Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Senate rejects efforts to block EPA climate regulations;
• Government shutdown could affect the environment;
• Brown appoints CLCV Board member Carl Guardino and others to transportation boards;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Politico 4/6/11
Senate rejects efforts to block EPA climate regulations
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52699.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/7/11
The Senate Defeats Attacks on Clean Air and Carbon Reductions
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/the_senate_defeats_several_att.html

Huffington Post 4/6/11
Government Shutdown Could Affect The Environment If National Parks, Toxic Waste Cleanup, EPA Work Is Halted
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/06/government-shutdown-environment-epa-_n_845451.html

Politico 4/6/11
EPA tells employees to prepare for government shutdown
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52664.html

E2 Wire 4/7/11
Interior chief warns of broad shutdown impact
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/154623-interior-chief-warns-of-broad-shutdown-impact

San Jose Mercury News 4/6/11
Brown appoints members to transportation boards
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17786373

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Sacramento Bee 4/7/11
California faces stiff competition for high-speed rail funds
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3534196/california-faces-stiff-competition.html

Sacramento Bee 4/7/11
Viewpoints: Conservation fund, Antiquities Act prove great for outdoors
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3533994/conservation-fund-antiquities.html

Post (Human-Animal) Blog 4/6/11
Support needed: California shark fin bill
http://posthumananimal.blogspot.com/2011/04/support-needed-california-shark-fin.html

Fresno Bee 4/7/11
Settlement could mean more water for Calif. farms
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/06/2339796/settlement-could-mean-more-water.html

The Press-Enterprise 4/6/11
Critics say fire reimbursements subsidize California's fire danger
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_fire07.fadbbe.html

California Streets 4/6/11
New Google Maps Feature Nudges Drivers to Consider Alternatives
http://www.californiastreets.org/2011/04/new-google-maps-feature-nudges-drivers-to-consider-alternatives/

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/6/11
California Making Progress Restoring Salmon and Salmon Fishing
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/making_progress_in_restoring_s.html

SPUR Blog 4/6/11
Caltrain scores short-term funding -- now we need a long-term strategy
http://www.spur.org/blog/2011-04-06/caltrain-scores-short-term-funding-now-we-need-long-term-strategy

State Politics & Budget

Los Angeles Times 4/7/11
George Skelton: Assessing Jerry Brown's first 100 days
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-jerry-brown-20110407,0,7635589.column

Sacramento Bee 4/7/11
Dan Morain: Stuck in a silo, one party writes off Latino votes
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3533993/stuck-in-silo-one-party-writes.html

Capitol Weekly 4/7/11
Will Brown’s road trip veer to the right?
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zm4zfvxubylx8a

Los Angeles Times 4/7/11
Census analysis: Number of nonwhite children in L.A. area declines, bucking nationwide trend
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0406-census-non-white-20110407,0,2356918.story

Capitol Weekly 4/7/11
California: A breathtaking example of diversity
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zm4wjy28lvdhs3

National & International Environmental News

The Colorado Independent 4/6/11
Udalls introduce yet another bill to establish national renewable energy standard
http://coloradoindependent.com/82669/udalls-introduce-yet-another-bill-to-establish-national-renewable-energy-standard

New York Times 4/7/11
G.E. Plans to Build Largest Solar Panel Plant in U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/business/energy-environment/07electric.html

Greenspace 4/7/11
U.S. wind industry grows 15% in 2010, AWEA says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/us-wind-industry-grows-15-in-2010-awea-says.html

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/7/11
Industry study: Americans want smart growth
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/industry_study_americans_want.html

Greenspace 4/7/11
Freeway air pollution linked to brain damage in mice
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/freeway-air-pollution-brain-damage-mice.html

Bloomberg 4/6/11
U.S. Cites Flaws in UN’s Climate Talks, Says Treaty Effort ‘Unworkable’
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-06/u-s-envoy-says-global-warming-treaty-not-needed-to-combat-climate-change.html

Reuters 4/7/11
U.N. climate talks risk backsliding on Cancun outcome
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/07/us-climate-talks-russia-idUSTRE7353JZ20110407

Los Angeles Times 4/7/11
Cleaning up Japan's radioactive water could take decades
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-water-20110407,0,2011011.story

New York Times 4/6/11
Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/science/earth/07cassava.html

Grist 4/6/11
In honor of Glenn Beck leaving Fox, the top 10 dumbass things he said about the environment
http://www.grist.org/list/2011-04-06-in-honor-of-glenn-beck-leaving-fox-the-top-ten-dumbass-things-he

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