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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for June 20, 2016.
Posted: 20 Jun 2016 15:50:13
ARB Newsclips for June 20, 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. CAP AND TRADE Is California's cap-and-trade climate policy in jeopardy? The linchpin of California's climate change agenda, a program known as cap and trade, has become mired in legal, financial and political troubles that threaten to derail the state's plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The program has been a symbol of the state's leadership… http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article84779827.html#storylink=cpy AIR POLLUTION Panel to take up bill that would delay ozone rule. It won't be until October 2017 that U.S. EPA plans to designate the communities unable to meet its latest ambient air quality standard for ozone. But that schedule is already rattling some areas of the country and the politicians who represent them. Earlier this month, the House passed H.R. 4775, which would roll back implementation of the 70 parts per billion… http://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2016/06/20/stories/1060039041 CLIMATE CHANGE With Climate Change, Doing the Math Matters. Skeptics sometimes say that there’s no need to rush in addressing climate change -- that our constantly increasing wealth will eventually make the problem relatively inexpensive to solve. Thanks to some careful mathematical research, that argument is looking increasingly wrong. Placing a value on something that may happen 50 or 100 years from now isn’t easy. http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-20/with-climate-change-doing-the-math-matters Obama at Yosemite attacks 'lip service' to natural beauty amid climate inaction. Barack Obama warned on Saturday that climate change could ravage many of America’s vaunted national parks, criticizing political opponents who “pay lip service” to areas of natural beauty while opposing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/18/yosemite-obama-national-parks-climate-change?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=8647ab9101-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-8647ab9101-327747457 Dem platform committee probes way forward on climate issues. Nearly two dozen green activists and experts pushed members of the Democratic platform committee on Friday to adopt strong environmental policies in the platform set to be released this summer. Committee members pressed the experts on how far they should go to address climate change in their platform… http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/283968-dem-platform-committee-probes-way-forward-on-climate-issues?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=8647ab9101-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-8647ab9101-327747457 DIESEL ACTIVITIES Can new technology win in war on diesel trucks? Some say reworking diesel trucks is the better way to go; many operators hanging on to older, more polluting trucks. Southern California’s anti-smog regulators opened a new front on the war on heavy-duty diesel trucks by joining a coalition of agencies stretching from Washington state to New York last week. http://www.pe.com/articles/trucks-806236-state-diesel.html FUELS Gas prices drop nearly a penny, still average $2.37 a gallon. The average price of gasoline has leveled off to $2.37 for a gallon of regular unleaded. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the price dropped nearly a penny since peaking two weeks ago. The slight decline came after nearly three months of rising prices. http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article84716747.html#storylink=cpy ConocoPhillips, Exxon top U.S. methane emitters. The energy company ConocoPhillips Co. leads the country for the second year in a row as the No. 1 methane emitter among U.S. onshore oil and gas producers in 2014, a new study has found. Exxon Mobil Corp. came in second place, followed by Chesapeake Energy Corp., EOG Resources Inc. and BP U.S. Altogether, 11 oil and natural gas companies… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/20/stories/1060039067 VW RECALL VW Rises on Steps to Recover From Emissions-Cheating Scandal. Volkswagen AG rose the most in two months as the German carmaker showed signs of making progress in its efforts to emerge from the emissions-cheating scandal, with plans to submit a $10 billion settlement in the U.S. The U.S. offer includes about $6.5 billion for car owners and $3.5 billion for the U.S. government… http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-20/vw-rises-on-steps-to-recover-from-emissions-cheating-scandal VW Said Ready With $10 Billion Diesel Plan, to Devise Fix Later. Volkswagen AG will submit its $10 billion plan this month to fix a half-million emissions-cheating cars or get them off U.S. roads even though it’s awaiting regulators’ sign-off on how to retrofit the vehicles, a person familiar with the matter said. About $6.5 billion will go to car owners and $3.5 billion to the U.S. government and California regulators… http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-18/vw-said-ready-with-10-bln-diesel-accord-to-devise-fix-later Former Volkswagen CEO investigated over emissions scandal. German prosecutors are investigating former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and another unnamed executive over allegations they didn’t inform investors soon enough about the company’s scandal over cars rigged to cheat on U.S. diesel emissions tests. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/german-prosecutors-open-investigation-of-former-vw-ceo/2016/06/20/c29bd902-36ed-11e6-af02-1df55f0c77ff_story.html European commission warned of car emissions test cheating, five years before VW scandal. Documents seen by Guardian show that the commission’s in-house science service told it in 2010 that tests had uncovered what researchers suspected to be a ‘defeat device’. The European commission was warned by its own experts that a car maker was suspected… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/20/european-commission-warned-car-maker-suspected-cheating-five-years-vw-scandal GREEN ENERGY As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust. After Kullin Orcutt lost his job at the Peabody coal mine this spring, he knew what he needed to do: join the exodus. “Leave Gillette, leave the state,” he said. Mr. Orcutt is a third-generation miner and one of 592 coal workers who have been laid off here since January. Thousands more job cuts are expected this summer. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/us/as-wind-power-lifts-wyomings-fortunes-coal-miners-are-left-in-the-dust.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=8647ab9101-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-8647ab9101-327747457&_r=0 OPINIONS Two Can Play at Climate ‘Fraud’ If Exxon can be sued, why can’t Al Gore for exaggerations that help his investments? Eric Schneiderman and Sheldon Whitehouse, call your office. The New York Attorney General and Rhode Island Senator who helped to launch the prosecution of dissent on climate change may not like where their project is headed. http://www.wsj.com/articles/two-can-play-at-climate-fraud-1466373891?mod=trending_now_9 BLOGS “Solar for All”: How Utilities Can Increase Access to Solar Energy. A new report looks at what utilities can do to “bring solar within reach” for a broader swath of U.S. households, particularly in lower-income areas and communities of color. The answer: a lot. SELC-PSE-SCACED Solar for All report. Solar for All is a product of the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the Partnership for Southern Equity… http://blog.ucsusa.org/john-rogers/solar-for-all-how-utilities-can-increase-access-to-solar-energy Nothing new under the sun as FTC seeks to expand power over solar. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced recently a workshop to be held on June 21, with the title "Something New Under the Sun: Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in Solar Power." Accompanying the announcement is a discussion paper presenting a number of issues for public comment. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/284070-nothing-new-under-the-sun-as-ftc-seeks-to-expand-power California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.