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Posted: 08 Apr 2016 14:55:46
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 Lowly moss emerges as potential secret weapon for regulators Common moss could "revolutionize" air pollution regulation and oversight, according to a new study whose findings have already yielded dramatic results in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060035264 To fight an invisible problem, researchers and health advocates give teens pollution monitors Scott Chan worries a lot about tiny invisible particles that harm kids. He works for an organization that works to prevent childhood obesity, and he realized that there was a deep obstacle to the kids he works with exercising: invisible pollution particles in the air cause kids to get sick when they constantly breathe them in. http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/04/07/59146/to-fight-an-invisible-problem-researchers-and-heal/ Pollution panel to monitor air quality at 119 locations in Delhi-NCR Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that to gauge the impact of the second phase of odd-even plan on the capital's air quality, the state pollution panel will monitor the ambient air quality at 119 locations in and around the city. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/pollution-panel-to-monitor-air-quality-at-119-locations-in-delhi-ncr-116040801080_1.html CLIMATE CHANGE US invests $8.5m in air quality, climate research The US has announced it is investing $8.5 million (£5.8m) in research to protect air quality from climate change .A total of 12 universities will be provided with a share of the fund from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). https://www.energylivenews.com/2016/04/07/us-invests-8-5m-in-air-quality-climate-research/ Why uncertainty about climate change is definitely not our friend For a long time, there’s been one key part of the Earth system that, just maybe, could help us out a little bit with our global warming problem: Clouds. Clouds are central to the climate because their white surfaces reflect sunlight back to space, keeping the planet cooler than it would be otherwise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/04/07/why-uncertainty-about-climate-change-is-not-our-friend/ Related: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/07/clouds-climate-change-analysis-liquid-ice-global-warming http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/08/science/climate-models-may-overstate-clouds-cooling-power-research-says.html?_r=0 World Bank hikes aid to poor nations fighting global warming The World Bank is boosting spending to help poorer countries battle global warming and power 150 million homes with renewable energy. the bank released a 59-page climate action plan Thursday designed to help less developed nations meet global warming goals they set last December in Paris. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WORLD_BANK_CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.reuters.com/article/us-worldbank-climatechange-investment-idUSKCN0X51H7 http://www.thehindu.com/business/world-bank-ramps-up-help-for-poor-to-adapt-to-climate-change/article8451657.ece http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/07/world-bank-investments-climate-change-environment NASA: Global warming is now changing how Earth wobbles Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study finds. Melting ice sheets - especially in Greenland - are changing the distribution of weight on Earth… http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_EARTHS_WOBBLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT UN: Over 130 countries will sign climate agreement April 22 A record number of more than 130 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at U.N. headquarters on April 22, the United Nations said Thursday. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UN_UNITED_NATIONS_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-bc-un--united-nations-climate-change-20160407-story.html CAP & TRADE ECO:nomics: How Cap and Trade Helps Railroads BNSF Railway Company Executive Chairman Matthew Rose says cap and trade regulation in certain states makes his company more competitive with higher emissions trucking companies. He speaks at the ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif. http://www.wsj.com/video/economics-how-cap-and-trade-helps-railroads/F2A9EE4D-DE9C-4073-84CF-3110E69ECA7D.html Report: California carbon tax hikes gas prices 11 cents The California Legislature's nonpartisan analyst estimates the state's pollution tax has raised gasoline prices by 11 cents per gallon and diesel prices by 13 cents, according to a month-old letter released on Thursday. http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Report-California-carbon-tax-hikes-gas-prices-11-7235034.php http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/7/report-california-carbon-tax-hikes-gas-prices-11-c/ ALISO CANYON SoCalGas Plans to Reopen Closed Storage Field by Late Summer Mirroring requirements laid out by state agencies, Sempra Energy's Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) on Thursday outlined plans for ensuring the integrity of the now-closed Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field, which it hopes to reopen by late summer. http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/105990-socalgas-plans-to-reopen-closed-storage-field-by-late-summer DIESEL Group continues push for diesel particulate filter ban A Golden State truckers’ group is continuing to pressure the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to repeal a controversial regulation requiring all older buses and heavy trucks operating in the state be retrofitted with a pollution-control device known as a diesel particulate filter. http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/transportation/22030-group-continues-push-for-diesel-particulate-filter-ban Little guys play big role in local trucking biz Like many in the local and national trucking industry, Jesus Anselmo started small, with just one tractor-trailer in 2008. Less than a decade later, he’s up to nine trucks with one driver a piece, a size he says he likes in many ways. http://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/little-guys-play-big-role-in-local-trucking-biz/article_0cfd8472-fd1f-11e5-91c6-2b517f65797f.html VEHICLES Ford to build small-car factory in Mexico, adding 2,800 jobs Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new $1.6 billion auto assembly plant in Mexico, creating about 2,800 jobs and shifting small-car production from the U.S. at a time when moving jobs south of the border has become a major issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article70008397.html#storylink=cpy MISCELLANEOUS SpaceX launches futuristic pop-up room, lands rocket SpaceX has resumed space station deliveries for NASA, launching the first inflatable room ever built for astronauts. And in a double triumph, the company also successfully landed its first-stage booster on an ocean platform for the first time. http://www.fresnobee.com/latest-news/article70712632.html#storylink=cpy OPINIONS Look to California for Greener Urban Growth California’s suburban sprawl has made the state’s transportation sector its largest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. With an expected addition of 6 million new residents in the next 15 years, whether California succeeds in building cities inward instead of outward could make all the difference in meeting its 2030 climate target… https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/california-greener-finance-sustainable-urbanization BLOG Bloomberg Intelligence: California’s carbon-free future California’s cap-and-trade program pits utilities, oil refiners and others against each other in their bids to secure enough carbon allowances to cover their respective emissions. http://about.bgov.com/blog/bloomberg-intelligence-californias-carbon-free-future/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.