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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for September 22, 2016
Posted: 22 Sep 2016 11:29:07
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 SoCal air quality regulators mulling hike in vehicle registration fees for smog reduction Air quality regulators are considering seeking an increase in vehicle registration fees for millions of Southern California drivers to help pay for smog reduction programs. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/ Tracking asthma threats in the Imperial Valley's hazy air When she catches the scent of smoke in the air, Jessica Herrera knows it’s time to retreat indoors to try to ward off another asthma attack. http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/09/21/imperial-valley-new-pollution-monitors-installed-help-track-dangers-hazy-air-asthma/89818666/ Cardiff holds first 'car-free day' to cut air pollution Concerns over air pollution in the city centre means Cardiff will hold its first car-free day on Thursday. But only Park Place in Cathays will be closed to all traffic until 00:00 BST on Friday. It will become a street market and host a transport exhibition giving information on sustainable travel. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-37431031 ClientEarth launches Brussels air quality case Citizens in Brussels have been breathing illegal levels of air pollution since 2010, legal firm ClientEarth has claimed. The Brussels case is against the regional government and focuses on nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which in towns and cities comes mostly from diesel vehicles. http://www.airqualitynews.com/2016/09/22/8602/ CAP AND TRADE AM Alert: Does cap-and-trade serve California’s climate goals? Basking in the glow of a climate legislation victory last month, Gov. Jerry Brown had a prediction for how how he would bend lawmakers to his will in a looming battle to extend California’s cap-and-trade program. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article103329932.html#storylink=cpy A carbon tax or cap-and-trade: Liberals suggest every province must choose Every province could soon have either a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system, Catherine McKenna signalled Wednesday as the environment minister prepares a long-awaited plan that promises to heat up the political climate this fall. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cap-trade-carbon-tax-provinces-1.3773285 http://www.timescolonist.com/a-carbon-tax-or-cap-and-trade-feds-suggest-every-province-must-choose-1.2348587 CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change could cross key threshold in a decade: scientists The planet could pass a key target on world temperature rise in about a decade, prompting accelerating loss of glaciers, steep declines in water availability, worsening land conflicts and deepening poverty, scientists said this week. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-impacts-conference-idUSKCN11S1FE Climate change could become a national security risk, report says A government report released Wednesday said climate change is likely to pose a significant national security challenge for the U.S. over the next two decades by heightening social and political tensions, threatening the stability of some countries and increasing risks to human health. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/climate-change-national-security/ http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-orders-climate-change-be-considered-in-military-planning/article/2602465?custom_click=rss http://mashable.com/2016/09/21/national-security-climate-change-risk-obama/#H0lFcC.2wOqO http://www.seattletimes.com/business/report-cites-national-security-risks-from-climate-change/ http://www.ibtimes.com/climate-change-could-seriously-affect-national-security-us-intelligence-report-says-2420370 Taking the economic temperature 10 years after A.B. 32 First of a two-part series looking at the impacts of A.B. 32 10 years later. Jeff Cohen is a busy man. On a recent Tuesday, he was in Atlanta, in an Uber car on his way to a meeting with a company that recycles chemicals used in refrigerants. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060043254 Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says A report examining the many ways climate change threatens coffee and coffee farmers has alarmed people who are now imagining what it would be like getting through the day without their caffeine fix. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/science/climate-change-threatens-worlds-coffee-supply-report-says.html?_r=0 PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT EU chief says bloc's credibility at stake over climate pact The head of the European Union's executive arm is lambasting member states for failing to ratify the Paris climate change pact, saying the EU is losing credibility for lagging behind. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_EUROPE_UNITED_NATIONS_CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FUELS Alaska Railroad prepares for 1st US shipments of natural gas The Alaska Railroad is making final preparations for the first U.S. rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, a fuel that could be used to alleviate air pollution problems in the state's second-largest city. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALASKA_RAILROAD_NATURAL_GAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT California Leads Nation in Low Carbon Fuels California now leads the nation in low carbon fuel retail volumes with more than 14 million gallons of E85 Flex Fuel sold in 2015, according to Propel Fuels, a branded network of fuel retailing sites. http://www.nacsonline.com/YourBusiness/FuelsCenter/Alternative/News/Pages/ND0922164.aspx VEHICLES Tesla sues Michigan officials over state bar on sales Tesla Motors Inc Thursday sued Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials in federal court over the state's refusal to allow the Palo Alto, California automaker to sell vehicles directly to consumers. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-michigan-idUSKCN11S20R?il=0 CARB to Host Clean Vehicle, EV Tech Symposium at SCAQMD Facility The California Air Resources Board (CARB), which is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, says it is hosting a two-day technology symposium, entitled Advanced Clean Cars: The Road Ahead, to explore where clean vehicle technology is headed and how manufacturers and suppliers are working to meet California’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV), low-emission vehicle (LEV) and greenhouse-gas (GHG) regulations. http://ngtnews.com/carb-to-host-clean-vehicle-ev-tech-symposium-at-scaqd-facility/ OPINIONS Cap-and-trade program isn’t working for many poor Californians As a physician serving South Los Angeles, I see the consequences of bad air every day. I work at a large hospital in the South Bay of Los Angeles County… http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article103264447.html#storylink=cpy SB 32 hits the pocketbook Don’t be fooled—SB 32 is déjà vu all over again: blank check authority to unelected bureaucrats at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and no modicum of effort to address the policy flaws we had the opportunity to observe over the same policy over the past 10 years under AB 32. http://capitolweekly.net/sb-32-fooled-california-politicians/ Gov. Brown, there’s more work to do in Fresno We appreciate Gov. Jerry Brown taking the time to visit Fresno and sign a package of climate-change bills on Sept. 14 that advocates say will reduce greenhouses gases and benefit regions of California that aren’t fully participating in the state’s economic recovery. http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article103044212.html#storylink=cpy BLOGS The Fossil ‘Fuelneral’ - 5 Reasons why we need to start preparing NOW... This week I spent three days in Scotland shining a bright light into the dark world of corporate lobbying that slows progress on climate action. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gillespie/the-fossil-fuelneral--5-r_b_12138562.html? The Food We Don’t Eat American food writer MFK Fisher once said, “First we eat, then we do everything else.” Food is central to so much in our lives - family, health and community. But what about the food we don’t eat? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-liz-goodwin/the-food-we-dont-eat_b_12137802.html? Climate change is ruining fall Ah, fall — the wonderful transition from the sticky heat of summer into the crisp air of autumn. The leaves begin to turn, the scarves come out, and the scent of saccharine Pumpkin Spice wafts through the air, signaling to all residents of the Northern Hemisphere that summer is waning and winter is coming. Or at least that’s how it used to be, https://thinkprogress.org/climate-change-is-ruining-fall-20f3e066adce#.w5rwf66cn California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.