Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Court approves California clean shipping fuel rules;
• Governor Brown expected to declare drought over;
• Report finds disease clusters in some California communities;
• Budget discussions continue;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Multiple Sources 3/29/11
Court OKs air-pollution restrictions for ships
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/28/BAD91IL0RQ.DTL
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mlinperrella/californias_clean_shipping_fue.html

Sacramento Bee 3/29/11
Governor expected to declare drought over
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/28/3510273/governor-expected-to-declare-drought.html

Multiple Sources 3/29/11
Disease clusters found in some Calif. communities
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/disease-clusters-found-some-calif-communities-9501
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/gsolomon/health_alert_disease_clusters.html

Capitol Alert 3/28/11
Budget talks continue, but unclear where they head next
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/budget-talks-continue-but-uncl.html

Los Angeles Daily News 3/28/11
Decision near on tax extension vote
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_17721379

CA Environmental News & Opinion

New York Times 3/28/11
Enviro Lawyers Tied in Knots Over Court's Ruling on Calif. Climate Change Law
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/03/28/28greenwire-enviro-lawyers-tied-in-knots-over-courts-rulin-15542.html

Reuters 3/28/11
Top Ten Cleantech Cities in the United States
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/28/idUS317857292020110328

Defenders of Wildlife Blog 3/29/11
CA Groups: Obama’s National Forest Rule Takes a Step Backwards
http://www.defendersblog.org/2011/03/ca-groups-obamas-natl-forest-rule-takes-a-step-backwards/

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 2/28/11
Building Rivers - Santa Monica and Other Cities Increase Water Self-Reliance
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/building_rivers_-_santa_monica.html

San Jose Mercury News 3/29/11
Scientists at UC-Berkeley keep watch on Japan radiation levels from a campus rooftop
http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_17719939

Merced Sun-Star 3/28/11
High-speed rail: First phase could run to Merced after all
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/03/28/1828719/high-speed-rail-first-phase-could.html

TreeHugger 3/29/11
Lipstick On A Pig Dept: KB Homes Slapping Solar on California Subdivision
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/lipstick-on-pig-solar-panels.php

State Politics & Budget

PolitiCal 3/28/11
Endorsement battle heats up in race to succeed former Rep. Jane Harman
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/03/battle-for-endorsements-heats-up-in-race-to-succeed-former-rep-jane-harman.html

Capitol Alert 3/29/11
Taxpayer group with Koch ties targets GOP senators
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/03/taxpayer-group-with-koch-ties.html

Sacramento Bee 3/29/11
Viewpoints: Has Brown let himself become Obama-ized?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/29/3510304/has-brown-let-himself-become-obama.html

National & International Environmental News

Act Green (League of Conservation Voters Blog) 3/29/11
U.S. Ranks 3rd in Clean Energy Investment
http://www.actgreen.com/2011/03/us-ranks-3rd-in-clean-energy-investment.html

Reuters 3/29/11
Senate showdown looms over EPA carbon rules
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/29/us-climate-usa-congress-idUSTRE72S58M20110329

E² Wire (The Hill Blog) 3/28/11
Poll: Clean water tops global warming
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/152207-poll-public-more-worried-about-clean-water-than-global-warming

Bloomberg 3/29/11
BP Is Said to Face U.S. Review for Manslaughter Charges
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-29/bp-managers-said-to-face-u-s-review-for-manslaughter-charges.html

Guardian 3/29/11
Japan may have lost race to save nuclear reactor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/29/japan-lost-race-save-nuclear-reactor

Grist 3/29/11
Charging ahead: Report predicts 3.8 million electrics on road by 2016
http://www.grist.org/green-cars/charging-ahead-report-predicts-3.8-million-electrics-on-road-by-2016

Californians Against Waste Blog 3/28/11
Supermarkets Struggle to Break Consumer's Plastic Bag Reliance
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/mar28_reusablebaguse

AFP 3/28/11
Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJJDWVHwr62fSiDe5oOGPXu2yw9w?docId=CNG.46ed509ca7a9eeedf960f4296681ac80.981

Politico 3/29/11
Tim Pawlenty apologizes again for cap and trade
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52133.html

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