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AIR POLLUTION

Lowly moss emerges as potential secret weapon for regulators 
Common moss could "revolutionize" air pollution regulation and
oversight, according to a new study whose findings have already
yielded dramatic results in the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060035264 

To fight an invisible problem, researchers and health advocates
give teens pollution monitors
Scott Chan worries a lot about tiny invisible particles that harm
kids. He works for an organization that works to prevent
childhood obesity, and he realized that there was a deep obstacle
to the kids he works with exercising: invisible pollution
particles in the air cause kids to get sick when they constantly
breathe them in.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/04/07/59146/to-fight-an-invisible-problem-researchers-and-heal/

Pollution panel to monitor air quality at 119 locations in
Delhi-NCR 
Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that to gauge
the impact of the second phase of odd-even plan on the capital's
air quality, the state pollution panel will monitor the ambient
air quality at 119 locations in and around the city.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/pollution-panel-to-monitor-air-quality-at-119-locations-in-delhi-ncr-116040801080_1.html

CLIMATE CHANGE

US invests $8.5m in air quality, climate research
The US has announced it is investing $8.5 million (£5.8m) in
research to protect air quality from climate change .A total of
12 universities will be provided with a share of the fund from
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
https://www.energylivenews.com/2016/04/07/us-invests-8-5m-in-air-quality-climate-research/

Why uncertainty about climate change is definitely not our
friend
For a long time, there’s been one key part of the Earth system
that, just maybe, could help us out a little bit with our global
warming problem: Clouds. Clouds are central to the climate
because their white surfaces reflect sunlight back to space,
keeping the planet cooler than it would be otherwise.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/04/07/why-uncertainty-about-climate-change-is-not-our-friend/

Related:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/07/clouds-climate-change-analysis-liquid-ice-global-warming

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/08/science/climate-models-may-overstate-clouds-cooling-power-research-says.html?_r=0


World Bank hikes aid to poor nations fighting global warming
The World Bank is boosting spending to help poorer countries
battle global warming and power 150 million homes with renewable
energy. the bank released a 59-page climate action plan Thursday
designed to help less developed nations meet global warming goals
they set last December in Paris.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WORLD_BANK_CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-worldbank-climatechange-investment-idUSKCN0X51H7

http://www.thehindu.com/business/world-bank-ramps-up-help-for-poor-to-adapt-to-climate-change/article8451657.ece
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/07/world-bank-investments-climate-change-environment

NASA: Global warming is now changing how Earth wobbles
Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar
axis, a new NASA study finds. Melting ice sheets - especially in
Greenland - are changing the distribution of weight on Earth…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_EARTHS_WOBBLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


UN: Over 130 countries will sign climate agreement April 22
A record number of more than 130 countries will sign the landmark
agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at U.N.
headquarters on April 22, the United Nations said Thursday.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UN_UNITED_NATIONS_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-bc-un--united-nations-climate-change-20160407-story.html

CAP & TRADE
 
ECO:nomics: How Cap and Trade Helps Railroads
BNSF Railway Company Executive Chairman Matthew Rose says cap and
trade regulation in certain states makes his company more
competitive with higher emissions trucking companies. He speaks
at the ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.
http://www.wsj.com/video/economics-how-cap-and-trade-helps-railroads/F2A9EE4D-DE9C-4073-84CF-3110E69ECA7D.html


Report: California carbon tax hikes gas prices 11 cents
The California Legislature's nonpartisan analyst estimates the
state's pollution tax has raised gasoline prices by 11 cents per
gallon and diesel prices by 13 cents, according to a month-old
letter released on Thursday.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Report-California-carbon-tax-hikes-gas-prices-11-7235034.php

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/7/report-california-carbon-tax-hikes-gas-prices-11-c/


ALISO CANYON

SoCalGas Plans to Reopen Closed Storage Field by Late Summer
Mirroring requirements laid out by state agencies, Sempra
Energy's Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) on Thursday
outlined plans for ensuring the integrity of the now-closed Aliso
Canyon natural gas storage field, which it hopes to reopen by
late summer.
http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/105990-socalgas-plans-to-reopen-closed-storage-field-by-late-summer


DIESEL

Group continues push for diesel particulate filter ban 
A Golden State truckers’ group is continuing to pressure the
California Air Resources Board (CARB) to repeal a controversial
regulation requiring all older buses and heavy trucks operating
in the state be retrofitted with a pollution-control device known
as a diesel particulate filter.
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/transportation/22030-group-continues-push-for-diesel-particulate-filter-ban


Little guys play big role in local trucking biz
Like many in the local and national trucking industry, Jesus
Anselmo started small, with just one tractor-trailer in 2008.
Less than a decade later, he’s up to nine trucks with one driver
a piece, a size he says he likes in many ways.
http://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/little-guys-play-big-role-in-local-trucking-biz/article_0cfd8472-fd1f-11e5-91c6-2b517f65797f.html

VEHICLES

Ford to build small-car factory in Mexico, adding 2,800 jobs 
Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new $1.6 billion auto assembly
plant in Mexico, creating about 2,800 jobs and shifting small-car
production from the U.S. at a time when moving jobs south of the
border has become a major issue in the U.S. presidential
campaign.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article70008397.html#storylink=cpy

MISCELLANEOUS

SpaceX launches futuristic pop-up room, lands rocket
SpaceX has resumed space station deliveries for NASA, launching
the first inflatable room ever built for astronauts. And in a
double triumph, the company also successfully landed its
first-stage booster on an ocean platform for the first time.
http://www.fresnobee.com/latest-news/article70712632.html#storylink=cpy

OPINIONS

Look to California for Greener Urban Growth
California’s suburban sprawl has made the state’s transportation
sector its largest single contributor to greenhouse gas
emissions. With an expected addition of 6 million new residents
in the next 15 years, whether California succeeds in building
cities inward instead of outward could make all the difference in
meeting its 2030 climate target…
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/california-greener-finance-sustainable-urbanization
 

BLOG

Bloomberg Intelligence: California’s carbon-free future
California’s cap-and-trade program pits utilities, oil refiners
and others against each other in their bids to secure enough
carbon allowances to cover their respective emissions.
http://about.bgov.com/blog/bloomberg-intelligence-californias-carbon-free-future/






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