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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for December 28, 2016.
Posted: 28 Dec 2016 16:37:16
ARB Newsclips for December 28, 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. CLIMATE CHANGE FACTBOX-Five U.S. cities at the forefront of the fight against climate change. From coast to coast, U.S. cities have multiplied their efforts to emit fewer greenhouse gases and brace for climate change-driven natural disasters, scientists and environmentalists say. Amid uncertainty over whether Washington will withdraw from a global accord to combat climate change… http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-climate-cities-idINL1N1EG17M How climate change transformed the Earth in 2016. 2016 was a milestone year in the continued warming of the planet. From unstable agriculture to the drought in California to melting ice sheets to extreme weather events and heat waves, climate change has disrupted virtually every corner of the world. It’s impossible to exhaustively list all the ways in which climate change was felt in 2016… http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-global-warming-transformed-the-earth-in-2016/ 2016: Exxon vs. Climate Change, a Battle With Many Fronts. As investigations of potential climate fraud were launched by several attorneys general, Exxon and its allies in Congress fought back, with no end in sight. A report that was little more than a forgotten footnote in ExxonMobil's corporate history—a warning from a senior company scientist to top executives in 1977 about fossil fuels' possible catastrophic… https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122016/exxon-climate-change-investigation-attorneys-general DROUGHT California Drought: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Water Content Below Average, But Officials Say It’s Still Early. The Sierra Nevada snowpack — the source of roughly a third of California’s water supply — remains nearly 30 percent below average for this time of the year despite the state recently witnessing its heaviest rainfall in decades. http://www.ibtimes.com/california-drought-sierra-nevada-snowpack-water-content-below-average-officials-say-2466214 FUELS Air quality grant covers third of fueling station. Nearly a third of the cost of building a $6 million compressed biogas fueling facility as part of Manteca’s bid to convert food waste into fuel to power municipal garbage trucks won’t be paid by ratepayers. The City Council has inked a deal that will provide Manteca with a $1.8 million San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District grant to help offset part of the costs once the facility is up and running. http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/140422/ Lawsuit Challenges Fracking Off California Coastline. Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Coastal Commission have filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior's final environmental assessment, which clears the way for hydraulic fracturing (fracking), acidizing, and other advanced well treatments on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California. http://maritime-executive.com/article/lawsuit-challenges-fracking-off-california-coastline Study finds frack drilling site noise can be hazardous. Forget about breathing silica dust or drinking methane-infused water: A new study suggests merely hearing the noise associated with natural gas fracking operations can jeopardize human health. Industry leaders, however, maintain their operations are safe, while highlighting declines in carbon dioxide pollution due to electricity producers switching their fuel sources from coal to natural gas. http://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2016/12/study-finds-frack-drilling-site-noise-can-be-hazardous/ VEHICLE Electric Cars: Still Unpopular with Buyers and Unprofitable for Sellers. Auto makers face hurdles to widespread adoption despite rollout of midpriced vehicles. The car of the future will be electric, connected and, eventually, self-driving. But where does that leave the car industry of the future? In a series of articles this month, Heard on the Street takes a look at how investors should approach the biggest technological disruption the car industry has faced in decades. http://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-cars-still-unpopular-with-buyers-and-unprofitable-for-sellers-1482940661 Green-car buying, Faraday Future trouble, consumers fear plug-in cars: Today's Car News. Today, see why this week is a good time to buy a green car, get the latest update on electric-car startup Faraday Future, and read one possible explanation for continued low sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108033_green-car-buying-faraday-future-trouble-consumers-fear-plug-in-cars-todays-car-news PGE, Pacific Power EV plans: Electric buses and more charging. Oregon’s two biggest utilities on Tuesday filed plans they say will help grow the adoption of electric vehicles in the state, an often-forgotten element of the historic energy legislation adopted earlier this year. Portland General Electric’s plan includes a partnership with TriMet to provide charging infrastructure the transit agency can use to run five electric buses… http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/28/pge-pacific-power-ev-plans-electric-buses-and.html An electric car future. With the extension of California’s landmark climate change law stalled, a legislative plan is emerging to significantly up the ante on California’s commitment to electric vehicles by requiring that 15 percent of all new automobiles be emission-free within a decade. http://www.agrinews-pubs.com/farm_equipment/an-electric-car-future/article_df673f49-2b13-5883-84a8-75548cd037fc.html GREEN ENERGY California agencies says expanded transmission key to meeting renewable mandate. For California to meet its ambitious goals for increasing renewable energy and cutting carbon dioxide emissions, electric transmission infrastructure must be expanded, according to a draft of a joint report by a number of state agencies. The draft Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) 2.0 report issued Dec. 16 seeks… http://www.elp.com/articles/2016/12/california-agencies-says-expanded-transmission-key-to-meeting-renewable-mandate.html OPINIONS Editorial: Climate showdown looms. California has half the nation’s electric cars, cleaner burning fuels and a string of emerging plans to cut emissions and save energy to fight climate change. This state has done much to set standards that are sinking into common acceptance. Millions of tailpipes produce less smog and heat-trapping carbon dioxide. http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Climate-showdown-looms-10821505.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result The Type of Prosperity California Ought to Show the World. As reported earlier this month in the Los Angeles Times, California policymakers are expanding their war on “climate change” at the same time as the rest of the nation appears poised to re-evaluate these priorities. In particular, California’s Legislature has reaffirmed the commitment originally set forth in the 2006 “Global Warming Solutions Act” (AB 32)… http://www.capoliticalreview.com/top-stories/the-type-of-prosperity-california-ought-to-show-the-world/ BLOGS China Gets New Weapon in War on Pollution. A recent choking bout of smog that engulfed much of northern China, indicates just how far the country still has to go in its war on pollution, but also how much things are changing. In the past, local governments, including officials in the capital of Beijing, would’ve been in a state of denial. http://www.voanews.com/a/china-war-on-pollution/3653801.html The end of federal environmental justice as we know it For an idea of what President-elect Donald Trump thinks about environmental justice — that is, when minorities and low-income communities suffer disproportionately from environmental harms — look to the Bronx. There, one of Trump’s companies is running a golf course built over a landfill, right next to a public housing development. http://grist.org/article/the-end-of-federal-environmental-justice-as-we-know-it/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.