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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for February 3, 2015

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 13:40:45
ARB Newsclips for February 3, 2015. 

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AIR POLLUTION

For EPA's big meeting on ozone, why Sacramento? Fresno is heart
of nation's ozone problem	...a meeting in Sacramento to hear from
Californians about a proposed tighter ozone standard. Why not
have the meeting in Fresno? The San Joaquin Valley...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/02/4360584/for-epas-big-meeting-on-ozone.html#storylink=rss	

CHINA: 90% of cities failed to meet smog standards in
2014	...Chinese cities monitored by the Ministry of Environmental
Protection met national air pollution standards in 2014,
according to officials today.	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20327230077&p=19f&v=1&x=wGG_hMbuwcliz_W2kgxTOA
	
Mercury levels rising in Pacific yellow fin tuna, study
says	...in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
add to evidence that air pollution, particularly from burning
coal, is pumping mercury...	
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-mercury-pacific-tuna-20150202-story.html

Spare the Air alert called for Tuesday in the Bay Area	...called
for Tuesday in the Bay Area, triggering a ban on burning wood
fires.    Air quality officials also asked the public to
voluntarily refrain...	
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_27444860/spare-air-alert-called-tuesday-bay-area
	
Highway 85 express lane proposal divides Silicon Valley
drivers	...price, solo drivers could join the carpoolers, bus
passengers, motorcyclists and clean-air-car owners who could use
the express lanes for free.  ...	
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20150202/highway-85-express-lane-proposal-divides-silicon-valley-drivers

East valley students lobby for tougher smog standard.  More than
100 students from Desert Mirage High School trekked to Sacramento
on Monday to lobby for higher air-quality standards, which they
say could lower asthma rates in the heavily polluted eastern
Coachella Valley.
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2015/02/02/east-valley-students-lobby-tougher-smog-standard/22776217/	

EPA urged to tighten ozone standards	It is time to strengthen the
nation's smog limits to improve the health of millions of people
who suffer the...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0203-ozone-hearing-20150203-story.html

Most major Chinese cities seen failing on air quality	The air
quality in 66 of China's 74 major cities, including the
capital...	
http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/health-fitness/article8973173.html

More Areas In California Would Likely Exceed Smog Standards Under
Proposal.  Protestors called for cleaner air at a rally outside
CAL-EPA’s headquarters. Inside, the US-EPA held a day-long
hearing on strengthening the limits on ozone pollution from the
current 75 parts per billion to between 65 and 70 parts per
billion. 
http://www.capradio.org/41512 

CLIMATE CHANGE
	
The Mind-Boggling Statistics Around Wasted Natural Gas	...homes. 
  But let's not just pick on oil. Manure management generates 9%
of methane emissions in the U.S. while landfills account for
another 18%....	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2015/01/29/the-mind-boggling-statistics-around-wasted-natural-gas/

Tree simple tricks for making our cities cooler	...about 113
degrees F — and the mercury is projected to keep rising, thanks
to climate change. But now the city has a plan to beat back the
heat:...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20327454241&p=19f&v=1&x=dKLDQwG44qkVitUdpEqdsw

EPA Budget Proposal Includes Funding Boost, Marginal Increase in
Staffing Levels ...percent increase from FY 2015. Most of the new
FTEs would support regional air programs, including the
processing of state implementation plans. The...	
http://www.bna.com/epa-budget-proposal-n17179922715/

In budget, EPA looks to states to cut carbon emissions	...fund to
reward states that make significant progress in reducing their
carbon pollution.    The measure, part of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article8954810.html

Gas Prices on the Rise, but No Need for Alarm	The end of $2
gasoline has probably arrived, analysts say, but average prices
are still...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/02/02/gas-prices-on-the-rise-but-no-need-for-alarm	

PPL Montana shutting down coal-fired power plant	...breath, but
the J.E. Corette coal-fired power plant, for 40 years Billings'
worst air polluter, could be weeks away from its last gasp.    In
73 days, the...	
http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/PPL-Montana-shutting-down-coal-fired-power-plant-6056637.php

Climate change may bring stronger storms, less frequently –
study. Prepare for large, severe storms like last week's blizzard
that slammed New...
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20324565004&p=19f&v=1&x=J7CH4iCOMrZ7Zc3R2lYvvQ
	
Forest Service climate change adviser steps down	...Cleaves, a
two-decade veteran of the U.S. Forest Service and the agency's
top climate change adviser, retired from his post Friday.	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20324564882&p=19f&v=1&x=a3R_UtvhiHPXR3EHxB5pZQ

Researchers' data show climate change is accelerating the melting
of Siberia. Siberia, one of the world's largest storehouses of
frozen greenhouse gases, is melting at a quickened pace. Over the
last 7,000...
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20334017942&p=19f&v=1&x=6PPk66lEB7TPtQl3GSCA1A

Obama's budget would reward states for going beyond U.S. EPA
mandates	...states that don't turn in their own policies to lower
their power sectors' greenhouse gas emissions ( ClimateWire ,
Jan. 8).	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20334018477&p=19f&v=1&x=Ceib4S17KkRZnvjnVZIpbw

How climate change will disrupt the Gopher State	The price of
adapting to a rapidly changing climate is high for residents of
Minnesota.	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20334018382&p=19f&v=1&x=2K5_9lb0V4dX2PpCkd1V_g

Climate change lifts Iceland, increases chances for volcanic
eruptions. As melting ice caps cause the Earth's crust in Iceland
to rise, new research...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20334018446&p=19f&v=1&x=Nb9EUYOcsrRsOLZJE4Tqsw
	
Climate change is making Iceland spring up like a trampoline	.
Sea levels aren't the only things rising due to climate change –
swaths of land are too, including the nation of...	
http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/02/4360180/climate-change-is-making-iceland.html#storylink=rss	

Want to Build with Federal Funds? New Order Requires Planning for
Future Flood Risk	...property damages totaling approximately $50
billion.    The post also links climate change to a projected
increase in U.S. flood frequency and...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20150203/want-build-federal-funds-new-order-requires-planning-future-flood-risk

World's oceans steadily heating up, new study finds	...seen in
past research. The team cited growing concentrations of
heat-trapping greenhouse gases as the likely cause.    This new
research also adds...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20323379451&p=19f&v=1&x=Zhqv8yqOS2Vg8941GXHIdA

Study links decreasing range of California pikas to climate
change	Climate change threatens the heat-sensitive pika, a tiny
rabbit-like...	
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/20150202/NEWS/150209959

Clean energy needed	...of climate scientists agree that human
activity is the significant cause of global warming. CO2
emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/02/02/3471314/clean-energy-needed.html

Change is evident	...the oil industry, I meet people on the whole
spectrum of ideas/opinions about climate change. I?ve realized it
doesn?t matter whether you agree...	
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/02/03/3472715/change-is-evident.html#storylink=rss
	
Keystone Lobbying Said to Demonstrate Project's Symbolic Role in
Energy Debate	...symbolically important to the United States'
approach to energy policy and climate change, according to those
watching the debate. “People have...	
http://www.bna.com/keystone-lobbying-demonstrate-n17179922652/

Changing Attitudes on a Changing Climate	Polls show voters are
more concerned about climate change, but will it matter?    By
David Brodwin Feb. 2, 2015...	
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/2015/02/02/polls-show-global-warming-shift-but-will-it-matter

Obama Budget a Gas for Environmental Advocates	...fund. The
priorities fall in line withObama's second-term focus on cutting
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, addressing climate change and...	
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/02/obama-budget-spends-big-on-climate-clean-energy
	
Analysis: Obama challenges GOP again, this time with
budget	...embedded in the administration's tax-and-spending plan,
including steps to fight climate change that they have ridiculed
and the continued existence...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Analysis-Obama-challenges-GOP-again-this-time-6057057.php

Obama, antagonizing lawmakers, makes an economic case for climate
action. President Obama warned of economic dangers from climate
change in a $4 trillion budget proposal released yesterday that
seeks to reduce the nation's exposure to climbing disaster losses
by ramping up spending on infrastructure, carbon reductions and
clean energy.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060012754 

National Flood Standard Established: Facts, Guides and News.
President Obama has signed an executive order establishing a
federal flood risk management standard. It reads in part: Section
1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to improve the
resilience of communities and Federal assets against the impacts
of flooding. These impacts are anticipated to increase over time
due to the effects of climate change and other threats. Losses
caused by flooding affect the environment, our economic
prosperity, and public health and safety, each of which affects
our national security.
http://www.centerforsealevelrise.org/recent-news/national-flood-standard-established-facts-guides-and-news/


The countries most vulnerable to climate change, in 3 maps.  What
is the best place to weather climate change? Research by the
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, or ND-GAIN, suggests it is
Scandinavia. In a pinch, though, any developed country will do.
As these maps by ND-GAIN illustrate, developed countries are far
less vulnerable than developing countries to the risks of climate
change.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/03/the-countries-most-vulnerable-to-climate-change-in-3-maps/

DROUGHT

Driest January On Record	...the National Weather Service office
in Sacramento. Mead points out Northern California has received
virtually no rain since mid-December, and even...	
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/02/02/driest-january-on-record/
	
After S.F.'s disturbing rain-free January, storm heads to N.
California	...month for the first time in 165 years, rainfall
figures released Monday show California is at 85% of normal for
this time of year.    But a storm heading...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rain-dry-january-20150202-story.html
	
Southern California could face above-normal rainfall in next 3
months	After one of the driest Januarys ever in California, there
may be a glimmer of hope for the parched state: There's...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-rains-drought-20150203-story.html

California rainfall	...stations in the Northern Sierra where
precipitation is measured to end the drought.    A couple walk at
El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach on Jan....	
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-2418608-me-0128-weather-2-gmk-jpg-20150202-photo.html?track=rss

Big storm to hit Bay Area on Thursday	...appears to be a strong
"Pineapple Express" storm that is expected to hit Northern
California starting Thursday evening, bringing steady rain
through the...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20328765571&p=19f&v=1&x=IJDx_R5D6E8jTrNEZN14ng
	
Water agencies report use as California drought
continues	...monthly water-use report card Tuesday, while a
conservation push continues as California enters into the fourth
year of a drought. More than 400...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article8980424.html
	
California drought: Big storm on the way for Northern
California	...appears to be a strong "Pineapple Express" storm
that is expected to hit Northern California starting Thursday
evening, bringing steady rain through the...	
http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_27444995/california-drought-big-storm-way-northern-california

Coyotes among us	...led many of them to have less fear.   
Complicating matters even more is the drought. Coyotes that have
maintained their distance in the past are being...	
http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/20150202/coyotes-among-us

Tri-Valley residents hit water-conservation goals	...percent
compliance" (in meeting a household limit of 4480 gallons per
week). The drought isn't over, she said, but the savings leave
the area better prepared...	
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27431391/tri-valley-residents-hit-water-conservation-goals

FUELS

Could Obama's Budget Increase The Price Of Gasoline?	...price of
oil is below $50 per barrel and AAA's national average for a
gallon of gasoline is $2.05. If gasoline prices continue to
remain low, the...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisprandoni/2015/02/02/could-obamas-budget-increase-the-price-of-gasoline/
	
Refinery strike pushes up wholesale gasoline prices	Gasoline
traders reacted quickly to the first nationwide oil refinery
walkout...	
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-refinery-strike-20150203-story.html

Consumer spending slips in December as auto sales
weaken	...spending fell 0.3% in December, compared with a 0.5%
increase in November. Cheaper gasoline and fewer auto sales
accounted for most of the decline.    Energy...	
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-consumer-spending-20150202-story.html

Experts say weeks-long slide in gas prices likely coming to an
end	...consumer-pleasing slide is likely coming to an end.    The
region's average retail price of gasoline fell just 1.3 cents
over the past week to $2.33 a gallon, according...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article8944895.html

Federal govt seeks national conversation on
transportation	...edge of bankruptcy since 2008. Revenue from the
federal 18.4 cents-a-gallon gasoline and 24.4 cents-a-gallon
diesel taxes are running more than $15...	
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article8954051.html
		
Tesoro refinery among nine plants where strikes planned:	...a
walkout by 3,800 union workers at nine refineries around the
country.    Gasoline prices were rising in the East Bay and
California overall even...	
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/20150202/martinez-tesoro-refinery-among-nine-plants-where-strikes-planned/1

Clean-fuel controversy: Oregon Democrats push bill; GOP tries to
hit brakes. Democrats opened the 78th General Assembly on Monday
by teeing up a controversial bill to extend Oregon's low-carbon
fuel standard, flaunting the strength of their expanded majority
in the Legislature. In a packed hearing of the Senate environment
committee, lawmakers and industry experts squared off in a heated
debate over whether the program would reduce the state's carbon
footprint without pushing gas prices past the reach of low-income
Oregonians.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/oregon_democrats_push_low-carb.html

Long, downward slide in gas prices is ending, experts say. Energy
experts on Monday had a sobering message for motorists who have
been enjoying extraordinarily low gas prices throughout the fall
and early winter: The party’s over. “The four-month slide in
gasoline prices has indeed come to a halt,” said Gregg Laskoski,
senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, the national gas price
tracker that does a daily survey of more than 700 gas outlets in
the region, as well as nationwide.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article8969480.html#storylink=cpy

Pump Primed for Three-Fold Growth in Clean, Alternative Fuels by
2025.  California is capable of tripling its use of alternative
fuels over the next 10 years, according to a new report by the
fuels and energy consulting firm Promotum. The study examined the
growth potential for cleaner fuels under California’s Low Carbon
Fuel Standard (LCFS), a program requiring the oil industry to
reduce the carbon intensity of fuels through the production and
use of cleaner fuels.
https://wiredindustry.wordpress.com/tag/california-air-resources-board/

BLOGS

Solving climate change will be difficult but worth
it	...obviously do not believe that. They're just quoting the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which says, in line
with the bulk of the literature,...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=20332766587&p=19f&v=1&x=cCo0o3SeUOZVgL-FrcmaRA

Anti-Clean Air Rally in Utah?	...year to challenge the government
to do more to clean up the infamously dirty air -- not just in
Salt Lake City, but all of Utah.    My wife and I had...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacy-bare/anticlean-air-rally-in-ut_b_6586258.html?utm_hp_ref=green
	
Wood Stove Smoke Is Killing Us	...phased in over five years. But
these improvements will do little to clean the air, because the
rules won't require people to get rid of their old
stoves....	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cathy-shufro/wood-stove-smoke-is-killi_b_6587462.html?utm_hp_ref=green	

The Defeat of Climate Denial	...Americans have conclusively
rejected climate denial and understand the reality of climate
change. According to New York Times reporters Coral
Davenport...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-cohen/the-defeat-of-climate-den_b_6593832.html

The DC Disconnect on Climate Change Recently, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Nobel
prize-winning international scientific...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-silver/the-dc-disconnect_b_6572204.html?utm_hp_ref=green

From Climate Oppression to 21st-Century Leadership: What Will the
New Black Economy Look Like?	...Katrina super storm was
influenced by human impact on weather patterns -- "global
warming" is not just higher temperatures but erratic
extremes...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-copeland/from-climate-oppression-t_b_6594692.html?ir=Impact&utm_hp_ref=impact

Obama's Budget Calls for Billions in Climate Funding	In yet
another sign President Barack Obama is making climate change a
big theme of his final two years in office, the...	
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/02/obama-budget-billions-green-climate-fund

Central Valley Aquifers Tainted by Oil Companies	...Science |
February 3, 2015    As stream beds run dry and reservoirs shrink
under California's historic drought, the state's water reserves
face another...	
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2015/02/03/central-valley-aquifers-tainted-by-oil-companies/




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