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Hello all. In today’s news:

• High court blocks states' climate change lawsuit;
• California's water wars go to Congress;
• Is global warming changing the California current?
• Gas pipeline operators fund and shape safety studies;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 6/20/11
High court blocks states' climate change lawsuit
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/20/3713948/high-court-blocks-states-climate.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/20/11
Wading into the water war
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/19/EDH01JTNGS.DTL&type=green

San Diego Union-Tribune 6/18/11
Is global warming changing California Current? Local scientists say warming could undermine biological productivity along the coast
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/18/taking-stock-california-current/

San Francisco Chronicle 6/19/11
Gas pipeline operators fund, shape safety studies
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/19/MNRR1JUUL0.DTL

CA Environment

Greenspace 6/17/11
Oil company sued over Santa Barbara spills
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/santa-barbara-oil-spills-greka-oil-and-gas.html

Associated Press 6/18/11
Groundbreaking for Blythe Solar Power Project
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/17/MNGS1JVJEU.DTL

San Jose Mercury News 6/20/11
Survey pinpoints sources of trash in San Francisco Bay
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_18313474

L.A. Now (LA Times blog) 6/20/11
Desert dispute pits Marine Corps and off-road enthusiasts
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/desert-dispute-pits-marine-corps-vs-off-road-vehicle-enthusiasts.html

Santa Cruz Sentinel 6/18/11
WATER WARS: Little known rules proposed for the Central Coast are causing a big fight that may be reaching Sacramento
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_18306956

Record Searchlight (editorial) 6/19/11
On water bill, Herger stands with enviros
http://www.redding.com/news/2011/jun/18/editorial-on-water-bill-herger-stands-with/

San Bernardino Sun 6/20/11
Water surplus generates steep discount for city agencies
http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_18312678

Associated Press 6/20/11
USFS defends plan to log burned forest at Tahoe
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/19/3711981/usfs-defends-plan-to-log-burned.html

Voice of San Diego 6/20/11
SDG&E's Big Solar Failure
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/environment/muck/article_e06051be-994c-11e0-b2af-001cc4c03286.html

Sacramento Bee 6/20/11
Conservation groups challenge Army Corp policy requiring levees to be stripped of trees
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/20/3714340/conservation-groups-challenge.html

State Politics

Los Angeles Times (editorial) 6/17/11
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-budget-20110617,0,1483301.story

Los Angeles Times (opinion) 6/17/20

Tim Rutten: No turning back in California budget mess
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0618-rutten-20110618,0,434589.column

Press Telegram 6/20/11
Agencies are left in limbo
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_18312148

California Progress Report 6/20/11
Peter Schrag: California: Reforming Ourselves Into Oblivion
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9089

Calbuzz 6/20/11
Why California Doesn’t Work
http://www.calbuzz.com/2011/06/calbuzz-classic-why-california-doesnt-work/

Los Angeles Times 6/20/11
Change in power in Congress hasn't diminished California's clout
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gop-congress-20110620,0,6780073.story

San Jose Mercury News 6/20/11
Redistricting's complicated odd-even phenomenon
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_18313476

Riverside Press Enterprise 6/19/11
Remapping panel takes praise, heat at San Bernardino hearing
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_nmap20.39cc514.html

Ventura County Star 6/19/11
A 'humble man' from Santa Paula in the center of state's redistricting storm
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jun/18/a-145humble-man-from-santa-paula-in-the-center/

Sacramento Bee 6/17/11
List of California legislators running for Congress grows longer
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/california-legislators-running-for-congress.html

San Francisco Chronicle 6/20/11
Mitt Romney fares well in California Field Poll
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/20/MN7C1JVHTE.DTL

National Environmental News

The Hill E2 Wire Blog 6/20/11
New coalition hopes to jump-start Obama’s ‘clean energy standard’
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/167363-new-coalition-hopes-to-jumpstart-obamas-clean-energy-standard

Associated Press 6/20/11
US nuke regulators weaken safety rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/06/20/national/a001554D51.DTL

Associated Press 6/20/11
EPA deal calls for haze-reduction at Western coal plants
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/epa-deal-calls-for-haze-reduction-at-western-coal-plants/2011/06/19/AGi6EwbH_story.html?hpid=z10

Wall Street Journal 6/20/11
'Fracking' Disclosure to Rise
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304887904576395630839520062.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Christian Science Monitor 6/20/11
GOP presidential hopefuls dance around climate change
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0619/GOP-presidential-hopefuls-dance-around-climate-change

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