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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for August 11, 2016.
Posted: 11 Aug 2016 14:49:09
ARB Newsclips for August 11, 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. AIR POLLUTION Thousands of lives could be saved in California by stricter air pollution limits, study finds. More than 2,000 Southern Californians die early each year from polluted air, and the region would benefit the most of anywhere in the country from reducing ozone and fine particle pollution below current federal limits, a new study has found. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pollution-deaths-20160810-snap-story.html http://www.ocregister.com/articles/air-725392-pollution-health.html http://www.pe.com/articles/air-810217-pollution-estimated.html Even London’s Green Spaces Aren’t Safe From Air Pollution. London is famous for its numerous parks and gardens, but even those green spaces aren’t safe from pollution. The air in many city parks surpass legal limits for nitrogen oxide set by the European Union, according to data website Asiopendata.com. The pollutant is largely from vehicle exhaust. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/ SoCal hit with worst smog in years as hot, stagnant weather brings surge in hospital visits. Southern California is experiencing its worst smog in years this summer as heat and stagnant weather increase the number of bad air days and drive up ozone pollution to levels not seen since 2009. Where pollution is worst, in the Inland Empire, hospitals and asthma clinics are reporting increases in patients seeking treatment for respiratory illness… http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-summer-smog-20160805-snap-story.html Dairy groups blast methane reductions: ‘Cows expel gas so they don’t explode’. California wants to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emitted by belching and farting of 5.5 million cows, but the industry is hitting back with a dose of reality. California’s attempt to curb emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is facing vocal opposition from a dairy industry that fears government meddling in the flatulence of its cows. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/10/cow-methane-reduction-california-dairy-industry Piedmont: City cuts greenhouse gas emissions. The city has exceeded its goals by 18.4 percent to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, CivicSPARK Fellow Matt Anderson told the Park Commission. At the Aug. 3 commission meeting, Anderson said 295 residents have gone solar while 262 electric cars have been purchased. Anderson was hired as an intern through the federal AmeriCorps service program to assist the city with its energy conservation efforts. http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_30230219/piedmont-city-cuts-greenhouse-gas-emissions Scientists debunk 'chemtrails' conspiracy with 99% certainty. The scientific community has weighed in nearly unanimously against what some call the "chemtrails" conspiracy theory, refuting the existence of a secret large-scale atmospheric program spraying dangerous chemicals from aircraft. Results of a survey administered to dozens of atmospheric scientists with expertise in condensation trails and geochemists working… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/08/11/stories/1060041492 CLIMATE CHANGE Climate Change May Be Doubted by Some, But Now It’s the Law. A federal court allows the Obama administration to incorporate the price of global destruction. A federal appeals court in Chicago gave a thumbs-up this week to an obscure regulatory practice that helps the U.S. government account for projected costs of climate change. The decision comes less than a week after the White House issued guidance to all federal agencies about how they can build carbon accounting into their decision-making. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-11/climate-change-may-be-doubted-by-some-but-now-it-s-the-law ‘Let’s get some perspective': Researchers say species face bigger threats than climate change. Tackling climate change is the challenge of the century. But when it comes to endangered wildlife, scientists are arguing that we’ve got more pressing matters to worry about. A new comment just out today in the journal Nature contends that practices like hunting, fishing and agriculture… https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/10/lets-get-some-perspective-researchers-say-species-face-bigger-threats-than-climate-change/?utm_term=.86adb1ba097b An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming’s hellish curtain-raiser. Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come. In coming decades, U.N. officials and climate scientists predict that the region’s mushrooming populations… https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/an-epic-middle-east-heat-wave-could-be-global-warmings-hellish-curtain-raiser/2016/08/09/c8c717d4-5992-11e6-8b48-0cb344221131_story.html In California's climate debate, state lawmakers push for more authority. With negotiations over extending California’s landmark climate change programs struggling during the last month of the state’s legislative session, lawmakers are once again pushing for changes at the agency responsible for making the greenhouse gas reductions work. The target is the California Air Resources Board, which regulates pollution under the climate change… http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-lawmakers-wary-climate-change-bill-20160811-snap-story.html California mayors voice support for climate proposal. A bipartisan group of California mayors is urging lawmakers to approve legislation from Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) that would extend the state's targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The measure, SB 32, would set a goal of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, an increase from the current target of hitting 1990 levels by 2020. http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-california-mayors-voice-support-for-1470869158-htmlstory.html Time running short for extension of California climate law. With three weeks left in California’s legislative session, Gov. Jerry Brown and other advocates of extending the state’s ambitious efforts to fight climate change are struggling to persuade enough lawmakers to go along. Environmentalists want to protect the litany of emissions-targeting programs before their legal authorization comes into doubt in 2020… http://www.capitalpress.com/California/20160810/time-running-short-for-extension-of-california-climate-law?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=0af068061b-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-0af068061b-327747457 Uncertainty Can't Be an Excuse for Climate Inaction, Researchers Argue. Writers warn that waiting for absolute certainty in climate models spells doom for a warming planet. In a new essay, researchers dismantle a common form of climate skepticism: defending inaction on climate change by citing lingering uncertainties in climate models and in other scientific evidence of the mounting crisis. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11082016/uncertainty-excuse-climate-change-inaction-researchers-argue How a Volcano Hid the Acceleration of Sea Level Rise. An uptick in sea level rise caused by greenhouse gas pollution during the past two decades has been hiding behind a volcano. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 sent tens of millions of tons of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/volcano-hid-sea-level-rise-acceleration-20595?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=0af068061b-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-0af068061b-327747457 An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming’s hellish curtain-raiser. Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come. In coming decades, U.N. officials and climate scientists predict that the region’s mushrooming populations will face extreme water scarcity… https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/an-epic-middle-east-heat-wave-could-be-global-warmings-hellish-curtain-raiser/2016/08/09/c8c717d4-5992-11e6-8b48-0cb344221131_story.html?utm_campaign=0af068061b-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Inside Climate News Climate Change and Partisanship. Ten years ago, California led the nation in climate change policy when it passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, landmark legislation that required the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. While passed largely along partisan lines, Assembly Bill (AB) 32 was signed into law by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2016/08/climate-change-partisanship/ FUELS Flat natural gas inventories may portend a Southland winter chill. Natural gas inventories for Southern California have remained flat this summer instead of rising as they usually do as utilities prepare for winter. But with the Aliso Canyon storage facility in Los Angeles County essentially taken offline, the normal inventory cycle has been upended. The site’s 114 wells are going through a series of tests in the wake of a massive leak… http://www.latimes.com/business/ U.S. oil inventories still growing, Energy Department says. The amount of crude oil in storage in the U.S. continues to grow more than expected, with another 1.1 million barrels added to commercial crude inventories during the past week, according to new Energy Department data. Now that the busiest part of summer driving season is past, American refineries… http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/08/10/u-s-oil-inventories-still-growing-energy-department-says/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=0af068061b-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-0af068061b-327747457 Researchers say fuel market rebound effect can result in increased GHG emissions under RFS2; suggest taxes over mandates. The US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. However, argues a team from the University of Minnesota in an open-access paper published in the journal Energy Policy, once the “fuel market rebound effect”… http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/08/20160808-minn.html VW RECALL VW plaintiffs' lawyers to seek up to $332.5 million in fees, costs from emissions settlement. Plaintiffs' lawyers will seek up to $332.5 million in fees and costs for their work in a $10 billion settlement over claims Volkswagen AG outfitted vehicles with software to cheat on emissions testing, according to a court filing. The filing late on Wednesday in a U.S. District Court in California said Volkswagen… http://www.autonews.com/article/20160811/OEM11/160819965/vw-plaintiffs-lawyers-to-seek-up-to-332-5-million-in-fees-costs-from OPINIONS SJ Valley may go to hell but air will be clean. Pundits can’t figure out why moderate Democrats in the Central Valley and the Inland Empire aren’t jumping for joy at the chance to extend and strengthen Assembly Bill 32 — better known as the greenhouse-gas emissions law — beyond 2020. For starters it might have something to with the state’s least wealthy regions… http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/38/article/136836/ The Green Cars You Never Hear About. What are Partial Zero-Emissions vehicles, anyway? You'd hardly know it as little as automakers talk about it, but you don't need to buy a car with an electrical plug or one that runs on home-brewed bio-diesel to drastically cut emissions. You can buy a normal car with a normal internal-combustion engine that still generates less pollution than mowing your lawn. It's a Partial Zero-Emissions Vehicle (PZEV), and dealerships near you are selling them right now, quietly. http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a22263/what-is-pzev/ BLOGS Let nuclear power play a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Nuclear energy was conceived in hope: hope that the peaceful use of the atom would provide reliable and affordable electricity for millions of Americans and improve our quality of life. That hope has come closer to realization than anyone could reasonably have expected when the process began more than 60 years ago. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/291067-allow-nuclear-energy-to-play-a-role-in-reducing California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.