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newsclips -- CARB Newsclips for May 31, 2017

Posted: 31 May 2017 16:23:24
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CARB BUSINESS

Sound Wall-Vegetation Combination Barriers as Near-Roadway
Pollutant Mitigation Strategies. 

Suzanne Paulson, Ph.D.,
Yifang Zhu, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles and Akula Venkatram, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., PDT (WEBCAST) Sierra Hearing
Room, 2nd Floor, CalEPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California
For more go to the announcement at:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/paulson6/paulson6.htm  
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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff invites you to
participate in the third meeting in an ongoing series of public
working meetings to discuss Co-processing of biogenic feedstocks
at conventional petroleum refineries. Topics include (1) pathway
application and evaluation of the carbon intensity of renewable
fractions, (2) quantifying and reporting the renewable fuel
volumes, and (3) monitoring and verification under the Low Carbon
Fuel Standard (LCFS).
The next meeting will be held at the following time and
location:

DATE: Friday, June 2, 2017
TIME: 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor
ADDRESS: California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters
Building
1001 “I” Street
Sacramento, California 95814

Today’s notice is intended to confirm the date, time and
location, and supply instructions on how to participate
(in-person, over the phone, or webcast). This information along
with a discussion paper and other materials for review will be
posted at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/lcfs_meetings/lcfs_meetings.htm 
    

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The California Air Resources Board in collaboration with the
South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power, is holding a free professional wet
cleaning demonstration workshop.   

The free workshop will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2017 from
2:00PM - 4:00PM in
Los Angeles.  Doors open at 1:45 PM.

Venue: London Cleaners, 1073 Gayley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024. 

Space is limited.  Register early at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-professional-wet-cleaning-demonstration-workshop-for-dry-cleaners-tickets-33498967313
  or by searching for "wet cleaning workshop" on Eventbrite at:
http://www.eventbrite.com   For more details about the workshop,
please visit ARB's Non-Toxic Dry Cleaning Incentive Program
(AB998) website at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/dryclean/ab998.htm         
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AIR POLLUTION

UK government sued for third time over illegal air pollution from
diesels
Environmental lawyers are taking the government to the high court
for a third time in a bid to remove “major flaws” from minister’s
plans to tackle the UK’s illegal levels of air pollution.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/31/uk-government-sued-for-third-time-over-illegal-air-pollution-from-diesels

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-plan-quality-government-sued-clientearth-third-time-high-court-a7765066.html
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/government-is-failing-on-killer-toxic-air-say-voters-a3553611.html

CLIMATE CHANGE

On climate change, it’s Trump against the world
President Trump is reportedly ready to fulfill one of his most
controversial campaign pledges: pulling the United States out of
the Paris climate agreement, a landmark 2015 treaty in which
nearly 200 countries committed themselves to reducing carbon
emissions and tackling global warming.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/05/31/climate-change-trump-against-world/C6IAFsziO2yz5VKzkiBMKL/story.html


Related Articles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/31/the-case-for-and-against-trump-leaving-the-paris-climate-change-agreement/?utm_term=.ab96c7c52454

http://gantdaily.com/2017/05/31/trump-bailing-on-the-the-paris-agreement-would-be-a-middle-finger-to-the-future/

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/trump-has-much-to-lose-by-backing-out-of-paris-agreement-analysts-say.html
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/how-us-carbon-pollution-compares-with-the-rest-of-the-world.html


Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats say Trump is going 'backwards' if
he pulls out of Paris climate pact
Gov. Jerry Brown warned Wednesday that a decision by President
Trump to withdraw the United States from a 2015 global climate
change agreement could be "tragic," and vowed to keep
California's ambitious efforts in place and on track.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gov-jerry-brown-and-democrats-say-1496261754-htmlstory.html


Related Articles
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article153577919.html


U.S. resists plan to link climate change, ocean health: U.N.
co-chair
The United States is resisting plans to highlight how climate
change is disrupting life in the oceans at a U.N. conference of
almost 200 nations next week, Sweden's deputy prime minister, who
will co-chair the talks, said on Tuesday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-oceans-idUSKBN18Q1T5

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-resists-plan-to-link-climate-change-ocean-health-un-co-chair/ar-BBBGd5B


California Today: To Fight Climate Change, Heal the Ground
The climate change fight has focused largely on cutting
emissions.
But California is now considering another solution: dirt. Whereas
an overabundance of carbon in the air has been disrupting our
climate, plants are hungry for the stuff.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/california-today-climate-change-soil-initiative.html?_r=0


Does Silicon Valley Still Care About Climate Change?
Earlier this month, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins began
the process of separating its cleantech investing from the rest
of its fund. It marks the end of an era. Ten years after Kleiner
star John Doerr was moved to tears during his TED talk about
climate change, there’s no longer any question that VCs’ interest
in clean energy is waning.
https://hbr.org/2017/05/does-silicon-valley-still-care-about-climate-change


Investors press Exxon on disclosure of climate change impact
Disregarding the company's opposition, Exxon Mobil shareholders
asked the oil giant to provide more information about the impact
that climate-change policies could have on its business.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/climate-change-issues-debated-exxon-meeting-47744233

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/05/exxons-investors-climate-change-reporting

CAP and TRADE

Q&A: Price floor key to California auction results
California and Quebec held their most recent joint-allowance
auction on 16 May. What would you call out as the highlights of
the auction results?Clearly, the selling of the full amount of
current vintage allowances that were offered was the outstanding
feature of the results.
http://www.argusmedia.com/news/article/?id=1469663 

VEHICLES

California Celebrates 10 New Battery-Electric Buses, Charging
Infrastructure
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that on
Friday, June 2, the state of California and the city of
Porterville will celebrate the award of $9.5 million that will
bring 10 zero-emission, battery-electric buses and supportive
infrastructure to serve disadvantaged communities in and around
Porterville, located in the San Joaquin Valley.
https://ngtnews.com/carb-applauds-city-purchase-10-battery-electric-greenpower-buses


Will VW Group's electric cars "leapfrog" Tesla by 2025? Poll
results
Looking back from the 2020s or 2030s, it's entirely likely that
the unexpected arrival of Tesla Motors was a major force—along
with legislation, perhaps the major force—in getting legacy
automakers to produce electric
cars.http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110733_will-vw-groups-electric-cars-leapfrog-tesla-by-2025-poll-results


EMISSIONS ISSUES

EPA, Justice Department target Fiat Chrysler for alleged
circumventing of Clean Air Act
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) announced May 23 the filing of a civil
complaint in federal court in Detroit, against FCA US LLC, Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles N.V., V.M. Motori S.p.A., and V.M. North
America Inc. (collectively, “FCA”).
http://legalnewsline.com/stories/511121266-epa-justice-department-target-fiat-chrysler-for-alleged-circumventing-of-clean-air-act


Lasting legacy of VW diesel scandal: EU gets serious about
testing
The Volkswagen diesel scandal left lasting imprints on the entire
automotive industry, and may have changed the way regulators look
at vehicles using the fuel forever.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110736_lasting-legacy-of-vw-diesel-scandal-eu-gets-serious-about-testing


OPINIONS

LOIS HENRY: Local air pollution control chief Seyed Sadredin
vilified though valley has most strict pollution rules in nation
I listened closely to a radio piece last week about San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District Director Seyed Sadredin and
couldn’t believe my ears.
http://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/lois-henry-local-air-pollution-control-chief-seyed-sadredin-vilified/article_0ea9f97d-8256-5887-8b8c-39b12f7e6ee3.html


Michael Bloomberg: From Billionaire Businessman To Climate Change
Activist
I spoke to Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and author
of the new book Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and
Citizens Can Save the Planet, about why he cares so much about
climate change, the role companies have in protecting our planet,
how he overcame a career challenge and his best piece of career
advice.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2017/05/30/michael-bloomberg-from-billionaire-businessman-to-climate-change-activist/#1eaaac15a200


Another deadly consequence of climate change: The spread of
dangerous diseases
With President Trump’s decision on U.S. participation in the
Paris climate accords expected in the next few days, there has
been widespread discussion of the many consequences that climate
change will have for us and our children...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/another-deadly-consequence-of-climate-change-the-spread-of-dangerous-diseases/2017/05/30/fd3b8504-34b1-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html?utm_term=.bc4e3261d5d5


BLOGS

Corporate Boards Increasingly Fear Climate Change, Look To China
For Climate Leadership
With the United Kingdom on the brink of leaving the European
Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), the United States locked
in the inertia of a Donald Trump presidency, and populism stoking
fears of slackening commitment to meeting the climate challenge,
support for carbon markets is coming from two once-unlikely
sources: …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/corporate-boards-increasingly-fear-climate-change-look_us_592ea617e4b047e77e4c3fd4

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