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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for February 6, 2015
Posted: 06 Feb 2015 13:07:04
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. CAP AND TRADE Inslee a student of California’s carbon-cap lessons On a balmy winter day, a tanker truck pulls up to a Rotten Robbie service station to deliver a load of gasoline that, once consumed by cars and trucks, will release more than 60 tons of carbon dioxide. http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025634069_californiacapandtradexml.html AIR POLLUTION Fracking Puts California Governor, Environmentalists at Odds In the 1970s, California Gov. Jerry Brown was a hero to environmentalists for cracking down on polluters, ending tax breaks for oil companies and promoting solar energy. But conservationists are now among his harshest critics, despite his agenda of tackling climate change. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_GOVERNOR_FRACKING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Other related articles: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/06/us/ap-us-california-governor-fracking.html?_r=0 http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-ap-us-california-governor-fracking-20150206-story.html EPA to review toxicity of common cleaning solvent U.S. EPA tomorrow will launch a review of whether to add a common cleaning solvent that is an approved substitute for ozone-depleting chemicals to its list of hazardous air pollutants. Both the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance Inc. had petitioned EPA to add n-propyl bromide on the grounds that emissions cause adverse effects to human health. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060012947/feed Supreme Court will hear arguments on EPA mercury rule next month The Supreme Court has set oral arguments for a challenge from several states and industry sectors to U.S. EPA's landmark standards for mercury air emissions. The justices will hear one hour of arguments in the consolidated cases seeking to undermine EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS, on March 25. http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1060012964/feed DIESEL ACTIVITIES The Toxic Threat Lurking Inside School Buses We’ve all inhaled sickening exhaust fumes when driving behind a diesel school bus. But those fumes can also get sucked inside the bus, exposing children to high levels of pollution. Riding such “leaky” older school buses can lead to respiratory illnesses and even cancer, which is why the Utah legislature is considering legislation to replace 450 of the worst-polluting buses in its 2,500-vehicle fleet. http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/05/toxic-threat-lurking-inside-school-buses Oregon schoolchildren inhale cancer-causing fumes on buses as state plods towards fix Almost half of Oregon's school buses spew unhealthy amounts of diesel fumes into the air, exposing tens of thousands of children to cancer-causing exhaust every day. An Oregonian/OregonLive review of state data found that 3,300 of the state's 5,800 school buses were built before 2007 when federal rules for emissions tightened. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/02/oregon_schoolchildren_inhale_c.html#incart_river DROUGHT Patch of California emerges from drought, experts say After years of historically low rain totals and record-setting temperatures, California’s drought situation is looking ... less awful. The latest evidence of this is a patch of southeastern California near Lake Havasu and the Colorado River. But if you want to see it on a map, you'd better take out a magnifying glass. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-drought-monitor-report-20150205-story.html Drought? That was January; here comes the February flood Craig Anthony cradled two iPhones in the palm of his hand, conspicuously ignoring the weather apps on each one. A few feet away, men wielding high-pressure air hoses pulverized every remaining drop of moisture on his supercharged silver Honda Element at Pacific Car Wash in downtown San Jose on Thursday. http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27469551/drought-that-was-january-here-comes-february-flood?source=rss VEHICLES Would Stressing Personal Risk Of Air Pollution Sell More Electric Cars? When it comes to electric cars, buyers are often interested in two types of green. The lower environmental impact of a zero-emission vehicle, and the potential to save cash by eliminating gasoline use are both typically factors that motivate the purchase of an electric car, to varying degrees in different individuals. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096655_would-stressing-personal-risk-of-air-pollution-sell-more-electric-cars OPINION Gov. Jerry Brown's fracking problem California Gov. Jerry Brown has done more to fight climate change than perhaps any other elected official in the United States. So what accounts for the environmentalists heckling him during speeches and planning to confront him Saturday at an Oakland March for Real Climate Leadership? One word: fracking. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hertsgaard-jerry-brown-fracking-20150206-story.html Another View: Judge fracking on science, not hype It is common to compare New York and California as they are often at the forefront of the biggest policy issues facing the nation. The governors of these two bellwether states have approached the issue of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, very differently and for that Californians can be grateful. http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article9356993.html BLOGS 'Fighting for Our Right to Breathe' "None of us should have to be here right now fighting for our right to breathe." That's what a young woman told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a hearing this week about smog pollution, after boarding a bus with 100 high school students before dawn and traveling for hours to deliver her three minutes of testimony. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-anne-hitt/fighting-for-our-right-to_b_6622738.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.