Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Plan for Fresno Co. nuclear plant faces obstacles;
• Costa wants Congressional override of Endangered Species Act;
• Native fish species decline at Lake Tahoe;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Fresno Bee 3/28/11
Plan for Fresno Co. nuclear plant faces obstacles
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/27/2326850/investors-face-down-fresno-county.html

Central Valley Business Times 3/28/11
Costa wants Congressional override of Endangered Species Act regarding Delta
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=18001

Associated Press 3/27/11
Report: Native fish species decline at Lake Tahoe
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/27/3507636/report-native-fish-species-decline.html

Green (NY Times blog) 3/25/11
Group That Beat Back Proposition 23 Is Reborn
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/group-that-beat-back-proposition-23-is-reborn/

Sacramento Bee 3/26/11
Interactive map: Where congressional districts will change the most
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/25/3504359/interactive-map-where-congressional.html

Multiple sources 3/26/11
Budget talks deteriorate as GOP unveils big request list
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/26/3504845/budget-talks-deteriorate-dems.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/california-budget-republicans-release-list-of-demands.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/26/MNHQ1IJUJR.DTL

CA Environment News & Opinion

Bay Citizen 3/26/11
Water, Water Everywhere — but Not for Farmers
http://www.baycitizen.org/water/story/water-water-everywhere-not-farmers/

Green (NY times blog) 3/28/11
Of Nuclear Power, Risk and Meteorites
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/of-nuclear-power-risk-and-meteorites/

California Watch 3/28/11
State launches organic farming apprenticeship
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-launches-organic-farming-apprenticeship-9454

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 3/28/11
Jim Newton: The DWP: Powerful misconceptions
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-dwp-20110328,0,1383209.column

Contra Costa Times 3/28/11
Livermore still eager for BART, but maybe not so close
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_17714608

San Diego Union Tribune 3/27/11
County water use edges up after long decline
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/26/county-water-use-edges-after-long-decline/

Climate Watch (KQED blog) 3/27/11
Ecosystems by Ear: It's About Time
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/03/27/ecosystems-by-ear-its-about-time/

Fresno Bee 3/26/11
Ground-level tracks considered for high-speed rail
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/26/2326033/fresno-rail-may-descend-from-sky.html

Oakland Tribune (opinion) 3/28/11
Amy Ridenour: Rail boondoggle should be permanently side-tracked
http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_17701983

San Diego Union Tribune 3/27/11
New ocean research leader lands in San Diego
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/26/new-ocean-research-leader-lands-san-diego/

Los Angeles Times 3/26/11
New tsunami maps will show risks from likelier surges
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tsunami-maps-20110327,0,662232.story

L.A. Now (LA Times blog) 3/26/11
Dolphins die after underwater Navy training exercise near San Diego
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/dolphins-die-after-underwater-navy-training-exercise-in-san-diego-.html

San Jose Mercury News (editorial) 3/28/11
PG&E needs new leadership to rebuild trust
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_17702321

State Politics

Los Angeles Times (column) 3/28/11
George Skelton: Brown shouldn't leave hard choices to voters
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-budget-20110328,0,2148767.column

Calitics 3/28/11
Brian Leubitz: The Ransom Note
http://www.calitics.com/diary/13319/the-ransom-note

California Progress Report 3/28/11
Caitlin Vega: California GOP Legislative Wish List Targets Workers' Rights and Jobs
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8815

Sacramento Bee (column) 3/28/11
Dan Walters: California GOP hits sharp skid
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/28/3507844/dan-walters-california-gop-hits.html

Sacramento Bee 3/27/11
GOP pushes for spending cap
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/27/3506183/browns-countdown-day-77-gop-pushes.html

California Progress Report 3/28/11
Peter Schrag: A Few Ways (Just a Few) To Fix The Initiative
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8811

Los Angeles Times 3/28/11
State GOP tries to craft its own mail-in primary before Prop 14. takes effect
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-gop-prop14-20110326,0,5333612.story

Capitol Alert 3/28/11
Alphabet soup in CD 36
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/am-alert-032811.html

Sacramento Bee 3/28/11
California redistricting panel tilts left, GOP critics say
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/28/3507915/california-redistricting-panel.html

National & International Environment News

The Hill E2 Blog 3/28/11
Poll: Voters trust EPA over Congress
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/152123-enviro-poll-battleground-state-voters-want-epa-calling-the-shots-on-climate

The Hill E2 Blog 3/28/11
The week ahead: Senate to vote on proposal to block EPA climate rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/152089-the-week-ahead-senate-to-vote-on-proposal-to-block-epa-climate-rules

Guardian UK 3/28/11
Fukushima's partial meltdown increases fears of contaminated seawater and soil
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/28/japan-nuclear-plant-partial-meltdown

National Public Radio 3/28/11
Are Nuclear Plants Safe? Environmentalists Are Split
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134863507/are-nuclear-plants-safe-environmentalists-are-split

Los Angeles Times 3/28/11
Drumming up support for Tasmania's unsexy beast
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tasmanian-devil-20110328,0,4723318.story

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