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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for February 3, 2015
Posted: 03 Feb 2015 13:40:45
ARB Newsclips for February 3, 2015. 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 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/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.