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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Assembly committee will vote today on BPA ban bill;
• Environmental justice groups propose two options in negotiations over cap-and-trade;
• Bills that provide alternatives if state parks are closed to be heard in Senate committee today;
• Report: How climate change will affect Western water supply;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 4/25/11
What’s NOT on my baby registry: toxic chemicals
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/what%E2%80%99s-not-my-baby-registry-toxic-chemicals

KQED Climate Watch 4/25/11
In Cap and Trade Fight, EJ Groups Offer Options
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/25/in-cap-and-trade-fight-ej-groups-offer-options

San Luis Obispo Tribune 4/25/11
Bills allow alternatives if state parks are closed
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/04/24/1574627/bills-allow-alternatives-if-state.html

Los Angeles Times 4/26/11
Climate change may not dramatically affect California's precipitation or runoff
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-climate-water-20110426,0,4447240.story

Fresno Bee 4/25/11
Report stresses impact of global warming on Valley
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/25/2363994/valley-warming-could-increase.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Sacramento Bee 4/26/11
Skeptics question effort to restart Bay Delta Conservation Plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/26/3578245/skeptics-question-effort-to-restart.html

Press Democrat 4/25/11
Budget squeeze could slow open space deals
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110425/articles/110429591

San Jose Mercury News 4/25/11
Court finds California salmon protections wanting
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17925207

KQED Climate Watch 4/26/11
Speed Bump for Big SoCal Solar Project
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/04/26/speed-bump-for-big-socal-solar-project

Californians Against Waste Blog 4/25/11
Residents Benefit from AB 34's Standards for Compost Facilities
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/apr25_ab34_article

California Streets 4/26/11
Time to Restore South Pasadena’s 710 Freeway Veto Right (AB 353)
http://www.californiastreets.org/2011/04/time-to-restore-south-pasadenas-710-freeway-veto-right/

LADOT Bike Blog 4/25/11
3-Foot Bike Passing Legislation Makes it on State Legislature Agenda
http://ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/give-me-3-legislation-makes-it-on-state-legislature-agenda/

Voice of San Diego 4/24/11
Mexico's Ocean Could Become U.S.'s Drinking Water
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/environment/muck/article_5293ff3e-6ed6-11e0-a75f-001cc4c002e0.html

California Progress Report 4/26/11
A Safer, Greener, More Cost-Effective California is Possible
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8919

Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 4/26/11
Pilot parking project in San Francisco encourages users to, "Circle less, live more."
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/04/pilot-parking-project-in-san-francisco-encourages-users-to-circle-less-live-more.html

Palo Alto Daily News 4/22/11
Redwood City sorting through a mountain of concerns about Saltworks
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_17906628

Grist 4/25/11
A star Silicon Valley investor puts his money where his mouth is for sustainable ag
http://www.grist.org/sustainable-food/2011-04-25-silicon-valley-tech-entrepreneur-puts-money-where-his-mouth-is

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 4/26/11
Dan Walters: Budget nut remains uncracked
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/26/3578243/dan-walters-budget-nut-remains.html

PolitiCal 4/25/11
S&P sticks with 'negative' outlook for California
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/04/sp-sticks-with-negative-outlook-for-california.html

National & International Environmental News

Climate Progress 4/26/11
Kudos to John Boehner who courageously supported ending taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil for 12 hours
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/26/boehner-subsidies-big-oil

E² Wire 4/26/11
Obama pounces on Speaker's remarks, urges end to oil subsidies
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157757-obama-pounces-on-boehner-remarks-to-urge-end-to-oil-subsidies

E² Wire 4/26/11
Romney, Pawlenty hammer Obama on energy
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/157673-romney-pawlenty-hammer-obama-on-energy

Food Politics 4/25/11
Do farm pesticides reduce kids’ IQs?
http://www.foodpolitics.com/2011/04/do-farm-pesticides-reduce-kids-iqs/

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/26/11
Climate Legislation Advances in 16 major countries: Says new study
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/climate_legislation_advances_i.html

Climate Progress 4/26/11
O’Reilly endorses Power Shift where AFL-CIO leader Trumka demands a power shift from US Chamber
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/26/o’reilly-power-shift-trumka

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