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CARB Newsclips for June 19, 2017. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. CARB BUSINESS The Large Spark-Ignition Engine Fleet Requirements Regulation (LSI Regulation) requires specific equipment be initially reported to the California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) by June 30, 2017 and labeled by July 30, 2017. The LSI Regulation reporting user guides, importing equipment guides, the amended regulation language, and other useful LSI regulation information are available at https://www.arb.ca.gov/lsi The Air Resources Board (ARB) announces the launch of its new California Dairy and Livestock GHG Reduction Working Group (Dairy Working Group) and Subgroup list serves that will provide interested stakeholders with up-to-date information about current activities and processes. Sign-up for the main Dairy Working Group process List Serve: https://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=dairy CAP AND TRADE With budget done, California lawmakers turn to other issues. After approving a $125 billion budget last week, California lawmakers are turning their attention to other matters for the last three months of the annual legislative session. Aside from a controversial increase in gas taxes and vehicle registration fees, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed in April, no major legislation has yet cleared both the Assembly and Senate. http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20170618/with-budget-done-california-lawmakers-turn-to-other-issues AIR POLLUTION The Energy 202: California scores its first big environmental victory of the Trump era. Between the very little Attorney General Jeff Sessions was willing to say about his conversations with President Trump and the essentially nothing Senate Republicans were willing to say about their health-care bill, there was one revealing bit of testimony on Capitol Hill late last week -- from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2017/06/19/the-energy-202-california-scores-its-first-big-environmental-victory-of-the-trump-era/5946ffb2e9b69b2fb981dd77/?utm_term=.f8bcf0e984ca Trump administration backs away from fight over California's power to set rules for cars and trucks. The Trump administration is backing off its threat to revoke California’s unique authority to set its own tough pollution standards for cars and trucks — rules that have become a crucial tool for states to combat climate change without help from Washington. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt assured lawmakers… http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-waiver-trump-20170615-story.html http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-s-waiver-appears-secure-for-1497547579-htmlstory.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article156435834.html#storylink=cpy http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article156469809.html#storylink=cpy https://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1060056177/search?keyword=calif State fines three companies for violating cargo handling equipment air quality rules. The California Air Resources Board has fined three companies $726,250 for failing to comply with the state’s cargo handling equipment regulation, which sets emission standards for a range of equipment used mostly at ports and railyards, including gantry cranes, yard trucks, and forklifts. http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=32798 Heat wave means unhealthy air this weekend across parts of Southern California. As temperatures head north of 90 degrees this weekend, smog levels are expected to reach unhealthful levels across much of Southern California. Air quality will be worst in the Santa Clarita, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, and throughout the Inland Empire and the mountains. http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/06/16/72991/heat-wave-means-unhealthy-air-this-weekend-across/ California Summer Weather Brings 'Very Unhealthy' Smog. California’s blistering heat wave could produce “very unhealthy” levels of smog as temperatures continue to rise across the southern region of the state, officials warned Friday. A statement released by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) said ozone levels are expected to reach “unhealthy to very unhealthy” levels… http://www.newsweek.com/california-heat-wave-smog-pollution-air-626678 CLIMATE CHANGE Dutch government: will meet 2020 greenhouse gas targets after extra measures. The Dutch government said on Monday it would meet its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in the year 2020 from 1990s after taking extra measures. The Netherlands had begun to fall behind on its commitments after the 2008 financial crisis, but was ordered by a court in June 2015 to take steps to catch up. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-climatechange-idUSKBN19A1OS Rick Perry just denied that humans are the main cause of climate change. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Monday denied that man-made carbon dioxide emissions are the primary cause of climate change. Asked in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” whether he believed that carbon dioxide was “the primary control knob for the temperature of the Earth and for climate,” Perry said that “No… https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/19/trumps-energy-secretary-just-denied-that-man-made-carbon-dioxide-is-the-main-driver-for-climate-change/?utm_term=.4e3de231f3ac http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rick-perry-carbon-dioxide-not-causing-global-warming/article/2626393 http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/06/rick-perry-is-in-charge-of-nuclear-safety-too-bad-he-doesnt-understand-basic-science/ http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/us-energy-secretary-rick-perry-co2-is-not-the-primary-control-knob-for-climate-change/vi-BBCT2jl http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/energy-chief-carbon-dioxide-prime-driver-warming-48134405 Carbon Capture Needed in Climate Change Fight, IEA Says. Carbon capture and storage is gradually gaining government attention after being overtaken by investment in wind and solar energy, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) saying the technology will be crucial to limiting global warming. The IEA estimates carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be needed to cut 14 percent of the emissions… https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/06/19/business/19reuters-australia-carboncapture.html?src=busln&_r=0 U.S.-China Beef Deal Puts Higher Emissions on the Menu. The growing Chinese middle class has a love affair with beef, and it now has a new supplier. The deal could increase U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. For the first time in 14 years, American beef will end up on Chinese dining tables, thanks to a trade deal finalized this week. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16062017/china-beef-consumption-exports-higher-greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change Global warming brews big trouble in coffee birthplace Ethiopia. Rising temperatures are set to wipe out half of Ethiopia’s coffee-growing areas, with loss of certain locations likened to France losing a great wine region. Global warming is likely to wipe out half of the coffee growing area in Ethiopia, the birthplace of the bean, according to a groundbreaking new study. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/19/global-warming-brews-big-trouble-coffee-birthplace-ethiopia Climate change could burn a hole in USFS budget. Climate change appears to be fueling more wildfires as U.S. Forest Service officials are increasingly concerned they don’t have the funds to effectively handle another devastating season. While Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told senators this month he’s got enough budget funds to deal with most of the 7,000 fires that occur annually in national forests, “it’s that 1 to 2 percent of our fires… http://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/5388114-151/climate-change-could-burn-a-hole-in-usfs Trump EPA backs away from attacking California emission waiver. Sometime between March1 and 7, a specific page vanished from the website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Amidst coverage of the removal of the word "science" from the mission statement of the EPA's Science and Technology Office, it went largely unnoticed. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108647_trump-epa-backs-away-from-attacking-california-emission-waiver HEATWAVE From Phoenix to Sacramento, the West is sweating through worst heat wave in decades. All-time heat records could be in jeopardy in the Southwest this week as a dome of hot, high pressure settles over the region. Triple-digit highs are in the forecast from Arizona to Northern California — including the Sierra Mountains. Notably, this heat wave is going to last through the week, which raises concerns of heat-related illness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/19/from-phoenix-to-sacramento-the-west-is-sweating-through-worst-heat-wave-in-decades/?utm_term=.119b2a2c068c When it comes to Southern California's heat wave, the worst is yet to come. Firefighters labored in scorching heat Sunday against five separate brush fires across Southern California as forecasters warned of more triple-digit temperatures in inland communities. The punishing heat wave broke records on Sunday in Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg, which saw highs of 108, 108 and 99 degrees, respectively. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fire-weather-20170618-story.html Sizzling heat wave creates health hazard in southwestern US. The Southwestern U.S. is about to feel the wrath of a punishing heat wave that includes a forecast of 120 degrees in Phoenix — a temperature not seen in the desert city in more than 20 years. The broiling temperatures will also be felt in Las Vegas and Southern California, creating a public health hazard. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Heat-wave-creates-health-hazard-in-southwestern-US-11229370.php Study Shows Killer Heat Waves Getting Worse. Killer heat is getting worse, a new study shows. Deadly heat waves like the one now broiling the American West are bigger killers than previously thought and they are going to grow more frequent, according to a new comprehensive study of fatal heat conditions. Still, those stretches may be less lethal in the future, as people become accustomed to them. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/study-killer-heat-waves-getting-worse/ Heat Wave Accelerating Runoff From Sierra. Heavy rains and snow this past winter has left rivers flowing higher than average and reservoirs near capacity. The California Department of Water Resources says that river flows range from about 20-percent above average in the Sacramento River near Shasta, to double the average flows in the San Joaquin and Kings Rivers. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/heat-wave-accelerating-runoff-heavy-rain-snow-sierra/ How long will heat wave last in Southern California? The region’s heat wave entered its second week today, with highs again forecast to hit triple-digit territory in some L.A. County communities, and forecasters said the above-normal heat would extend into next week. Also in today’s forecast is dense fog along the coast and in much of Los Angeles, and a dense fog advisory will be in force until 9 a.m. http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20170619/how-long-will-heat-wave-last-in-southern-california Extreme Heat Tourism? It’s a Thing in Death Valley. Desert dwellers in the western U.S. see temperatures topping 120 degrees (49 Celsius) as a reason to hunker down indoors and turn up the air conditioning. But some tourists welcome it as a bucket-list opportunity to experience Death Valley — famously the hottest place in America. Many will get their chance in the days ahead as a vicious heatwave bakes parts of Arizona, California and Nevada. https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/06/19/extreme-heat-tourism-its-a-thing-in-death-valley/ The Latest: Surgeons warning of burn danger during heat wave. The Latest on the heat wave affecting the Southwestern U.S. (all times local): 11:35 a.m. Surgeons at the major burn center serving Arizona are urging people to be aware of the danger of severe burns caused by excessive heat blanketing the southwestern United States. Dr. Kevin Foster of the Arizona Burn Center in Phoenix issued the warning Monday. He says second and third degree burns from hot asphalt and concrete… http://syvnews.com/business/the-latest-surgeons-warning-of-burn-danger-during-heat-wave/article_f6fd1d21-9682-5337-9399-cad7ee213369.html DIESEL ACTIVITIES LA-area port truckers to strike over emissions plan. Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., drayage truckers will strike at three companies after both cities unveiled plans to transition to zero-emission trucks by 2035 and promote common environmental standards at ports nationwide. Both cities had signed declarations expanding their Clean Air Action Plans to launch a zero-emissions port truck pilot program in upcoming years… http://www.ccjdigital.com/la-area-port-truckers-to-strike-over-emissions-plan/ Emissions are reduced by 90% Swedish engine manufacturer Scania has launched its 13-litre DI13M IMO Tier III compliant marine engine. The engine is capable of running entirely on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel resulting in emissions of carbon dioxide being reduced by up to 90%. Additionally, IMO Tier III requires emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) to be cut by more than 70%. http://www.boatingbusiness.com/news101/boatbuilding/engines-and-propulsion/scania-seawork-premier#sthash.wbrUf01V.dpuf VEHICLES China propels rise of electric ultra-high-performance cars. Want an insanely fast ride with zero emissions? Startup NIO has the car: An electric two-seater with muscular European lines and a top speed of 195 miles per hour (313 kilometers per hour). The catch: The EP9 costs nearly $1.5 million. NIO, a Chinese-Western hybrid with bases in Shanghai, London and Silicon Valley, created it to showcase the company's technology… http://hosted2.ap.org/PAPIT/02db2d7cf27349608ffb3d3ba8872aa0/Article_2017-06-19-AS--China-Electric%20Muscle%20Cars/id-0205f75b08b34b68bbe64f967c410086 Bolt EV ad, EPA vs California, U.S. Senate electric cars, China emissions advice: Today's Car News. Today, we've got news on this year's electric Bolt EV (an ad!), the Senate's former electric cars (more than a century ago), a stand-down by EPA head and climate-denier Scott Pruitt, and California partnering with China on zero-emission vehicles. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1111066_bolt-ev-ad-epa-vs-california-u-s-senate-electric-cars-china-emissions-advice-todays-car-news MISCELLANEOUS CARB Reviewing 2016 Enforcement Report This Week. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), part of the state's Environmental Protection Agency, will present the 2016 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards during their June 22 meeting and also are scheduled to hear the Enforcement Division's 2016 Annual Report. The Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards are presented annually to esteemed persons in the air quality and climate change community: https://eponline.com/articles/2017/06/19/carb-reviewing-2016-enforcement-report.aspx OPINIONS This EPA research program just got a rave scientific review. Trump wants to eliminate it. As Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt defended massive proposed budget cuts to a House subcommittee Thursday, experts from the nation’s top science organization voiced their support for one of the programs slated for elimination. A report released Thursday by the National Academy of Sciences… https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/16/this-epa-research-program-just-got-a-rave-scientific-review-trump-wants-to-eliminate-it/?utm_term=.194003926671 Will Republicans play ball with Jerry Brown on cap-and-trade? Gov. Jerry Brown was doing his best Tuesday to fill the vacuum created by Donald Trump’s abdication in the fight against climate change, while engaging in some important politicking. Having just returned from a trip to China that was focused on climate policy, Brown brought together the prime minister of the island nation of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, and the governors. http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article156384149.html#storylink=cpy Opinion: Air Quality board has to stop the district staff’s sneaky bid to allow more pollution. When it comes to protecting the planet from global warming, it’s not just the elephant in the china shop we should fear, it’s the rat in our midst. Earlier this month, President Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement, dealing a blow to international efforts to combat climate change. http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/19/opinion-air-quality-board-has-to-stop-the-districts-sneaky-bid-to-allow-more-pollution/ More drought-resistant water sources in San Diego County? Sure thing. The Sweetwater Authority announced plans for an expansion of its groundwater desalination plant in 2012 that would double its production from 5 million gallons a day to 10 million gallons a day. These are some of the tubes that house the membrane filters in the existing system. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-sweetwater-authority-desalination-plant-20170616-story.html Act locally on climate with diesel emissions bill: Letter to the editor. The Paris climate accord is great public relations, but a farce in reality. Read the accord, and you'll see it's not more than a weak "feel good" agreement to try to improve conditions but lacking teeth. If Gov. Kate Brown wants to make a difference, she should put her efforts into restoring Senate Bill 1008, regarding diesel emissions, to its original state and getting it passed. http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/06/act_locally_on_climate_with_di.html Carbon Emissions Rising at the Slowest Rate in Decades. Why’s That? Globally, carbon emissions are rising. But they are doing so at the slowest rate since the 1980s. That’s the conclusion from oil giant BP, which says that the reason is that utilities are using less coal and they are using more renewable energy. And the corporate world has embraced the change. Specifically, renewable energy supplies rose by 12%... https://www.environmentalleader.com/2017/06/carbon-emissions-rising-slowest-rate-decades-whys/ Many want to save Tangier — but how? Tangier residents are known for being self-reliant and resilient, as people who live on a tiny island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay need to be. Still, protecting the island from disappearing under the waves — thereby protecting both its unique culture and a valuable ecosystem — will require resources beyond the community. http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/life/2017/06/19/many-want-save-tangier-but-how/398954001/ Our View: On climate change, just ask a lobsterman. The effects of man-made climate change are real. All that's left is to. During a week in which much of the world was wondering whether the president of the United States considers climate change a threat, in a Portland hotel conference room full of people who spend their lives in the water, the question of man-made warming wasn’t even being asked. http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/06/19/our-view-on-climate-change-just-ask-a-lobsterman/ BLOGS Is California's Cap-and-Trade Program in Trouble? Early this month, on the same day that President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, the California State Assembly voted on a bill of its own, designed to fight climate change. AB 378, authored by Southeast L.A. County Assembly member Cristina Garcia, would have updated the state's cap-and-trade program… http://www.laweekly.com/news/california-democrats-at-an-impasse-over-cap-and-trade-legislation-8329290 Keeping California’s Natural Gas System Safe. The massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon shined a light on California’s aging natural gas infrastructure. And five years of extreme drought also exacted its toll on transmission pipelines. Now the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been awarded $4.6 million by the California Energy Commission for two projects https://www.environmentguru.com/pages/elements/element.aspx?id=5070375 Energy Secretary Rick Perry says carbon emissions not main driver for climate change. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monday he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus but in line with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/energy-secretary-rick-perry-says-carbon-emissions-not-main-driver-climate-change/ Warning over exposure to fatal heatwaves across globe amid rise in emissions. Almost three-quarters of the world's population will be exposed to deadly heatwaves by the end of the century if carbon emissions continue to rise at their present rate, research has shown. http://guernseypress.com/news/uk-news/2017/06/19/warning-over-exposure-to-fatal-heatwaves-across-globe-amid-rise-in-emissions/#DD7PxoR0jVAZawU9.99 Canadian group eyes oil-sands emissions. Producers in Alberta’s oil sands would face new reporting requirements and controls that toughened with rising emission rates under recommendations by a group advising the provincial government. The Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG) disclosed its recommendations after the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) predicted output from the oil sands will increase… http://www.ogj.com/articles/2017/06/groups-eye-oil-sands-emissions-production.html Paper: Focus on pickup trucks, not Priuses, to reduce gasoline use, emissions. Larger trucks and SUVs with powerful, high-displacement engines are the low-hanging fruit for any policymaker seeking the most efficient path to reducing gasoline use and the associated emissions, according to an issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. http://news.rice.edu/2017/06/19/paper-focus-on-pickup-trucks-not-priuses-to-reduce-gasoline-use-emissions/#sthash.x9y76h0C.dpuf Alberta advisory group sets out recommendations on oilsands emissions cap. Alberta's Oil Sands Advisory Group is recommending a series of escalating measures including financial penalties and potentially halting projects to ensure greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands remain within a mandated 100-megatonne limit. http://journalofcommerce.com/Resource/News/2017/6/Alberta-advisory-group-sets-out-recommendations-on-oilsands-emissions-cap-1024869W/ http://www.ogj.com/articles/2017/06/groups-eye-oil-sands-emissions-production.html Federal Pullback, Climate Change Could Boost State Spending On Disasters. The tornado hit the suburbs of east New Orleans at lunchtime on a mild Tuesday in February. The twister spun across mid-century ranch houses still etched with the spray-painted symbols that search and rescue squads left after Hurricane Katrina. At its calmest, the tornado tugged at asphalt shingles. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-pullback-climate-change-could-boost-state_us_5947d957e4b024b7e0df4ddb California’s attorney general is becoming a big problem for Trump’s climate agenda. Xavier Becerra, California’s combative attorney general, has become the Golden State’s face of resistance to the Trump administration’s domestic initiatives, the blunt voice rejecting the president’s attempts to roll back the progressive immigration and environmental policies so central to California’s sense of itself. http://fusion.net/story/570170/california-attorney-general-trumps-climate-attacks/ New York Senate narrowly passes bill to reallocate funds for nuclear subsidies. The New York Senate voted 32-28 in favor of a measure to fund Zero Emissions Credits aimed at saving the state's nuclear facilities, but some clean energy advocates say the subsidies would come at the expense of regional efforts. http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-senate-narrowly-passes-bill-to-reallocate-funds-for-nuclear-subsid/445272/ Boston creates website for climate change data removed from EPA's site. Boston is among 13 cities to have posted the EPA's climate change information, which includes research on global warming and emissions data. http://www.metro.us/news/local-news/boston/climate-change-epa-boston-website US eyed FCA diesels since 2015 – report. US regulators told Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in November 2015 they suspected some of the automaker's vehicles were equipped with secret software allowing them to violate emission control standards, according to a news agency report citing recently released emails. http://www.just-auto.com/news/us-eyed-fca-diesels-since-2015-report_id177125.aspx Creative Pie Slicing To Address Climate Policy Opposition. There are two fundamental, and fundamentally different, barriers to pricing greenhouse gases. The one economists tend to focus on is the economy-wide cost of reducing emissions: substituting to lower-carbon and (for now) higher cost production of energy and other products. That is, the hit to the size of the economic pie. http://www.theenergycollective.com/severinborenstein/2406934/creative-pie-slicing-address-climate-policy-opposition