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Posted: 27 May 2016 15:23:58
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 Fairbanks borough air pollution levels worst in US. Data show air pollution in the Fairbanks North Star Borough remains at the highest levels in the nation and has failed to show significant air quality improvement. The borough's North Pole is recording the nation's highest counts of episodic particulate pollution. The data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show the counts are nearly twice as much… http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article80251422.html#storylink=cpy CLIMATE CHANGE Trump clinches GOP nomination and vows to back out of global warming pact. Hours after effectively clinching the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump vowed Thursday to withdraw the United States from the historic Paris agreement among 195 nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to stop global warming. http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-clinches-nomination-05262016-snap-story.html Climate change is happening on Mars, where an ice age is coming to an end. By examining swirling patterns left in ice topping the Red Planet's north pole, scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have put together an unprecedented look into our rusty neighbor's most recent ice age. The findings, published in the journal Science, offer fresh insight into the dynamics of the Martian climate… http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article80172607.html#storylink=cpy 200 years ago, we endured a 'year without a summer' Snow in June, freezing temperatures in July, a killer frost in August: "The most gloomy and extraordinary weather ever seen," according to one Vermont farmer. Two centuries ago, 1816 became the year without a summer for millions of people in parts of North America and Europe, leading to failed crops and near-famine conditions. http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/05/26/year-without-a-summer-1816-mount-tambora/84855694/ Australia scrubbed from UN climate change report after government intervention. Exclusive: All mentions of Australia were removed from the final version of a Unesco report on climate change and world heritage sites after the Australian government objected on the grounds it could impact on tourism. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/australia-scrubbed-from-un-climate-change-report-after-government-intervention?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=e6c5f4ccaa-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-e6c5f4ccaa-327747457 Trump: America First on Fossil Fuels, Last on Climate Change. Using rhetoric and false depictions, Trump pledges to dismantle the Paris climate agreement and erase Obama's climate action plan in his first major energy speech. Donald Trump vowed Thursday that if elected president he would dismantle the landmark global treaty to tackle climate change… http://insideclimatenews.org/news/27052016/donald-trump-republican-party-election-fossil-fuels-coal-oil-gas-fracking-climate-change-paris?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=e6c5f4ccaa-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-e6c5f4ccaa-327747457 Could moles really end up toppling Stonehenge? UN report warns furry creatures could destroy ancient site if the earth's temperature keeps rising. Stonehenge could be toppled by moles if the earth’s temperature keeps rising, a United Nations report warned yesterday. The world heritage site is one of many that will be threatened by climate change. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3611827/Could-moles-really-end-toppling-Stonehenge.html#ixzz49sUekeN6 VEHICLES Automobile Driving Museum show offers electric-car history retrospective. The first modern electric cars to go on sale in large numbers were the Nissan Leaf and first-generation Chevrolet Volt, both of which arrived in showrooms in December 2010. But the history of electric cars stretches back much further than that—more than a century back, in fact. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104173_automobile-driving-museum-show-offers-electric-car-history-retrospective HIGH-SPEED RAIL Kings County won't appeal California high-speed rail ruling. Kings County officials have opted not to appeal a judge's ruling against Central Valley landowners in their ongoing lawsuit against California's high-speed rail project, clearing another legal hurdle to the bullet train. The county's attorney, Colleen Carlson, said Thursday that county supervisors voted 4-0 this week against… http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article80148617.html#storylink=cpy GREEN ENERGY Oregon wind energy project held up over impact on grouse. A U.S. appeals court sided with two environmental groups on Thursday, ruling that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management failed to adequately review the potential impact an Oregon wind energy project would have on a small ground-dwelling bird. The court reversed a federal court ruling that upheld plans for the Echanis Wind Energy Project… http://www.reuters.com/article/energy-grouse-idUSL2N18O0A0 German govt proposes lower cut to wind energy support-draft. The German government has proposed reducing support for new onshore wind turbines by 5 percent from April 2017, according to a draft proposal for a meeting on renewable energy between the federal government and Germany's 16 states next week. http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFB4N161001 MISCELLANEOUS California regulators approve battery storage to help avoid summer blackouts. State regulators have approved the purchase of battery storage for electricity to support Southern California's energy supply, which faces potential shortages because of the troubled Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility. The California Public Utilities Commission wants Southern California Edison to expedite… http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electricity-storage-20160526-snap-story.html You can thank the drought for improved water quality at Southern California beaches. Water quality at Southern California beaches has shown marked improvement for the second year in a row in what experts say is a continuing byproduct of the severe drought that has cut polluted runoff into the Pacific Ocean. About 97% of Southern California beaches received an A or B grade for water quality during the busy summer months… http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-beach-bummers-05262016-snap-story.html San Joaquin Offers Rebate For More Efficient Lawn Mowers. Spring is in the air and the grass is growing and with that growing grass comes lawn mower fumes. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is rolling out a new program to clean up lawn care, by offering to replace old gas powered lawnmowers with a new zero emission electric mower. http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/05/26/san-joaquin-offers-rebate-for-more-efficient-lawn-mowers/ OPINIONS California’s cap-and-trade carbon emission system may be failing. California’s much-vaunted cap-and-trade system of reducing greenhouse gas emissions may be collapsing. This month’s quarterly auction of carbon dioxide emission allowances, which was supposed to generate more than a half-billion dollars for politicians to spend, brought in a paltry $10 million as the Air Resources Board sold a tiny fraction of the allowances it was offering. http://www.modbee.com/opinion/state-issues/article80218477.html#storylink=cpy Air pollution is a real heartbreaker. No, really. Guess what? Breathing polluted air isn’t just bad for your lungs — it could be hurting your heart, too. A 10-year study published in The Lancet this week links living with air pollution to serious heart disease. While scientists have long associated long-term air pollution exposure with cardiovascular disease, research had been limited. http://grist.org/justice/air-pollution-is-a-real-heartbreaker-no-really/ BLOGS Are Our Renewable Energy Methods Effective? So much weight is put on us needing to be greener and more efficient with how we produce our power. Fossil fuels are depleting, the world is changing and the focus now needs to be on living sustainably. In steps solar, wind, hydro and a whole host of other renewable sources, but how effective are they? http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/-frontier/are-our-renewable-energy-methods-effective_b_10139860.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.