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Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Groups sue Army Corps of Engineers over levee tree-removal policy;
• Grist explains silver linings in yesterday's Supreme Court ruling;
• World ocean life at risk of extinction;
• White House fails to install solar panels, despite promise;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Sacramento Bee 6/21/11
Groups sue Army Corps of Engineers over levee tree-removal policy
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/21/3715239/groups-sue-army-corps-of-engineers.html

Grist 6/20/11
Silver linings behind Supreme Court’s bummer clean air decision
http://www.grist.org/climate-policy/2011-06-20-silver-linings-supreme-court-bummer-clean-air-decision

BBC News 6/21/11
World's oceans in 'shocking' decline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13796479

Huffington Post 6/21/11
Obama Administration Fails On Promise To Put Solar Panels On White House Roof By June 21
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/solar-panels-white-house-roof_n_880940.html

Pro Publica 6/20/11
Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals
http://www.propublica.org/article/critics-find-gaps-in-state-laws-to-disclose-hydrofracking-chemicals

New York Times 6/20/11
'Green Chemistry' Guru Charting New Course for EPA Science
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/06/20/20greenwire-green-chemistry-guru-charting-new-course-for-e-47583.html

California Environmental News & Opinion

California Watch 6/21/11
Retailers cited again for lead-tainted jewelry
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/retailers-cited-again-lead-tainted-jewelry-10963

Huffington Post 6/21/11
Women In Power: Trae Vassallo, Silicon Valley Visionary, is Changing the World One Greentech Startup at a Time
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-dakotah/women-in-power-trae-vassallo_b_880957.html

Greenspace 6/20/11
Half of cities in L.A. County overcharge for solar permits, Sierra Club says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/half-of-la-county-cities-overcharge-for-solar-permits-says-sierra-club.html

Washington Post 6/20/11
Walking expert prescribes ‘road diets,’ traffic circles for cities seeking street makeovers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/walking-expert-prescribes-road-diets-traffic-circles-for-cities-seeking-street-makeovers/2011/06/20/AG5e6pcH_story.html

KQED Climate Watch 6/20/11
Lawsuits Loom Over "Fantasy Island"
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/20/lawsuits-loom-over-fantasy-island

Streetsblog Los Angeles 6/20/11
Note to City Council: Don’t Forget the Transportation Plan for the AEG Stadium
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/06/20/note-to-city-council-dont-forget-the-transportation-plan-for-the-stadium/

Marin Independent Journal 6/20/11
County restores coho salmon habitat in West Marin
http://www.marinij.com/westmarin/ci_18316263

State Politics & Budget

Capital Notes 6/20/11
10 Days to Go, Yes, But $10 Billion?
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/06/20/10-days-to-go-yes-but-10-billion/

California Progress Report 6/21/11
Balanced Budget Can’t Include Building Sale
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/9093

Press-Enterprise 6/20/11
FIELD POLL: Obama's approval rating holds steady in California
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_D_field20.36ebff.html

Sacramento Bee 6/21/11
Voters less enthused about Sen. Dianne Feinstein's re-election
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/21/3715389/voters-less-enthused-abou-sen.html

Redistricting

Washington Post 6/20/11
New redistricting map could make California less golden on the Hill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-redistricting-map-could-make-california-less-golden-on-the-hill/2011/06/20/AGI5gVdH_story.html

Capitol Alert 6/20/11
Don't split capital to create new legislative districts, officials say
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/key-sacramento-officials-prote.html

National & International Environmental News

Washington Post 6/20/11
EPA budget cuts put states in bind
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/environment/epa-budget-cuts-put-states-in-bind/2011/06/08/AGbVpYdH_story.html

Reuters 6/20/11
Amid Boom, U.S. Solar Industry Fears End of Government Incentives
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/20/idUS11716832920110620

League of American Bicyclists Blog 6/20/11
Bike/Ped Projects Create 46% More Jobs Than Road-Only Projects
http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/06/want-infrastructure-jobs-build-more-bike-lanes/

NPR 6/21/11
In 2012 GOP Race, Climate Policy Is A Non-Issue
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/21/137298152/in-2012-gop-race-climate-policy-is-a-non-issue

Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 6/20/11
Mayors declare support for President Obama's high-speed rail initiative
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/06/us-mayors-declares-support-for-president-obamas-high-speed-rail-initiative.html

BBC News 6/20/11
UN project shows how trees help halt desertification
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13767255

Bloomberg 6/20/11
Rich Nations Break $30 Billion Climate Promise, Poor World Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-20/rich-nations-break-30-billion-climate-promise-poor-world-says.html

Reuters 6/21/11
Climate debate turns nasty as Australia tries to price CO2
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-australia-climate-abuse-idUSTRE75K0QV20110621

Grist 6/20/11
Bicycling’s gender gap: It’s the economy, stupid
http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-06-20-bicyclings-gender-gap-its-the-economy-stupid

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