What's New List Serve Post Display
Below is the List Serve Post you selected to display.
newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for March 29, 2016.
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 12:36:40
ARB Newsclips for March 29, 2016. 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. AIR POLLUTION U.S. preterm births tied to air pollution cost $4 billion a year. U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates. Almost 16,000 babies arrive early each year due at least in part to air pollution, according to researchers who analyzed air quality data and birth records. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-preemies-pollution-idUSKCN0WV23Q https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/29/even-before-they-start-breathing-babies-are-harmed-by-air-pollution-scientists-say/ Too early to hail dip in China's CO2, despite coal fall-study. Reports of a historic dip in China's carbon dioxide emissions in the past two years are premature because of uncertainty over data showing the pace of a decline in coal use by the world's biggest consumer, a study showed on Monday. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has been among those saying that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by China… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-china-idUSKCN0WU1CU?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=5623336308-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-5623336308-327747457 EPA Defends Generation Shifting in Clean Power Plan. A Clean Air Act requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency determine the “best system” for cutting carbon dioxide emissions is broad enough to encompass the reductions anticipated in the Clean Power Plan, the agency argued in defense of the rule. http://www.bna.com/epa-defends-generation-n57982069131/ More than 150 L.A. child care centers dangerously close to freeways. Culver City writer Tracey Moore loved everything about her daughter’s daycare. It was close to her family’s house, included some Spanish immersion, and her young child was smitten with the staff. So when the owner informed parents she was moving, there was unanimous consensus among families that they would all follow her. http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/03/29/58878/pollution-near-preschools-is-impacting-nearly-10-0/ Using infrared cameras to control methane leaks. State and federal officials are using infrared cameras more than ever to detect methane leaks near drilling operations, and some oil and gas companies fear they'll have to follow suit. The Obama administration is working to cut emissions to limit the effects of climate change. Part of those efforts is larger work to limit methane emissions… http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/03/29/stories/1060034699 CLIMATE CHANGE These Tiny Mangroves Hold Vast Stores of Carbon. Squat mangrove forests that seem at first blush to simply eke by along the coasts of Baja California are sitting on a big secret — one with sweeping implications in an era of accelerating climate change. Despite their diminutive appearance, scientists discovered that these mucky coastal ecosystems store huge amounts of carbon, helping to slow global warming. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/tiny-mangroves-hold-vast-stores-carbon-20182?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=5623336308-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-5623336308-327747457 Thirty Years of Climate 'Deception' Could Become Offense Under New Calif. Law. By extending an existing law's statute of limitations to 30 years, the new legislation would expose fossil fuel companies like Exxon to greater liability. Fossil fuel companies in California could face investigation under legislation introduced by a state senator who says the proposed law… http://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032016/new-law California Bill Seeks Accountability from Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Science Deception. Climate Change Pollution Is Damaging Public Health, Property and the Environment. A California bill introduced today by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) would extend the statute of limitations in state law to enable law enforcement to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for decades… http://www.ucsusa.org/press/2016/california-bill-seeks-accountability-fossil-fuel-companies-climate-science-deception#.VvrKWfmE6LQ Calif. refines its definition of ‘resiliency’ What do mosquitoes, toxic brownfield sites and water storage projects have in common? They're all being studied by California for their potential adaptation to climate change. The state has been at the forefront of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and now is turning its attention to perhaps an even more daunting task: making itself more resilient to the effects of rising global temperatures. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/03/29/stories/1060034727 DROUGHT 4 things to know about federal drought legislation. Congress is about to try again to help ease California’s drought. A handful of bills – some new, some held over from last year – will come up for debate in the weeks ahead. The subject is as partisan as the presidential race, and a lot more complicated. That’s because, when you get politicians involved in water, the debate becomes fixated on righting perceived wrong. http://www.fresnobee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article68722937.html#storylink=cpy FUELS Sacramento-area gas prices continue to rise, now at $2.61 a gallon. Sacramento-area gasoline prices rose another 8.3 cents over the past week to an average $2.61 a gallon, according to Monday’s report by national gas price tracker GasBuddy.com. At-the-pump costs have spiked 44.5 cents in the past month, but they’re 46.3 cents lower than the year-ago average. http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article68624972.html#storylink=cpy EDF methane spokeswoman steps down. After a year and a half handling public relations for the Environmental Defense Fund's oil and gas campaigns, Anna Geismar has left the organization to pursue freelance communications work from her Austin, Texas, home base. At EDF, Geismar managed communications for the group's work around methane emissions from energy operations and infrastructure… http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/03/29/stories/1060034716 VEHICLES How GM plans to market Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, Bolt EV electric car. Hybrids are pretty well-known at this point, and battery-electric cars are conceptually simple: You plug them in like a mobile phone. But explaining plug-in hybrids to car buyers at large—it's a hybrid, but it also plugs in, but only for double-digit range—has proven to be very hard. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103129_how-gm-plans-to-market-chevy-volt-plug-in-hybrid-bolt-ev-electric-car Fiat Chrysler is last Detroit maker to convert cars to use E15. Corn growers and policymakers eager to blend greater amounts of ethanol into U.S. gasoline supplies may have just achieved a significant goal. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) recently approved E15 fuel for use in all of its 2016 models, making it the last of the Detroit Three automakers to do so. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103114_fiat-chrysler-is-last-detroit-maker-to-convert-cars-to-use-e15 VW RECALL U.S. FTC sues Volkswagen over diesel advertising claims. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sued Volkswagen Group of America, saying the U.S. arm of the German automaker falsely advertised more than a half million diesel vehicles as environmentally friendly when it knew they were emitting excess pollution. The FTC filed suit against the wholly owned Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE)… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKCN0WV1QN http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article68773727.html#storylink=cpy HIGH-SPEED RAIL What's ahead for bullet train funding? Hearing outlines the many risks. About half of the funding needed to build an initial operating segment of California's bullet train faces legal, political and financial risks, state analysts told an Assembly hearing Monday — although officials expressed confidence that they could navigate any pitfalls. The oversight hearing focused on a draft business plan released last month… http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bullet-hearing-20160329-story.html http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/california-lawmakers-scrutinize-bullet-train-plans-37971990 http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/high-speed-rail/article68731742.html GREEN ENERGY Study: California could get 74% of power from rooftop solar. Rooftop solar panels could meet three-quarters of California's electricity needs and about 40 percent of the country's electricity needs, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Researchers at the federally funded lab, which is based in Colorado, had estimated in 2008 that rooftop solar could… http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2016/03/28/study-california-could-get-74-power-rooftop-solar/82360288/ Italian leader helps dedicate unique Nevada geothermal plant. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is in northern Nevada to attend the formal dedication of the only geothermal power plant in the world that combines geothermal energy with two kinds of solar technology. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/20160329/italian-leader-helps-dedicate-unique-nevada-geothermal-plant New chemistries found for liquid batteries. Cambridge, Massachusetts - Liquid metal batteries, invented by MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his students a decade ago, are a promising candidate for making renewable energy more practical. The batteries, which can store large amounts of energy and thus even out the ups and downs of power production and power use… http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/latest-news/8435-new-chemistries-found-for-liquid-batteries.html Finding the funding for fusion energy. The threat of climate change has spurred more love from Congress for energy technology, but the love only goes so far. An energy source that promises to be the cleanest, most compact, most resource-friendly of them all is faced with a reception similar to a toddler getting a savings bond: It could be useful in the future but difficult to understand today and not immediately gratifying. http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/03/29/stories/1060034711 OPINIONS Fixing the Foul Play. Mitigating the Environmental and Public Health Damage Caused by the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal. State and federal agencies continue to investigate Volkswagen’s alleged efforts to cheat on emissions tests in the United States. As the investigations come to a close, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, should consider how to resolve this scandal… https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/report/2016/03/29/134148/fixing-the-foul-play/ The Clean-Energy Deadline Is Sooner Than We Think: Mark Buchanan. Everyone knows that at some point, if we want to contain climate change, we'll have to stop building polluting power plants. New research suggests that moment may come much sooner than we realize. In some areas, the world is making progress toward reducing harmful emissions. http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O4SE0E6JTSEN01-7AI1KSJQA94QQH7SQ9LRK8F6HJ Despite the Porter Ranch disaster, the top executive at SoCal Gas is getting an enormous bonus. Given that the Porter Ranch gas leak ranks as the worst such leak in U.S. history, with the potential to measurably damage the climate, and forcing thousands of families out of their homes, you'll be glad to know that Debra L. Reed, chairman and CEO of the gas company's parent firm, Sempra Energy, has been docked part of her pay because of the episode. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-socal-gas-ceo-20160328-snap-htmlstory.html First, The EPA Came For The Navajo; Next, They’re Coming For Everyone. The Environmental Protection Agency is making it harder for the Navajo to run energy plants that produce jobs and cheap, reliable energy. Next, we’re all paying a third more for energy. Before the U.S. Supreme Court delayed it, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) sought to impose a costly cap-and-trade carbon emissions… http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/29/first-the-epa-came-for-the-navajo-next-theyre-coming-for-everyone/ Threat of warming is evident in our oceans | Guest column. Given the current press about 2015 and the first two months of this year being the hottest year on record, you would think the whole global warming/climate change "debate" was strictly over the temperature of the atmosphere. In reality, the issue is more than just average air temperatures. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032016/new-law BLOGS This Is What Climate Change Has Done To The Great Barrier Reef. Researchers say the widespread coral bleaching across the vast ecosystem is the worst on record. A new aerial survey of the Great Barrier Reef shows the vast extent of a “severe” bleaching event that’s caused widespread coral death over the past several weeks. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-photos_us_56f9f1afe4b0143a9b491e6a California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.