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Posted: 03 Oct 2016 12:18:29
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 Why Southern California officials are skeptical over smog fix. As the worst smog season in years winds down, new doubts appear to cloud a costly strategy broached three months ago by Southern California’s regional air quality agency to bring air pollution levels down to healthful levels. In late June, the newly hired top administrator for the South Coast Air Quality Management District proposed a clean-up plan… http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20161002/why-southern-california-officials-are-skeptical-over-smog-fix EPA looking for more cuts in heavy-duty truck emissions. U.S. EPA will explore options for further cutting nitrogen oxides releases from heavy-duty trucks, acting air chief Janet McCabe reaffirmed last week in a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer of California and almost 30 other congressional Democrats. While truck engine emissions standards have grown steadily more stringent in recent decades, "a need for additional NOx… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/10/03/stories/1060043766 CLIMATE CHANGE India ratifies Paris climate change agreement. India, which accounts for about 4.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, ratified the Paris climate change agreement Sunday at the United Nations, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet had given its approval Wednesday to ratify the Paris agreement on Oct. 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of India's independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, who believed in a minimum carbon footprint. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-ratifies-paris-climate-deal-submits-instrument-of-ratification-to-un/story-sowhNXDRZc1nHlltyhlRdP.html While Earth’s Carbon Clock Ticks, Climate Danger Goes Missing From Election Fight. Events are conspiring to make Clinton or Trump the most powerful player in the effort to slow global warming. For a relatively slow-burning phenomenon, climate change is having a moment of great consequence this week. A cascade of events—physical, legal, political, and diplomatic—is underway. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/how-the-next-u-s-president-will-control-the-fight-against-climate-change Report: food production must rise 100% by 2050. Global food production may need to rise by more than 100 per cent to deal with climate change’s effects on crops in the most vulnerable regions. More than half of all the world’s maize crops and around a third of all wheat and rice will be grown in regions vulnerable to climate change in the next 50 to 100 years, according to new research. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/10/03/report-food-production-must-rise-100-by-2050/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=d0c683dc16-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d0c683dc16-327747457 What's at Stake for the Climate in the 2016 Election? Everything. The choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump holds U.S. climate policy, and the Paris agreement, in the balance. Following the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the gulf between the candidates has never seemed deeper, perhaps most alarmingly so on climate change. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30092016/stake-climate-change-2016-election-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-paris-clean-power-plan Species On The Move. As climate change impacts habitats around the world, species are on the move, trying to adapt — and survive. About This Species. Caspian terns are big—bigger than any other terns, and as big as a mid-sized gull—and known for their long adolescence. Like the parents urging their millennials out the door, Caspian terns can be seen trailed by their offspring years longer than is typical for a bird. https://insideclimatenews.org/species/birds/caspian-tern DiCaprio, Obama to talk climate change. Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio was due at the White House Monday to discuss climate change with President Barack Obama before the screening of the actor's new documentary on the devastating effects of global warming. DiCaprio, who won the 2016 best actor Academy Award for "The Revenant," has been an environmental activist for years. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/DiCaprio-Obama-to-talk-climate-change-30296756.html E.U. vote tomorrow will make global accord a reality. It's a deal. The Paris Agreement on climate change is expected to meet all criteria to enter into force Wednesday when the European Union submits its ratification papers to the United Nations. The move brings to a close an effort by the Obama administration, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and others to set the global climate deal… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/10/03/stories/1060043736 Exxon suit opens a new front in the climate change fight. In January 2006, Exxon Mobil Corp.'s storage terminal in Everett, Mass., leaked roughly 15,000 gallons' worth of diesel fuel into the Mystic River, a few miles upstream from the Boston harbor. Now, a Boston environmental group is suing Exxon Mobil and the subsidiaries that operate the plant… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/10/03/stories/1060043740 DROUGHT South African summer to be hotter than normal amid drought. Severe drought conditions are still afflicting most of South Africa and temperatures are expected to remain above normal until mid-summer, which would be around December, the national weather service said on Monday. In its monthly forecast which looks up to five months ahead, the South African Weather Service also said there was a "gradual improvement" in prospects for above-normal rainfall by mid-summer. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-weather-idUSKCN1230JG VEHICLES BMW says it plans to offer electric X3 SUV and Mini models. German luxury auto maker BMW AG (BMWG.DE) said on Friday it will offer all electric versions of its next generation BMW X3 compact sport utility vehicle and electric Mini models, expanding its entries in the emerging electric luxury vehicle market. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bmw-electric-idUSKCN120266 Tesla deliveries up 70%, but may fall just short of 2016 forecasts. Production problems and parts shortages at Tesla gummed up delivery of its high-end electric cars at the start of the year, but the company’s Fremont assembly plant was running smoother in the third quarter. The company said deliveries of its Model S sedan and Model X SUV hit 24,500 from July to September, up 70% from the second quarter. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-tesla-delivery-production-3q-musk-20161002-snap-story.html Regulators grapple with emissions from automated vehicles. California and federal officials are searching for ways to reap the climate benefits of autonomous vehicles. The impacts of the technology are still unclear. Researchers say some features of automated driving — like platooning, driving one car closely behind another for better aerodynamics, or more efficient navigation — could help save fuel and greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/10/03/stories/1060043738 Ohio becoming a fuel cell hub. Ohio holds a huge share of the fuel cell industry, according to experts. Last year, 60,000 fuel cells were sent from the state to markets across the globe. And this week, the transit authority in Canton introduced a fleet of 10 buses that run on hydrogen fuel cells. "Ohio has already done a lot in that area, in part because there are so many companies in manufacturing. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/10/03/stories/1060043721 VW RECALL Volkswagen reaches $1.2 billion settlement with U.S. dealers over emissions scandal. Volkswagen has agreed to pay its U.S. dealers up to $1.2 billion to compensate them for losses suffered as a result of the company's emissions cheating scandal, according to a settlement agreement filed Friday in federal court in San Francisco. The dealers are expected to receive about $1.85 million each… http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-volkswagen-settlement-20161001-snap-story.html GREEN ENERGY Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float. The sun was beating down on the leafy campus of the University of Maine one afternoon last month. But inside a hangarlike laboratory, a miniature hurricane was raging. Storm-force gales swept over a deep pool of water, churning waves that, at full scale on the ocean, would have been twice the size of those recorded during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/business/energy-environment/offshore-wind-farms-see-promise-in-platforms-that-f.html?_r=0 San Mateo County ditches PG&E, starts buying cheaper, greener energy. San Mateo County this month launched an initiative to provide electricity to consumers, in lieu of PG&E, joining a statewide movement toward community-choice energy programs that supporters tout as the most effective way for Californians to lower their greenhouse gas emissions. Peninsula Clean Energy began service Saturday to 70,000 customers… http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/02/san-mateo-county-ditches-pge-starts-buying-cheaper-greener-energy/ ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 'Practically toothless': EPA accused of ignoring environmental racism. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Civil Rights office is “practically toothless,” and has failed to hold polluters responsible for disproportionately impacting low-income and minority communities, says the US Commission on Civil Rights. The EPA's Office of Civil Rights has skirted its duty to investigate and enforce violations of federal law that… https://www.rt.com/usa/360688-epa-environmental-civil-rights/ The EPA's Failure to Protect People From the Environment. A new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights finds the agency toothless—or even harmful—in addressing environmental justice. Does the Environmental Protection Agency actually protect communities of color from environmental problems? A new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights suggests it has largely failed that duty. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/epa-civil-rights-environmental-justice-report/502427/ OPINIONS A Curious Plan to Fight Climate. Change: Buy Mines, Sell Coal. Tom Clarke, a nursing home owner, concocted a strategy to cut carbon emissions by gaining control of millions of tons of coal reserves and multiple mines. The coal was piled about as high as it could go, spilling down to the railroad tracks and towering over the elevator shaft. A yellow bulldozer pushed the mound to make room for more. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/business/energy-environment/a-curious-plan-to-fight-climate-change-buy-mines-sell-coal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=d0c683dc16-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d0c683dc16-327747457 A call to action. To succeed, Ontario’s climate change plan needs input from inventors and entrepreneurs. With the publication of Ontario’s first comprehensive action plan on climate change, there are some indications in the press that we are moving from sound bite commentary to a more detailed, productive consideration of how to decarbonize Ontario. . http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/articles/3062 EPA drags its feet on renewable biomass policy. Built in 1948, the International Paper Springfield pulp and paper mill has been providing opportunities for workers and small businesses in Lane County for nearly 70 years. It’s the type of business that provides stable, high-wage jobs that can support families and build community. Today, the Springfield mill supports 270 workers. http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34838064-78/epa-drags-its-feet-on-renewable-biomass-policy.html.csp California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.