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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Will Brown sign bills vetoed by Schwarzenegger?
• Study shows utilities failed to alert public of carcinogen in water;
• Republicans move forward with attempts to kill EPA climate rules;
• Obama vows to veto such bills;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 4/5/11
Democrats revive bills vetoed by Schwarzenegger
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-legislature-20110405,0,6782377.story

New York Times 4/4/11
Water Utilities Failed to Alert Public to Presence of Likely Carcinogen, Group Says
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/04/04/04greenwire-water-utilities-failed-to-alert-public-to-pres-16753.html

Politico 4/5/11
Republicans signal flexibility on EPA
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52564.html

E² Wire 4/5/11
Cantor balks at omitting EPA riders from spending deal
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/153985-cantor-balks-at-omitting-epa-riders-from-spending-deal

E² Wire 4/5/11
Obama vows veto of House bill to kill EPA climate rules
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/154005-obama-waves-veto-pen-at-house-bill-to-kill-epa-climate-rules

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Fresno Bee 4/5/11
David Festa and Spreck Rosekrans: Allow more water transfers
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/04/2336963/david-festa-and-spreck-rosekrans.html

Sacramento Bee 4/5/11
Viewpoints: A market solution for treatment plant costs
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/05/3527873/a-market-solution-for-treatment.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/4/11
LA Needs to Find Sustainable Solution to Our Garbage Problem
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amartinez/la_needs_to_find_sustainable_s.html

Press Democrat 4/4/11
Study: Lake County one of least healthiest counties in state
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110404/articles/110409791

Streetsblog Los Angeles 4/4/11
L.A. Stadium Battle, a New Front in Auto-Driven Sprawl and Transit Oriented Density
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/04/04/l-a-stadium-battle-a-new-front-in-auto-driven-sprawl-and-transit-oriented-density/

San Francisco Chronicle 4/4/11
SF introducing demand-based parking fees
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/04/04/state/n065520D29.DTL

California Progress Report 4/5/11
The Palmdale Connection: Fast-tracking a California High-Speed Rail, DesertXpress Link-Up Makes Sense
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8846

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 4/5/11
Crowd rallies in downtown Sacramento to support worker rights
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/05/3528244/crowd-rallies-in-downtown-sacramento.html

Oakland Tribune 4/5/11
East Bay unionists rally for Wisconsin workers, Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_17770952

Calitics 4/4/11
One Possible Solution for a Sustainable Budget
http://calitics.com/diary/13353/another-possible-solution-on-the-budget

Political Blotter (Oakland Tribune Blog) 4/4/11
Jerry Brown names new worker-safety watchdogs
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/04/04/jerry-brown-names-new-worker-safety-watchdogs/

Columbia Journalism Review 4/4/11
The Littlest Press Shop
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/the_littlest_press_shop.php

Sacramento Bee 4/4/11
Car perk will get scrutiny
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/04/3525642/car-perk-will-get-scrutiny.html

National & International Environmental News

Grist 4/5/11
The missing piece of Obama’s energy security plan: cities
http://www.grist.org/cities/2011-04-05-the-missing-piece-of-obamas-energy-security-plan-cities

Grist 4/4/11
Budget fight threatens to turn Farm Bill into Industrial Ag Bill
http://www.grist.org/farm-bill/2011-04-04-budget-fight-threatens-turn-farm-bill-into-industrial-ag

Politico 4/4/11
Salazar: No BP, Interior drilling deal
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52474.html

Climate Progress 4/5/11
Support for EPA, Clean Air Act is deep and broad
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/05/support-for-epa-clean-air-act-is-deep-and-broad

Huffington Post 4/4/11
West Virginia Mine Disaster: One Year Later, Safety Overhaul Stalled
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/04/mine-disaster-one-year-la_n_844724.html

New York Times 4/4/11
Multitude of Species Face Climate Threat
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/science/earth/05climate.html

San Jose Mercury News 4/4/11
Will buying an electric car make an environmental difference?
http://www.mercurynews.com/cars/ci_17767977

Guardian 4/4/11
UN climate change conference in Bangkok: What are the talks, who is taking part and what can be expected
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/04/un-climate-conference-bangkok

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/5/11
Developing Countries Outlined Details on Their Commitments to Reduce their Global Warming Pollution
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/developing_countries_outlined.html

Bloomberg 4/4/11
China Buries Obama’s ‘Sputnik’ Goal for Clean-Energy Use
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-03/china-buries-obama-sputnik-aim-for-clean-power-as-kissinger-advises-bank.html

Reuters 4/3/11
New reality show: Millions watch bald eagles nesting
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/04/us-eagles-idUSTRE73304820110404

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