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Posted: 12 Mar 2015 12:07:59
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 Cap-and-Trade Bill to Open Legislative Session’s Second Act. If the house of origin deadline, which eclipsed Wednesday at 5 p.m., is the unofficial starting point for the legislative session’s second act, there’s no better curtain raiser than a hearing in House Appropriations on Thursday afternoon for Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade proposal. http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/inslee-cap-trade-bill-open-legislative-sessions-second-act/ AIR POLLUTION California battery recycler to close in deal with feds. A Los Angeles County battery recycling plant with a long history of violations of air pollution and hazardous waste laws will close under an agreement with federal prosecutors. The deal will result in the "immediate and permanent" shuttering of the Exide Technologies plant, U.S. attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said Wednesday. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TOXIC_RECYCLER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Related stories: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-exide-plant-closure-20150312-story.html http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/California-battery-recycler-to-close-in-deal-with-6129587.php http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/california-battery-recycler-to-close-in-deal-with-feds/2015/03/12/5521b8b2-c89c-11e4-bea5-b893e7ac3fb3_story.html http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/12/us/ap-us-toxic-recycler.html http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_27696251/california-battery-recycler-close-deal-feds http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20150312/us-toxic-recycler Plan to Verify Delhi Pollution Data Raises Suspicions. This megacity’s modest effort to warn residents about unhealthy spikes in air pollution levels in real time may soon end, after a decision to first send the data to be authenticated by the central government. Some experts and activists immediately questioned the need for such checks, accusing the government of trying to hide — or worse, alter — data that shows Delhi’s air to be the world’s most toxic at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing for greater industrialization. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/world/asia/delhi-to-delay-release-of-air-quality-data.html Norway Bets Cutting Pollution Abroad Is an Easier Battle. Norway is wagering it will be easier to cut carbon emissions overseas than at home. The nation may pay about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) for emission cuts in European Union nations, or if that negotiation fails, buy permits elsewhere under a planned global climate deal. Norway currently expects its own greenhouse gas levels to be about the same in 15 years, so will meet its 40 percent reduction goal by paying for curbs abroad. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-12/norway-bets-pollution-abroad-an-easier-battle-carbon-climate FERC looks for consensus on form of reliability safety valve for EPA carbon rule. With the release of U.S. EPA's final rule to curb carbon emissions from power plants just months away, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is trying to reach consensus on how a so-called reliability mechanism could work to protect needed electric generation units. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060014911/print CLIMATE CHANGE New materials borrow a strategy from plants to capture more CO2. Researchers have developed solid materials that can capture and release carbon dioxide using less energy than conventional chemicals used in scrubbers and smokestacks. The materials, metal-organic frameworks, grab onto carbon dioxide at low concentrations, densely packing it together in method that evokes the enzyme Rubisco, which catalyzes carbon fixation in plants. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060014915/print EPA chief calls for 'legally binding' climate agreement, then doesn't. U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy stepped into the morass of U.N. negotiations yesterday, declaring that she wants to see a "legally binding agreement" on climate change -- only to quickly walk back the comment. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations about prospects for a global accord in Paris this December, McCarthy twice in prepared remarks said the world needs a "legally binding agreement." http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060014918/print EPA Head Unbowed on Plans to Finalize Power Plant Carbon Rules This Summer. ...she remains unbowed in the face of attacks on the EPA's power plant carbon pollution limits—including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent... http://www.bna.com/epa-head-unbowed-n17179923904/ 'Highly vulnerable' Jamaica pleads for help to prepare for climate change. Jamaica's ability to prepare for climate change is hampered by a lack of information in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports and inadequate funding for adaptation work -- a dynamic that leaves the island nation highly vulnerable, said Orville Grey, technical officer for Jamaica's Climate Change Division. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060014872/print Leaked Email Reveals Who's Who List of Climate Denialists. In the months before the debut of the new documentary film "Merchants of Doubt," long-time climate denialist Fred Singer contacted more than two dozen bloggers, public relations specialists and scientists asking for help in derailing the documentary’s release. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/12032015/leaked-email-reveals-whos-who-list-climate-denialists-merchants-of-doubt-oreskes-fred-singer-marc-morano-steve-milloy Public Lands May Be America's Best Climate Defense. ...it is one of a handful of wilderness areas in the country that have a daily cap on the number of visitors. This wild slice of the Sonoran Desert is... http://www.climatecentral.org/news/public-lands-may-be-americas-best-climate-defense-18739 A climate change group here? In Bakersfield? The heart of California oil country might not be the easiest place to sign up climate-change believers who would support a new tax on the petroleum... http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/kern-gusher/x1501260752/A-climate-change-group-here-In-Bakersfield LUMBER LIQUIDATORS/FORMALDEHYDE Lumber Liquidators to pay for safety testing of flooring. Retailer Lumber Liquidators said Thursday that it stands by its products and will pay for the safety testing of laminate floors for customers to help ease concerns. The Toano, Virginia, company addressed concerns raised following a "60 Minutes" report said the company's laminate flooring made in China contained high levels of formaldehyde, a carcinogen. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LUMBER_LIQUIDATORS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Related stories: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/business/lumber-liquidators-offers-free-tests-of-flooring-for-formaldehyde.html?_r=0 http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article13785731.html Lumber Liquidators: Our floors won't make you sick. Lumber Liquidators (LL) has a message for customers and shareholders: The flooring company's products are safe, and it's willing to back up that claim by testing and, if necessary, replacing them. The retailer sought to reassure investors and customers on Thursday after a "60 Minutes" broadcast found that some of its laminate flooring made in China may not meet health and safety standards. The CBS report found that some core boards from Chinese mills had higher levels of formaldehyde emissions, which are carcinogenic, than are permissible under California standards. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lumber-liquidators-ceo-confident-our-products-are-safe/ FUELS Experts develop tool to distinguish emissions from different types of oil. Oil is not drilled, refined, shipped or burned equally, and climate assessments should reflect that, experts say. Though tailpipe emissions from a gallon of gasoline remain similar whether the fuel came from shale or a deep-sea reservoir, the paths those hydrocarbons took to the tank have significant carbon footprints of their own. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060014910/print GREEN ENERGY CARB chief Nichols talks power plan changes, 'just say no' compliance option. What changes should U.S. EPA make to its Clean Power Plan proposal to add clarity and flexibility on multi-state and regional program options? During today's OnPoint, Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, discusses expected changes to the power plan as the agency prepares its final proposal. Nichols also responds to the growing momentum surrounding the "just say no" option for state compliance. http://www.eenews.net/tv/videos/1951/transcript Report: Wind power could be 35% of supply by 2050. The Obama administration is setting higher goals for wind power, saying it could supply 35% of the nation's electricity by the year 2050. Wind power currently generates 4.5% of electricity, but that number is expected to more than double to 10% by 2020, says a report obtained by USA TODAY that will be released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/12/obama-wind-power-report-energy-department/70160824/ Math and Myth Clash in Senate Hearing on Clean Power Plan. Officials from five states weighed in Wednesday at a Senate hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Their characterizations of the plan ran the gamut from "misguided" and "problematic" to "workable and practical." http://insideclimatenews.org/news/12032015/math-and-myth-clash-senate-hearing-clean-power-plan State pens pact to work with Dutch province on climate, clean energy advances. California and a province in the Netherlands will work together on climate and clean energy goals, the Golden State said yesterday. The California Energy Commission and the Province of Noord-Holland of the Netherlands signed an agreement "to exchange information and collaborate on innovative transportation energy projects" that further their ambitions for 2050 greenhouse gas reductions. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060014909/print ‘Green Bonds’ for a Parking Garage? A state agency in Massachusetts recently sold “green bonds,” a type of debt designed to fund environmentally friendly projects. But the money raised from the sale won’t go to a new park, more bike lanes or a renewable energy facility. Instead, the Massachusetts State College Building Authority plans to use some of the funds to build a 725-space parking garage at Salem State University near Boston. http://www.wsj.com/articles/green-bonds-for-a-parking-garage-1426176294?KEYWORDS=green+energy BLOGS The Problem With Delhi’s Air Pollution Readings. New Delhi’s air pollution problems are becoming legendary, spoken of in the same breath as Beijing’s. A report published last year by scientists at Yale and Columbia universities in the U.S. said India, along with China, had the highest average exposure to fine particular, or PM 2.5, in the world. Such small particulates can enter the lungs and blood stream and are linked to severe health problems including lung cancer. http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/03/12/the-problem-with-delhis-air-pollution-readings/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.