Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Environmental groups sue EPA over Los Angeles smog;
• California budget cuts to voter services could cause "widespread confusion";
• LA Times and Streetsblog opine on lessons of Carmageddon;
• EWG releases report on meat eaters' climate impact;
• And much more.

Top of the Ticket

Los Angeles Times 7/19/11
EPA is sued over smog in Los Angeles Basin
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-clean-air-20110719,0,2305093.story

California Watch 7/19/11
Cuts to voter services could cause 'widespread confusion,' secretary of state says
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/cuts-voter-services-could-cause-widespread-confusion-secretary-state-says-11555

Streetsblog Los Angeles 7/18/11
The Real Lessons of Carmageddon – Angelenos Aren’t Idiots, We Have Too Many Highways
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/07/18/the-real-lessons-of-carmageddon-angelenos-arent-idiots-we-have-too-many-highways/

Los Angeles Times 7/19/11
Editorial: Carmageddon's lessons
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-transit-20110719,0,5970757.story

Grist 7/18/11
High steaks: Meat eaters’ climate impact
http://www.grist.org/sustainable-food/2011-07-18-high-steaks-meat-eaters-climate-impact

California Environmental News & Opinion

San Francisco Chronicle 7/17/11
State parks closure has unlikely consequences
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/17/national/a083107D98.DTL

California Watch 7/19/11
Genetically modified salmon can breed with wild salmon
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/genetically-modified-salmon-can-breed-wild-salmon-11562\

NPR 7/18/11
After Drought, Waters In Lake Mead Start To Rise
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/138484216/after-years-for-drought-lake-mead-waters-start-to-rise

Orange County Register 7/18/11
Pringle quits high-speed rail board
http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2011/07/18/pringle-quits-high-speed-rail-board/57321/

San Francisco Chronicle 7/19/11
Group sues over Treasure Island development
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/18/BA9B1KC2RH.DTL

State Politics & Budget

Sacramento Bee 7/19/11
Dan Walters: Will California remap give Democrats two-thirds majorities?
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/19/3778171/dan-walters-will-california-remap.html

Capital Notes 7/18/11
Budget Lawsuit #1: Redevelopment
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/07/18/budget-lawsuit-1-redevelopment

National Environmental News & Opinion

Huffington Post 7/18/11
EPA Drops Tough New Lead Paint Rule In Face Of Industry Opposition
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/epa-new-lead-paint-rule_n_901944.html

E² Wire 7/19/11
GAO: States underreporting violations of drinking water standards
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/172195-gao-states-underreporting-violations-of-drinking-water-standards

Streetsblog Capitol Hill 7/15/11
House Votes to Strip High-Speed Rail Funding
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/07/15/house-votes-to-strip-high-speed-rail-funding/

Greenspace 7/18/11
Triclosan: Is Bath & Body Works' new soap harmful to teens?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/07/bath-and-body-works-summertime-scent-pesticides-triclosan-lotion-soap-toxic-chemical-cosmetics.html

Think Progress 7/18/11
Romney Backtracks: ‘I Don’t Think Carbon Is A Pollutant’
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/07/18/272081/romney-backtracks-i-dont-think-carbon-is-a-pollutant/

Politico 7/16/11
Jon Huntsman’s enviro stance is up in air
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59148.html

Greenspace 7/18/11
Western forests: Whitebark pine in danger of extinction
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/07/whitebark-pine-extinction.html

WaterWired 7/18/11
Hydrofracking Gets Gassed by the Colbert Report
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2011/07/hydrofracking-gets-the-colbert-report-treatment.html

International Environmental News

New York Times 7/18/11
Poorer Countries Lead Global Movement Toward Low-Carbon Power -- Study
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/07/18/18climatewire-poorer-countries-lead-global-movement-toward-29624.html

Reuters 7/18/11
Solar ovens, renewable energy offer hope for Afghanistan
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/us-books-afghanistan-energy-idUSTRE76I0BB20110719

Business Green 7/18/11
Israel votes through 10 per cent renewable targets
http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2094723/israel-votes-cent-renewable-targets

Contra Costa Times 7/19/11
Chinese mogul says China winning solar race by taking small steps
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_18502116

Switchboard (NRDC Blog) 7/18/11
News from London: First-ever greenhouse gas regulations for ships adopted by IMO
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkassel/news_from_london_first-ever_gr.html

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