Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:51:49 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Mary D. Nichols statement on her reappointment as ARB chairman From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Mary D. Nichols statement on her reappointment as ARB chairman Release 11-01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2011 www.arb.ca.gov CONTACT: Stanley Young 916) 322-2990 office 916) 956-9409 cell Mary D. Nichols Statement on Her Reappointment as ARB Chairman SACRAMENTO: Today California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols issued the following statement regarding her reappointment by Governor Brown: "I am delighted to join the Brown administration and be reappointed as Chairman of the California Air Resources Board. I look forward to continuing the work of ARB to clean California's air, protect the public's health, and help drive the development of clean and more efficient energy sources and technologies to power our state's economy and generate new, green jobs." The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:06:21 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- ARB seeks air quality heroes From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Deadline for Haagen-Smit nominations fast approaching . Release 11-02 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2011 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov ARB seeks air quality heroes Deadline for Haagen-Smit nominations fast approaching SACRAMENTO: Today the Air Resources Board reminded the public that the nomination deadline for the 2010 Haagen-Smit award is January 28. The Haagen-Smit award is given annually to those individuals who have made significant contributions to cleaning the air and reducing air pollution. The award honors the memory of Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit, the father of air pollution controls, by ceremonially recognizing those that continue his work through perseverance, leadership and innovation in the areas of research, environmental policy, science technology, public education, or community service. The selection committee is comprised of past award winners. “The Haagen-Smit awards allow California the opportunity to thank those who have advanced the cause of protecting public health by reducing air pollution,” said ARB Executive Officer James Goldstene. “Their work saves lives and improves the quality of life in California. These dedicated individuals deserve to be recognized.” The awards are named after Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Ph.D., a Dutch chemist best known for linking smog to automobiles. An avid gardener in the Los Angeles region, Dr. Haagen-Smit first became concerned about damage to his plants, including discolored leaves and undersized flowers. His curiosity led to a series of experiments that uncovered the chemical interactions that lead to the formation of smog and demonstrated that most of California's smog is the result of the exhaust from motor vehicles and industrial facilities reacting with sunlight to create ozone. This break-through is the foundation upon which today's air pollution standards around the world are based. The 2010 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award nomination period is from December 17, 2010, through January 28, 2011. For more information on the awards and nomination forms, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/hswards.htm . The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:34:36 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- ARB accepts $460,000 to settle clean-air violations From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Wurth, USA and Armstrong Flooring sold products that exceeded state standards for ozone-causing chemicals . Release 11-04 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2011 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich (916) 322-2990 www.arb.ca.gov ARB accepts $460,000 to settle clean-air violations Wurth, USA and Armstrong Flooring sold products that exceeded state standards for ozone-causing chemicals SACRAMENTO: The Air Resources Board announced today $460,256 in settlements with two companies for violations of consumer products rules that protect air quality. The money goes to the California Air Pollution Control Fund for projects and research to improve the state’s air quality. “ARB has a long and cooperative history working with manufacturers to reduce VOC emissions,” said ARB Executive Officer James Goldstene. “These efforts have reduced statewide emissions by over 225 tons per day.” California limits volatile organic compounds to reduce ground level ozone. Volatile organic compounds mix with other air pollutants, and when exposed to sunlight, form ozone, also known as smog. Ozone inflames the respiratory tract, causes coughing, chest tightness and aggravation of asthma symptoms, and poses a serious threat to sufferers of cardio-pulmonary disease. Ozone can also substantially damage crops, forests and native plants. Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, of Pennsylvania, was fined $228,000 for distributing 35,700 gallons of Bruce’s Hardwood & Laminate Floor Cleaner that exceeded the state’s maximum allowance of VOCs. The company has reformulated the product and is currently selling the corrected version in California. Wurth, USA, of Ramsey, N.J, was fined $232,256 for distributing units of its lubricant saBesto HHS 2000 which contained levels of VOCs that exceeded allowable limits. When confronted with the violations, Wurth undertook a thorough review of its product line and, coupled with ongoing inquiries by ARB, discovered that 43 additional products they distributed in California violated state regulations. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:56:08 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Southern California importer of off-highway vehicles ordered to pay $250,000 judgment From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Importer illegally sold uncertified vehicles to statewide dealership . NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release #:11-04 Date:01/18/2011 CONTACT: Mary Fricke ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 OR 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Southern California importer of off-highway vehicles ordered to pay $250,000 judgment Importer illegally sold uncertified vehicles to statewide dealership EL MONTE, CA - An investigation by the Air Resources Board led to a $250,000 judgment issued in October 2010 by the San Bernardino County Court against Montclair, Calif. based NST, Inc. for the illegal sales of uncertified off-highway vehicles. ARB investigators found NST, Inc., also known as New Star, owned by John Cheng, illegally sold at least 52 off-highway recreational vehicles such as ATVs, dirt bikes and go-karts to California dealerships starting around May 2006. Investigators discovered the illegal sales while conducting routine dealer inspections. “California has clean air laws in place to protect residents from these recreational vehicles that can pollute up to 100 times more than a passenger car," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. "Businesses that sell equipment and vehicles illegally will pay penalties, especially businesses that are repeat offenders.” NST was issued a Notice of Violation for selling ARB non-certified vehicles. Because a settlement could not be reached, the case was referred to the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office for prosecution. A judgment was ultimately entered in the amount of $250,000 for Health and Safety Code and Business and Professions Code violations. In 2006 NST settled with ARB for $80,000 for the importation, sale and delivery of non-certified pocket bikes and scooters. Because the owner of the company was a repeat violator, ARB officials sought the highest financial penalty in the 2010 case. Additionally, dealerships and distributors throughout California that bought from NST and subsequently sold the illegal vehicles to consumers were also cited. Vehicles that do not meet California's tough emission requirements pose a real danger to residents. They create higher amounts of smog-forming pollutants, which can then exacerbate respiratory ailments and negatively affect other health conditions such as shortness of breath, headaches, birth defects, cancer or damage to internal organs. Smog is a combination of smoke and other particulates, ozone, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and other chemically reactive compounds which, under certain conditions of weather and sunlight, may result in a murky brown haze. The primary source of smog in California is motor vehicles. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. #### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:59:30 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Carbon Monoxide: A Winters Health Threat From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov How to protect yourself and family from this deadly indoor menace. Esta prensa de nota está disponible en español a: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr121307esp.htm Carbon Monoxide: A Winter’s Health Threat (Watch video here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/indoor_poison_large.wmv) Appliances using natural gas should be inspected and carbon monoxide detectors installed SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board is urging Californians to guard against carbon-monoxide poisoning by having detectors installed and gas appliances inspected before the cold weather arrives. On average each year about 35 Californians and 450 people nationally die from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, and many more experience flu-like symptoms from exposure to harmful but non-lethal levels of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that blocks the use of oxygen in the body. Young children and individuals with heart disease are those most likely to be affected by carbon monoxide poisoning. Warning signs of exposure to carbon monoxide are headache, drowsiness, nausea and inability to concentrate; these symptoms will go away when the affected person is removed from the area and given fresh air. "Carbon monoxide is a silent killer, and tragically takes lives in California every year without warning,” said ARB Chairman Mary Nichols. “We can prevent those unnecessary deaths. It’s a simple step to protect your family by installing detectors and having your local utility check your house for leaks." More than half of all carbon monoxide poisoning deaths are from malfunctioning or improperly vented combustion appliances in homes. ARB recommends: * Properly use and maintain any appliances that produce a flame, such as gas furnaces and gas and propane space heaters; this can prevent exposure to lethal levels of carbon monoxide. * Never use gas ovens to heat the home; * Never use kerosene or propane space heaters, charcoal grills, barbecues, or unvented gas logs indoors. These are dangerous and cannot be used legally in California homes; * Use caution when heating with propane appliances, older wall or floor gas furnaces and fireplaces; * Obtain annual check-ups of all gas appliances by a qualified professional; * Use Underwriters Laboratory approved carbon monoxide detectors that sound an alarm when dangerous carbon monoxide levels are found; some also have warning signals or digital readouts to indicate lower levels of carbon monoxide that may indicate an appliance problem; * Place emergency generators outdoors and away from windows and doors to prevent fumes from entering the home; and, * Be especially careful with appliances in recreational vehicles and houseboats, and be sure to use carbon monoxide detectors specifically made for these locations. In addition, do not to operate cars or other internal combustion engines in enclosed spaces or attached garages. A third of carbon monoxide poisoning deaths are the result of accidental exposure from vehicles running in closed garages. ARB data show that outdoor carbon monoxide levels rise throughout California between the months of November and March because of little or no breeze which causes stagnant weather conditions. These levels have been measured in covered garages and at busy intersections. Rising levels of outdoor carbon monoxide may generate health complaints in sensitive people. For more information on indoor combustion pollutants, see our indoor air quality guideline entitled "Combustion Pollutants in Your Home" at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/combustf.htm. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:11:09 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Carbon Capture and Storage Can Help Reduce California GHG Emissions From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Expert Panel releases findings and recommendations. For Immediate Release: January 20, 2011 Media Contacts: Adam Gottlieb, California Energy Commission, (916) 654-4989 Stanley Young, Air Resources Board, (916) 322-2990 Terrie Prosper, California Public Utilities Commission, (415) 703-1366 Carbon Capture and Storage Can Help Reduce California GHG Emissions Expert Panel releases findings and recommendations SACRAMENTO ‐ An independent review panel concluded in a recent report that Californians would benefit from long‐term geologic storage of carbon dioxide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Review Panel, formed last year by three state agencies ‐ the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) – presented its findings and recommendations in their January 2011 final report. “It is essential that as we move towards reaching the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, every viable technology is considered,” said Vice Chair James Boyd, California Energy Commission. “We are extremely grateful to the members of the Review Panel who freely gave their time and expertise to evaluate carbon capture and storage as part of the solution to climate change.” The Review Panel, composed of experts from industry, trade groups, academia and an environmental organization, was asked by the agencies to provide advice on the policies, institutional and regulatory changes required to enhance developing and using carbon capture and storage in California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Five public meetings were held last year to help identify key issues and frame the recommendations that would allow the state to include carbon capture and storage as an additional technology that would help meet California’s 2020 and 2050 greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. Said CPUC President Michael R. Peevey, “This is an important first step in providing the pathway for geologic carbon sequestration projects in California while ensuring safety and proper stewardship for our natural resources. CCS is a necessary tool to address climate change and reduce emissions during the transition to non‐emitting sources of energy over the coming decades.” In addition to agreeing that there is a public benefit from long‐term storage of carbon dioxide as a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Panel found that there are also numerous challenges to large‐scale projects are implemented and offered recommendations to resolve or begin a process to resolve some of those challenges. The Panel also concluded that there must be clear, efficient and consistent regulatory requirements and authority for permitting all phases of these projects in California including carbon dioxide capture, transport and storage. The Panel recommended that California agencies recognize regulated carbon capture and storage as a measure that can safely and effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Recommendations also included that the ARB should consider projects that store carbon dioxide as a viable carbon reduction measure and define accounting tools for measuring the stored carbon dioxide so that the carbon reductions can be valued and counted for compliance with California’s climate change regulations. Additionally, the Panel recommended designating the Energy Commission as the lead agency to prevent significant environmental impacts in carbon capture and storage projects. “Carbon capture and storage shows promise as a climate change mitigation strategy, and the Review Panel findings identified important next steps including development of methods for emissions monitoring, verification and reporting,” said Mary D. Nichols, ARB Board Chairman. Additionally, a Technical Advisory Team, including experts from state agencies and private industry, published a series of papers that provided valuable data and analysis supporting the report’s recommendations. The Carbon Capture and Storage Review Panel Report and the supporting technical documents are available from the Climate Change Portal at: http://climatechange.ca.gov/carbon_capture_review_panel/documents/2011‐01‐14_CSS_Panel_Recommendations.pdf Panel members were selected because of their strong interest and accomplishments in developing energy and environmental public policy. Nationally recognized experts comprised the California Carbon Capture and Storage Review Panel: • Carl Bauer, Retired Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory and Chairman CCS Review Panel • Sally Benson, Director Global Climate & Energy Program (GCEP), Stanford University • John Fielder, President, Southern California Edison • Kipp Coddington, Partner, Mowrey Meezan Coddington Cloud LLP (M2C2) • George Peridas, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council • John King, Chairman, North American Carbon Capture & Storage Association • Kevin Murray, Managing Partner, The Murray Group 2 3 • Catherine Reheis‐Boyd, President, Western States Petroleum Association • Edward Rubin, Professor of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University • Dan Skopec, Chair, California Carbon Capture and Storage Coalition XXXXX ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:36:16 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- February 1st deadline fast approaching From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Statewide high school competition takes on climate change. Release #:11-05 Date:01/24/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov February 1st deadline fast approaching Statewide high school competition takes on climate change SACRAMENTO - Today the Air Resources Board and British Council remind state high schools of the February 1 deadline for participation in the first annual Climate Generations program, a high school competition challenging students to connect environmental school work with their daily lives. The competition creates an opportunity for students to gain real-world experience in project-management and leadership by requiring them to design and set in place programs that reduce their school’s carbon footprint. “The name ’Climate Generation’ says it all,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This is an opportunity for young people who will be living with the effects of climate change to focus their passion and enthusiasm on real-world projects and solutions in their school today. It will also help us identify our new Climate Champions, the leaders who will express the concerns of California’s youth about climate change.” The Climate Generation Program, an outgrowth of the British Council’s Climate Champions program, is underway in a network of 60 countries. Its goal is to encourage young people to engage climate issues at local, national and international levels. The program is being launched in California and Minnesota. ARB, the lead agency for implementing AB 32, California’s landmark climate change law, is overseeing the state’s competition. In Minnesota, the Will Steger Foundation is responsible for managing the Climate Generation Program. “The British Council is excited to continue our partnership with the California Air Resources Board in the development of the Climate Generation Program,” said West Coast Manager for the British Council, Meghan Steed. “We feel that the climate action projects will complement California’s new Education and the Environment Initiative standards-based curriculum. We are looking forward to continuing to develop new “Climate Champions” who can represent the youth voice on global climate issues at the local, regional, national and international levels.” The California Education and the Environment Initiative, a new curriculum comprised of 85 units teaching select Science and History-Social Science academic standards will be promoted as an important element of the new Climate Generation program. The new curriculum, the result of a multi-agency education and environmental partnership, was developed to help students discover how science, history and social science relate to individual lives and connect to the world around them, focusing on their relationship to the environment. It was designed to engage students in a way that makes learning relevant and fun. “We believe the initiative will propel students to become tomorrow’s leaders on climate change, green technology, and any number of other environmental issues,” said Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency Linda Adams. High schools in California and Minnesota are eligible to participate in the 2010-2011 Climate Generation Program. The classroom projects must benefit the school and relate to one or more of the following topic areas: * Energy Conservation; * Renewable Energy; * Water Conservation; * Transportation; * Purchasing; * Facilities; and/or, * Awareness/Communication (Outreach). For more information on the Climate Generation Program go to: http://www.coolcalifornia.org/article/champion-the-cause . The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:13:58 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- EPA, DOT and California Align Timeframe for Proposing Standards for Next Generation of Clean Cars From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Feds, Calif share timeline for clean cars 2017-2025. Contacts: Stanley Young (ARB) 916-322-1309 cell 916-956-9409 syoung@arb.ca.gov Cathy Milbourn (EPA) Milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 Enesta Jones (EPA) Jones.enesta@epa.gov 202-564-7873 202-564-4355 Karen Aldana (DOT) Karen.Aldana@dot.gov 202-366-9550 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California today announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. Proposing the new standards on the same timeframe - by September 1, 2011 - signals continued collaboration that could lead to an extension of the current National Clean Car Program, providing automakers certainty as they work to build the next generation of clean, fuel efficient cars. Improving fuel efficiency will save consumers money at the pump, reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and cut emissions of harmful pollutants. "The single timeframe is another great example of the cooperation that has led us to strong and achievable standards for clean cars in America," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "I'm proud to be working with my federal and state partners on this next step in the process to make the U.S. the world leader in fuel efficient clean cars." “Today’s announcement is a big step forward, but it is only the beginning. By working together with EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop standards for the next generation of clean cars, we can set a standard that works for automakers across the country,” said DOT Secretary LaHood. “Our continued collaboration is win-win-win for the environment, businesses and the American consumer.” “President Obama's invitation last year to join with the federal agencies to develop new emission and fuel economy standards has resulted in a model of government cooperation to address the important issues of global climate change and urban pollution,” said Mary Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board. In April 2010, DOT and EPA established greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for model year 2012-2016 light-duty cars and trucks. In the fall of 2010, California accepted compliance with these federal GHG standards as meeting similar state standards as adopted in 2004, resulting in the first coordinated national program. The standards require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams of carbon dioxide per mile in model year 2016, which is equivalent to 35.5 miles per gallon. In May 2010, President Obama announced that EPA, DOT and California would begin working together to assess the performance and costs of a variety of technologies that could be available in model years 2017-2025 as the first step in possibly extending the current national emission and fuel economy standards. The three agencies completed an interim technology assessment and have since funded additional research critical to future rulemaking. With today's announcement, CARB is committing to continue its collaboration with DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and EPA in an effort to establish standards that will provide manufacturers with the regulatory certainty needed to invest today in the kind of new technologies that will provide consumers a full range of efficient clean vehicle choices. Prior to today's announcement, CARB announced its intention to propose greenhouse gas emission standards for model years 2017 to 2025 in March of this year, while EPA and NHTSA were working on an end of September timeline for proposal. Today's announcement ensures that both proposals will come out simultaneously after a thorough, joint review of all data available when the proposals are issued. Auto manufacturers are responding to these goals through the increased domestic production and use of existing, advanced, and emerging technologies to strengthen the auto industry and enhance job creation in the United States. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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News Release For Immediate Release Release #:11-07 Date:1/24/2011 ARB PIO: 626-575-6728 CONTACT: Karen Caesar kcaesar@arb.ca.gov ARB diesel cleanup program removes tons of air pollutants from busy trade corridors Proposition 1B funds cleanup trucks, trains and ports Sacramento – A broad range of projects targeting freight transport, funded by state bond money and administered by the Air Resources Board and air districts, has slashed emissions along trade corridors and near ports, cutting pollution from trucks, trains and ships, the ARB announced today. More than 5300 diesel trucks traveling the state’s busiest trade routes are being cleaned up, 19 locomotives operating in the Central Valley and Southern California are being upgraded, and clean electrical power will be available this spring for ships docking at the Port of Oakland thanks to $250 million as part of implementation of ARB’s Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program. The program is supported by $1 billion in voter-approved Proposition 1B bonds, of which $450 million has already been allocated. “These ambitious efforts are improving our air quality as well as the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Californians who live near major diesel pollution sources such as busy highways, ports and railyards,” said ARB Executive Officer James Goldstene. “We estimate that these projects will eliminate more than 3 million pounds of diesel soot plus 60 million pounds of smog-forming pollutants from our environment over the next few years.” Goldstene added that the Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program bond monies are leveraging substantial matching funds from private, local and federal sources – more than one match dollar for every program dollar invested. This leveraging has resulted in an additional $300 million above and beyond the Prop 1B bond funds to aid in overseeing pollution reduction projects through to their completion within the next few years. To update the 5300 trucks -- including those that service the state’s busiest ports -- older trucks have been replaced with new diesel models or those powered by natural gas meeting cleaner 2007 or later emission standards. In the four targeted trade corridors (Bay Area, Central Valley, Los Angeles/Inland Empire, San Diego/Border), most equipment owners opted to replace their trucks. However, in the Bay Area, a majority of the port truck owners chose to retrofit their vehicles with diesel soot filters that trap at least 85 percent of particulate emissions. In a shift from many previous programs, one-third of the trucks that received program funding are owned by independent owner-operators, and half of the funded vehicles are in fleets of 20 or fewer trucks, considered in California to be a small or medium-sized fleet. Additional cleanup activities focusing on installing clean electric power for ships at dock will get underway as air districts start soliciting for over $80 million in projects in early 2011. The Board allocated an additional $112 million for more truck cleanup efforts, with smaller grants to be available to clean up locomotives and harbor craft such as tug boats. ARB’s Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program is dedicated to quickly reducing air pollution and health risk from freight movement along California’s trade corridors. In a partnership with local agencies including air districts and seaports, competitive financial incentives are offered to owners of equipment used in freight transport to upgrade to cleaner technologies. Projects funded under this program must achieve early or extra emission reductions not otherwise required by law or regulation. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. For more information on ARB’s Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmbond The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. # # # # # ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:43:52 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB cautions car companies about Auto Alliance statements From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Mary Nichols asks them to disavow incorrect claims . California Air Resources Board News Release #:11-08 Date:02/07/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 syoung@arb.ca.gov CARB cautions car companies about Auto Alliance statements Mary Nichols asks them to disavow incorrect claims SACRAMENTO - Today, Chairman Mary D. Nichols released a letter sent to seven major automobile manufacturers challenging them to disavow claims made by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to Representatives Upton and Issa or risk returning to the environmental battles of the Bush era. Nichols expressed concern that misrepresentation of ongoing negotiations jeopardizes progress with the federal agencies to develop and implement vehicle emission standards that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California and nationwide while saving consumers money at the pump. Nichols also corrected several long-debunked claims made by the Alliance, and ended the letter by requesting that the CEOs take action to prevent the constructive relationship between the regulators and the companies from being undermined. The full text of the letter is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/2011/carb_to_autoalliance.pdf The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:24:36 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- ARB announces second year of grants for hybrid trucks and buses From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Award-winning program supported 650 cleaner delivery vans, beverage trucks, buses in populated neighborhoods in first year . Air Resources Board Release #:11-09 Date:02/15/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT:Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov ARB announces second year of grants for hybrid trucks and buses Award-winning program supported 650 cleaner delivery vans, beverage trucks, buses in populated neighborhoods in first year SACRAMENTO - Today the Air Resources Board initiates the second year of grants totaling $19 million for hybrid vehicle technology that significantly reduces smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions. The Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program will provide vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis to help California fleets purchase fuel-efficient hybrid medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.　 At least $2 million of these funds will be set aside for California public fleets to increase the number of hybrid vehicles. "This program created an opportunity for California businesses to upgrade their trucks and proves that there is demand for technology that provides clean and fuel efficient vehicles," said ARB Executive Officer James Goldstene. Interested public and private fleets can reserve a voucher for up to $40,000 through a participating dealership at the time the vehicle is ordered. The voucher is then redeemed at the time of purchase.　 The program is part of the Air Quality Improvement Program, established in 2007 by AB 118 (Nunez) to provide funding for advanced technology vehicles and equipment. ARB’s voucher program is implemented by CALSTART, a non-profit organization that works with business, fleets and government to develop and implement clean, efficient transportation solutions.　 Last year, ARB provided almost $20 million to help California fleets purchase over 650 hybrid trucks and buses.　 Almost half the vouchers were for urban beverage-delivery vehicles and about 20 percent for package-delivery vehicles.　 Hybrid technology is similar to that used in cars and helps reduce smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions and also provide fuel economy benefits, particularly in vehicles that require heavy-stop-and-go operation or idling.　 The program’s first year received an award in September 2010 as the country’s top emerging state energy efficiency program from American Council for a Fuel-Efficient Economy. The Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program was one of 18 top programs from 14 states. ARB encourages air districts to contribute to the program to further accelerate the presence of hybrid trucks and buses in their respective districts. The South Coast Air Quality Management District, for example, has contributed $1.4 million to help fleets purchase hybrid trucks and buses in their own region.　 Hybrid vehicles reduce smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions and help California meet health-based clean air standards and climate change goals. For more information regarding the voucher incentive program that details a full list of eligible vehicles and more, visit www.californiahvip.com. The Air Resources Board's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:38:02 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- ARB holds One-Stop Trucking Events on Diesel Regulations From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Classes, one-on-one help free to the public . Release #:11-10 Date:02/23/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT:Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov ARB holds One-Stop Trucking Events on Diesel Regulations Classes, one-on-one help free to the public SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board will hold a series of free daylong One-Stop Trucking Events around the state to help truck owners meet new rules for diesel trucks and learn about available government grants and funding. Participants at the events can learn about which regulations apply to their fleet, requirements for their equipment and the wide variety of funding opportunities available to them. "The goal of the events is to offer one-on-one help with truckers and truck owners about our diesel regulations, funding and the latest in clean diesel technology," said ARB Executive Officer James Goldstene. "We are committed to helping California’s trucking community reduce diesel pollution that seriously impacts the lives and health of all Californians." The One-Stop Trucking Events will be held: Riverside Saturday, March 5 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Extension Center Conference Rooms C & D 1200 University Ave. San Mateo Saturday, March 19 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. San Mateo County Events Center 2495 S. Delaware St. Fresno Saturday, March 26 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. City of Fresno Council Chambers, Second Floor 2600 Fresno St. There will also be mock truck inspections at the events so that truck drivers can see what inspectors will be looking for. In addition, classroom training will cover the following regulations: · Idling; · Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program; · Engine labeling; · Truck and Bus Regulation; · Drayage Truck Regulation; · Tractor and Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation; · Transportation Refrigeration Unit Regulation; and, · Associated funding opportunities.　 The event will feature local air district and ARB staff who will provide individual assistance with truck owners on compliance and funding questions. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. Diesel truck owners can contact 866-6DIESEL (1-866-634-3735) or go to www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop for more information on truck regulations and the One-Stop Truck Events. The Air Resources Board's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:27:51 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Board Standards Drive New Clean Fuels From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Companies provide data on new ways to make low-carbon fuels . California Air Resources Board Release #:11-11 Date:02/24/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409 syoung@arb.ca.gov Air Board Standards Drive New Clean Fuels Companies provide data on new ways to make low-carbon fuels SACRAMENTO - Today, the California Air Resources Board formally considered the first proposals from private companies for new ways to make low carbon transportation fuels under California’s program to reduce our dependence on petroleum and promote cleaner alternative fuels. The proposals included those from two manufacturers of Midwest ethanol -- the Archer Daniels Midland Company and POET – and ethanol made from Brazilian sugarcane. Data related to the manufacture and production of the proposed fuels were presented by staff to ARB Executive Officer James Goldstene at the first public hearing held to consider fuel production techniques not currently assigned a carbon intensity score in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation. “California’s standards were designed to drive innovation and invite companies to devise new low-carbon approaches to making alternative fuels,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “The fact that private companies are now approaching us with new methods of producing ethanol is proof that California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard is working exactly as advertised. Fuel suppliers know that California has established a large and certain market for low-carbon fuels though 2020, and we expect to see many more proposals for even cleaner fuels in the coming years.” The Air Resources Board approved the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in April, 2009 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the dependency on foreign oil by encouraging a variety of fuels used for transportation, and boost the market for alternative-fuel vehicles. California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard requires that suppliers of transportation fuels meet an average declining standard of 'carbon intensity' that will provide a ten percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions for all fuels used in California by 2020. The carbon intensity of a fuel is determined by the sum of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, processing and consumption of a fuel, referred to as the fuels’ ‘pathway.’ The hearing today was held to consider the carbon intensity numbers associated with a range of new approaches to producing fuels. These approaches focus on more efficient methods as well as the use of cleaner energy when producing transportation fuels. In total, 28 new fuel production techniques were considered at today’s hearing, including two proposed carbon intensity numbers for biodiesel derived from used cooking fuels. Collectively, the proposed changes provide additional options for meeting the carbon intensity reductions called for under the program. The modifications to the staff proposal as discussed at the hearing will appear shortly in the form of amendments to the original Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation that will allow for at least 15 days of public comment before final approval. The Board expects California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard to reduce the use of petroleum and result in total reductions of 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2020, roughly 10 percent of the total greenhouse gas reductions required under AB 32, California’s overall climate change legislation. ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:44:33 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California Truckin' News: TRU: Grace period for model year 2003 engines ends March 31, 2011 From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov California Truckin' News: ARB gives industry 90 day grace period on 2003 model year TRUs. California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Truckin’ News TRU: Grace period for model year 2003 engines ends March 31, 2011 Dated: March 03, 2011 Contact: Mary Fricke (916)322-2638 Karen Caesar (626)575-6728 TRUs are temperature-control systems powered by diesel engines that refrigerate or heat perishable products in semi-trailers, truck vans, shipping containers and rail cars. In order to operate in California, TRUs - regardless of where they are based - must meet the state's standards. At ARB's November 2010 board hearing, industry appealed for more time to bring model year 2003 TRU engines into compliance. The weight of the faltering economy had made it difficult to get funding for new engines. Recognizing the need to ease the burden while protecting the health of Californians, the ARB gave industry a 90 day grace period. During this period enforcement officers would not pursue actions against non-compliant 2003 model year TRUs. The 90 day extension is over March 31, 2011. By then all model year 2003 TRU engines must meet required control standards or owners will face penalties. ARB inspection teams will be at distribution centers, scales, border crossings, truck stops, ports, intermodal facilities and other locations where TRUs operate, and will issue citations for non-compliance. Penalties for registration violations can be up to $500 each. In-use performance violations may be up to $1,000. Penalties may be even greater if violations go uncorrected. To help businesses comply with the regulation, financing information is provided on ARB's TRU website under Compliance Assistance Contacts. Some organizations listed offer small business loans. Retrofit device manufacturers, such as Rypos, offer lease programs and financing. TRU owners should contact their local air district to find out about other financial assistance programs. Purchases of equipment that go beyond TRU requirements may qualify for financial assistance through California's Carl Moyer Program. This program seeks greater emission reductions by getting cleaner engines on the road at least three years before required by law. These grants may not be used to comply with regulations. Funding is limited and awarded to the most cost-effective proposals. More information can be found at TRU Information Charts. For more information ARB has established a toll-free TRU Help Line available to callers during normal business hours, Pacific Time: 1-888-878-2826. Callers from outside the U.S. should dial (916) 445-5516, or send an email. For a link to California Truckin' News web page go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/truckstop/faq/faq_ts.htm ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:13:34 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- City of Compton fined $48,000 for diesel truck and equipment violations From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov City failed to inspect, clean-up or label trash trucks, vehicles and construction equipment . California Air Resources Board Release #:11-12 Date:03/08/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov City of Compton fined $48,000 for diesel truck and equipment violations City failed to inspect, clean-up or label trash trucks, vehicles and construction equipment SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has fined the City of Compton $48,800 for a variety of infractions pertaining to its diesel fleet vehicles, including failing to properly maintain and self-inspect its diesel trucks and register construction equipment, as required by state law. ARB investigators cited the city for failing to test and maintain records of smoke levels from its fleet of heavy-duty diesel vehicles for 2008 and 2009. The city was also faulted for not updating its trash trucks with diesel particulate filters and affixing proper labels according to a pre-set schedule. Finally, the city failed to register and attach mandatory labels to its off-road fleet including skiploaders, frontloaders and other vehicles commonly used in construction. "Diesel exhaust is a serious threat to community health," said ARB Enforcement Chief Jim Ryden. "Fleets of diesel equipment and vehicles must meet clean-air standards and requirements in order to legally operate in California." Of the $48,800 owed by the city, $36,600.00 will be paid to the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support projects and research to improve California’s air quality, while $12,200.00 will go to the Peralta Community College District to fund emissions education classes conducted by participating California community colleges under the California Council for Diesel Education and Technology program. Ryden added that the City has a checkered diesel vehicle maintenance and recordkeeping history dating back several years. Under terms of the penalty, the City of Compton must: •Ensure that staff responsible for compliance with the diesel truck emission inspection program attend diesel education courses and provide certificates of completion within one year; •Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state’s idling regulations; •Ensure that trucks have the most recent engine-operating software installed to limit the amount of NOx (NOx, or oxides of nitrogen, is a primary ingredient of smog); •Provide documentation to ARB that the inspections are being carried out for the next three years; •Ensure that all 1974 and newer diesel-powered vehicles are up to federal emissions standards for the vehicle model year and are properly labeled with an engine certification label; •Install the latest, most effective and available emissions control technologies as required on applicable diesel vehicles; and, •Install and register equipment identification numbers on applicable off-road diesel equipment. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:39:34 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Truckin' News: Air Resources Board makes over $100 Million available to clean up states big rig trucks From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Fleet and truck owners must apply by April 29, 2011 . California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Truckin’ News Air Resources Board makes over $100 Million available to clean up state’s big rig trucks Dated: April 4, 2011 Contact: Mary Fricke (916)322-2638 Karen Caesar (626)575-6728 Air Resources Board makes over $100 Million available to clean up state’s big rig trucks Fleet and truck owners must apply by April 29, 2011 The Air Resources Board in coordination with six local air districts is offering $106 million in grant funding to help qualified diesel truck owners upgrade or replace their vehicles. Projects selected for funding include upgrades or replacements that achieve the greatest emission reductions per state dollar and also achieve early or extra emission reductions not required by law or regulation. The program, supported by $1 billion in voter-approved Proposition 1B bonds, has already awarded $230 million to clean up heavy-duty trucks over the past 2 years. Local air districts are soliciting applications from truck owners to compete for grants to upgrade or replace their vehicles in March/April 2011, with options that include truck replacement, engine replacement (“repower”) or retrofit. Owners can apply to compete for funding from any of these six air districts, regardless of where their business is based: • Bay Area Air Quality Management District ($7.5 million in grant funds available); • Imperial County Air Pollution Control District ($3 million); • Sacramento Metro Air Quality Management District ($9.8 million); • San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District ($44.7 million); • San Diego Air Pollution Control District ($6.5 million), and • South Coast Air Quality Management District with ($39.8 million). Deadline for applications is April 29, 2011 Eligibility requirements and additional air district contact information can be found below and on the ARB website at: www.arb.ca.gov/gmbond. Once all applications have been reviewed, they will be ranked according to guidelines established by ARB. In general, owners of the oldest and dirtiest vehicles that travel high miles are the most likely to receive funding assistance. Truck owners are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity and get their applications in by the deadline. The $1 billion Proposition 1B Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program is a partnership between ARB and local agencies (e.g., air districts and seaports) to quickly reduce air pollution emissions and health risk from freight movement along California's trade corridors (map). Local agencies apply to ARB for funding, and then those agencies offer financial incentives to owners of freight transport equipment to switch to cleaner technologies. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. Proposition 1B grant contact information: • Bay Area Air Quality Management District o www.baaqmd.gov/goods o 415-749-4994 o grants@baaqmd.gov • Imperial County Air Pollution Control District ($3 million) o http://www.co.imperial.ca.us/AirPollution/1B%20Information.htm o Matt Dessert or George Sanchez (760) 482-4606 • Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District o http://www.airquality.org/mobile/goodsmovement/index.shtml o Pat Robinson PRobinson@airquality.org o (916) 874-6276 • San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District o http://www.valleyair.org/grant_programs/grantprograms.htm#Proposition1B o Heavy Duty Engine Hotline: (559) 230-5858 o weberip@valleyair.org • San Diego Air Pollution Control District o http://www.sdapcd.org/homepage/grants/hints.pdf o Nick Cormier Nick.Cormier@sdcounty.ca.gov o (858) 586-2798 o Robert Mercado Robert.Mercado@sdcounty.ca.gov o (858) 586-2694 • South Coast Air Quality Management District o http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/implementation/Prop1B.htm o Mei Wang mwang@aqmd.gov o (909) 396-3257 ### ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:17:26 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Shipping companies fined $161K for violating fuel regulation From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Law requires switch to cleaner diesel within regulated California waters . Print Release Release #:11-14 Date:04/20/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Shipping companies fined $161K for violating fuel regulation Law requires switch to cleaner diesel within regulated California waters SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has fined three Europe-based shipping companies a combined $161,000 for failure to switch engines on their cargo vessels from dirty “bunker” fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel upon entering Regulated California Waters, as required by state law. “California’s scenic shoreline and coastal breezes can be deceiving,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “Cargo ships and other vessels that are invisible from the shore send their air pollutants miles inland, endangering the lungs of millions of residents. The ARB’s regulation requiring use of cleaner fuel within 24 miles of our shore protects Californians from an air pollution source most of us don’t think about.” The measure, adopted in 2008, eliminates 15 tons of diesel exhaust – a known carcinogen – daily from ocean-going vessels, and is considered a vital tool in helping to reduce cancer rates and premature deaths associated with living near the state’s busy ports and trade corridors. In August 2009, prior to docking at the Port of San Diego, the Beluga Recognition operated its main engines within state waters on bunker fuel, a dirty fuel oil that contributes to onshore pollution levels of diesel particulate matter, sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides. The parent company, Beluga Fleet Management of Bremen, Germany, was fined $53,000. In December 2009, after it docked at the Port of Long Beach, Jumbo Shipping’s Daniella was also cited for failing to switch to the required cleaner fuel while operating within regulated California waters. Its parent company, Kahn Special Transport B.V. of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was fined $55,000. Most recently, in April 2010, the Nova Galicia was fined after docking at the Port of Long Beach for failing to properly complete switching over its engines to cleaner fuel. The Lilienthal, Germany, company that owns the ship was fined $53,000. All three companies complied with ARB’s investigation, and in addition to making their payments to the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support air quality research, agreed to follow fuel switchover requirements and keep accurate records. The ARB conducts an estimated 250 ship inspections each year, checking for proper fuel usage, record-keeping and other compliance requirements, and takes marine gas oil or marine diesel oil samples for submission to the ARB laboratory for sulfur quantity verification. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:57:07 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- REMINDER: Two-for-one special for California on-road truck fleets From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Purchase of a particulate filter by May 1 earns early action credit Media contact ARB PIO at 916-322-2990. ARB offers a two-for-one special for California on-road truck fleets Purchase of a particulate filter by May 1 earns early action credit Dated: April 22, 2011 Contact: Tony Brasil This month ARB announced that by installing a particulate filter on one truck, fleets may delay compliance for another truck until January 1, 2017. It’s like a “buy-one-get-one-free” credit, and there is no limit on how many trucks in the fleet can earn it. The special credit offers fleets another option to comply with the state’s 2008 Truck and Bus regulation, which the Board approved to meet national clean air standards by 2014 and 2023. “California fleets need to act quickly to take advantage of this special offer,” said ARB manager Tony Brasil. “Fleets owners that do will have more time for other trucks in the fleet to comply with California clean air laws.” This article focuses on answers to the most commonly asked questions on the special two-for-one compliance credit option. 1. Who can take advantage of the early particulate filter credits? Privately or federally owned fleets with trucks or buses that must comply with the Truck and Bus regulation can apply the credits toward meeting the particulate matter filter requirements for heavier vehicles with a GVWR greater than 26,000 lbs. 2. How do I earn the credit? Fleet owners can earn a credit for each vehicle with a GVWR greater than 14,000 lbs. that is retrofit by July 1, 2011 with the best available particulate filter technology. Fleet owners can also earn the credit by making a minimum 20 percent deposit on a filter by May 1, 2011 as long as it’s installed by October 1, 2011. 3. How does the credit count toward compliance? The early action credit counts toward compliance with the particulate matter filter phase-in option for heavier trucks with a manufacturer’s GVWR greater than 26,000 lbs. The credit counts as two particulate filters and delays compliance for another vehicle in the fleet until January 1, 2017. Also, any vehicle that is equipped with a particulate filter prior to January 1, 2014, including those that are retrofitted to earn the early particulate matter filter credit, would comply until January 1, 2020. 4. How do I claim the credit? Do I have to report? Fleets that earn the credit must keep records of the purchase and particulate matter filter installation and report all vehicle information in the fleet for trucks with a GVWR greater than 26,000 lbs. by January 31, 2012. Helpful information on reporting, the regulation and other requirements can be found at http://www.arb.ca.gov/dieseltruck . While there is no filter requirement for lighter trucks, fleet owners have the option of retrofitting one and by doing so can still earn a credit on a heavier truck. Fleet owners who install a retrofit early on a lighter truck (14,0001 to 26,000 GVWR) must report the vehicle information for that truck as well. 5. Will I lose the credit if I sell or replace the vehicle? The extra credits stay with the fleet as long as the retrofitted vehicle remains operational in the fleet up to January 1, 2017, and the engine in the replacement vehicle is one model year newer and has a particulate matter filter that is original equipment or is retrofitted. 6. Do I get credit if public funds were used to pay for the retrofit? Credits will not be given for partially state-funded retrofits, according to the funding program guidelines applicable to the particular source of public funds used for the purchase. 7. Why do we have the regulation? Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. For more information on the Truck and Bus regulation, go to: www.arb.ca.gov/dieseltruck or call 1-866-6DIESEL ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 15:02:18 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Small businesses recognized for climate-smart efforts From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov 23 top small businesses saved money, cut climate impact . California Air Resources Board News Release For Immediate Release #11-16 Date:05/03/2011 ARB PIO: Gennet Paauwe CONTACT: 916-322-1061 gpaauwe@arb.ca.gov Small businesses recognized for climate-smart efforts 23 top small businesses saved money, cut climate impact SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board held its second CoolCalifornia.org Small Business Award ceremony today, honoring 23 small businesses from across the state for their climate-smart actions. The program recognizes California small businesses that demonstrate leadership and made notable, voluntary achievements toward reducing their climate impact. “These California small business owners demonstrate passion and conviction for reducing their impact on the environment,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “And they continue to think of ways to improve operations and save money while educating their peers, clients and employees about climate-smart actions.” The 23 award winners were selected from 85 competitive applicants, representing a variety of business sectors. These businesses took an array of actions to save money and improve their operations, facilities and practices while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Steps taken include installation of compact fluorescent lights, solar panels and energy-efficient computer servers; elimination of toxins and solvents; use of eco-friendly products; and, adding automated thermostats and lighting fixtures. • Five businesses received the Business of the Year award for demonstrating exceptional climate change management practices and communication. • Eighteen were acknowledged with the Climate Leader award for taking proactive steps to reduce their impact on our climate and communicating this information to their employees and customers. • Nine were awarded certificates of recognition for taking steps to establish innovative, more sustainable business practices. These businesses come from 20 California cities and represent 15 industries, including manufacturing, trucking, food service, printing, laundry, hotel, agriculture and construction. The award winners were ranked by 20 two-person teams of scorers comprised of staff from public agencies and private businesses. ARB staff and leadership further reviewed scores, and conducted site visits and environmental reviews to arrive at final decisions. CoolCalifornia.org is an online resource providing all Californians with the information and tools they need to take climate action. The website features money-saving actions, climate calculators, case studies and links to financial incentives to help individuals, small businesses, local government and youth gain the knowledge needed to take simple steps for a sustainable future. For more information, visit www.coolcalifornia.org. List of the award winners: Businesses of the Year Arkin Tilt Architects, Berkeley ATDynamics, South San Francisco Dixon Ridge Farms, Winters Hero Arts, Inc., Richmond Orchard Hotels, San Francisco Climate Leaders Chavez Trucking, Dixon Citadel Environmental Services, Inc., Glendale Community Business College, Modesto Conejo Awards, Thousand Oaks Domus Development, LLC, San Francisco Green11, San Francisco Greenshops, Bakersfield Lafitte Cork and Capsule, Napa Light & Motion Industries, Inc., Monterey Nortons Cleaners Inc., Placentia Outer Aisle Foods, Murphys Paragon Label & Mrs. Grossman's, Petaluma Quivira Vineyards and Winery, Healdsburg Royal Hawaiian Honey, Oakland Silverado Brewing Company, Saint Helena Synergy Solar & Electrical Systems Inc., Sebastopol Three Squares Inc., Santa Monica Zan Media, Novato Certificate of Recognition Berkeley Olive Grove 1913, Oroville Choicelunch, San Ramon Koolfog, Inc., Palm Desert Licata Chiropractic, Inc., Arcadia Recon Recycling, LLC, San Diego Stanford’s Restaurant, Walnut Creek Tamalpais NatureWorks, San Rafael Telework Research Network, Carlsbad Waste Less Living, Pasadena ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 12:30:24 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- ARB launches loan program for off-road diesel vehicles From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Federal funding to help California businesses upgrade to cleaner diesel vehicles . Release #11-17 Date:05/10/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Mary Fricke (916) 322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov ARB launches loan program for off-road diesel vehicles Federal funding to help California businesses upgrade to cleaner diesel vehicles SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board is offering $5 million from the federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to assist California small businesses replace, repower or retrofit their off-road diesel vehicles. ARB has partnered with the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, part of the State Treasurers Office, to offer loan assistance to help small businesses upgrade their off-road diesel vehicles used in construction, agriculture, mining and industrial operations. The objective of the program is to encourage early compliance with ARB’s off-road diesel regulation. “Small businesses can take advantage of the loan program and modernize their vehicles improving air quality and public health ahead of state deadlines,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This funding program comes at a time when small businesses are trying to survive in a tough economy.” ARB forecasts 320 loans will be issued under this loan assistance program to small businesses who cannot obtain financing for upgrading their off-road vehicles through conventional methods. “Assisting small businesses is an important part of getting California’s economy back on track,” said State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Chair of CPCFA. “This funding will help us achieve that goal and at the same time help rid the air of harmful pollutants.” Eligibility requirements for the loan assistance program are: • The company must be a small business with 500 or fewer employees; • The majority of the employees must live in California; • Most of the business operation takes place in California; • Fleets of all sizes are eligible; and, • The business owner has a Diesel Off-Road On-line Reporting System, or DOORS, identification number. The California Pollution Control Financing Authority will process the loans through its existing California Capital Access Program, or CalCAP. Interested borrowers can apply for a loan by completing an application at a participating CalCAP Off-Road Lender. The lenders determines the applicant’s eligibility for a loan. For vehicle purchase or engine replacements, the borrower or dealer must provide to CalCAP verification of destruction of the older engine within 90 days of the loan date. Loan assistance is available to cover any or all of the following: • Engine repowers: Upgrades to a cleaner Tier 2 to Tier 4 engine, that is either a ARB-certified or remanufactured engine; • Replacement of an older vehicle with one of the same type and similar horsepower that is equipped with a cleaner Tier 2 to Tier 4 engine; and, • ARB-verified diesel emission control devices or exhaust retrofits. In addition, applicants may apply for projected maintenance costs for exhaust retrofits, installation and extended warranties for purchased vehicles. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. In 2000, the ARB established California's Diesel Risk Reduction Plan, which aims to reduce diesel emissions to 85 percent below 2000 levels by 2020. For more information on the off-road vehicle loan program, go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/documents/calcap_ag_off_road.pdf or call 1-866-6DIESEL or email at 8666diesel@arb.ca.gov. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 13:04:19 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Clean fuel-use for ships off California coast deliver huge clean-air benefits From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Dramatic reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions measured. Print Release Release #:11-18 Date:06/16/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 syoung@arb.ca.gov Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast deliver huge clean-air benefits Dramatic reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions measured SACRAMENTO - Data collected during a major 2010 state-federal atmospheric research project reveal that the first-in-the-nation regulation requiring ocean-going vessels to use clean fuel when near the California coast has been extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution from ships. The data were gathered during the CalNex 2010 field study organized by the California Air Resources Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “These scientific findings clearly demonstrate that ships off our coast are now emitting significantly less sulfur pollution than in the past,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This is good news for California, and for the nation. In 2015, when the federal regulations kick in for ships to use low-sulfur fuel, communities throughout America that live near shipping lanes and next to ports will see clean air benefits.” The California data were compared to ship-plume measurements made by NOAA near the Port of Houston, Texas in 2006. One finding was that container ships encountered off the Port of Houston, where no clean-fuel use is required, emitted four times as much sulfur dioxide. Ships, especially ocean-going vessels, are powered by very large diesel engines that generate a tremendous amount of pollution impacting air quality onshore. For some coastal counties in California, ships are the largest source of sulfur dioxide pollution. CalNex 2010, the first field study to investigate air quality, climate change and their nexus in California involved years of preparation, and was supported by three aircraft, a research vessel and dozens of researchers on the ground to measure atmospheric pollution levels. NOAA researchers on the ship Atlantis focused on various sources of emissions, air quality and meteorology along the California coast and in the San Francisco Bay. The 274-foot research vessel was equipped with state-of-the-art instruments and examined the composition of emissions from more than 70 passing ships over 24 days. The researchers also found that every ship in California waters whose emissions were measured was using low-sulfur fuel,. More findings from the CalNex research on a variety of subjects, from the formation of ozone to the interactions of particles and clouds, are being presented at a four-day workshop May 16 through 19 in Sacramento, California. The 2008 ocean-going vessel fuel-use regulation requires all ocean-going vessels within 24 nautical miles of California's coastline use cleaner-burning diesel fuel to reduce emissions of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and diesel particulate matter, a known carcinogen. Since the regulation began implementation in 2009, ships have made over 18,000 visits to California ports using the lower-sulfur marine distillates rather than the highly polluting heavy-fuel oil, often called bunker fuel. For the seminar’s agenda go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/calnex2010/calnex_agenda_may_2011.pdf . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 13:53:58 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- ARB helps California logging business get the keys to a cleaner-running vehicle From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Loan assistance program and local grants are now available. Release #:11-19 Date:05/19/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov ARB helps California logging business get the keys to a cleaner-running vehicle Loan assistance program and local grants are now available SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board handed the keys for a clean-running piece of machinery to a small-business owner to kick off a new loan program to help other small businesses in California purchase cleaner off-road equipment. The loan assistance program, a joint program between ARB and the State Treasurer’s Office of California Capital Access Program, or CalCAP, uses federal money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and can also draw on funding from local air districts. "ARB’s loan guarantee program, now expanded to include off-road equipment, is not only for the construction business, but also for agriculture, mining and industrial sectors of the California diesel fleets. Some of the fleets may also be able to combine the loan program with local grants to help them with the purchase of cleaner equipment," said Assistant Division Chief Erik White. "Owners of off-road vehicles are driving away with more modern, cleaner-running equipment and Californians are getting the public health benefit of cleaner air to breathe." With the help of the loan program and a grant from the Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Amanda Godon of Volcano Enterprises Inc., a small California-based logging business, replaced a high-polluting engine, with a cleaner Tier 3 engine. “The process of getting the financing for the replacement skidder was fast and simple,” said Godon. “Clean air is very important and we are trying to replace our whole fleet with better air quality in mind.” The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act award provided $5 million to the loan assistance program to reduce harmful diesel emissions by helping off-road vehicle owners upgrade or replace their older vehicles. The program provides competitive-rate loan opportunities in today's tight credit market to small businesses. Off-road fleets of any size may qualify if they are small businesses with 500 or fewer employees, have annual revenues and business generated primarily in California, with the majority of the employees living in California. “This program is an excellent example of local, state and federal governments working harmoniously to solve our most pressing air pollution problems,” said Ben Machol, Chief of the Clean Energy and Climate Change Office at EPA's Pacific Southwest Region "We are proud to contribute federal Recovery Act funding to help improve public health while strengthening the local economy.” Off-road equipment owners can apply for loans at participating financial institutions to finance new vehicles, engine exhaust retrofits, or engine upgrades. Projected installation and extended warranty expenses, or maintenance costs for exhaust retrofits, may also be financed. For a list of participating financial institutions, go to: http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cpcfa/calcap/contributor/offroad_lenders.pdf Borrowers, like the owners of Volcano Enterprises Inc., may also be eligible for local grant awards which can be combined with a CalCAP loan to purchase cleaner equipment. ARB’s loan assistance programs are part of the state's overall plan to cut toxic diesel emissions 85 percent by 2020. In December, ARB adopted a statewide clean off-road diesel vehicle regulation to bring California closer to meeting federally-mandated air-quality standards and deadlines. For additional program information about the loan assistance program, air quality grants or the off-road diesel vehicle regulation, go to http://www.arb.ca.gov or call the ARB’s diesel hotline at 1-866-6DIESEL (1-866-634-3735). Additional photos and B-roll are available upon request ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 10:30:46 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Winners of first California high school climate contest announced From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Innovative projects address climate change, clean energy. Release #:11-20 Date:05/24/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT:Dimitri Stanich,916-322-2825,dstanich@arb.ca.gov Winners of first California high school climate contest announced Innovative projects address climate change, clean energy SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board announced the winners of the 2011 Climate Generation, an annual statewide competition challenging high school students to address climate change, clean energy and sustainability with imaginative school projects. The top prize was awarded to Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton. Arroyo High School in El Monte and Ukiah High School in Ukiah won second and third prize, respectively. “The title of this competition says it all,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “Climate change will affect all of us, now and well into the future, and it will take generations to overcome. These young people are showing us the way to address this challenge with on-the-ground projects that get real results.” Menlo-Atherton students developed, “Behavior Change or Climate Change”, an education and outreach campaign that reached fellow students with strategies and tools to reduce emissions. Their project taught students how lifestyles can be modestly altered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The team gave numerous presentations at their school and provided tools and strategies for students to reduce their carbon footprints. They coordinated a wide range of participants and groups, obtained funding, and gained the support of the school and the parent-teacher association. In addition, they monitored the success of their effort with pre- and post-presentation surveys. Arroyo High School, this year’s second place winner, created a composting system that used campus and home green waste to produce nutrient-rich soil for the school’s garden. Students constructed compost bins, collected materials from the community, and carefully monitored temperature and nutrient concentrations. This year’s third place winner, Ukiah High School, led a successful city-wide campaign to reduce the use of plastic shopping bags. Using an education and outreach strategy, the team engaged local businesses to support the effort, and ultimately persuaded their city council to pass an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags by local retailers. The ordinance was adopted April 22, 2011. The Climate Generation Program, an annual competition, is an outgrowth of the British Council’s Climate Champions program which seeks to encourage young people to engage climate issues at local, national and international levels. Students were asked to focus on the following topics: * Energy Conservation; * Renewable Energy; * Water Conservation; * Transportation; * Purchasing; * Facilities; and/or, * Awareness/Communication (Outreach). For more information about the program and how to enter next year’s competition see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/climatechampions/climatechampions.htm . Next year’s competition will begin with the start of the school year in the fall. ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ARB Homepage | News Releases ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 10:24:23 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Air Resources Board Applauds New Fuel Economy Car Labels From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Statement from ARB Chairman on fuel economy labels. News Release Release #:11-21 Date:05/25/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409 syoung@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board Applauds New Fuel Economy Car Labels SACRAMENTO - California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols applauded the fuel economy labels unveiled today by the USEPA and Department of Transportation. “These labels are evidence that tough standards are already delivering clean, efficient cars that save consumers tousands of dollars over the life of the vehicle. I am confident that the standards we are now working on with our federal partners will continue to drive innovation and deliver even more savings and greater reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.” The new federal labels were based, in part, upon labels first introduced in California in 2008. (See http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr061908b.htm ) California has also developed a comprehensive online Clean Car Buyers Guide to help consumers choose the cleanest car. Visit DriveClean to give it a test drive. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 11:48:50 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Clean Vehicle Rebates Prove Popular with California Consumers From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Current funds projected to last only until next month. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Air Resources Board Release #:11-22 Date:06/07/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Clean Vehicle Rebates Prove Popular with California Consumers Current funds projected to last only until next month SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board announced today rebates for Californians purchasing zero-emission vehicles through the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project may run out by July due to high consumer demand. This rebate program may be approved for additional funds at ARB’s July board hearing and upon passage of the state budget with funds for rebates becoming available in the fall timeframe. Should funds run out before new funding is available, applicants will be placed on a waiting list for funding. "California drivers responded even more enthusiastically than predicted to the advanced technology vehicles the car manufacturers are currently offering," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This is a wonderful problem to have, since it means the air will be getting cleaner and less gasoline will be burned." In response to overwhelming consumer demand and to increase the number of rebates available, ARB is proposing to triple the funding allocation for the rebate program next fiscal year to between $12 million and $17 million, and reduce the rebate amount by half -- from $5,000 to $2,500 -- in order to meet increasing demand. The additional funding is projected to allow for approximately 6,000 rebates -- four times the number funded this year. However, even with the anticipated increased number of rebates available, this funding is limited and may not be sufficient to meet consumer demand next year, so consumers are encouraged to apply early. Launched in March 2010, vehicle rebates are offered on a first-come, first-served basis for passenger cars, zero-emission motorcycles and neighborhood electric vehicles. Currently, rebates range from $1,500 to $5,000, depending on vehicle type. ARB’s $9.1 million project was recently increased by $2 million by the California Energy Commission to fund an additional 400 vehicles. About 1,400 rebates have been issued to date. Information on the rebate project, including an application and required documents, list of eligible vehicles, and real-time funding status is available at: https://energycenter.org/index.php/incentive-programs/clean-vehicle-rebate-project. The vehicle rebate project is one of several consumer incentives funded under the California Alternative and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction Act of 2007 (AB 118). This law allows funding of up to $40 million per year, depending on revenues, through 2015 for ARB to fund advanced technologies needed to meet longer-term air quality and climate change goals. The state’s early investment in zero-emission and plug-in hybrid technologies will prime the market for the larger number of these vehicles needed over the next decade and beyond. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:59:08 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Businesses fined for air quality violations From: plingam@arb.ca.gov Settlement of 33 cases generates $56K for community colleges, $188K for pollution control . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release #: 11-23 Date:06/09/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board announced today that since January 1, it has settled 33 cases involving air quality violations mostly by trucks and buses, primarily for failure to properly conduct and pass self-inspections aimed at measuring vehicle smoke emissions to ensure state requirements are met. Of the nearly $244,000 collected, approximately $188,000 went to the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support air quality projects and research to improve California's air quality. An estimated $56,000 went to the Peralta Community College District to fund emission education classes at participating California community colleges under the California Council for Diesel Education and Technology program. “Fining a company is usually a last resort,” said ARB Enforcement Chief Jim Ryden. “We take every opportunity to educate business owners and explain the need for compliance with California’s environmental laws. But when a company is negligent or chooses to not cooperate, we must take action. Chances are good that they will not repeat the offense.” Fines totaled $243,659.00; none from this group exceeded $30,000. The five companies paying the highest amounts were: * Southern California Edison (SCE), fined $23,000.00, was cited for failure to properly self-inspect their diesel trucks to assure the trucks met state smoke emission standards, and to properly affix emission control labels on the engines of their fleet vehicles. * Versacold Logistics LLC, fined $20,325.00, failed to submit a report of activities involving transport refrigeration units at their Modesto facility by the required deadline. The company has now submitted a complete report and agreed to comply with all pertinent regulations. * Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc., fined $19,125.000, failed to smoke test diesel vehicles in its fleet and to report and label its off-road diesel vehicles by the required deadline. * Paul Vaz Trucking, Inc., fined $19,000.00 for failing to properly self-inspect their diesel trucks and properly affix required emission control labels. * Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, fined $17,000 for failing to properly retrofit many of its urban buses and transit fleet vehicles to assure the trucks met state smoke emission standards. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. To read about mobile source enforcement cases settled for over $30,000 during this period, please visit these links: City of Compton fined $48,000 for diesel truck and equipment violations Southern California importer of off-highway vehicles ordered to pay $250,000 judgment #### ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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California Air Resources Board Release #: 11-24 Date: June 13, 2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board releases revised analysis of alternatives to the Scoping Plan Release begins 45-day public review and comment period, public workshop planned SACRAMENTO--Today the California Air Resources Board released a supplement to the environmental analysis of the Scoping Plan document of 2008. The Scoping Plan presents a mix of measures and approaches to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 as required under AB 32, California’s climate change legislation. The Supplement presents a revised analysis of the five alternatives to the Scoping Plan, including the cap and trade component, presented in the original environmental analysis (also known as the ‘Functional Equivalent Document’) for the 2008 Scoping Plan. The release institutes a 45-day public review and comment period. After the 45-day public review, ARB staff will consider comments received and prepare written responses to comments raising significant environmental issues. The Supplement is posted on ARB’s website. A Board hearing is currently scheduled for August 24, 2011, for the Board’s reconsideration of its previous decision on the 2008 Scoping Plan in light of the revised environmental analysis. In currently pending litigation, a California state trial court found that the analysis of the alternatives identified in the original environmental analysis was not sufficient for informed decision-making and public review under CEQA (Association of Irritated Residents, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case Number CPF-09-509562, May 20, 2011). ARB disagrees with the trial court finding and has appealed the decision. However, to remove any doubt about the matter, and in keeping with ARB’s interest in public participation and informed decision-making, ARB is revisiting the alternatives. The revised analysis includes the five alternatives included in the original environmental analysis: a “no project” alternative (that is, taking no action at all); a plan relying on a cap-and-trade program for the sectors included in a cap; a plan relying more on source-specific regulatory requirements with no cap-and-trade component; a plan relying on a carbon fee or tax; and, a plan relying on a variety of proposed strategies and measures. The revised analysis relies on emissions projections updated in light of current economic forecasts, accounting for the economic downturn since 2008 and reduction measures already approved and put in place. The Supplement to the AB 32 Scoping Plan Functional Equivalent Document (FED) is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/document/Supplement_to_SP_FED.pdf Information about the time and place of the public workshop on the revised analysis will be posted at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm ARB is accepting written comments on the revised analysis until July 28, 2011. Written comments may be submitted to: Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814. Electronic submittal of comments is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:45:41 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Truckin' News: Trailer Reporting Deadline for Large Fleets, July 1, 2011 From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Large trucking fleets must report to take advantage of phase-in option . California Air Resources Board California Truckin’ News Date: June 17, 2011 Contact: Mary Fricke (916)322-3220 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Karen Caesar (626)575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Trailer Reporting Deadline for Large Fleets, July 1, 2011 Large fleets must report to take advantage of phase-in option Large fleets are strongly advised to visit the California Air Resources Board website before July 1, 2011 to register their trailers and take advantage of the flexible phase-in option to comply with California’s Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation. If you own a 53-foot or longer box-type (dry van or refrigerated van) trailer and/or a heavy-duty tractor that pulls them, and you operate them at least some of the time in California, this regulation applies to you. The purpose of the regulation is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the use of aerodynamic equipment and fuel efficient tires that also help truck owners save money through improved fuel economy. The following are some of the most frequently asked questions about the regulation and what owners need to do by the July 1, 2011 deadline to take advantage of the flexible “phase-in” compliance option. Who must act by the July 1, 2011 deadline to take advantage of the flexible compliance option? Large fleets with 21 or more 53-foot or longer box-type trailers that operate in California, regardless of where they are registered, need to act by July 1 if they want the flexible compliance option. How do I report and where? Fleet owners can register their trailers, and in some cases their tractors, online at https://secure.arb.ca.gov/ssltrucrs/trucrs_reporting/reporting.php. Owners need to create an account and enter their plan. What does ARB mean by a “plan?” The “plan” tells ARB how a company plans to get individual trailers to comply over a period of time. How do I fill out this plan? Instructions on how to prepare and submit your plan can be found in the Large Fleet Compliance fact sheet or http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/fact_sheets/hdghg_large_fleets.pdf What if an owner does not have internet access to submit their plan? The owner can submit their plan via mail to: Air Resources Board Attn: ORHDD Section 9480 Telstar Avenue, Suite 4 El Monte, California 91731 Are there different options that large fleets can choose to comply? Large fleets have two options to comply with the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation: • Either be in full compliance by January 1, 2013, or; • Take advantage of a longer phase-in option. What do I have to do to take advantage of the longer phase-in option? Large fleets must submit a compliance plan to the California Air Resources Board that includes a list of trailers in the fleet and the scheduled percentage of trailers to be brought into compliance each year. The phase-in option allows fleets up to five years from 2011 through 2015 to phase-in compliance for their California-bound trailers. What if I miss the registration deadline on July 1, 2011? This is the last opportunity for large fleets to participate in the phase-in option. Fleets who don’t meet this deadline must have their trailer fleets in full compliance by January 1, 2013. Small fleets (with 20 or fewer trailers) will have until July 1, 2012 to register for a flexible compliance option. What if I only go into California once over the next several years? We offer a three-day temporary pass to allow a non-compliant tractor to pull a trailer in California. Only one pass is allowed per fleet per year. They will be available through 2015. Details on how to apply for this pass are forthcoming so stay tuned. Why does California have a tractor-trailer regulation? In 2006, California’s Governor signed AB 32, a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help combat the effects of climate change. ARB’s tractor-trailer regulation helps accomplish this by requiring use of aerodynamic technologies and low rolling resistance tires which reduce drag and improve fuel economy. How can tractor-trailer owners find out more? Fact sheets, compliance tools, and regulatory documents are available at www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/hdghg.htm, by calling ARB’s diesel hotline at (866) 6DIESEL (634-3735) or by email at 8666DIESEL@arb.ca.gov. For a link to California Truckin' News web page go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/truckstop/faq/faq_ts.htm ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:31:32 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Hydrogen-powered clean energy and car technology on display From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Manufacturers to showcase state-of-the-art fuel-cell technology. Release #:11-25 Date:06/21/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: Hydrogen-powered clean energy and car technology on display Manufacturers to showcase state-of-the-art fuel-cell technology SACRAMENTO - On Thursday, June 23 the Air Resources Board will host an event to showcase the latest advances in hydrogen fuel-cell powered automobiles and electricity production. On display will be technology from Multiquip, a bus from AC Transit, and fuel-cell powered vehicles from Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan and Toyota. * WHAT: Showcase of advanced hydrogen fuel-cell technology * WHO: California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols Representatives: Multiquip, AC Transit, Honda Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan and Toyota * WHEN: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. * WHERE: Cal/EPA Headquarters’ Courtyard, 1001 I St., Sacramento 95814 * Visuals: Cutting-edge car and energy production technology NOTE: There will also be a presentation of hydrogen fuel-cell technologies at the ARB meeting from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (2nd floor, Cal/EPA building) Background: The Air Resources Board is striving to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles on California’s roads and highways by 2020. Thursday’s showcase will highlight the advances in a clean-energy technology that uses hydrogen as a fuel to produce electricity with water vapor as the only byproduct. This electricity can power buildings or factories, or propel cars, trucks and buses using highly efficient electric motors. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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California Air Resources Board Release #:11-26 Date:07/01/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov ARB extends tractor-trailer reporting deadline to August 1 Last chance for large fleets to take advantage of flexible phase-in option SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board announced today that trailer fleet owners now have an extra 30 days – until August 1, 2011 - to register their fleets if they want to take advantage of a flexible phase-in option for a new California regulation designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation requires tractors with 53-foot or longer trailers that travel in California to be equipped with U.S. EPA SmartWay verified aerodynamic technologies including low rolling resistance tires, skirts and fairings. “ARB has designed this regulation so that flexible options are available to businesses for planning purposes”, said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This way, businesses can add this equipment and start saving money on fuel and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” Large fleets (with 21 or more trailers) may take advantage of a flexible option which allows fleet compliance to be phased in over five years, from 2011 through 2015. In order to take advantage of this phase-in option, owners must submit a compliance plan to the ARB that includes a list of trailers in the fleet and the scheduled percentage of trailers to be brought into compliance each year. Large fleets that do not choose this option must bring all of their pre-2011 model year trailers into compliance by January 1, 2013. ARB estimates that from 2010 to 2020, the regulation is expected to reduce 33 million metric tons of CO2 emissions nationwide. Tractors and trailers with aerodynamic technologies are more fuel efficient, and are estimated to save about 3 billion gallons of diesel fuel from nationwide operations. As a result, fleet owners can expect to see a return on their investment for skirts, tires and fairings within 2.3 years if they travel 100,000 miles per year. Fleet owners can register by creating an account and entering their plan for their trailers online at: https://secure.arb.ca.gov/ssltrucrs/trucrs_reporting/reporting.php. Instructions on how to prepare and submit a plan can be found in the Large Fleet Compliance fact sheet: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/fact_sheets/hdghg_large_fleets.pdf Owners without computer access can submit their plan via regular mail to: Air Resources Board Attn: ORHDD Section 9480 Telstar Avenue, Suite 4 El Monte, CA 91731 AB 32, signed by California’s governor in 2006, is California's Global Warming Solutions Act that set in law aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets that will reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. As part of its Scoping Plan, ARB is using a mix of approaches to meet climate change goals, including the tractor-trailer greenhouse gas rule and other complementary measures. For more information on the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation , go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/hdghg.htm or call 1-866-6-DIESEL. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ARB Homepage | News Releases ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:43:18 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- News Clips for July 6, 2011 From: plingam@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board News Clips for July 6, 2011. 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 Arvin air monitoring station moved; results skewed. The San Joaquin Valley's air may suddenly be a little cleaner this summer, if only on paper. The nation's dirtiest air monitoring station over the past decade – Arvin in Kern County – has been moved to an apparently cleaner location two miles away. The move could statistically make the Valley's air cleaner without actually reducing pollution or making the air any healthier to breathe. Posted. http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/07/05/2454074/arvin-air-monitoring-station-moved.html#storylink=misearch Inhofe questions EPA science behind new standards. The top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is seeking to use a recent National Academy of Sciences review of formaldehyde to raise questions about U.S. EPA's scientific basis for new air quality standards due out this summer. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) linked NAS criticisms of the scientific methodologies used by EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) in evaluating formaldehyde to the process the agency is using to update the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) this month. Posted. BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/2011/07/06/8/ Neighborhood gags as its economic engine spews pollution. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Teresa Flores has lived her entire life surrounded by a tangle of rail lines in this low-income, west-side neighborhood, listening to train whistles and horns and what she calls the "crash bang boom." "Every time a train comes through a road crossing, they blow the whistle three times. You can hear the train coming from Cajon Pass all the way over to here," the 57-year-old said as she surveyed her neighborhood on a recent hot day. Posted. BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2011/07/05/archive/1?terms=GAGS CLIMATE CHANGE Court sides with enviro groups on airline emissions. A federal judge has sided with environmental groups on a lawsuit that seeks to limit carbon emissions from airplanes, ruling yesterday that the Clean Air Act requires U.S. EPA to decide whether the emissions pose a threat to human health or welfare. The Obama administration had asked to dismiss the lawsuit from groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and Friends of the Earth. It argued that EPA gets to choose whether to make such an "endangerment finding," as the last administration argued before the Supreme Court after it was presented with a challenge on the emissions from cars and trucks. Posted. BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2011/07/06/6/ DIESEL EMISSIONS CARB extends tractor-trailer reporting deadline to Aug. 1. SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board has announced that trailer fleet owners now have an extra 30 days — until August 1 — to register their fleets if they want to take advantage of a flexible phase-in option for a new California regulation designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Posted. http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2011/7/6/CARBextendstractor-trailerreportingdeadlinetoAug1.aspx FUELS Automakers balk at EPA plans for higher-ethanol fuel. WASHINGTON — A dozen domestic and foreign automakers are raising concerns over damage that could be caused by gasoline containing 15% ethanol, which the Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow at U.S. gas pumps. The EPA has released its warning sticker for gasoline containing 15% ethanol, known as E15 — a final step before the higher blend can be cleared for sale in the United States. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ethanol-20110705,0,648239.story Ford, Toyota Criticize EPA Ethanol-Blend Fuel Proposal. Automakers including Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. criticized an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to allow gasoline containing as much as 15 percent ethanol in all cars and trucks in the U.S., saying its use may void warranties. Twelve automakers released letters today sent to Representative James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, saying the EPA proposal to sell so-called E15 fuel may damage engines and fuel-supply systems in vehicles made to run on gasoline with lower ethanol content. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/07/06/bloomberg1376-LNVFOB6K50XV01-38SGEBA8L7DJQ9856B7F9GA386.DTL Virgin Australia Researching Eucalyptus Leaves As Jet Fuel. SYDNEY—Eucalyptus leaves might soon be known for being more than just the staple diet of koala bears: Virgin Australia Ltd. plans to turn the foliage into jet fuel. Australia's second biggest airline said Wednesday that it has formed a biofuels joint venture with several energy groups focused on the native mallee species of the tree as it seeks to slash its carbon footprint and reduce costs. The move, with DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp. and closely held Renewable Oil Corp., is significant because eucalyptus trees—commonly known as gum trees—can flourish over the semi-arid parts of Australia's vast, dry landscape. Posted. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429063799381464.html?KEYWORDS=grKEYWORDS%3Dgreen+energy&_nocache=1309977311266&mg=com-wsj GREEN ENERGY Despite recession, Californians install solar panels at record-breaking pace. While the drill-baby-drill contingent was bitching about reliance on foreign oil, that hacky-sack full of smelly Nancy-Pelosi-electing hippies known as California quietly installed more solar in 2010 than any other state, ever. The numbers: Californians installed 194 megawatts of solar in 2010, 47 percent more than they installed in 2009. Granted, 2009 was kind of a crap year, economically. But so was 2010! Posted. http://www.grist.org/list/2011-07-06-despite-recession-californians-install-solar-panels-at-record-br VEHICLES California policy update for cleaner transport. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve California’s air quality plans for fine particles – also known as PM2.5. According to Jared Blumenfeld, EPA Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest, “Clean air is a critical human health issue in California. In large part, the solution will be found in moving quickly towards zero emission transportation systems”. Posted. http://www.cars21.com/content/articles/61820110706.php Ask George: What to do when the sirens are blaring. Q: I have a Clean Air Vehicle sticker for my hybrid, but I heard that the sticker will no longer be valid. Is this true? A: All hybrid vehicles that were issued with the Clean Air Vehicle (yellow) sticker through the VC Section 5205.5 Low Emission Vehicle Identification for High Occupancy Vehicle Lane use Tolls will no longer be valid as of July 1, 2011. Posted. http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2011-07-05-72127.113116-What-to-do-when-the-sirens-are-blaring.html Denmark to be electric cars guinea pig. Studies have shown than when prices at the petrol pump rise, there is a corresponding leap in internet searches for the electric car. But that is about the extent of it as far as the consumer is concerned. When petrol prices return to levels that do not hurt the wallet so much, interest wanes. The electric car might be touted – at least at face value - as the silver environmental bullet but its hefty price tag and consumers' natural conservatism when it comes to embracing a wholly new technology has kept it mostly in the showroom. Posted. http://euobserver.com/882/32458 MISCELLANEOUS Ride a scooter, save the world. Not to Al Gore anybody's ox, but a lot of you Whole Foods hipsters think you're green because your Prius gets 50 mpg. My scooter gets 100. I just filled up my tank on the way to work. Total cost: $3.86, about the same price as a Starbucks grande Frappuccino but fueling an adrenaline buzz that will last a lot longer. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-scooters-20110706,0,4064482.story Mayor Ed Lee tries to zero out carbon emissions with Volt. Mayor Ed Lee used the Fourth of July holiday to declare his independence from foreign oil. Lee took his first ride Monday in the new official mayor-mobile: a silver plug-in hybrid electric Chevrolet Volt. He had already been riding in a 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid, but the Volt can run for about 40 miles on electric power alone before needing a charge or having the engine kick in. Lee plans to drive no more than that amount a day, his administration said (looks like no trips to Montana), and charge the car from the city's carbon-free hydropower generated at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=92519 OPINION Support for clean diesel -- it's not an oxymoron -- must continue. Fifteen years ago, there was no such thing as a clean diesel. Today, new diesel buses, trucks and other engines are more than 90 percent cleaner. These diesel engines operate smoke-free, have created thousands of new jobs in the hard-hit engine manufacturing sector and elsewhere, and are helping to save escalating fuel costs by operating more efficiently. Unfortunately, the federal program funding these innovations in California may be coming to an end this week. Posted. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_18407033?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com BLOGS Report Reveals America Now Receives More Power From Renewable Sources Than Nuclear. A recent report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration reveals that America now receives more of its energy from renewable sources than it does from nuclear generation plants. In the first three months of 2011, the country’s biomass/biofuel, hydropower, wind, geothermal, and solar energy generation plants produced a combined 2.245 quadrillion Btus of energy or 11.73 percent of U.S. energy production. During the same period, nuclear energy plants produced 2.125 quadrillion Btus. Posted. http://inhabitat.com/report-reveals-america-now-receives-more-power-from-renewable-sources-than-nuclear/ ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. 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California Air Resources Board Release #:11-27 Date:07/07/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Cummins Pays $500,000 in Penalties Engine manufacturer violated 1998 settlement agreement SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today announced that Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engines, paid $500,000 for failing to properly retest its engines already in use. The California Air Pollution Control Fund, established to mitigate various sources of pollution through education and the advancement and use of cleaner technology, received $125,000, while the U.S. EPA collected an additional $375,000. “Every ounce of pollution counts,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “Our laws exist for good reasons. All companies have to follow the rules and perform the required tests for the sake of our collective health.” Cummins’ violations include: •Not testing at least four engines in selected engine families; •Completing tests after the deadline set in a 1998 settlement agreement for a previous air quality infraction; •Reporting test results more than 30 days after test completion; and, •Testing 10 vehicles at less than the maximum weight, as designated in the terms of a 1998 agreement. ARB determined that while Cummins satisfied the intent of the engine testing provisions, the company failed to ensure that all settlement provisions were met. ARB, working with U.S. EPA, discovered this most recent offense during an investigation regarding Cummins’ delivery of approximately 570,000 diesel engines without exhaust aftertreatment devices between 1998 and 2006, a violation of the Clean Air Act. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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Release #:11-28 Date:07/07/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board releases additional details of cap-and-trade and mandatory reporting regulations Draft proposal includes additional details on allocation, offsets, and enforcement SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board released a discussion draft that includes additional details of the cap-and-trade and the mandatory reporting regulations. The draft proposals released today by ARB staff responded to direction from the Board and cover a range of program elements that incorporate allowances, market oversight, enforcement and offsets. The additional details will be discussed at a workshop on July 15. Later in the summer there will be a formal public comment and review period. Specific elements of the discussion draft include: Initiation of the program elements in 2012, but extending the start of the compliance obligation to 2013. Establishing precise benchmarks for the allocation of carbon allowances over the life of the program. * Details regarding allocation for both public and investor-owned utilities. * Changes to the timing of auctions. * Clarification of penalty provisions as part of a broader process to ensure strong enforcement and market oversight. * Clarification of the quantity of allowances a market participant will be allowed to hold. * Changes to language to ensure reductions in greenhouse gases from the electricity sector. * Provision to support the continued benefits of voluntary investment in renewable energy sources, consistent with the state’s efforts to drive continued growth in renewable energy. * Clarification of offset program details, continuing the stringency of ‘compliance-grade’ offsets. The ARB also released today proposed changes to the Mandatory Reporting Regulation designed to ensure that the state’s greenhouse gas reporting requirements complement the proposed changes in the cap-and-trade regulation. The drafts and workshop information can be found at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/capandtrade.htm . The discussion draft for the mandatory reporting regulation is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/ghg-rep.htm . Information on the public workshop is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/meetings/meetings.htm#publicmeetings. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:52:54 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Genuine Scooters pays $300,000 for illegal sales From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Company sold or offered scooters without California vehicle certification . California Air Resources Board Release #:11-29 Date:07/12/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Gennet Paauwe 916-322-2990 gpaauwe@arb.ca.gov Genuine Scooters pays $300,000 for illegal sales Company sold or offered for sale scooters without California vehicle certification SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board announced that Genuine Scooters was penalized $300,000 for illegally selling or offering for sale motorized scooters without required California vehicle certification. The full $300,000 penalty will go to the Air Pollution Control Fund for air quality projects and research. Through a routine inspection in 2008, ARB investigators found that Genuine Scooters, based in Chicago, was selling or offering for sale 2008 model year scooters prior to obtaining the required vehicle certification all manufacturers and importers must complete if conducting business in California. California clean-air laws require that engines be certified for sale in the state to ensure that emissions and durability standards are met. Engines that don’t meet state standards can emit excess levels of smog-forming emissions. Genuine Scooters fully cooperated with ARB enforcement officers during the investigation. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:29:43 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Reward Leasing Inc. pays $534,000 in air quality penalties From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Waste disposal company reaches settlement on diesel truck violations . Air Resources Board Press Release Release #:11-30 Date:07/19/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar Direct Line: (626)575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Reward Leasing Inc. pays $534,000 in air quality penalties Waste disposal company reaches settlement on diesel truck violations SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today announced that Rewards Leasing Inc., a waste management company, paid $534,000 for diesel truck air quality violations. A $400,500 payment will go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, established to decrease air pollution through education and the advancement and use of cleaner technologies, and $133,500 goes to the non-profit Climate Protection Campaign to fund a project dedicated to reducing emissions from solid waste. “The danger of uncontrolled or faulty exhaust controls on trash trucks is particularly serious because they spend most of their time operating in neighborhoods where we live and our children play,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “When industry complies with state rules by installing and maintaining exhaust controls, our communities are safer.” Self-reported compliance records reviewed by ARB enforcement staff indicated that Reward Leasing, also doing business as Northbay Corporation based in Santa Rosa, Calif., neglected to install required emission-reduction devices on their diesel refuse trucks. Additionally, the company failed to properly inspect the trucks to assure engine exhaust meets state smoke emission standards. Under the settlement, Reward Leasing must: • Submit annual reports verifying compliance with regulations for 2011 and 2012; • Install devices on the exhaust systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), a smog causing pollutant; • Send appropriate staff to classes on diesel technology and exhaust treatment; • Prove engines meet standards by affixing emission control labels; and, • Instruct employees to comply with vehicle idling regulations. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:21:06 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Air Board Approves $40 Million in Additional Funding for Clean Vehicles From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Popular program reduces greenhouse gases, smog, diesel emissions . California Air Resources Board Release #:11-31 Date:07/21/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Air Board Approves $40 Million in Additional Funding for Clean Vehicles Popular program reduces greenhouse gases, smog, diesel emissions SACRAMENTO - Today the Air Resources Board approved up to $40 million for the third year of funding to promote the purchase of next-generation clean cars, trucks and off-road equipment. Californians will be able to use vouchers or rebates on a first-come, first-served basis toward the purchase of zero-emission or plug-in hybrid cars, and zero-emission or hybrid trucks and buses. “This money is going to put thousands of ultra-clean vehicles on our roads within the year,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “That means better air quality sooner, and real progress in making a dent in our dependence on petroleum.” The Board directed staff to provide the following funding: • $15 million to $21 million for continued funding of consumer rebates of up to $2,500 toward the purchase of zero-emission or plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles; • $11million to $16 million to continue providing vouchers for California businesses to buy lower-emitting and fuel-efficient hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses; and, • $2 million to $3 million toward promising locomotive, truck, and bus technology demonstration projects needed for California to meet its long-term air quality goals. This is the third year of the Air Quality Improvement Program, established by AB 118 (2007, Nunez), that invests in critical new emission-reduction technologies. In its first two years, the program funded approximately 2,000 zero-emission passenger vehicles and over 1,000 hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses, totaling $58 million. Funding for these programs is generated from expected revenues from smog abatement, vehicle and vessel registration fees. Since funding levels are not yet known exactly, the Board ad range of funding from these sources. The passenger vehicle rebates and truck and bus vouchers have proven to be extremely popular with California consumers. A waitlist has been established for zero-emission or plug-in hybrid passenger vehicle rebates to ensure that the additional rebates will be distributed fairly on a first-come, first-served basis in the fall. AB 118 funding also provides about $100 million annually to the California Energy Commission for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote fuel diversity, and up to $30 million annually to the Bureau of Automotive Repair for voluntary passenger vehicle scrappage programs. Unless reauthorized, AB 118 and its programs will sunset in 2015. Smog is known to exacerbate a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions such as heart disease and asthma, and diesel particulate matter was listed as toxic in 1998. ARB is the lead agency for implementing AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and is part of an administration-wide effort to address climate change and mitigate the most severe projected impacts of global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions statewide. ARB has worked to reduce diesel emissions by 85 percent and reduce greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020. For more information on the program and how to apply for a voucher or rebate, visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/aqip.htm For information on buying the cleanest, most fuel efficient cars on the market, visit the DriveClean website at http://www.driveclean.ca.gov/ ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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Release #:11-32 Date:07/21/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov Clean Air Heroes Recognized Recipients of prestigious ARB award recognized for achievements in policy, research, technology SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board announced the winners of the 2010 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, the premier award from state government recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward improving air quality. "Each of these three individuals has made a distinguished and lasting mark on California's environment,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “Whether in the fields of policy, research, or the development of breakthrough technologies, they have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to protecting the environment and public health.” The 2010 Recipients are: * Dr. Joan Denton, former Director of the State Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment- Dr. Denton served at the California Environmental Protection Agency for 13 years and was recognized for her work in the area of environmental policy. She performed scientific risk assessments for chemical regulations and informed government agencies, as well as the public, on the health and environmental risks of chemicals. She was also instrumental in identifying diesel particulate matter, environmental tobacco smoke, and lead as toxic air contaminants. Dr. Denton oversaw the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 also known as Proposition 65. * Dr. Bradley Edgar, President of Cleaire Advanced Emissions Controls, LLC- Dr. Edgar is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Cleaire, a San Francisco based company that develops advanced retrofitting technologies to reduce particulates and nitrogen oxides from the exhaust of diesel engines. He was recognized for his work in the area of science and technology. Currently more than 13,000 Cleaire diesel retrofits are in commercial use, dramatically reducing fine particles and smog-causing chemicals from polluting California’s air. * Dr. John Froines, Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health- Dr. Froines holds a variety of positions in health sciences and toxicology programs including chairman of California’s Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants, and director of the Southern California Particle Center and Supersite. Dr. Froines served as director of UCLA’s Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences for 25 years and was deputy director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health before coming to UCLA. He was recognized for his work in the area of environmental health research. Dr. Froines’ research includes the biochemical mechanisms of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health effects from particulate matter in air pollution. His findings have enhanced the understanding of toxic air contaminants as well as their impacts on public health. In addition, his dedication to translating scientific and technical information into a format that is accessible to decision makers has contributed to informed public policy and significant achievements in improving public health at both the national and international level. The Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award was named after Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit, ARB’s first chairman, known to many as the “father” of air pollution control. His research concluded that most of California's smog resulted from photochemistry –the reaction of sunlight with industrial and motor vehicle exhaust to create ozone. This breakthrough became the foundation upon which today's air pollution standards are based. For a list of all past award winners, visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/hscleanairawards2001-2009.pdf To learn more about the award or to make a nomination see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/hsawards.htm ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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Release #:11-33 Date:07/26/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Key Energy Services pays $52,000 fine for smoke inspection violations SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board announced today a settlement from Key Energy Services LLC for air quality violations. Through an audit, ARB investigators found that Key Energy Services, based in Houston, Texas, failed to test its California fleet’s diesel engine emissions, as required by California law. “Controlling diesel exhaust is vital to the health of every Californian,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “It also insures that all businesses that operate diesel vehicles are held to the same standard.” The violations by Key Energy Services, an energy production service provider, occurred in 2008 and 2009. The settlement of $51,750 was distributed between the California Air Pollution Control Fund which received $38,812.50 for air quality improvement projects, and the Peralta Community College District received $12,937.50 for diesel education and technology programs. The settlement requires Key Energy Services to: * Provide testing and general compliance records to ARB for the next two years; * Properly label engines to ensure compliance with the engine emissions certification program regulations; * Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state’s idling regulations; * Within one year, have all appropriate staff attend a diesel education and technology class that instructs adherence with state emission laws; and, * Complete heavy-duty diesel engine software and control technology upgrades in compliance with regulations. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. Research has identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:51:36 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Car Sound Exhaust, Inc. to pay $560,000 in air quality penalties From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Company sold non-California certified catalytic converters . California Air Resources Board Release #:11-34 Date:08/11/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Car Sound Exhaust, Inc. to pay $560,000 in air quality penalties Company sold non-California certified catalytic converters SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today announced that Car Sound Exhaust Inc., a catalytic converter manufacturer, will pay a total of $560,000 for air quality violations. All payments will be made to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, established to decrease air pollution through education and the advancement and use of cleaner technologies. “There are instances where companies are not aware of ARB’s requirements,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “And while this doesn’t excuse them from complying, any company found in violation that cooperates to bring its products quickly into compliance scores a victory for public health.” An industry-wide investigation by ARB revealed that Car Sound Exhaust sold, offered for sale, and/or advertised in California 3,982 non-California certified catalytic converters between January 2005 and March 2010. Car Sound Exhaust must make monthly payments of $23,333 until March 2013. The company also agreed to set in place a comprehensive compliance plan so that no future violations occur. Vehicles that do not meet California's tough emission requirements pose a real danger to residents. They create higher amounts of smog-forming pollutants, which can then exacerbate respiratory ailments and negatively affect other health conditions such as shortness of breath, headaches, birth defects, cancer or damage to internal organs. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. #### ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:18:57 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- New design for auto A/C recharging canisters From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov For an informational video go here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/diy_refrigerant.mp4 Release #:11-35 Date:08/15/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov New design for auto A/C recharging canisters Will reduce releases of powerful greenhouse gas SACRAMENTO - This summer do-it-yourself auto mechanics who want to recharge their car’s air conditioning will find a redesigned self-sealing canister of refrigerant that is sold with a $10 deposit, refunded when the empty can is returned. For an informational video go here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/diy_refrigerant.mp4 . The new can and deposit program are the result of regulations adopted by the Air Resources Board in January 2009, designed to reduce the emissions of the refrigerant used to recharge vehicle air-conditioning systems. Known as 134a, this chemical is 1300 times more effective at trapping atmospheric heat than carbon dioxide. Just 23 ounces of 134a has the global warming potential of one ton of carbon dioxide, roughly equivalent to the emissions from a car driven from Los Angeles to New York. “This is a practical and cost-effective solution,” said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “No longer will partially spent canisters be tossed into the garbage allowing the remaining refrigerant to leak into the atmosphere as a powerful greenhouse gas. Now, that gas will be safely captured, and the can itself will be recycled.” Consumers purchasing the new canisters will be given instructions about the new program and how to recharge their car’s air conditioning. The $10 deposit will be refunded within 90 days upon return of the used canister with the original receipt. ARB staff worked closely with manufactures and distributors to develop the regulation, including a pilot project that created roll-out strategies and determined the amount of the deposit. The regulation is part of the state’s effort to quickly reduce climate-changing emissions as required by AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. The program which will eliminate the equivalent of over 250,000 metric tons of carbon-dioxide emissions per year at a cost of about $1 per can is part of the state’s effort to reduce climate-changing emissions as required by AB 32. The reductions are achieved through: * Better canister technology – a self-sealing valve will prevent loss of remaining unused gas; * Improved instructions for using the product; * A deposit-and-recycling program to recover refrigerant remaining in a used canister; and, * A manufacturer-developed consumer education program for recharging an air conditioner. For an informational video go here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/diy_refrigerant.mp4 . For more information go here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hfc-mac/hfcdiy/hfcdiy.htm . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:57:31 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Nuevo diseño de envases para recargar el A/C de autos From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Reducirá emisiones de potente gas de efecto invernadero. Release #:08-36 Date:08/15/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov Nuevo diseño de envases para recargar el A/C de autos Reducirá emisiones de potente gas de efecto invernadero SACRAMENTO - Este verano los autos mecánicos de bricolaje que quieran recargar el aire acondicionado de su vehículo se encontrarán con un nuevo diseño del envase auto-sellante que contiene al refrigerante y que se vende con un depósito de $10, que se devuelve al regresar el envase vacío. Para un vídeo informativo vaya aquí: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/diy_refrigerant.mp4 . El nuevo programa de envase y depósito es el resultado de las regulaciones adoptadas por el Agencia de Recursos del Aire de California en enero del 2009, diseñadas para reducir las emisiones del refrigerante usado para recargar los sistemas de aire acondicionado. Conocido como 134a, este producto químico es 1300 veces más efectivo en atrapar el calor atmosférico que el dióxido de carbono. Solo 23 onzas de 134a tienen el potencial del calentamiento global de una tonelada del dióxido de carbono, aproximadamente el equivalente a las emisiones de un coche conducido de Los Ángeles a Nueva York. “Esta es una solución práctica y rentable,” dijo la presidente Mary D. Nichols de la Agencia de Recursos del Aire de California. “Ahora en lugar de tirar envases parcialmente vacíos en la basura y permitir que el gas restante se escape en la atmósfera como un potente gas de efecto invernadero, ahora éste gas será seguramente capturado, y el envase mismo será reciclado.” Los consumidores que compren los nuevos envases recibirán instrucciones sobre el nuevo programa y cómo recargar el aire acondicionado de su automóvil. El depósito de $10 será devuelto dentro de los 90 días de regresar el envase junto con el recibo original. El personal de la ARB trabajó con los fabricantes y distribuidores para desarrollar la regulación, incluyendo un proyecto piloto que creó estrategias de introducción y determinó el monto del depósito. La regulación es parte del esfuerzo del estado para reducir rápidamente las emisiones que cambian el clima, requerido por AB 32, la ley del calentamiento global de California. El programa que eliminará el equivalente de más de 250,000 toneladas métricas de emisiones de anhídrido carbónico por año con un costo de cerca de $1 por envase es parte de los esfuerzos del estado para reducir emisiones que afectan al clima como lo requiere AB 32. Las reducciones se logran por medio de: * Mejor tecnología del envase – una válvula auto-sellante previene la fuga del gas remanente; * Mejores instrucciones de cómo usar el producto; * Un programa de depósito y reciclaje para recuperar el refrigerante que queda en un envase usado; y, * Un programa de educación al consumidor, desarrollado por el fabricante, de cómo recargar el aire acondicionado. Para un vídeo informativo vaya aquí: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/diy_refrigerant.mp4 . Para más información vaya aquí: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hfc-mac/hfcdiy/hfcdiy.htm . ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ##### ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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Release #:11-37 Date:08/24/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board approves updated environmental analysis of state climate plan SACRAMENTO - Today, the California Air Resources Board approved an updated environmental analysis of the Scoping Plan. Approval of the updated environmental analysis (known as the Functional Equivalent Document) was also accompanied by a vote to re-approve the AB 32 Scoping Plan. The Board action came after consideration of public comment to the environmental analysis, and responses to them. The action was taken at the conclusion of a presentation to the Board by ARB staff on the status of AB 32, providing an update on the full range of actions, measures and initiatives to achieve the reductions of greenhouse gases required under the law. These include the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the progress on SB 375, and the forthcoming Advanced Clean Cars program to be considered by the Board later this year. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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Release #:11-38 Date:08/26/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov Longer, hotter heat waves in store for California State’s aging population raises projected heat-related deaths SACRAMENTO - California can expect more frequent and more dangerous heat waves in the coming decades, the result of global warming and the state’s aging population, according to a new climate-modeling study commissioned by the California Air Resources Board. Researchers using a new, more comprehensive weather-modeling method found that the incidence of prolonged hot spells – those lasting 10 or more days – could rise by a factor of two to ten by the 2090s, depending on the region. “Along with reducing our climate-warming emissions, we need to prepare for longer and hotter heat waves,” Board Chairman Mary Nichols said. “Raising public awareness of the risks and having safety nets such as community cooling centers can greatly reduce those risks. Currently, an average of about 500 elderly people die from excessive heat each year in the nine major urban areas studied: Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Ana, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose. By the 2090s, the death toll within this population group could rise more than nine-fold – to a range of roughly 4,700 to 8,800 – depending on the climate scenario, according to the study. A warmer climate plays a role, but as much as 75 percent of the projected increase in potential heat-related mortality is attributed to demographics. The elderly are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat, and the proportion of Californians 65 and older is expected to continue growing at unprecedented rates well into the 21st century. Scott Sheridan, a Kent State University geographer who led the study, said the analysis is the first to include demographic factors in predicting changes in California’s heat-related deaths. Also, the projections are based on stronger climate modeling techniques than those he used in a 2006 preliminary analysis for the ARB. The latest model, for example, accounts for a fuller suite of weather conditions that affect how the human body responds to heat -- cloud cover, dew point, wind speed, among other variables – making it a better predictor of potential heat-related deaths. The researchers recommend that California take preventative actions, such as setting up extreme heat warning system at weather forecast stations statewide and a heat-health task force in every major city to coordinate and update safety plans. The study is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/2011/HeatImpa.pdf ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:24:21 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Freight transport company pays $59,050 for air quality violations From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Company used non-compliant trucks to ship goods. Release #:11-39 Date:08/29/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Freight transport company pays $59,050 for air quality violations Company used non-compliant trucks to ship goods SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today announced it has fined IVVE Transportation $59,050 for using high-polluting vehicles that do not comply with state standards. “It’s especially important for companies involved in moving freight to use the cleanest engines they can afford since they spend so much time on our roads and highways,” said Jim Ryden, ARB’s chief of enforcement. “We commend businesses that acknowledge their mistakes and then move in the right direction, such as IVVE Transportation. We have to make clean air a priority and that can only happen when businesses do whatever it takes to follow clean air regulations.” The Ontario, California-based motor carrier was cited for dispatching vehicles that were not compliant with the emission standards set forth in ARB’s Drayage (Port) Truck Regulation. Under the settlement, $44,287.50 will go to the California Air Pollution Control fund to support air quality research, and $14,762.50 to the Peralta Community College district to help fund diesel education classes around the state. The company has also agreed to cease operating non-compliant vehicles. California’s Drayage Truck Regulation was adopted in December 2007 to reduce harmful diesel emissions from trucks that serve the state’s ports and intermodal rail yards. For decades, drayage trucks have been among the oldest and dirtiest vehicles on the road, with little or no emission controls. Under the regulation, pre-1994 vehicles are prohibited from serving ports and rail facilities, while later models must be updated with diesel exhaust filters according to a staggered implementation schedule. All vehicles covered under the regulation must have 2007 engines or newer by 2014. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. Research has identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:36:36 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Shipping companies each fined $53K for violating fuel regulation From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Vessels failed to use low-sulfur fuel in California waters. California Air Resources Board Release #:11-40 Date:09/01/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Shipping companies each fined $53K for violating fuel regulation Vessels failed to use low-sulfur fuel in California waters SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has fined two shipping companies for failing to switch from dirty “bunker” fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when sailing within 24 miles of the California coast, as required by state law. “Cargo vessels can burn some of the dirtiest fuels on the planet and we need to make sure that their engine emissions don’t reach our coast,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “Our fuel regulation is vitally important because it requires shippers to switch to cleaner-burning fuels that help fight air pollution in our coastal regions and port communities.” The measure, adopted in 2008, eliminates 15 tons of diesel exhaust – a known carcinogen – daily from ocean-going vessels, and is considered a vital tool in helping to reduce premature deaths and the risk of cancer associated with air pollution in the state’s busy ports and trade corridors. In November 2010, the MSC Aniello, owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, and the vessel Wieniawski, owned by the Chipolbrok Shipping Company, both used bunker fuel well within the 24-mile limit from the coast prior to docking at the Port of Long Beach. As part of their settlements with ARB, Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping and Poland-based Chipolbrok each agreed to pay $53,000 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund (CAPCF) to support air quality research. They must also follow all fuel switchover requirements, and maintain accurate records. The ARB conducts an estimated 250 ship inspections each year, checking for proper fuel usage, record-keeping and other compliance requirements, and takes marine gas oil or marine diesel oil samples for submission to the ARB laboratory to determine if the fuels meet ARB’s low-sulfur standards. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful substances including more than 40 toxic compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:21:46 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Air pollution caused by ships plummets when vessels shift to cleaner, low-sulfur fuels From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Ships within 24 nautical miles of California's coast must use cleaner burning fuel. Release #:11-41 Date:09/12/2009 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov NOAA: Katy Human 303-497-4747 katy.g.human@noaa.gov NOAA-led study: Air pollution caused by ships plummets when vessels shift to cleaner, low-sulfur fuels SACRAMENTO - New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a new NOAA-led study published online today in Environmental Science & Technology. The study examined a container ship operating under a 2009 California regulation requiring that ships switch to low-sulfur fuels as they approach the California coast, and also adhering to a voluntary state slowdown policy, intended to reduce pollution. The research team found that emissions of several health-damaging pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and particulate matter, dropped by as much as 90 percent. Findings of this study could have national and global significance, as new international regulations by the International Maritime Organization require vessels to switch to lower-sulfur fuel near U.S. and international coasts beginning in 2012. The research team found reductions in emissions even where none were expected, meaning even greater reductions in air pollution, and associated respiratory health effects in humans, than regulators originally estimated. “This study gives us a sense of what to expect in the future, for the people of California, the nation, and even the globe,” said Daniel Lack, chemist with NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. “This really is where science gets fun – a study with first-rate institutions, equipment and people, probing the effects of policy. It’s important to know that the imposed regulations have the expected impacts. The regulators want to know, the shipping companies want to know, and so do the people.” In May 2010, a NOAA research aircraft flew over a commercial container ship, Maersk Line’s Margrethe Maersk, about 40 miles off the coast of California. Researchers on the aircraft used sophisticated custom instruments to ‘sniff’ the ship’s emissions before the ship switched to lower-sulfur fuels (by law, within 24 miles of the California coast) and slowed down voluntarily. A few days later, scientists aboard the NOAA-sponsored Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s research vessel Atlantis sampled emissions of the same ship as it cruised slowly within the low-sulfur regulated zone. Sulfur dioxide levels, which were expected to drop, did do so, plummeting 91 percent from 49 grams of emissions per kilogram of fuel to 4.3 grams. Sulfur dioxide is best known as a precursor to acid rain, but can degrade air quality in other ways, directly and indirectly through chemical reactions in the atmosphere. In particular, emissions of sulfur dioxide lead to formation of particulate matter in the atmosphere which poses serious public health concerns. Particulate matter pollution, regulated because it can damage people’s lungs and hearts, dropped 90 percent from 3.77 grams of emissions per kg of fuel to 0.39 grams. Unexpectedly, black carbon levels also dropped, cut by 41 percent, the team reported. Black carbon comprises dark-colored particles that can warm the atmosphere and also degrade air quality. In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its Canadian equivalent, Environment Canada, estimated that shifting to low-sulfur fuels near coasts could save as many as 8,300 lives per year in those two countries, and ease the acute respiratory symptoms faced by another 3 million. But that 2009 assessment did not include the observed drops in several pollutant categories that Lack and his colleagues found, so the authors suggest the impacts could be greater. Finally, the new paper discusses the net radiative (warming vs. cooling) effect of the ship’s fuel switch. Changes in the emissions of various air pollutants – some which have a warming effect, others which have cooling effects – likely mean net warming. The project was funded by NOAA and the California Air Resources Board and conducted in close collaboration with the Maersk Line. “These scientific findings clearly demonstrate that ships off our coast now emit significantly less sulfur pollution than in the past,” said California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This is good news for California and for the nation. When the federal regulations kick in for ships to use low-sulfur fuel, communities throughout America that live near shipping lanes and next to ports will see clean air benefits.” The new paper, Impact of Fuel Quality Regulation and Speed Reductions on Shipping Emissions: Implications for Climate and Air Quality, is available at the Environmental Science & Technology website. Lack’s 28 co-authors are from 10 research institutions from both the U.S. and Canada. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:03:33 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Businesses fined for air quality violations From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Settlement of 37 cases generates $52K for community colleges, $172K for pollution control. Release #:11-42 Date:09/23/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Businesses fined for air quality violations Settlement of 37 cases generates $52K for community colleges, $172K for pollution control SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board announced today that during the second quarter of 2011 it settled 37 cases of air quality violations, mostly by trucks and buses for failure to properly conduct and pass self-inspections aimed at measuring vehicle smoke emissions to ensure state requirements are met. Of the $223,295.00 collected, approximately $172,000 went to the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support air quality projects and research to improve California's air quality. Roughly $52,000 went to the Peralta Community College District to fund emission education classes at participating California community colleges under the California Council for Diesel Education and Technology program. “Businesses play a vital role in environmental protection,” said Paul Jacobs, Chief of ARB’s Mobile Source Enforcement Branch. “We work hard to establish and maintain good relationships so that we can educate business owners and keep them updated. However, if errors are made and air quality suffers as a result, we are required to take action.” Fines totaled $223,295.00; none from this group exceeded $30,000. The five companies paying the highest amounts were: * County of Imperial, Department of Public Works, fined $27,000.00 for failure to properly self-inspect its diesel trucks to assure the vehicles met state smoke emission standards, as required under the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP). * Marquez Brothers International Inc., fined $24,000 for failure to comply with diesel fleet self-inspection requirements, and for violations of the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) regulation. * Brotherhood Trucking Inc., fined $17,617.50 for failing to properly self-inspect its diesel fleets and dispatching drayage trucks that either did not meet emission standards or were not entered into the Drayage Truck Registry. * West Coast Refrigerated Trucking Inc., fined $15,750 for failing to properly inspect its diesel fleet and for not upgrading all its TRU engines as required by the TRU regulation. * Peninsula Coast Joint Powers Board, fined $15,500 for failing to properly self-inspect its diesel fleet and for not meeting emissions requirements for NOx and PM as required by the Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. To read about other mobile source enforcement cases settled during the second quarter of 2011 please visit these links: Genuine Scooters pays $300,000 for illegal sales: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=226 . Reward Leasing Inc. pays $534,000 in air quality penalties: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=227 . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:08:52 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Air Resources Board adopts key element of state climate plan From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Cap-and-trade will work with other climate programs to drive innovation and jobs and promote efficiency, clean energy. Release #:11-44 Date:10/20/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board adopts key element of state climate plan Cap-and-trade will work with other climate programs to drive innovation and jobs and promote efficiency, clean energy SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today adopted the final cap-and-trade regulation, putting into place another key element of the state’s pioneering climate plan. The cap-and-trade program will now join a suite of other major measures including standards for ultra-clean cars, low-carbon fuels and renewable electricity. The program also complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants and improve energy efficiency in homes and businesses. “Cap-and-trade is another important building block in California’s effort to create a clean and vibrant economy,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “It sends the right policy signal to the market, and guarantees that California will continue to attract the lion’s share of investment in clean technology. When the nation addresses the growing danger of climate change, as I believe it must and will, California’s climate plan will serve as the model for a national program.” The Board also approved an adaptive management plan to closely monitor the effect of the program on localized air quality and forests, in particular. The regulation sets a statewide limit on sources responsible for 85 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions and establishes a price signal needed to drive long-term investment in cleaner fuels and more efficient use of energy. The program is designed to provide covered entities the flexibility to seek out and implement the lowest-cost options to reduce emissions. The regulation will cover 360 businesses representing 600 facilities and is divided into two phases: the first, beginning in 2013, will include all major industrial sources along with electricity utilities; the second, starting in 2015, brings in distributors of transportation fuels, natural gas and other fuels. Companies are not given a specific limit on their greenhouse gas emissions but must supply a sufficient number of allowances (each the equivalent of one ton of carbon dioxide) to cover their annual emissions. As the cap declines each year, the total number of allowances issued in the state drops, requiring companies to find the most cost-effective and efficient approaches to reducing their emissions. The first compliance year when covered sources will have to turn in allowances is 2013. By 2020 the state will reach the equivalent of the 1990-level of greenhouse emissions, as required under AB 32, California’s climate change legislation. This is a 15 percent reduction compared to what the emissions would be in 2020 without any programs in place—the so-called ‘business-as-usual’ level. To ensure a gradual transition, ARB will provide the majority of allowances to all industrial sources during the initial period (2013-2014), using a calculation that rewards the most efficient companies. Those that need additional allowances to cover their emissions can purchase them at regular quarterly auctions ARB will conduct, or buy them on the market. The first auctions of allowances (for 2013 allowances) are slated for August and November 2012. Electric utilities will also be given allowances to be sold at auction for the benefit of their ratepayers and to help achieve AB 32 goals. Eight percent of a company’s emissions can be covered using credits from ARB-certified offset projects, promoting the development of beneficial environmental projects in uncapped sectors such as forestry and agriculture. Included in the regulation are four protocols, or systems of rules for quantifying offset credits: in forestry management; urban forestry; dairy methane digesters; and, the destruction of existing stores of ozone-depleting substances in the U.S. (mostly in the form of refrigerants in older refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment). The regulation includes rigorous oversight and enforcement provisions, and is designed so that California may link up with programs in other states or provinces within the Western Climate Initiative, including British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The regulation has been in development for the past three years. ARB staff held dozens of public workshops on every aspect of the cap-and-trade program design, and hundreds of meetings with stakeholders. ARB staff also benefited from the analysis of a blue ribbon committee of economic advisers, consultation with world-renowned institutions that specialize in climate issues, and advice from experts with experience from other cap-and-trade programs elsewhere in the world. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:53:45 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Truck owners need to act now to reduce diesel emissions From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov January 1 deadline for diesel filters is fast approaching . Release #:11-45 Date:10/21/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Truck owners need to act now to reduce diesel emissions January 1 deadline for diesel filters is fast approaching SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board today is reminding owners of heavier diesel trucks that they need to act now in order to comply with California's Truck and Bus regulation, which has its first diesel filter deadlines in January 2012. “Fleet owners need to plan now to equip their trucks with diesel particulate matter filters in order to be ready in January,” said Assistant Chief of Mobile Sources Erik White, noting that the process of ordering and installing equipment can take a few months. “We continue to make tools available to help truckers better understand the regulation, as well as figure out which options make the most sense for their businesses,” White added. “There are also several options available for funding.” The regulation provides owners of heavier trucks and buses (those with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating greater than 26,000 lbs.) with two options to reduce diesel emissions. They can: • Follow a staggered implementation schedule that requires 1996-1999 model engines be retrofit with a diesel particulate matter (PM) filter by January 1, 2012, or • Use a flexible phase-in option that requires any 30 percent of vehicles in the fleet to have a PM filter. (Note: this option requires fleet owners to report information about all their heavier vehicles to ARB by January 31, 2012. Fleets that report can also take advantage of credits and special provisions.) Owners of small fleets (defined as one to three trucks with a GVWR greater than 14,000 lbs.) can postpone the January 2012 compliance requirement for their heavier trucks until 2014, but must report their fleet information to ARB by January 31, 2012 in order to receive the extension. Lighter diesel trucks with a GVWR of 14,001 to 26,000 pounds have no compliance requirements until 2015. Business owners may find funding opportunities to upgrade their fleets through either the Carl Moyer Program, which offers incentive grants for buying cleaner-than-required engines yielding early or extra emission reductions, or by using Proposition 1B funds, which are available under the Goods Movement Emissions Reduction Program. Truck owners seeking more information on compliance assistance and funding opportunities can visit ARB’s Truck Stop, call the Diesel Hotline at 866 6 DIESEL (866- 634-3735), or review the Truck and Bus Regulation Fact Sheet. Approved in 2008 and later amended in 2010 to provide more flexibility for businesses, the Truck and Bus Regulation will significantly reduce emissions from the nearly one million heavy duty diesel trucks that operate in California. The regulation is one of several emission control measures that aggressively target diesel pollution, which is associated with a host of health ailments including cancer. Diesel particulate filters remove 85 percent of the fine particle pollution found in diesel exhaust. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:01:08 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Carbon Monoxide: Deadly in enclosed rooms From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov New California state law requires carbon-monoxide detectors in homes. Release #:11-46 Date:10/27/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov Carbon Monoxide: Deadly in enclosed rooms New California state law requires carbon-monoxide detectors in homes SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board, CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Public Health are urging Californians to guard against carbon monoxide poisoning by having detectors installed and gas appliances inspected. A new state law effective just this summer requires every California home with an attached garage or gas-using appliance to have an operational carbon-monoxide sensor installed. Carbon monoxide poisoning can strike wherever combustion occurs in enclosed areas, including: homes, recreational vehicles, cabins, tents and houseboats. Vigilance is the key to avoiding tragedy. "Carbon monoxide deaths are preventable,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “Having the required alarms and your gas-using appliances inspected are simple steps that will protect you and your family.” Each year, about 30 Californians die from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning and over 600 others go to emergency rooms for non-lethal exposures. Warning signs of exposure are headache, drowsiness, nausea and inability to concentrate; these symptoms will go away when the affected person is removed from the area and given fresh air. “Carbon monoxide is a silent killer, claiming too many lives each year,” said Acting State Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover, CAL FIRE. “Having a CO detector is a small investment that really can help save your life and the lives of your family.” More than half of all carbon monoxide poisoning deaths are from malfunctioning or improperly vented gas appliances in homes. The others come from a variety of combustion sources including: BBQs, kerosene space heaters, generators and fireplaces. “Carbon monoxide inhibits the blood's ability to carry oxygen to body tissues including vital organs such as the heart and brain,” said Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health. “It is especially dangerous for young children and individuals with heart disease, so it is crucial that people take preventative measures such as having a properly working carbon monoxide detector.” ARB recommends that people: * Properly use and maintain appliances that produce a flame such as furnaces and gas and propane space heaters; * Never use gas ovens to heat the home; * Never use kerosene or propane space heaters, charcoal grills, barbecues, or unvented gas logs indoors; * Use caution when heating with propane appliances, older wall or floor gas furnaces and fireplaces; * Obtain annual check-ups of all gas appliances by a qualified professional; * Use state fire-marshal approved carbon monoxide detectors that sound an alarm; * Place emergency generators outdoors away from windows and doors preventing fumes from entering the home; and, * Be especially careful with appliances in recreational vehicles, cabins and houseboats, and use carbon monoxide detectors specifically made for these locations. In addition, do not to operate cars or other internal combustion engines in enclosed spaces or attached garages. A third of carbon monoxide poisoning deaths are the result of accidental exposure from vehicles running in closed garages. ARB data show that outdoor carbon-monoxide levels rise throughout California between the months of November and March because of the lack breezes which would eliminate stagnant weather conditions. These levels have been measured in covered garages and at busy intersections. Rising levels of outdoor carbon monoxide may generate health complaints in sensitive people. For more information on the state law requiring the installation of sensors in homes, contact the California Housing and Community Development at 916-445-9471. For more information on indoor combustion pollutants, see our indoor air quality guideline entitled "Combustion Pollutants in Your Home" at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/combustf.htm . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:37:44 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board Kicks Off New Round of Clean Vehicle Rebates From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov $15 million available, Board Member Ron Roberts presents first check in San Diego . California Air Resources Board News Release For Immediate Release November 15, 2011 Mary Fricke, Calif. Air Resource Board Phone: (916) 322-2990 E-mail: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Chuck Colgan, Calif. Center for Sustainable Energy Phone: (858) 244-1184 E-mail: chuck.colgan@energycenter.org Air Resources Board Kicks Off New Round of Clean Vehicle Rebates $15 million available, Board Member Ron Roberts presents first check in San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2011) — San Diego County Supervisor Ronald Roberts, a member of the California Air Resources Board (ARB), presented the first rebate check issued from $15 million allocated by ARB for clean vehicles to Kim Adelman of Poway, Calif. Adelman received $2,500 for purchasing a 2011 Nissan LEAF during a ceremony held Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), administers of ARB’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP). “Clean transportation plays a critical role in meeting our state’s long-term air quality goals, and we know that California’s tough vehicle standards draw infrastructure investments and continue to drive innovation,” Roberts said. “This is one reason why California leads the nation in the clean transportation race.” Now in its third-year of funding, CVRP promotes the purchase of zero-emission or plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles. During the past two years, $11.1 million, including $2 million provided by the California Energy Commission, funded approximately 2,000 rebates. During the current fiscal year, the ARB allocated an additional $15 million to the CVRP, which will fund 6,000 to 8,000 rebates, depending on the mix of vehicles. The program incentives are available for electric, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell vehicles and electric motorcycles. Rebates are dependent on vehicle type, model year and fuel technology and range from $900 to $2,500. The CVRP is part of statewide efforts to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the use of cleaner transportation, according to David Almeida, CCSE’s CVRP program manager. “Funding for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project for fiscal year 2011-2012 represents a three-fold increase compared to last year,” Almeida said. “This significant investment will help California residents make the switch to a cleaner, more efficient vehicle, creating cleaner air for all of us.” The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project is part of ARB’s Air Quality Improvement Program, established by AB 118 (2007, Nunez), to reduce smog and diesel particulate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Through AB 118, ARB also funds the early introduction of heavy-duty hybrid and electric trucks, as well as demonstrations for advanced locomotive and hybrid construction equipment. Depending on revenues, the program has $30 million to $40 million per year in funding through 2015 for clean vehicle and equipment projects. The state’s early investment in zero-emission and plug-in hybrid technologies will prime the market for the larger number of these vehicles needed over the next decade and beyond, according to the ARB. Funding for these programs is generated from revenues from smog abatement, vehicle and vessel registration fees. For information about CVRP rebates, visit the CCSE website at www.energycenter.org/cvrp. CCSE also provides free public workshops about clean vehicle options and electric vehicle charging for homeowners and transportation providers. For information about workshops and education opportunities, visit CCSE’s website at www.energycenter.org. #### ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:38:23 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB Chair Mary Nichols media availability at L.A. Auto Show From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov MEDIA AVAILABILITY CARB Chair Mary Nichols media availability at L.A. Auto Show LOS ANGELES: California Air Resources Chairman Mary Nichols, and Deputy Executive Officer Tom Cackette will be available at the Los Angeles Auto Show to talk to the media at 10:30 a.m. at the top of the escalators in the West Hall Lobby, Los Angeles Convention Center. They will be prepared to discuss California’s approach to developing its Advanced Clean Cars regulation (2016-2025) including the greenhouse gas standard, the Zero-Emission Vehicle mandate, and the requirements to cut smog-forming emissions by 75% by 2025. WHO: Mary D. Nichols CARB Chairman Tom Cackette, CARB Deputy Exec Officer WHEN: Wednesday, November 2011 at 10:30 a.m. WHERE: West Hall Lobby (top of the escalators) Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Stanley Young Director of Communications California Air Resources Board 916-322-1309 office 916-956-9409 cell syoung@arb.ca.gov ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:45:04 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB Chair Mary Nichols media availability From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov NOTE: Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. MEDIA AVAILABILITY CARB Chair Mary Nichols media availability at L.A. Auto Show LOS ANGELES: California Air Resources Chairman Mary Nichols, and Deputy Executive Officer Tom Cackette will be available at the Los Angeles Auto Show to talk to the media at 10:30 a.m. at the top of the escalators in the West Hall Lobby, Los Angeles Convention Center. They will be prepared to discuss California’s approach to developing its Advanced Clean Cars regulation (2016-2025) including the greenhouse gas standard, the Zero-Emission Vehicle mandate, and the requirements to cut smog-forming emissions by 75% by 2025. WHO: Mary D. Nichols CARB Chairman Tom Cackette, CARB Deputy Exec Officer WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. WHERE: West Hall Lobby (top of the escalators) Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Stanley Young Director of Communications California Air Resources Board 916-322-1309 office 916-956-9409 cell syoung@arb.ca.gov ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:40:11 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB Chair Mary Nichols media availability at L.A. Auto Show From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov MEDIA AVAILABILITY. California Air Resources Chairman Mary Nichols, and Deputy Executive Officer Tom Cackette will be available at the Los Angeles Auto Show to talk to the media at 10:30 a.m. at the top of the escalators in the West Hall Lobby, Los Angeles Convention Center. They will be prepared to discuss the federal announcement about the GHG/fuel economy standards announced earlier today, California’s approach to developing its Advanced Clean Cars regulation (2016-2025) including the greenhouse gas standard, the Zero-Emission Vehicle mandate, and the requirements to cut smog-forming emissions by 75% by 2025. WHO: Mary D. Nichols CARB Chairman Tom Cackette, CARB Dep. Exec Officer WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. WHERE: West Hall Lobby (top of the escalators) Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Stanley Young Director of Communications California Air Resources Board 916-322-1309 office 916-956-9409 cell syoung@arb.ca.gov ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:45:02 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California Announces Groundbreaking Advanced Clean Car Rules From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Proposed regulations will deliver cleaner air, slash greenhouse gases, rapidly increase numbers of zero-emissions vehicles. Release #:11-49 Date:11/16/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov California Announces Groundbreaking Advanced Clean Car Rules Proposed regulations will deliver cleaner air, slash greenhouse gases, rapidly increase numbers of zero-emissions vehicles SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board released a comprehensive summary of its proposed Advanced Clean Cars regulation package, setting tough new emissions standards for cars and light trucks from 2015 through 2025. The package continues California’s leadership role in developing innovative and ground breaking standards for vehicles. It is designed to clean the air, fight climate change, deliver savings to consumers and drive job development in California. Thanks to the rules, vehicles sold in 2025 will cut fuel costs at the pump by at least 40 percent along with a 50 percent reduction in the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions. “California once again leads the nation in setting the toughest standards that will deliver the cleanest vehicles,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “This package assures the development of environmentally superior cars that will continue to deliver the performance, utility, and safety vehicle owners have come to expect.” The Advanced Clean Cars program combines the control of smog- and soot causing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions into a single coordinated package of requirements for model years 2015 through 2025. The package also includes a zero-emission vehicle mandate as the focused technology-forcing element, requiring manufacturers to produce increasing numbers of zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the 2018-2025 model years. “California’s groundbreaking requirement for steadily increasing numbers of zero-emission vehicles provides the underpinning we need for a rapid shift to cars that reduce our dependence on petroleum and toward cheaper and cleaner alternative domestic fuels like electricity and hydrogen.” The Advanced Clean Cars package of regulations is designed to deliver: * A 47 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, compared to today’s levels; * A further 75 percent reduction in smog-forming emissions by 2025; * One in seven new cars sold in 2025 (15.4 percent) be a zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicle; * A total of 1.4 million zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road in California by 2025; * A reduction of 40 million tons of greenhouse gases in 2025, the equivalent of taking eight million cars off the road; and, * A savings of $5 Billion in operating costs in 2025 for California drivers. This will rise to $10 Billion in 2030 when more advanced cars are on the road. The proposed Advanced Clean Car package has been in development over the past three years and is composed of four separate but related regulations: 1. Greenhouse gas standard for cars and light trucks, model years 2017-2025 This regulation builds on California’s first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas standard that was later adopted by the federal government as part of a national program in 2009. The current proposal to strengthen the greenhouse gas standard was developed in tandem with the federal government over the past three years, toward accommodating manufacturers’ desire for a single national program within California’s separate motor vehicle emission control program. It is designed to parallel the national greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards rule the U.S. EPA and the Department of Transport are releasing today under their coordinated rulemaking. The proposed new standard drops greenhouse gas emissions to 166 grams per mile, a reduction of 47 percent from current levels. This will be achieved through existing technologies (such as hybrid cars), the use of stronger and lighter materials, and more efficient drivetrains and engines. 2. Reducing Smog-Forming Emissions California will need to reduce smog-forming pollution by an additional 75 percent from 2016 levels to help meet more stringent federal air quality standards expected in the next few years. Since California continues to have the nation’s worst air quality, and has more than 26 million cars on the road, it is necessary to further reduce smog-forming pollution from cars. This regulation will drive the development of the cleanest cars yet that use today’s diesel, gasoline-powered, or typical gas-electric hybrid internal combustion engines. 3. Zero Emissions Vehicle Regulation This regulation builds on the program in place since 1990 and is designed to rapidly increase ZEV production to early commercial volumes, establishing a sustainable and growing market for these advanced technology vehicles. This will place California on a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, a goal adopted by many nations and believed necessary to stabilize climate temperature. ARB analysis demonstrates that the ZEV regulation is required to put 1.4 million ZEVs on the road by 2025 (15.4 percent of new vehicle sales in that year) in order to be on track to reach the 2050 greenhouse gas reduction goal. A transitional model – the plug-in hybrid car – will play a significant role over the next twenty years but by mid-century, 87 percent of cars on the road will need to be full zero-emission vehicles to achieve our climate goals. 4. Clean Fuel Outlets This regulation is designed to address the pending commercialization of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by requiring the construction of hydrogen fueling stations. Construction of the new stations will provide a convenient fueling infrastructure, first within the major air basins but ultimately throughout the state. A summary of the Advanced Clean Car regulation will be posted later today at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/clean_cars/clean_cars.htm . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:09:52 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California's Advanced Clean Cars regulation From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY. SACRAMENTO: A summary of California's Advanced Clean Cars regulation is now available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/clean_cars/acc%20summary-final.pdf . For more information see the related press release (Link here). The full regulation will be released by ARB on December 7, 2011. Stanley Young Director of Communications California Air Resources Board 916-322-1309 office 916-956-9409 cell syoung@arb.ca.gov ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:12:13 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California's Advanced Clean Cars regulation From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY. SACRAMENTO: A summary of California's Advanced Clean Cars regulation is now available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/clean_cars/acc%20summary-final.pdf . For more information see the related press release: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=250 . The full regulation will be released by ARB on December 7, 2011. Stanley Young Director of Communications California Air Resources Board 916-322-1309 office 916-956-9409 cell syoung@arb.ca.gov ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:37:47 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board Issues Statement of Support for North America 2050 From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov New organization of states, provinces to promote cost-effective policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create economic opportunities . Release #: 11-50 Date: 2011-11-17 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board Issues Statement of Support for North America 2050 New organization of states, provinces to promote cost-effective policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create economic opportunities SACRAMENTO - Today, California Air Resources Chairman Mary D. Nichols issued the following statement related to North America 2050. NA2050 facilitates state and provincial efforts to design, promote and implement cost-effective policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create economic opportunities. The important role of NA2050 was included in the announcement last week by the Western Climate Initiative of the formation WCI Inc., a new non-profit corporation formed to provide administrative and technical services to support the implementation of state and provincial greenhouse gas emissions trading programs. STATEMENT: “California, along with state and provincial representatives from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), and the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord (Midwest Accord), is delighted to introduce North America 2050 (NA 2050), as the next phase of the 3-Regions Collaborative, which began in 2009. We have high hopes that this effort will enable our state and provincial partners to join us in taking comprehensive action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates economic opportunities. Whether through adopting California's Advanced Clean Cars program, or implementing a Low Carbon Fuel Standard, or requiring energy efficiency audits for major industrial polluters, or requiring electrical utilities to serve their customers with renewable energy, there are many opportunities for states and provinces to take real, measurable steps to cut carbon emissions and reduce petroleum dependency. California is continuing to work through the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) to put in place the most comprehensive cap-and-trade program designed to date. After several years of study and deliberation, the National Academy of Sciences recommended pricing carbon emissions to drive major investments in energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy. Just this week, an independent study of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) confirmed that recommendation, finding that the RGGI cap-and-trade program has increased economic growth and job creation in the participating states. We are confident that the successful track record and economic benefits of cap-and-trade programs will encourage additional states and provinces to join us in leading the clean energy economy.” RESOURCES: 1. For America’s Climate Choices, from the National Academy of Science see: http://dels.nas.edu/Report/Americas-Climate-Choices/12781 2. For RGGI Study, see: http://www.analysisgroup.com/rggi.aspx ("The Economic Impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on Ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States," by The Analysis Group). 3. For a fact sheet on NA2050, see: http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org/document-archives/general/North-America-2050-Fact-Sheet/ 4. For the announcement of the formation of WCI Inc. see: http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org/news-and-updates/137-western-climate-initiative-jurisdictions-establish-non-profit-corporation-to-support-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-programs ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:16:37 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: ARB posts correspondence with Darrell Issa, Chairman, House Oversight Committee From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov ARB posts correspondence with Darrell Issa, Chairman, House Oversight Committee . Media Advisory Release #:11-51 Date:11/29/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: ARB posts correspondence with Darrell Issa, Chairman, House Oversight Committee SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today posted copies of the response by ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols to a November 9, 2011, letter from Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Congressman Issa’s letter related to the development of the proposed model-year 2017-2025 light-duty vehicle standards. Copies of the correspondence can be found at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/2011/darrellissa_responses.htm ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:44:30 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Califoria Truckin' News: Air pollution compliance for heavy trucks From: mfricke@arb.ca.gov Air pollution compliance for heavy trucks . California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board California Truckin' News December 1, 2011 Contact: Mary Fricke (916)322-2638 Karen Caesar (626)575-6728 Air pollution compliance for heavy trucks Truck owners across the nation should have received ARB’s postcard titled "Diesel Truck Owners: Act Now" sent in August as a reminder of the end-of-year air pollution compliance deadline. ARB staff were guests on several XM satellite and AM radio shows during the months of August and September and answered questions from live listening audiences on the upcoming deadline. The broadcasts included a host of other trucking issues, including TRUs, pets in the cab and fines. Daily ARB call volume on ARB’s diesel hotline (1-866-6DIESEL) is an indicator that there is great interest from the trucking community regarding California’s diesel regulations. This month we’re featuring articles focused on requirements for privately and federally owned trucks and buses subject to the Truck and Bus regulation. Requirements are based on gross vehicle weight rating. Lighter trucks and buses with a GVWR of 14,001 to 26,000 lbs. do not have any compliance requirements until 2015. Heavier trucks and buses must comply starting January 1, 2012, and are the focus of this article. This does not apply to trucks that transport marine cargo, containers, or transport chassis that must comply with the Drayage Truck Regulation. General Requirements for Heavier Trucks Heavier trucks (GVWR greater than 26,000 lbs.) must comply by engine model year as shown in the following table: Engine Model Year Schedule for Heavier Trucks and Buses Engine Year PM Filter 2010 MY Engine Pre-1994 Not required January 1, 2015 1994-1995 Not required January 1, 2016 1996-1999 January 1, 2012 January 1, 2020 2000-2004 January 1, 2013 January 1, 2021 2005 or newer January 1, 2014 January 1, 2022 2007-2009 Already equipped January 1, 2023 Replacement of older models with a 2010 MY or newer engine meets the final requirements. However, fleets could also replace older trucks with used trucks that have a future compliance date on the schedule. For example, a replacement truck with a 2007 MY engine complies until January 1, 2023 as shown in the table above. There are no reporting requirements if fleets are complying with the engine MY schedule as shown above. Small Fleet Option for Heavier Trucks A small fleet is defined as having one to three diesel trucks or buses with a GVWR greater than 14,000 lbs. Small fleets can delay compliance for heavier trucks until 2014. Small fleet owners with 1996 to 1999 MY engines must report by January 31, 2012, and those with 2000-2004 MY engines must report by January 1, 2013, to delay compliance. All small fleet owners must report by January 31, 2014, to show that one vehicle has a PM filter and can delay the 2010 MY engine requirement until 2020 or later. Fleet owners with two or three trucks must report that the second and third trucks have PM filters by 2015 and 2016, respectively. Starting January 1, 2020, small fleet owners must upgrade to 2010 MY engines according to the engine model year schedule. PM Filter Phase-In Option for Heavier Trucks Fleet owners can also comply by phasing in PM filters for a percentage of their trucks from 2012 to 2016 by the dates shown on the table below. Starting January 1, 2020, fleet owners must upgrade to 2010 MY engines according to the engine model year schedule. Fleets owners need to report to ARB by January 31, 2012, to take advantage of the PM filter phase-in option. Fleet owners need to report which vehicles are retrofitted with PM filters and which vehicles have original equipment PM filters (2007 model year or newer engines), because both count toward compliance. Fleet owners that report can still demonstrate compliance with the engine model year schedule in any year. PM Filter Phase-In Option for Heavier Trucks Compliance Date Vehicles with PM Filters January 1, 2012 30% January 1, 2013 60% January 1, 2014 90% January 1, 2015 90% January 1, 2016 100% For example, consider a fleet with 10 trucks, where six have 1996 to 1999 MY engines and four have 2007 to 2009 MY engines (with original equipment PM filters). The fleet already has PM filters on four out of 10 trucks or 40 percent of the fleet. Therefore, the owner already complies in 2012. By 2013, the owner needs to add two PM filters to the fleet to show that 60 percent of the fleet has PM filters. By 2014, the fleet owner needs to have PM filters on 90 percent of the trucks and can meet the requirement by retrofitting three existing trucks. One truck can operate without a PM filter until 2016. This option allows the fleet owner to use existing trucks originally equipped with PM filters to delay compliance and spreads out compliance over several years, where the model year schedule would require six trucks to be retrofit by January 1, 2012. Starting January 1, 2020, the fleet owner must upgrade to 2010 MY engines according to the engine model year schedule. Fleet owners that report and use the PM filter phase-in option for heavier trucks can delay compliance for part of the fleet until 2016 if the company has downsized compared to October 1, 2006. Fleets can also take advantage of credits to delay compliance for part of the fleet until 2017 for the following: • Early retrofit PM filters (installed on trucks or off-road equipment); • Early addition of engines with original equipment PM filters before 2012; and, • Adding heavier fuel-efficient hybrids or alternative-fueled engines. Additional Options The regulation also has special provisions that delay some or all of the compliance requirements for certain situations or truck types. For example, owners of heavier construction trucks that operate below certain mileage thresholds can take advantage of an extension until 2016 for a limited number of trucks in the fleet. Log-trucks can opt to upgrade to 2010 MY engines at a rate of 10 percent per year, starting January 1, 2014, and no retrofits are required. To take advantage of these options, fleet owners must report and opt-in by January 31, 2012. Other provisions require reporting, but only when vehicles in the fleet do not comply with the engine model year schedule. Vehicles that operate exclusively in parts of the state with less polluted air can delay PM filter requirements for heavier trucks and both lighter and heavier trucks can be exempt from the requirements to upgrade to 2010 MY engines if already equipped with PM filters. Also, if any truck is driven less than 1000 miles per year in California, it can be exempt from the emission reduction requirements. For more information on the requirements for heavier trucks and the Truck and Bus regulation, go to www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop or call 1-866-6DIESEL. Next: The low-mileage construction truck provision. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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Release #:11-52 Date:12/07/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young - 916-322-1309 - 916-956-9409(C)- syoung@arb.ca.gov David Clegern - 916-322-8286 - dclegern@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board Releases Proposed Advanced Clean Car Rules Proposed rules will save drivers money at the pump, cut smog and greenhouse gases, make California a world leader in clean car technology SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board posted the proposed Advanced Clean Car package of regulations in advance of the Board’s meeting to consider adoption on January 26, 2012. The proposal continues California’s leadership role in developing innovative standards for vehicles that are designed to clean the air, fight climate change, and deliver real cost savings to consumers and drive job development in California. “These rules will make California the advanced car capital of the world, driving the innovation, patents and technology that will generate thousands of jobs here, and set the stage for us to compete in the global clean car marketplace,” said ARB Executive Officer James N. Goldstene. The Advanced Clean Cars program combines the control of soot, smog-causing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions into a single coordinated package of requirements for model years 2017 through 2025. The proposed rules will clean up gasoline- and diesel-powered cars, and deliver increasing numbers of zero-emission vehicles, such as full battery electric cars, newly emerging plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell cars. The package also includes provisions that will ensure adequate fueling infrastructure is available for the increasing numbers of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles planned for deployment in California. The proposed rules are designed to ensure the development of environmentally superior cars with a full range of models, from compacts to SUVs and pickups that will continue to deliver the performance, utility, and safety vehicle owners have come to expect with significant savings thanks to reduced operating costs. When fully implemented, annual fuel costs to operate a car will be reduced by an average of 25 percent, with an overall cumulative savings of $22 billion by 2025. Greenhouse gas emissions from cars will be cut 34 percent from 2016 levels. Many of the technologies that reduce climate change emissions also significantly reduce the operating costs of passenger vehicles on a month-to-month basis for consumers. ARB analysis indicates that the advanced technologies used to achieve the new smog and greenhouse gas standards will increase a new vehicle’s price in 2025 by about $1,900, a sum more than offset by $6,000 in fuel cost savings over the life of the car. This will reduce the monthly cost of a new car by $12, even when considering the higher cost of the loan or lease. ARB economic analysis indicates that the overall savings generated by the proposed rules will result in an additional 21,000 jobs in California in 2025, rising to 37,000 in 2030. The proposed Advanced Clean Cars package of regulations is designed to deliver: * A savings of $5 Billion in operating costs in 2025 for California drivers. This will rise to $10 Billion in 2030 when more advanced cars are on the road; * A 75 percent reduction in smog-forming emissions by 2025; * Zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicles accounting for one in seven new cars sold in California in 2025 (15.4 percent); * A total of 1.4 million zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road in California by 2025; * A reduction of 52 million tons of greenhouse gases by 2025, the equivalent of taking ten million cars off the road; * A cumulative reduction of more than 870 million metric tons of greenhouse gases through 2050. A summary of the Advanced Clean Cars regulations is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/clean_cars/acc%20summary-final.pdf . The proposed rules can be found at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2012/cfo2012/cfo2012.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2012/zev2012/zev2012.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2012/leviiighg2012/leviiighg2012.htm - Please cut and paste link if not operating correctly on your browser - Beginning on Monday, December 12, 2011 comments on the proposed regulations can be submitted at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Advanced Clean Car Program: The proposed Advanced Clean Car program has been in development over the past three years and is composed of four separate but related components: 1. Greenhouse gas standard for cars and light trucks, model years 2017-2025 This regulation builds on California’s first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas standard that was later adopted by the federal government as part of a national program. The current proposal to strengthen the greenhouse gas standard for 2017 models and beyond was developed in tandem with the federal government over the past three years including an unprecedented joint fact-finding process with shared engineering and technical studies. The current California program constitutes a separate set of rules with minor variations due to separate legal structures but is designed to parallel the proposed joint rulemaking the Obama administration announced last month. As a result, California has given auto manufacturers a single national program combining greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards that responds to the desire for a streamlined set of rules for new cars and light trucks. The proposed new standard drops greenhouse gas emissions to 166 grams per mile, a reduction of 34 percent compared to 2016 levels. This will be achieved through existing technologies (such as hybrid cars), the use of stronger and lighter materials, and more efficient drivetrains and engines. 2. Reducing Smog-Forming Emissions California will need to reduce smog-forming pollution by an additional 75 percent from 2014 levels to help meet more stringent federal air quality standards expected in the next few years. Since California continues to have the nation’s worst air quality, and has more than 26 million cars on the road, it is necessary to further reduce smog-forming pollution from cars. This regulation will drive the development of the cleanest cars yet that use diesel, gasoline-powered, or typical gas-electric hybrid internal combustion engines. (Note: The above two proposed regulations are bundled into a single document under the title “LEVIII “.) 3. Zero Emissions Vehicle Regulation This regulation builds on the program in place since 1990 and is designed to rapidly increase ZEV production to early commercial volumes, establishing a sustainable and growing market for these advanced technology vehicles. This will place California on a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, a goal adopted by many nations and believed necessary to stabilize climate temperature. The ZEV amendments include a provision that allows automakers that substantially over comply with their national GHG emission requirements across their entire fleet to offset their ZEV requirement. The ZEV regulation will result in 1.4 million ZEVs on the road by 2025 (15.4 percent of new vehicle sales in that year) in order to be on track to reach the 2050 greenhouse gas reduction goal. A transitional model – the plug-in hybrid car – will play a significant role over the next twenty years but by mid-century, 87 percent of cars on the road will need to be full zero-emission vehicles to achieve climate goals. 4. Clean Fuel Outlets This regulation is designed to support the commercialization of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles planned by five vehicle manufacturers by 2015 by requiring the construction of hydrogen fueling stations. Construction of the new stations will provide a convenient fueling infrastructure, first within the major air basins but ultimately throughout the state. The number of stations will expand as vehicle manufacturers sell more fuel cell vehicles. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:43:49 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Fine particle pollution a threat to the cardiovascular health of Californians From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Three new studies show fine particles linked to health risks . Release #:11-53 Date:12/08/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 dstanich@arb.ca.gov Fine particle pollution a threat to the cardiovascular health of Californians Three new studies show fine particles linked to health risks SACRAMENTO - Three new studies released today by the California Air Resources Board reveal that exposure to airborne fine-particulate matter significantly elevates the risk for premature deaths from heart disease in older adults and elevates incidence of strokes among post-menopausal women. Heart disease is the number one killer in California and is responsible for approximately 35% of annual deaths. The California Air Resources Board commissioned the studies to further investigate the connection between fine particulate pollution and public health impacts in California. The two population studies were co-sponsored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. “We’ve long known particulate matter is a major component of California’s air pollution problem,” said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “These new studies underscore the need to eliminate the threat from California’s air.” Particulate matter is a complex blend of substances ranging from dry solid fragments, solid-core fragments with liquid coatings, and small droplets of liquid. These particles vary in shape, size and chemical composition, and can contain metals, soot, nitrates, sulfates and very fine dust. One source of particulate matter, including PM2.5 or fine-particulate –matter, is exhaust from vehicles, especially from diesel engines. PM 2.5 is particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter - a human hair is about 60 microns in diameter. “It is crucial that we better understand the health threat posed by fine particulates,” said South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Chairman William A. Burke, Ed.D. “This research will help us develop strategies for further reducing particulate pollution in Southern California and across the state.” Michael Jerrett, Ph.D., of the University of California, Berkeley, found that exposure to fine particulate matter significantly elevated the risks for premature death from heart disease. The most frequent cause of death associated with PM2.5 in this study was ischemic heart disease, which can lead to heart attacks and heart failure. The findings of this study are based on the California participants in a large study sponsored by the American Cancer Society, which tracked 76,000 adults from 1982 to 2000. In another study, Michael Lipsett, M.D., of the California Department of Public Health, led a team that examined the effects of chronic air pollution exposure on heart disease in women. The project tracked over 100,000 current and former female public school teachers and administrators in California. Like the University of California, Berkeley study, Dr. Lipsett found that exposure to PM2.5 elevated the risks for premature mortality from ischemic heart disease. In addition, this study found an increased risk of stroke among women who had never had one before, particularly among those who were post-menopausal. These two studies demonstrate a relationship between long-term PM2.5 exposure and cardiovascular effects, such as heart attacks and strokes. The third study, by Fern Tablin, V.M.D., Ph.D., and Dennis Wilson, D.V.M., Ph.D., of the University of California, Davis, investigated how inhaled PM2.5 could contribute to heart attacks and strokes. A common cause of heart attacks and strokes is development of clots in the blood stream. One suggested explanation is that PM2.5 exposure activates platelets, the key cells involved in blood clotting, so that they form clots and then trigger heart attacks and strokes. Drs. Tablin and Wilson examined the platelets of mice exposed to PM2.5 from the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin, and found that mice exposed to fine particulate matter showed platelet activation in both winter and summer, which could promote clotting and lead to stroke and heart attacks. These new studies add to the existing scientific literature indicating that microscopic airborne particles pose a threat to public health. California Air Resources Board calculations of combined cardiovascular and respiratory (i.e., cardiopulmonary) deaths associated with PM2.5 exposure are based on the results of the national American Cancer Society study. Annually, 7,300 to 11,000 premature cardiopulmonary deaths in California are estimated to be associated with exposures to fine particulate matter. A breakdown by air basin is available on page 32 of ARB ‘s report estimating the premature death associated with PM2.5 exposure, which can be found on ARB’s website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/pm-mort/pm-report_2010.pdf . Links to the studies: Michael Jerrett: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/single-project.php?row_id=64805 Michael Lipsett: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/single-project.php?row_id=64806 Fern Tablin: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/single-project.php?row_id=64824 ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." 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Release #:11-54 Date:12/15/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board applauds Quebec's cap-and-trade decision SACRAMENTO - Today California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols issued the following statement on Quebec's adoption of its cap-and-trade program. "Quebec's adoption of its cap-and-trade program marks another step forward in the establishment of a comprehensive climate program under WCI. It's a great example of provinces and states moving forward despite a lack of action at the national level. California looks forward to linking up with Quebec and moving forward together to address the growing danger of climate change." To see Quebec's announcement go here: http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/communiques_en/2011/c20111215-carbonmarket.htm . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322- ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:40:01 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board moves forward with clean fuels program From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov Adopts changes to streamline, add flexibility to Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Release #:11-55 Date:11/16/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Stanley Young 916-322-1309 916-956-9409(C) syoung@arb.ca.gov David Clegern 916-322-8286 dclegern@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board moves forward with clean fuels program Adopts changes to streamline, add flexibility to Low Carbon Fuel Standard SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board voted today to introduce some changes to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard to streamline procedures and clarify language. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels 10 percent by 2020. This will drive innovation to reduce the carbon intensity of existing fuels and develop the next generation of cleaner fuels, ultimately reducing the state’s reliance on petroleum. Transportation alone accounts for 40 percent of California’s Greenhouse Gas emissions. "The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is an essential part of California’s program to move away from dirty fuels and toward a clean energy future,” according to Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “These changes streamline the program. They ensure that we accurately account for every gram of carbon released during the extraction and transportation of unrefined fossil fuels, no matter where they come from." One key amendment will improve how the regulation accounts for the carbon intensity of crude oils. The carbon intensity of crudes can vary significantly with heavy crudes generally having a higher carbon footprint. The proposed amendments require that the carbon intensity of crudes be fully accounted for just like other fuels under the program. The provision also incentivizes innovation by providing credits for specific actions to reduce the carbon intensity of crude oil. The amendments also clarify which regulated parties receive low carbon fuel credits for the electricity used to charge electric vehicles. For residential charging, the electric utilities will be eligible for the credits, as they appear best suited to send the credit value back to electric vehicle owners in the form of rebates, time-of-use rates or other incentives. For public access charging, companies that install and service charging units in public settings such as malls or parking structures may receive the related credits. Finally, businesses that install private access charging stations for employees, or fleet operators that operate at least three electric vehicles may also be eligible for credits. Regulated facilities began operating under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in April of 2010. The Air Resources Board estimates the Low Carbon Fuel Standard will achieve 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas reduction by 2020. The standard is also expected to lead to replacement of the equivalent of up to four billion gallons of gasoline by then. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard will drive the development of new fuels to help clean California’s air and protect the state from dramatic price spikes seen with petroleum. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is designed to work with California’s new Cap-and-Trade Program and the upcoming Advanced Clean Car regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions now, and for decades into the future. All documents related to these amendments are available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2011/lcfs2011/lcfs2011.htm . ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. 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California Air Resources Board Release #:11-56 Date:12/21/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Mary Fricke 916-322-2638 mfricke@arb.ca.gov Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov January 1 clean air deadline for state’s trucks and buses Diesel regulations go into effect, no extensions will apply SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board is reminding owners of heavier diesel trucks and buses that new emission reducing regulations go into effect January 1, 2012 and many businesses may need to report compliance on-line. The regulation, adopted in 2008 and later amended in 2010, applies to all privately owned and federal government diesel trucks and buses that transport in California. “Fleet owners who need to get the facts should call ARB’s diesel hotline or go the ARB website for assistance as soon as possible,” said ARB’s Assistant Chief of Mobile Sources Erik White. “We continue to make tools available to help truckers better understand the regulation and determine which options make the most sense for their businesses. Several options are available for funding ahead of regulatory deadlines, as well.” The regulation provides owners of heavier trucks and buses (those with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating greater than 26,000 lbs.) with two options to reduce diesel emissions. They can: 1. Follow a staggered implementation schedule that requires 1996-1999 model year engines be retrofitted with a diesel particulate matter (PM) filter by January 1, 2012; or, 2. Use a flexible phase-in option that requires any 30 percent of vehicles in the fleet to have a PM filter. (Note: this option requires fleet owners to report information about all their heavier vehicles to ARB by January 31, 2012. Fleets that report can also take advantage of credits and special provisions.) Owners of small fleets (defined as one to three trucks with a GVWR greater than 14,000 lbs.) can postpone the January 2012 compliance requirement for their heavier trucks until 2014, but must report their fleet information to ARB by January 31, 2012, in order to receive the extension. Lighter diesel trucks with a GVWR of 14,001 to 26,000 lbs. have no compliance requirements until 2015. Business owners may find funding opportunities to upgrade their fleets through either the Carl Moyer Program, which offers incentive grants for buying cleaner-than-required engines yielding early or extra emission reductions, or by using Proposition 1B funds, available under the Goods Movement Emissions Reduction Program. Truck owners seeking compliance assistance and funding opportunities can: • Visit ARB’s Truck Stop at www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop • Call the Diesel Hotline at 866 6 DIESEL (866- 634-3735) • Review the Truck and Bus Regulation Fact Sheet • Email to 8666DIESEL@ARB.CA.GOV The truck and bus regulation will significantly reduce emissions from the nearly one million heavy-duty diesel trucks that operate in California. The regulation is one of several emission control measures that aggressively target diesel pollution, which is associated with a host of health ailments including cancer. Diesel particulate filters remove 85 percent of the fine particle pollution found in diesel exhaust. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:12:48 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- ARB settles with German chemicals company for $52,000 From: dstanich@arb.ca.gov ARB settles with German chemicals company for $52,000. Release #:11-57 Date:12/22/2011 ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990 CONTACT: Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov ARB settles with German chemicals company for $52,000 SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has settled with Sud-Chemie Corporation of Munich, Germany, for $51,792.00 for selling illegal diesel filters. The filters were used on fixed emergency standby engines such as those used to generate emergency power in hospitals. An ARB investigation showed that between 2008 and 2009, Sud-Chemie sold EnviCat diesel particulate filters that did not conform to original specifications approved by ARB. “Companies that sell diesel filters in California must follow careful guidelines in order to protect the air we breathe,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “We are confident that this company now understands what they need to do to be sure their diesel filters work properly.” Under the settlement, $38,844.00 will go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support air quality research, and $12,948.00 will go to the Peralta Community College District to help fund diesel education classes around the state. Sud-Chemie has also agreed to meet the state’s requirements for diesel retrofits, to inspect and replace as necessary EnviCat diesel particulate filter units, and to notify local air districts of any concerns associated with the company’s failure to comply with the law. Sud-Chemie will also contact users of the product to make sure they are operating properly. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health problems. ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. Office of Communications 1001 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814. Ph: (916) 322-2990 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ======================================================================