-deteriorating-state-california/

Marin Independent Journal 3/23/11
Assembly approves Huffman bill banning shark-finning
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_17675662

State Budget & Politics

Multiple sources 3/23/11
Governor may seek November ballot initiative on tax plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/23/3496690/browns-countdown-day-73-governor.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/22/MN521IH5VG.DTL
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-taxes-20110323,0,3065189.story

Capitol Weekly 3/23/11
Brown's Plan B getting another look
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=zku86gjyi8h1ra&xid=zku6gbaa215h3t&done=.zkuscr5jr1jpo5

Capitol Alert 3/23/11
Brown's path to the ballot via initiative faces ticking clock
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/brown-faces-a-tight.html

California Progress Report 3/23/11
Steven Maviglio: California Republicans, Rose Institute, and Tony Quinn Dead Wrong on Redistricting
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8798

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