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Good evening all. In today’s news:

• One year has passed since the BP oil spill;
• Local League activists rate San Diego city officials;
• Supreme Court signals it will dismiss 6-state global warming lawsuit;
• and much more.

BP Oil Spill: One Year Later

Los Angeles Times 4/20/11
Post-spill gulf environment appears to have escaped catastrophe, for now
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gulf-oil-environment-20110420,0,1522316.story

Los Angeles Times Op-Ed 4/20/11
BP oil spill: Forgotten but not gone
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-wohlforth-bp-20110420,0,5230359.story

The Hill E2 Blog 4/20/11
EPA chief on Gulf Coast: No ‘Armageddon,’ but years needed to track spill impact
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157119-epa-chief-on-gulf-coast-no-armageddon-but-years-needed-to-track-spill-impact

New York Times Opinionator blog 4/20/11
What's worse than an oil spill?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/whats-worse-than-an-oil-spill/

New York Times Green blog 4/20/11
Obama Marks Anniversary of BP Disaster
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/obama-marks-anniversary-of-bp-disaster/

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 4/20/11
Supreme Court indicates it will dismiss 6-state global warming lawsuit
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-court-warming-20110420,0,6135148.story

California Environmental News

CLCV Blog 4/20/11
It's San Diego Environmental Quality Report Card Time Again
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/its-san-diego-environmental-quality-report-card-eqrc-time-again

San Diego Union Tribune 4/20/11
Green grades rise for San Diego City Council
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/20/1m21enviro/

Fresno Bee 4/20/11
Measure would exempt water projects from key law
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/19/2356854/measure-would-exempt-water-projects.html

Sacramento Bee 4/20/11
Court battle expected over Central Valley levee vegetation
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/20/3564970/court-battle-expected-over-central.html

California Watch 4/20/11
Unstable soil could mean more quake damage
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/unstable-soil-could-mean-more-quake-damage-9906

Los Angeles Times 4/20/11
Second massive Southland fish die-off has scientists looking for links
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-dead-sardines-20110420,0,4927953.story

Los Angeles Times Op-Ed 4/20/11
Larry Levine: The late, great California Legislature
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-levine-legislature-20110419,0,5268256.story

Good Magazine 4/20/11
Southern California's First Separated Bike Lanes Open in Long Beach
http://www.good.is/post/southern-california-s-first-separated-bike-lanes-open-in-long-beach/

San Francisco Chronicle 4/20/11
Conservation groups sue for sea turtle protection
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/20/BA2T1J3RH0.DTL

San Francisco Chronicle 4/20/11
Mercury climbing in food chain, new study shows
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/20/MNK71J3OLL.DTL

More environmental news & opinion

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 4/20/11
Wasteful packaging: do consumers care?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/recycling-packaging-products.html

California Watch blog 4/19/11
Sugarcane has cooling effect, Stanford researchers say
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/sugarcane-has-cooling-effect-stanford-researchers-say-9893

KQED Climate Watch blog 4/20/11
To Shrink Carbon Footprints, One Size Doesn't Fit All
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/20/to-shrink-carbon-footprints-one-size-doesnt-fit-all/

The American Prospect 4/20/11
A Broad-Based Solution to Our Energy Problem
http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=whether_we_drill_or_not_its_time_to_ask_more_questions

Countdown to Earth Day

Los Angeles Times Greenspace blog 4/20/11
Confess your eco-sins on Earth Day!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/confess-your-eco-sins-on-earth-day.html

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