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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Debra Bowen receives new environmental endorsement in congressional race;
• New plastic chemical study linked to industry;
• Grist explores what’s next for the enviro-business coalition that defeated Prop 23;
• Obama seeks to extend Clean Water Act protections;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell (CLCV Blog) 4/27/11
Bowen and Hahn -This is going to be close
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/bowen-and-hahn-going-be-close

California Watch 4/28/11
New plastic chemical study linked to industry
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/new-plastic-chemical-study-linked-industry-10042

Grist 4/27/11
What’s next for the enviro-business coalition that defeated California’s Prop 23?
http://www.grist.org/cleantech/2011-04-27-whats-next-enviro-business-coalition-that-defeated-calif-prop-23

Los Angeles Times 4/28/11
President Obama seeks to extend Clean Water Act protections
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0428-water-obama-20110428,0,5126644.story

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Contra Costa Times 4/28/11
Congressional, local leaders spotlight threats to Delta
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_17942484

Sacramento Bee 4/28/11
Viewpoints: Flame retardants are the asbestos of our time
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/28/3584223/viewpoints-flame-retardants-are.html

Wall Street Journal 4/28/11
Fast Train Hits Snags in Silicon Valley
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704677404576285450932801680.html

California Progress Report 4/27/11
Human Right to Water Bills Pass Key Assembly Committees
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8923

Capitol Alert 4/26/11
Legislation to kill Air Resources Board rejected in Assembly
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/04/legislation-to-abolish-air-res.html

North County Times 4/27/11
Water agencies would be taxed under state bill
http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_add6e402-5018-5d18-890e-72d1fd75c607.html

Streetsblog Los Angeles 4/27/11
A.B. 710 Sails Through Committee, No Date Yet for Full Assembly Hearing
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/04/27/ab-710-sails-through-committee-no-date-yet-for-full-assembly-hearing/

Sacramento Business Journal 4/26/11
Wastewater treatment bill AB134 moves to Appropriations
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/04/27/wastewater-treatment-bill-ab134-moves.html

Greenspace 4/28/11
Endangered tortoises delay Mojave Desert solar plant
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/04/desert-tortoise-ivanpah-brightsource-solar-energy-san-bernardino.html

NBC LA 4/26/11
Can Cars Driving on the Freeway Actually Generate Electricity?
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Can-Cars-Driving-on-the-Freeway-Actually-Generate-Electricity-120681124.html

Californians Against Waste 4/27/11
Carpinteria Albertsons’ Voluntary Bag Ban Starts Today
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/apr27_carpinteriaban

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 4/27/11
Coming soon to LA, Electric Vehicles that charge up at "$1 per gallon"
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dpettit/coming_soon_to_la_electric_veh.html

San Jose Mercury News 4/27/11
With Caltrain back on track, long-term funding puzzle still plagues commuter line
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-news/ci_17935094

State Politics & Budget

California Progress Report 4/27/11
Worried About Budget's Toll on Schools, Most Californians Favor Income Tax Hike—But Only for Wealthiest
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8925

Contra Costa Times 4/27/11
Putting squeeze on GOP districts
http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_17944599

Capitol Weekly 4/28/11
Capitol Weekly Top 100: The final cut
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=znxdx40wgyxa3t

Capitol Weekly 4/28/11
Electoral surprises loom in 2012 with new districts
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=znt54lbnlqd0rr

National & International Environmental News

New York Times Green Blog 4/28/11
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projected to Grow Slowly
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/u-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-projected-to-grow-slowly/

The Hill 4/28/11
Boehner rejects Dems' request for vote to end subsidies for oil firms
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/158195-boehner-rejects-dems-plea-for-vote-to-end-oil-subsidies

Grist 4/27/11
Ron Paul hates energy subsidies, doubts climate change, and loves riding his bike
http://www.grist.org/election-2012/2011-04-27-ron-paul-hates-energy-subsidies-doubts-climate-change-loves-bike

Food & Water Watch Blog 4/28/11
The Next Big Thing In Industry: Water Profiteering
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/the-next-big-thing-in-industry-water-profiteering/

Generation Green (Center for Environmental Health Blog) 4/27/11
Greener Electronics Going Global
http://generationgreen.org/2011/04/greener-electronics-going-global/

Repower America Blog 4/27/11
Germany’s Lufthansa Becomes First Carbon-Trading Airline
http://repoweramerica.org/blog/germany%E2%80%99s-lufthansa-becomes-first-carbon-trading-airline/

Green House (USA Today Blog) 4/28/11
Royal wedding of Kate Middleton, Prince William has green twist
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/04/green-royal-wedding-kate-middleton-prince-william/1

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