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CAP AND TRADE

No carbon tax? GOP climate advocates rejoice. Not everyone who
supports a carbon tax is unhappy about its exclusion from the
Democrats' draft platform. Some are breathing a sigh of relief.
Several Republican advocates of pricing carbon dioxide said
Democrats' refusal to back the policy could make it easier for
them to pitch the tax to conservative lawmakers as a product of
the GOP.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/28/stories/1060039507

AIR POLLUTION

Air quality unhealthy for sensitive individuals in Pomona area,
Santa Clarita Valley. Air quality was projected to be unhealthy
for sensitive individuals in the Pomona area and Santa Clarita
Valley Monday, prompting county health officials to issue a
health warning for people with certain medical conditions. Los
Angeles County’s interim health officer, Dr. Jeffrey
Gunzenhauser, advised people living…
http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20160627/air-quality-unhealthy-for-sensitive-individuals-in-pomona-area-santa-clarita-valley

Why the Inland smog is so bad so soon. Consider it a different
kind of June gloom.
This month, instead of mostly cool, cloudy starts to our Southern
California days, we’ve gotten a lot of sunny, hot and stagnant
conditions — ideal for cooking up unhealthful air pollution.
Wildfires last week in the Angeles National Forest near Duarte
just made it worse. This early start to Smog Season 2016 so far
has given us…
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/environment-and-nature/20160627/why-the-inland-smog-is-so-bad-so-soon

CLIMATE CHANGE

Science groups to Congress: Climate change is real threat.
Thirty-one of the country's top science organizations are telling
Congress that global warming is a real problem and something
needs to be done about it. The groups, which represent millions
of scientists, sent the letter Tuesday, saying the severity of
climate change is increasing and will worsen faster in coming
decades.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_SCIENTISTS_CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Fading fishermen: A historic industry faces a warming world. The
cod isn't just a fish to David Goethel. It's his identity, his
ticket to middle-class life, his link to a historic industry. "I
paid for my education, my wife's education, my house, my kids'
education; my slice of America was paid for on cod," said
Goethel, a 30-year veteran of these waters that once teemed with
New England's signature fish.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FADING_FISHERMEN_ABRIDGED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Thanks to climate change, the Arctic is turning green. Earlier
this month, NASA scientists provided a visualization of a
startling climate change trend — the Earth is getting greener, as
viewed from space, especially in its rapidly warming northern
regions. And this is presumably occurring as more carbon dioxide
in the air, along with warmer temperatures and longer growing
seasons, makes plants very, very happy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/27/its-official-humans-are-making-the-earth-much-greener/?tid=pm_business_pop_b

Paris climate deal approval on course, say analysts. Brexit
unlikely to slow momentum towards global climate deal coming into
force, with EU left to tackle complex negotiations with UK. The
Paris climate deal is edging ever closer to coming into force say
analysts, despite the UK’s Brexit vote last week plunging EU
plans to ratify the deal into chaos.
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/06/27/paris-climate-deal-approval-on-course-say-analysts/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=31234fb722-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-31234fb722-327747457

US, Mexico, Canada to team up on clean energy, methane. Leaders
of the United States, Mexico and Canada will announce a new joint
climate change and energy platform during meetings in Ottawa this
week, the White House said on Monday. The leaders will, among
other things, commit to producing 50 percent of electricity from
clean energy sources across North America by 2025.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/285078-us-mexico-canada-to-team-up-on-clean-energy-methane

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060039493

DROUGHT

California has a lot more water than some think, new Stanford
study suggests. Drought-stricken California might have a hidden
water bonanza. A Stanford University study released Monday said
the state has three times more groundwater located in deep
aquifers than earlier estimated.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-water-20160627-snap-story.html

California may have a huge groundwater reserve that nobody knew
about. In a surprising new study, Stanford researchers have found
that drought-ravaged California is sitting on top of a vast and
previously unrecognized water resource, in the form of deep
groundwater, residing at depths between 1,000 and nearly 10,000
feet below the surface of the state’s always thirsty Central
Valley.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/27/deep-down-california-may-have-a-lot-more-water-than-scientists-thought/

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/06/28/New-groundwater-found-deep-under-Californias-Central-Valley/3021467119756/

Is California sitting on the solution to its drought?
Californians: A solution to the drought may be under your feet,
according to a study from Stanford scientists. Thousands of feet
beneath the surface of the state's Central Valley, one of the
world's biggest agricultural hubs, there may be up to 2,700 cubic
kilometers of usable groundwater -- nearly three times more than
the amount previously thought.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/us/california-drought-underground-water/index.html

Drought and bark beetles blamed for early fire season. Its clear
wildfire season is here. According to the United States Forest
Service as many as 66 million trees have died since 2010
throughout California, up from 29 million reported last year. The
die off is being blamed on the drought and bark beetles.
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/drought-and-bark-beetles-blamed-for-early-fire-season/40256920

FUELS

TransCanada seeks $15B for rejection of Keystone pipeline. The
company that proposed the Keystone XL pipeline is seeking $15
billion in damages from the federal government after the Obama
administration rejected the Canada-to-Texas project, a company
spokesman said Monday. TransCanada Inc. filed a request for
arbitration Friday under the North American Free Trade Agreement,
arguing that the State.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KEYSTONE_PIPELINE_LAWSUIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

GHGs are rising despite fuel economy standards. What's the
solution? Ingrid Fol chose her minivan, a 2007 Honda Odyssey,
because it gets good mileage. Now that gas prices have gone down,
the Northern Virginia resident said, there's less pressure to
make every gallon count. "When it was $3-something, I would try
to stay within a budget…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/28/stories/1060039475

VEHICLES

Tesla’s quiet talks with this company could help redefine the gas
station as we know it. One of the biggest problems for electric
cars is encouraging adoption among drivers who may be skeptical
about refueling. What if you run out of battery and there isn't a
charging station for miles around? Although this isn't much of an
issue for daily commuters who can fill up their electric vehicles
(EVs) at home every night, it's a much bigger deal for long-haul
trips.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/28/teslas-quiet-talks-with-this-company-could-help-redefine-the-gas-station-as-we-know-it/

Are 100-mile BMW, Nissan, VW electric cars already a lost cause?
The continuing tepid sales of the Nissan Leaf electric car,
despite a range upgrade to 107 miles, remains one of the puzzles
in the plug-in car market. Sure, it's an aging model now in its
sixth year with a polarizing design; it lost a huge swath of
buyers in Georgia when that state canceled its electric-car tax
credit; and gas is cheap.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104717_are-100-mile-bmw-nissan-vw-electric-cars-already-a-lost-cause

VW RECALL

What Volkswagen owners can expect from emissions settlement.
Volkswagen owners can finally dump their cheatin' cars, if they
want to. The German automaker has agreed to an unprecedented U.S.
settlement to make things right after admitting that it
programmed about half a million of its diesel cars to cheat on
emissions tests.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_OWNERS_QA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Volkswagen settles emissions-cheating cases for up to $15.3B.
Volkswagen will spend up to $15.3 billion to settle consumer
lawsuits and government allegations that it cheated on emissions
tests in what lawyers are calling the largest auto-related
class-action settlement in U.S. history. Up to $10 billion will
go to 475,000 VW or Audi diesel owners…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_EMISSIONS_SCANDAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_EMISSIONS_SCANDAL_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOLKSWAGEN_TIMELINE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

VW agrees to buy back diesel vehicles, fund clean air efforts.
German automaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) will pay as much as
$15.3 billion after admitting it cheated on U.S. diesel emissions
tests for years, agreeing to buy back vehicles from consumers and
provide funding that could benefit makers of cleaner
technologies. A deal formally filed by the Justice Department on
Tuesday…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-settlement-idUSKCN0ZD2S5

http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-to-pay-up-to-14-7-billion-to-settle-diesel-emissions-claims-1467117548

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O9G6SYSYF01U01-4TCPBBOLH86E4SBLPN2465E8L2

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-06-28/what-volkswagen-owners-can-expect-from-emissions-settlement

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/business/vw-diesel-emissions-us-settlement.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/business/volkswagen-settlement-diesel-scandal.html

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-vw-settlement-20160628-snap-story.html
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Key-dates-in-Volkswagen-s-diesel-emissions-scandal-8329112.php

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article86371402.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-28/vw-set-to-pay-147-billion-to-settle-diesel-emissions-cheating-scandal

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/06/28/volkswagen-will-pay-to-15-3-billion-in-emissions-cheating-settlement/

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/06/28/volkswagen-settlement-is-biggest-of-its-kind/
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20160628/volkswagen-agrees-to-147-billion-settlement-over-diesel-emissions-scheme

http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/28/news/companies/volkswagen-fine/
http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/its-happening-volkswagen-to-repair-or-buy-back-diesel-vehicles/

GREEN ENERGY

North American leaders to pledge more reliance on renewables. The
leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico will pledge this
week to rely on renewable energy to generate 50 percent of North
America's electrical power by 2025, White House officials said
Monday. That's a big jump from last year's 37 percent level. But
it's doable through greater efficiency and reliance on solar,
wind and other clean energy sources…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_NORTH_AMERICA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

U.S., Mexico, Canada Pledge 50 Percent Clean Power by 2025. The
U.S. and Mexico will commit to joining Canada in boosting their
use of wind, solar and other carbon-free sources of electricity,
helping North America meet an ambitious goal of generating at
least 50 percent of its energy from “clean” sources by 2025.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-27/u-s-mexico-said-to-pledge-50-percent-clean-power-by-2025?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=31234fb722-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-31234fb722-327747457

Beset by scandals, the state's energy regulator is facing a
massive reorganization. In a broad reorganization of
California’s primary energy regulator, Gov. Jerry Brown and state
lawmakers announced a deal Monday to strengthen external
oversight, boost transparency in communications with the electric
and gas industries and jettison some authority over Uber, Lyft
and other ride-hailing companies.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-energy-uber-regulator-reform-20160628-snap-story.html

Obama's New Clean Energy Goal For North America: 50 Percent By
2025. President Obama and his counterparts from Canada and Mexico
are preparing to unveil an ambitious new goal for generating
carbon-free power when they meet this week in Ottawa. The three
leaders are expected to set a target for North America to get 50
percent of its electricity from nonpolluting sources by 2025.
That's up from about 37 percent last year.
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/27/483766620/obama-to-set-new-clean-energy-goal-50-percent-carbon-free-power-by-2025

Here comes the sun: US solar power market hits all-time high.
After a rocky start, the American solar market is taking off.
What will it take to make it go truly mainstream? Solar energy in
the US has had a rocky existence. Ever since Ronald Reagan
symbolically removed Jimmy Carter’s solar panels from the White
House roof in 1986, federal policy has been unpredictable…
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jun/28/solar-power-energy-us-utilities-environment-climate-change

India’s National Hydro Power Corporation Plans 600 MW Floating
Solar Project. Another public sector power generation company in
India has announced an ambitious foray into solar energy. India’s
National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC Limited) has announced
plans to set up a 600 MW floating solar project at one of its
largest hydro power complexes.
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/06/28/indias-national-hydro-power-corporation-plans-600-mw-floating-solar-project/

Falling Renewable Energy Prices Threaten Energy Storage. Here’s
What We Need to Do. Clean energy and energy storage go together
like peanut butter and jelly. But the falling cost of renewable
energy threatens to break up this indispensable pair. According
to a new paper in Nature Climate Change, energy storage stands at
a critical juncture. For now, energy storage can make wind and
solar more profitable, but that may not always be the case.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/28/3793537/energy-storage-falling-renewable-prices/

MISCELLANEOUS

California land regulators to weigh end of nuclear power.
California regulators are expected to decide Tuesday whether to
drop their longstanding environmental objections to the state's
last nuclear power plant in return for its promised early
closing.
The State Lands Commission will consider foregoing an
environmental review…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_NUCLEAR_PLANT_CLOSURE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Sweeping Public Utilities Commission changes announced. A deal
between Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers announced Monday will
bring major changes to the oft-criticized California Public
Utilities Commission, including removing the regulator’s
enforcement authority over ride-hailing services such as Uber and
Lyft.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article86227082.html#storylink=cpy

OPINIONS

California Hits the Brakes on High-Speed Rail Fiasco.
California's high-speed rail project increasingly looks like an
expensive social science experiment to test just how long
interest groups can keep money flowing to a doomed endeavor
before elected officials finally decide to cancel it. What
combination of sweet-sounding scenarios, streamlined mockups…
http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-28/california-hits-the-brakes-on-high-speed-rail-fiasco

Oil Is Still Heading to $10 a Barrel. Back in February 2015, the
price of West Texas Intermediate stood at about $52 per barrel,
half of its 2014 peak. I argued then that a renewed decline was
coming that could drive it below $20, a scenario regarded by oil
bulls as unthinkable. But prices did fall further, dropping all
the way to a low of $26 in February.
http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-28/why-oil-is-still-headed-as-low-as-10-a-barrel

Does California shutdown mean the end of nuclear power? Not so
fast. The debate around the closing of the Diablo Canyon nuclear
power plant in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., signals a broader
conversation around power sources that could be crucial to the
nation's energy future.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0628/Does-California-shutdown-mean-the-end-of-nuclear-power-Not-so-fast

BLOGS

'Water Windfall' Found in Drought-Stricken California.
California’s Central Valley has three times more freshwater in
underground aquifers than previously thought. California’s
Central Valley has three times more freshwater in underground
aquifers than previously thought, drinking water that could help
the state weather future drought and fortify itself against a
changing climate…
http://www.alternet.org/environment/water-windfall-found-drought-stricken-california

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