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ARB Newsclips for June 10, 2016. 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 Appellate briefs latest step in battle over California carbon auctions. Six supplemental appellate briefs were filed on May 23 in the latest leg of a four-year lawsuit filed by manufacturers in connection with California’s carbon market auction system. Briefs were filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, 3rd Appellate District by the California Air Resources Board… http://norcalrecord.com/stories/510795651-appellate-briefs-latest-step-in-battle-over-california-carbon-auctions AIR POLLUTION Ten EU nations still breaching pollution limits: EEA. Air pollution from sources such as transport and agriculture is still above legal limits in 10 European Union member states, data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) showed on Friday. Since 2010, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and Luxembourg have persistently breached their emissions ceilings… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-pollution-breaches-idUSKCN0YW126?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29 Exclusive: Irving Oil dust pollution exceeded limits in Canadian city. Irving Oil’s refinery in the Canadian province of New Brunswick spewed an excessive amount of ash-like catalyst into the surrounding city of Saint John at least a dozen times since 2010 as regulators launched and later abandoned a study of its health impacts, according to filings reviewed by Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-irving-airquality-exclusive-idUSKCN0YW0BK Alaska Groups Sue Over Inaction on Fairbanks Air Pollution. Three Alaska groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to force a decision on cleaning up chronic air pollution in Fairbanks, the state's second-largest community. Sites within the borough had the highest episodes of fine particulate pollution in the nation, according to data compiled by the EPA. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/06/09/us/ap-us-fairbanks-air-quality.html?_r=0 EPA: Marathon to Cut Air Pollution From Detroit Refinery. Marathon Petroleum and the federal government have reached an agreement that that calls for the Ohio-based company to reduce air pollution at a refinery in southwest Detroit. Some residents living near it have complained about pollution from the facility. "The Detroit area has one of the highest asthma rates in the nation,"… http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/06/09/us/ap-mi-marathon-refinery-detroit.html Air regulators seek odor nuisance abatment order against Sunshine Canyon Landfill. The complaints about stench from Sunshine Canyon Landfill grow each year like the mountains of trash rising from Los Angeles County’s largest garbage dump. Now air district officials told residents Thursday evening they were… http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20160609/air-regulators-seek-odor-nuisance-abatment-order-against-sunshine-canyon-landfill Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds. Scientists say finding is alarming, and shows that harm caused by air pollution to the lungs, heart and brain has been underestimated. Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jun/09/air-pollution-now-major-contributor-to-stroke Air Pollution Could Cause 6 To 9 Million Premature Deaths By 2060. A new OECD report has found outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths by 2060, and cost 1% of the global GDP. The new report, The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution, published this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, “provides a comprehensive assessment of the regional… http://cleantechnica.com/2016/06/10/air-pollution-cause-6-9-million-premature-deaths-2060/ CLIMATE CHANGE EU says seeks swift ratification of Paris climate accord. The European Union called on its 28 member states on Wednesday to speed up ratification of the Paris climate accord so the bloc is not left behind in an international push to curb global warming. The EU executive, as a separate party to the agreement in addition to the member states, laid out its procedure for ratification on Wednesday… http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL8N1922G8 In 2009, Donald Trump endorsed action on climate change. Three months later, he disparaged it. The beginning of President Obama's administration was a rough period for politicians who now oppose taking action to address climate change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/09/in-2009-donald-trump-endorsed-action-on-climate-change-three-months-later-he-disparaged-it/ How to capture carbon dioxide from a power plant and turn it into stone. Deep in the solidified lava beneath Iceland, scientists have managed an unprecedented feat: They’ve taken carbon dioxide released by a power plant and turned it into rock at a rate much faster than laboratory tests predicted. The findings, described in the journal Science, demonstrate a powerful method of carbon storage. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-carbon-dioxide-stone-20160609-snap-story.html http://time.com/4364038/co2-stone-climate-change/ http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/09/co2-turned-into-stone-in-iceland-in-climate-change-breakthrough http://www.ibtimes.com/icelandic-experiment-reports-climate-change-breakthrough-turns-carbon-dioxide-stone-2380615 Still waiting for a monster El Niño storm? Forget it. Remember those monstrous storms that bore down on Southern California this year courtesy of El Niño, and how they caused mudslides, mass flooding and general pandemonium on the freeways? Neither do we. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared El Niño, the climate pattern that can… http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bye-bye-el-nino-20160609-snap-story.html Super-sized El Niño leaves with a whimper. This year's monstrous El Niño, nicknamed Godzilla by NASA, is dead. It heated up the globe, but didn't quite end California's four-year drought. In its monthly update Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the El Niño has ended, 15 months after its birth in March 2015. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ni241o-382349-ocprint-record-halpert.html Experts blame climate change for French floods. An international team of scientists has found that man-made climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month's devastating French flooding. In a quick but not peer-reviewed analysis, the World Weather Attribution team of climate scientists… http://www.ocregister.com/articles/climate-382352-ocprint-percent-change.html White House Wants Government Suppliers to Address Climate Change. Acquisition Regulatory Council proposes rule asking fossil fuel companies and others about their carbon footprint disclosures, without imposing any requirements. The Obama administration has sent American industry another signal about the need to address climate change. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062016/white-house-moves-prompt-government-suppliers-address-climate-change Climate change could trigger tropical evacuations, researchers advise. Global warming by just 2 degrees Celsius is likely to force some tropical plant, animal and human populations to relocate hundreds of miles from their current homes this century, according to research published today in the journal Scientific Reports. Solomon Hsiang, Chancellor’s Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of California… https://news.berkeley.edu/2016/06/09/climate-change-could-trigger-tropical-evacuations-researchers-advise/ Companies Failing To Account For Climate Change At Risk Of Decline & Bankruptcy. Companies failing to account for the impact of climate change and a transition to a low-carbon economy are at risk of decline or even bankruptcy. This is the primary finding from a new submission to the Task Force… http://cleantechnica.com/2016/06/09/companies-failing-account-climate-change-risk-decline-bankruptcy/ Experts find climate change’s fingerprints in French floods. An international team of scientists has found that man-made climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month’s devastating French flooding. In a quick but not peer-reviewed analysis, the World Weather Attribution team of climate scientists used past rainfall data and computer simulations to look for global warming’s fingerprints in the heavy downpours in France and Germany. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/experts-find-climate-changes-fingerprints-in-french-floods/ Paris floods made almost twice as likely by climate change, say scientists. Manmade global warming greatly increased the risk of extreme rain affecting the French capital, analysis shows. The Paris floods, that saw extreme rainfall swell the river Seine to its highest level in decades, were made almost twice as likely because of the… http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/10/paris-floods-made-almost-twice-as-likely-by-climate-change-say-scientists Rain in France linked to man-made warming – report. Last month's torrential rains in France were caused in part by man-made climate change, according to a report released yesterday by World Weather Attribution. Scientists with WWA, a project of Climate Central, studied May's rain and flooding in France and Bavaria, using observational data and climate models to determine whether global warming played a role. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/10/stories/1060038608 DROUGHT California drought: Santa Clara County prepares to ease conservation rules. Following the wettest winter in five years, water conservation rules for Santa Clara County's 1.9 million residents are likely to be relaxed in the next few weeks. The staff of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, the wholesale water provider for the county, is recommending a 20 percent cut in water usage compared… http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_29998301/california-drought-santa-clara-county-prepares-ease-conservation El Nino has runs its course. But did it end California's drought? The El Niño offered unusual rainfall to drought-parched California and elsewhere in the US, just not in the amounts – and places – expected. El Niño has passed on its merry way after 17 months of unusual warmth, wet weather, and unusual storms from the Pacific Ocean around the world. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0610/El-Nino-has-runs-its-course.-But-did-it-end-California-s-drought DIESEL ACTIVITIES California must set aside delays to truck pollution standards, judge rules. California air quality regulators failed to consider the environmental and business consequences of giving some heavy-duty truck operators more time to comply with tough diesel pollution rules and must set aside the delays, a Fresno County judge has ruled. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-truck-pollution-20160609-snap-story.html http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article83053397.html https://www.trucks.com/2016/06/10/california-trucking-clean-air-rules/ California Superior Court strikes ARB amendments to diesel rule. A decision by the Superior Court of California in Fresno agreed with the California Trucking Association’s request to erase a range of amendments to the state’s major rule to clean up diesel trucks and buses. The case is not against the rule itself, which remains fully in effect, but amendments adopted in 2014… http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/06/20160610-arb.html California Grant Provides $9.1 Million for 27 BYD Electric Trucks. California continues its push up clean up trucking emissions with the award Friday of a $9.1 million zero-emissions truck grant in one of the state’s most polluted air basins. The funds, awarded to San Bernardino County’s regional government association, will finance a demonstration project that will place 27 battery-electric trucks in service in… https://www.trucks.com/2016/06/10/california-grant-provides-9-1-million-27-byd-electric-trucks/ FUELS 'Insane' U.S. diesel, gasoline prices hard to crack for refiners. The hot summer months are the boom time for U.S. gasoline sales, and naturally the season when refiners are all-in on pumping out the motor fuel for drivers on U.S. highways. But an unusual glut of gasoline - just as refiners are ramping up to produce more - has caught them on the wrong side of distillate margins for the second time in less than 12 months. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-refineries-gasoline-idUSKCN0YW1ZM Diesel, not wind or solar, still best backup for N.W.T. hydro, study claims. Minister accepts study but says conclusion is 'kind of sad'. More solar and wind projects will do nothing to ease the cost of power for many Northwest Territories residents, a new study claims. Instead, the study says diesel fuel remains the cheapest and most effective backup when hydro systems… http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/diesel-wind-solar-backup-nwt-1.3628433 VEHICLES Toyota Motor awards MP2 Energy 5-year contract for 100% renewable energy for Plano headquarters. Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/06/20160610-tmc.html VW RECALL VW Manager in Germany Is Said to Have Pushed for Removing Evidence. German prosecutors said Thursday that they were investigating whether a Volkswagen manager encouraged employees to destroy or remove documents last year, shortly before the Environmental Protection Agency publicly accused the carmaker of illegally manipulating emissions tests in the United States. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/business/international/vw-manager-in-germany-is-said-to-have-pushed-for-removing-evidence.html GREEN ENERGY Apple seeks to sell excess solar power. In addition to iPhones and Macbooks, Apple could start selling consumers another desired product – energy. The technology giant filed a tariff application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday asking to sell energy that it makes at solar plants and other renewable energy facilities, including biogas and hydroelectric plants… http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/06/10/apple-solar-sell-energy/85674398/ Apple Plans to Sell Excess Rooftop Solar Energy From New Home. Apple Inc. plans to sell excess electricity generated by solar panels on the roof of its new headquarters in Cupertino, California, joining Google parent Alphabet Inc. in efforts to trade on the energy market. A subsidiary named Apple Energy LLC has applied to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to sell power… http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-09/apple-plans-to-sell-excess-rooftop-solar-energy-from-new-home On Kodiak Island, flywheels are in and diesel is 99.8% out. Darron Scott, CEO of the Kodiak Electric Association, unlocked the door to a small building on a gravel road along Chiniak Bay and pointed to two innocuous metal boxes tucked into a corner beyond a bank of computers. "Those are the flywheels," Scott said, turning on a computer screen to follow the ebb and flow of the system's electrical output. http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/06/10/stories/1060038577 OPINIONS Brick-and-Mortar Solution to Global Warming. Energy-efficient buildings have huge bang for their buck in reducing our carbon footprint. Six months ago, the United States made strong commitments to address climate change at the U.N. climate conference in Paris. In another six months, our politics will decide whether we will honor those commitments or walk away from them. If we stay the course, we will need to slash our carbon footprint. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-06-09/green-building-is-the-most-economical-short-term-answer-to-climate-change Make an example out of Volkswagen: Column. Volkswagen’s cheating on diesel emissions tests isn’t the first pollution scandal to rock the auto industry. Here’s how the Obama administration can make it the last. VW should be ordered to fix the diesels, or buy them back and scrap them, begin large-scale production of electric vehicles… http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/06/10/volkswagen-scandal-diesel-emissions-cheating-pollution-column/85165552/ Letter: Global warming arguments political, not scientific. Global warming arguments political, not scientific. A recent letter suggests climate scientists have reduced estimates of the impact carbon dioxide levels will have on future global warming and that recent warming should be attributed to solar forcings. This is not true. http://www.chicoer.com/opinion/20160609/letter-global-warming-arguments-political-not-scientific COMMENT: What undersubscribed auctions mean for California’s carbon market. In the wake of the milestone Paris Agreement to limit global greenhouse gas emissions, the eyes of the world are upon jurisdictions that have already taken action. A prime example is California’s cap-and-trade program, which has been heavily promoted as a successful model for mitigation. The system relies upon a declining cap, which covers 85% of the state’s emission sources. http://carbon-pulse.com/21152/ Ontario climate plan ignores the beauty of cap-and-trade. The Ontario government has announced the details of its “climate-change action plan.” Under the five-year plan, up to $8.3-billion would be spent on subsidies for renewable energy and low-emissions technology support. In doing so, the government has taken a U-turn from a wise cap-and-trade policy toward costly subsidy programs. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/ontario-climate-plan-ignores-the-beauty-of-cap-and-trade/article30379467/?cmpid=rss1 Too much renewable energy? Chile's solar panel problem. Chile's success in establishing solar farms has led to low energy prices for the country. But the low prices will affect power companies' ability to collect revenue and could dampen growth in coming years, critics say. Chile has a problem with its solar industry. http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2016/0610/Too-much-renewable-energy-Chile-s-solar-panel-problem BLOGS Why Has SunPower's Stock Declined By Over 40% This Year? Solar stocks have had a rough year so far amid oversupply concerns, a projected slowdown in Chinese demand, financial troubles at some high-profile solar companies and uncertainties relating to the U.S. Presidential election, which could alter the renewable energy policy landscape (related: Why Have Solar Stocks Been Underperforming This Year?). http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/06/10/why-has-sunpowers-stock-declined-by-over-40-this-year/#49ed95e25796 Legend Solar is a Solar Energy Company on the Rise. Drive through any suburban neighborhood in the U.S. right now and you will see that more and more Americans are opting to use solar energy to power their homes. That’s because solar power is the fastest growing provider of energy and is being recognized as the future of alternative energy. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marisa-mcpeckstringham/legend-solar-is-a-solar-e_b_10361692.html A Yuuuuuge Climate Flip Flop. Seven years ago, the presumptive Republican nominee called for urgent action to stop climate change. By its final year, it was obvious that the 2000s were going to be the warmest decade in history. 2005, after all, set records as the hottest year ever recorded. And 2007 was the second-hottest year—until 2009 stole that record. http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/trump-climate-change-new-york-times-letter-ad/486335/ Who Cares About Climate Change in the Summertime? Thinking about the most unpleasantly hot afternoons is still better than imagining cold winter days. Forget winter. Summer is coming, and with it another round of brutally hot days. Last year saw record temperatures in northern Europe, high temperatures that lasted into autumn in the United States, and, in India… https://psmag.com/who-cares-about-climate-change-in-the-summertime-a6272013d6c2#.250o1rcj9 Charles Ferguson on His Surprisingly Hopeful Climate Change Documentary, Time to Choose. Documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson has never been afraid to tackle a difficult subject. His excellent first film, No End in Sight, was a comprehensive analysis of the failures of the occupation of Iraq. His second, Inside Job, focused on the financial collapse of 2008… http://www.vogue.com/13444445/charles-ferguson-climate-change-documentary-time-to-choose/ Pardee Center Director Talks About Cities and Climate Change on WBUR. Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos was interviewed during a live segment on National Public Radio affiliate WBUR on June 9 about the leading role cities are playing in adopting measures to address the impacts of climate change. http://www.bu.edu/pardee/2016/06/09/pardee-center-director-talks-about-cities-and-climate-change-on-wbur/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.