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newsclips -- ARB Newsclips for October 4, 2016.
Posted: 04 Oct 2016 12:43:45
ARB Newsclips for October 4, 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 Trudeau says Canada to implement carbon tax. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Canada will impose a tax on carbon emissions starting in 2018 as part of its efforts to meet targets set by the Paris climate change accord. Trudeau made the announcement in Parliament on Monday as debate started over whether Canada should ratify the Paris accord on climate change. http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-10-03-17-12-54 OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-canada-carbon-tax-20161003-snap-story.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/provinces-with-carbon-pricing-1.3789174 http://www.qpbriefing.com/2016/10/03/national-carbon-price-to-start-cheaper-rise-faster-than-ontarios-cap-and-trade-system/ http://globalnews.ca/news/2977784/canadas-environment-ministers-meet-monday-to-work-on-climate-plan/ AIR POLLUTION EPA sues Erie Coke Corp. over pollution concerns at plant. EPA sued Erie Coke Corp. over concerns about pollution at its northwestern Pennsylvania plant. The EPA claimed the company failed to fix leaks of the chemical benzene, which can cause cancer with excessive exposure, the Erie Times-News reported (http://bit.ly/2dPcWpa ). The company has "continuously failed to identify potential sources of benzene emissions"… http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article105829357.html#storylink=cpy Methane bill a mixed bag for local dairies. Law could require 40 percent reduction in methane coming from dairy manure by 2030. A landmark methane reduction law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last week has local dairy farmers wondering how they’ll achieve the goal. The bill is likely to require dairies to cut their manure methane emissions to 60 percent of 2013 levels by 2030. http://hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/methane-bill-a-mixed-bag-for-local-dairies/article_04c36204-f2b8-5669-acfd-5f7ee102a67f.html 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.presstelegram.com/article/20161002/NEWS/161009932 CLIMATE CHANGE Americans still sharply split on global warming, poll finds. Americans remain deeply polarized on climate change, but broadly support increased reliance on solar and wind energy, a new poll found. The partisan split extends “across a host of beliefs about the expected effects of climate change, actions that can address changes to the Earth’s climate… http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-vice-presidential-debate-live-americans-still-sharply-split-on-global-1475590205-htmlstory.html Pence changes opinion on climate change. Mike Pence, a global warming/climate change denier and skeptic throughout his political career in Congress and the governor's office, did an about-face last week. "Well look, there's no question that ... the activities that take place in this country and in countries around the world have some impact on the environment and some impact on climate,"… http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2016/10/03/pence-changes-opinion-climate-change/91459114/ DROUGHT One word to describe the last water year? Dry. here were high hopes going into water year 2016. To hear some forecasters and scientists tell it, El Niño was coming to save California. With a little luck and a lot of rain, the drought might finally recede in its fifth year — or at least loosen its grip on the state. The weather phenomenon did show up, fueling some storms in Northern California. But it fell far short of the lofty expectations. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-water-year-20160930-snap-story.html Catalina Island surrounded by water yet hammered by drought. The graves of veterans are surrounded by dried-out brown grass. Hoteliers ship dirty linens across the ocean on a barge to be washed. And, behind the dining room of M Restaurant, owner Kathleen Vojkovich-Bombard and her engineer husband have rigged a PVC pipe… http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-730847-avalon-island.html California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
