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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Air Resources Board releases new environmental assessment of cap and trade;
• Republican budget demands include rollbacks of environmental protections;
• Sierra Club releases 2010 California Coastal Commission Conservation Voting Chart;
• Environmental Working Group releases "dirty dozen" and "clean 15" lists;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

KQED Climate Watch 6/13/11
Air Board Hands in its Homework
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/13/air-board-hands-in-its-homework

Legal Planet 6/13/11
Air Resources Board Releases New Environmental Assessment of Cap and Trade to Comply with Judge’s Order
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/air-resources-board-releases-new-environmental-assessment-of-cap-and-trade-to-comply-with-judges-order/

Capitol Alert 6/13/11
Four Senate Republicans detail California budget demands
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/republican-califoria-budget-negoa.html

Sierra Club California Blog 6/13/11
2010 California Coastal Commission Conservation Voting Chart
http://sierraclubcalifornia.org/2011/06/13/2010-california-coastal-commission-conservation-voting-chart/

San Diego Union-Tribune 6/13/11
Oceanside's Sanchez ranks as greenest coastal official
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/13/oceansides-sanchez-greenest-coastal-commissioner/

Food Politics 6/14/11
Environmental Working Group’s “dirty dozen”
http://www.foodpolitics.com/2011/06/environmental-working-groups-dirty-dozen/

California Watch 6/14/11
Apples top environmental group's list of pesticide-laden produce
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/apples-top-environmental-groups-list-pesticide-laden-produce-10785

California Environmental News & Opinion

Reuters 6/14/11
California turns to clean-car plans
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/us-energy-summit-cars-idUSTRE75D02L20110614

Bakersfield Californian 6/13/11
Fracking bill would provide insight into oil field practice
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/economy/x2131986956/Fracking-bill-would-provide-insight-into-oil-field-practice

Oroville Mercury-Register 6/13/11
Water groups turn in rewrite of Delta Plan
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_18268088

KQED Climate Watch 6/14/11
Google Invests Millions in Residential Solar
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/14/google-invests-millions-in-residential-solar/

Greenspace 6/13/11
L.A. adds milk, juice, soup cartons to curbside recycling program
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/la-carton-recycling.html

Voice of OC 6/13/11
OC Park History Is a Tale of Two Counties
http://www.voiceofoc.org/countywide/county_government/article_db467438-956e-11e0-8e8d-001cc4c002e0.html

Grist 6/14/11
As suburban office parks lose steam, Apple unveils the ultimate example
http://www.grist.org/sprawl/2011-06-14-as-suburban-office-parks-lose-steam-apple-unveils-the-ultimate-e

Healthy Cal 6/13/11
Controversy over land use continues behind the scenes
http://www.healthycal.org/controversy-over-land-use-continues-behind-the-scenes.html

Huffington Post 6/12/11
Sonoma's 'Timberland-To-Vineyard' Project Pits Winemakers Against Conservationists
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/13/sonomas-timberland-to-vineyard_n_875800.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 6/13/11
Canyon park plan gets new life in San Diego
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/13/canyon-park-plan-gets-new-life-san-diego/

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 6/14/11
Jerry Brown opens door to gimmicks budget
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/14/3698450/jerry-brown-opens-door-to-gimmicks.html

Political 6/13/11
Gov. Brown says budget plan 'can't work' without bridge tax
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/06/brown-says-budget-plan-cant-work-without-bridge-tax.html

Los Angeles Times 6/14/11
Faced with loss of pay, Democrats are crafting alternative state budget
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20110614,0,1335973.story

Calitics 6/13/11
Asm. Bob Blumenfield: Last Call for Four Republicans
http://calitics.com/diary/13568/last-call-for-four-republicans

Redistricting

California Progress Report 6/14/11
California Redistricting Maps Don’t Create Moderate Seats, They Create More Democratic Ones
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9073

Sacramento Bee 6/14/11
Dan Walters: The big stakes? Two-thirds margin
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/14/3698191/dan-walters-the-big-stakes-two.html

National & International Environmental News

Los Angeles Times 6/14/11
Wind power and water power collide in the Northwest
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-wind-energy-20110614,0,1852355.story

Reuters 6/13/11
EPA delays rollout of CO2 rule on power plants
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/us-usa-epa-emissions-idUSTRE75C53B20110613

Climate Progress 6/13/11
USDA Ignores Its Own Advice: Rather than Funding Fruits and Veggies, It Supports High-CO2 Meat and Dairy
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/13/243628/usda-fruits-and-veggies-co2-meat-and-dairy

Politico 6/14/11
GOP hopefuls recycle energy talking points
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56910.html

E2 Wire (The Hill Blog) 6/14/11
Bachmann: Hit EPA regulations with ‘mother of all repeal bills’
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/166237-bachmann-thwart-epa-with-mother-of-all-repeal-bills

Climate Progress 6/13/11
Pawlenty Stands Against Clean Air: “I Will Require Sunsetting of all Federal Regulations”
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/13/243613/pawlenty-i-will-require-sunsetting-of-all-federal-regulations-2/

Reuters 6/13/11
Farmers must boost sustainable crops to feed world: FAO
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/us-food-fao-idUSTRE75C19820110613

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 6/14/11
Whisky = Power in Scotland. Really.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/whisky_power_in_scotland_reall.html

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