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Good morning, all. In the news today:

• Scrutiny of a farm town's water divides residents;
• Easier to track renewable energy sources at new Cal ISO HQ;
• Solar: California's new gold rush;
• Pediatricians want tighter regulation of chemicals; and much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 4/25/11
Scrutiny of a farm town's water divides residents
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-seville-water-20110425,0,1938488.story

Sacramento Bee 4/23/11
Easier to track renewable energy sources at new Cal ISO HQ
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/23/3573198/easier-to-track-renewable-enery.html

Desert Sun 4/25/11
Solar: California's new gold rush
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110424/NEWS07/104240320/Solar-California-s-new-gold-rush?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|Frontpage

Chicago Tribune 4/24/11
Pediatricians want tighter regulation of chemicals
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kid-chemicals-20110425,0,2822745.story

California’s Progress Report 4/25/11
Russell Long: Whose Side are They On? [Committee should support Consumer Choice Fire Protection Act]
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8914

California Environmental News

Quest (KQED-FM) 4/25/11
Toxic Algae Blooms
http://www.kqed.org/a/quest/R201104250833

Greenspace LA Times Blog 4/25/11
Los Angeles hikers and bikers mobilize to save a popular trail
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/franklin-canyon-santa-monica-mountains-conservancy-development.html

Desert Dispatch 4/22/11
BrightSource: Tortoise issue won't delay project completion
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/project-10722-brightsource-site.html

Daily Breeze 4/25/11
Jet-fuel line through Gardena put on hold
http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17912057

Sacramento Bee 4/23/11
California Fish and Game struggles to rewrite rules for dredge gold mining
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/24/3574459/california-fish-and-game-struggles.html

San Diego Union Tribune 4/22/11
California's condor population growing
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/23/condor-population-growing/

California Watch 4/23/11
Private lands are new frontier in California’s pot wars
http://californiawatch.org/public-safety/private-lands-are-new-frontier-california-s-pot-wars-9985

San Diego Union Tribune 4/22/11
Camp Pendleton sewage spills spark lawsuit
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/22/1m23sewege/

Sacramento Bee 4/23/11
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area reopens for birders
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/23/3573148/yolo-bypass-wildlife-area-reopens.html

California Streets 4/24/11
Bill Seeking New Ridership Study is Latest NIMBY Attempt to Derail HSR
http://www.californiastreets.org/2011/04/bill-seeking-new-ridership-study-is-latest-nimby-attempt-to-derail-hsr/

Bay Citizen 4/24/11
San Francisco Reimagines Treasure Island — Again
http://www.baycitizen.org/development/story/plan-eco-city-treasure-island-passes-not/

State Politics

California Report 4/25/11
State Legislators Back to Work on Budget
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201104250850/a

Los Angeles Times 4/25/11
Times/USC Dornsife poll: California voters want public employees to help ease state's financial troubles
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-pensions-20110425,0,2397255.story

Calitics 4/25/11
Brian Leubitz: LAT/USC Poll: Californians Oppose Cuts Only Budget
http://calitics.com/diary/13428/latusc-poll-californians-oppose-cuts-only-budget

Los Angeles Times 4/25/11
California cities threaten to challenge census, which shows little growth
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-0425-cities-census-m,0,5706195.story

Los Angeles Times (column) 4/25/11
George Skelton: Jerry Brown falls short on union contracts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-contracts-20110425,0,4259836.column

National Environmental News

Politico 4/23/11
Barack Obama on gas prices: No ‘silver bullet’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53604.html

The Hill E2 Blog 4/25/11
Solis: ‘No miner should ever have to die for a paycheck’
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157579-solis-no-miner-should-ever-have-to-die-for-a-paycheck

Los Angeles Times 4/25/11
Idaho and Montana prepare for wolf hunts
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-idaho-wolves-20110425,0,394487.story

Miami Herald 4/25/11
Governor to EPA: Water guidelines aren’t necessary here
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/22/2180947/governor-to-epa-water-guidelines.html

Forbes 4/23/11
Dumbest Guy in the Room: Donald Trump’s Energy Policy
http://blogs.forbes.com/williampentland/2011/04/23/dumbest-guy-in-the-room-donald-trumps-energy-policy/

The Hill E2 Blog 4/25/11
Chu: Science background has helped in political realm
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157559-chu-science-background-has-helped-in-political-realm

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