Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:09:43 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board rejects VW 2-liter diesel recall plan and issues Notice of Violation From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1JIknM5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-01 CONTACT: Stanley Young stanley.young@arb.ca.gov (916) 322-2990 Dave Clegern dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov (916) 322-2990 Air Resources Board rejects VW 2-liter diesel recall plan and issues Notice of Violation Recall plan deemed incomplete; specific violations of California air quality laws detailed SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today notified Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. that it is rejecting VW’s submitted recall plan for 2-liter diesel passenger vehicles sold in California between 2009 and 2015. It also notified VW of violations of California air quality regulations associated with the company’s use of a “defeat device” in those cars. "Volkswagen made a decision to cheat on emissions tests and then tried to cover it up,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “They continued and compounded the lie and when they were caught they tried to deny it. The result is thousands of tons of nitrogen oxide that have harmed the health of Californians. They need to make it right. Today's action is a step in the direction of assuring that will happen." CARB made public today three separate official documents related to its actions: A transmittal letter signed by Executive Officer Richard W. Corey; the rejection of VW’s submitted recall plan; and the formal Notice of Violation. These documents and a Frequently Asked Questions document are posted at: http://bit.ly/1P7Uvpb Today’s actions do not preclude a recall, but allow for a broader array of potential remedies. CARB will continue its investigation and technical evaluations with EPA to return the vehicles to legally required emission levels, determine mitigation for past and future environmental harm, and assess penalties. Background: Volkswagen officials admitted the existence of the defeat device to CARB and United States Environmental Protection Agency officials in early September. On September 18, 2015, CARB issued an In-use Compliance Letter to the company listing violations and giving them 45 business days to submit a proposal to recall and repair the affected vehicles. U.S. EPA issued a Notice of Violation to the company on the same day. The defeat devices were installed on VW’s 2.0L diesel vehicles manufactured for model year (MY) 2009 through MY 2015 to circumvent CARB and EPA emission test procedures. This made it possible for VW to obtain Executive Orders from CARB and Certificates of Conformity from EPA for these vehicles so the vehicles could be sold in California. As a result, the certifications were illegally obtained. The consequences of VW’s actions are significant and must be addressed expeditiously. Recall Rejection: The rejection of VW’s submitted recall plans details the specific areas that are required under California law in order for a recall plan to be formally approved. VW’s recall plan fell short in several areas, including: •The proposed plans contain gaps and lack sufficient detail. •The descriptions of proposed repairs lack enough information for a technical evaluation; and •The proposals do not adequately address overall impacts on vehicle performance, emissions and safety. This rejection only applies to VW’s diesel 2.0L vehicles, not 3.0L vehicles. The submission of the recall plan for 3.0L vehicles is due to CARB on February 2, 2016. Notice of Violation: The NOV details 13 specific violations of California regulations, including failure to comply with the emission standards or test procedures; invalid certification applications; the use of Defeat Devices; the importation, delivery, purchase, acquisition, or receipt of uncertified vehicles; the sale of vehicles that do not meet emission standards; and failure to comply with onboard diagnostic (OBD) system requirements. CARB will continue its investigation. The NOV may be supplemented or amended, as needed. Environmental Harm: The defeat devices on VW’s diesel vehicles have caused substantial excess, illegal, and ongoing emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the vehicles. NOx emissions in California are the most important contributor to ambient ozone and a key contributor to fine particulate matter pollution, which is associated with premature death, increased hospitalizations, emergency room visits due to exacerbation of chronic heart and lung diseases, and other serious health impacts. California is home to both the highest ozone levels (South Coast) and ambient particulate matter levels (San Joaquin Valley) measured in the United States. Twelve million Californians live in communities that exceed the federal ozone and particulate matter ambient air quality standards that were put in place to protect public health. VW must mitigate the harm that these vehicles have already caused and continue to cause. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 15 Jan 2016 11:15:35 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Helping California truckers drive legally From: lbuckley@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1nohnuv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-02 CONTACT: Pamela Diaz pamela.diaz@arb.ca.gov (916) 322-2990 Helping California truckers drive legally, public webinars to explain California diesel regulations Sacramento – If you are a trucker, dispatcher or fleet owner, are you sure you know how to comply with the state’s rules for clean diesel trucks? California is midway through a multi-year program to clean up diesel trucks that operate in California, and each year brings important new elements and deadlines. To help, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is hosting workshops on the internet (webinars) to help explain the rules for 2016 so everyone involved in the truck industry can continue operating legally within the State. The next webinars will take place on the following days: On January 19th and 26th in English, and On January 20th and 22nd in Spanish For webinar and workshops details visit: English: https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=521.6 Spanish: https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=520.5 ARB is in charge of enforcing air pollution regulations affecting all types of heavy-duty diesel vehicles operating within California to control pollution from diesel exhaust, as part of the Diesel Risk Reduction Plan. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 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. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 10 Feb 2016 15:27:16 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board Chair says California climate efforts unchanged by Supreme Court stay of Clean Power Plan From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1Shu9I6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-04 CONTACT: Dave Clegern dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov (916) 322-2990 Air Resources Board Chair says California climate efforts unchanged by Supreme Court stay of Clean Power Plan Sacramento — On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay against the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan puts greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements on the nation’s power plants. Those plants, which generate much of the nation’s electricity, also generate the largest share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. "The Supreme Court's narrowly procedural ruling may create some temporary confusion, but we are confident that the Clean Power Plan will prevail”, said Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols. “California will not slow down our drive for clean air, renewable energy, and the good jobs that come from investing in green technologies." The Court’s narrow, preliminary, ruling, does not disturb the CPP’s status as enacted federal law. Accordingly, ARB is moving ahead to plan for implementation of CPP. This includes holding public workshops and proposing amendments that will enable California to submit a final CPP plan if the Board approves it and any related amendments. California is in a drought emergency. 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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, 11 Feb 2016 10:54:50 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB Deputy Executive Officer to receive honor from leading industry group From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1WgwOQv Versión en español disponible en: http://bit.ly/1O5c6gq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-05 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov MECA (202) 296-4797 CARB Deputy Executive Officer to receive honor from leading industry group Clean Air Award from MECA goes to Dr. Alberto Ayala SACRAMENTO - Dr. Alberto Ayala, Deputy Director of the California Air Resources Board, has received the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) “Clean Air Award” and will be honored at the organization’s 40th anniversary celebration February 11th in Washington, D.C. Presented every 10 years, the Clean Air Award pays tribute to individuals who have made significant contributions towards clean air and public health. Past recipients include Mary Nichols, Dr. Alan Lloyd, Congressman Henry Waxman and many others noted for embracing environmental challenges and helping to pioneer new approaches to solving air quality problems. “I am deeply honored by this recognition from MECA, an organization of individuals whom I consider peers and highly respect,” said Dr. Ayala. “I accept this award not only on my behalf, but also on behalf of the Air Resources Board and in light of the tremendous progress we have made cleaning up vehicle emissions over the years in strong partnership with leading technology developers like MECA and its members.” “Our organization has a long history working with Alberto,” said Dr. Rasto Brezny, Executive Director of MECA. “We have always valued his straightforward approach as well as his candor and insight into the myriad complex issues surrounding air quality and climate change policy. He is able to navigate this world with ease and has demonstrated a great talent for applying advanced, futuristic solutions to today’s real world air pollution problems.” This year’s festivities, celebrating 40 years since the introduction of advanced emission controls on vehicles, will take place at the U.S. Capitol Visitors’ Center. Also being honored at this event are Christopher Grundler, Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Drew Kodjak, ‎Executive Director at The International Council on Clean Transportation Dr. Ayala joined ARB in 2000. Throughout his ARB career, he has held management assignments in a variety of programs, including Carl Moyer incentives, AB 32 early actions , the diesel control program, and vehicle emissions research. Prior to being appointed Deputy Executive Officer, he served as chief of the Monitoring and Laboratory Division. In his current capacity, Dr. Ayala oversees the full range of policy, regulatory and research efforts of more than 500 professionals focused on achieving CARB’s goals for clean, zero-emission, and low carbon transportation; state-of-the-art monitoring for air and climate pollution, and a widely recognized motor vehicle emissions and fuels testing program. Before joining ARB, Dr. Ayala was an engineering professor at West Virginia University, where he now holds an adjunct appointment, and a design engineer for Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He has published extensively, spoken nationally and internationally, and lectured as a visiting professor in California and abroad. ### Editor’s Note: a photograph of Dr. Ayala is available via pio@arb.ca.gov California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 18 Feb 2016 14:22:28 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California Air Resources Board welcomes two new members From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1ovgmS3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-07 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board welcomes two new members Dean Florez, Diane Takvorian appointed under AB 1288 SACRAMENTO— Chair of the California Air Resources Board Mary Nichols has sworn in Senator Dean Florez and Diane Takvorian, two new Board members, bringing the size of the Board to 14 members total. The new members were appointed under the provisions of AB 1288 (Atkins, 2015) that directs the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly to each appoint one member to the state board who works with communities that are most significantly burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of pollution, including, but not limited to, communities with diverse racial and ethnic populations and communities with low-income populations. “These are two highly qualified individuals who will make substantial contributions to the Board's policy development,” said Nichols. “Their experience and insight will help support and complement the Board’s ongoing efforts to address the needs of communities throughout California that are hardest hit by pollution.” Diane Takvorian, appointed by Assembly Speaker Atkins on February 4, 2016, currently serves as the executive director and co-founder of the Environmental Health Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental and social justice for disadvantaged communities. She previously served as the associate director of the Community Congress of San Diego. Takvorian holds a master's degree in social work and bachelor of science degree in psychology from San Diego State University. Honorable Dean Florez was appointed to the Air Resources Board by the Senate Rules Committee on February 17, 2016 and announced by California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, Chair of the Committee. Senator Florez served in the California Senate from 2002 to 2010, and in the California Assembly from 1998 to 2002 representing the Central Valley including the cities of Bakersfield and Shafter. Senator Florez is now President and CEO of Balance Public Relations. Prior to that he was CEO of 20 Million Minds Fund. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:26:51 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California small businesses recognized for implementing climate-smart strategies From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=792 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-08A CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov California small businesses recognized for implementing climate-smart strategies SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the winners of the sixth CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards, recognizing small businesses that demonstrate leadership and make notable, voluntary achievements toward reducing their carbon footprint. “These businesses illustrate the California story,” said CARB chair Mary Nichols. “From Eureka to San Diego, from an auto body shop to a winery, small businesses throughout the State are showing that environmental protection, innovation, and profit go hand-in-hand.” The 19 award winners were selected from competitive applicants, representing a variety of business sectors from across the state. These businesses took a number of different actions to save money and improve their business operations while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts. Some of the steps they took included installing LED lights, solar panels, and energy-efficient equipment; manufacturing biodiesel or using biodiesel fueled vehicles; eliminating toxic chemicals and solvents; using eco-friendly, recycled/reused/repurposed products; composting food scraps and plant material; and starting or enhancing recycling and water conservation programs. Three businesses received the Business of the Year award for demonstrating exceptional climate change management practices and emission reductions, while documenting their cost savings, return on investment and benefits received from taking specific actions. Sixteen businesses were acknowledged as Climate Leaders for taking proactive steps to reduce their impact on our climate and communicating this information to their employees and customers. The winners come from 15 California cities across the state and represent different industries including manufacturing, catering, fitness, transportation services, dental healthcare, personal care products, solar installation, waste recycling, vineyard/winery, hospitality, and animal healthcare. 2015 CoolCalifornia Small Business Award Winners: Businesses of the Year: Luxury Auto Body, San Diego Surplus Service, Fremont Wolff Vineyards, San Luis Obispo Climate Leaders: Affirmative Wealth Management, El Cerrito Aussie Pet Mobile Sonoma County, Santa Rosa Clean Solar, San Jose Crown Paper Converting, Ontario Dental Healing, Los Angeles Elevated Fitness, South Lake Tahoe Global Gourmet Catering, San Francisco Granlibakken Tahoe, Tahoe City Incredible Adventures, San Francisco Natoma Technologies, Sacramento New Leaf Biofuel, San Diego Nori's Eco Salon, Encino Santa Barbara Airbus, Goleta SHN Engineers & Geologists, Eureka ShowPro, Los Angeles The Refill Shoppe, Ventura The award winners were scored by two-person teams comprised of staff from public agencies and private businesses. ARB staff and leadership further reviewed scores, conducted site visits and performed environmental reviews to select the 2015 winners. Awards will be presented to the winning businesses at a ceremony on March 2, 2016, at The Citizen Hotel, 926 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. 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 schools gain the knowledge needed to take simple steps for a sustainable future. For more information, visit www.coolcalifornia.org. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:13:54 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for sixth joint cap-and-trade auction From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=793 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-09 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dclegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for sixth joint cap-and-trade auction SACRAMENTO - Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the February 17, 2016 joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019 vintages. 2013, 2014 & 2016 Vintage Number offered: 71,555,827 Number sold: 68,026,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 2019 Vintage Number offered: 10,078,750 Number sold: 9,361,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please go to: www.arb.ca.gov/auction California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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. 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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 2016 11:44:25 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Shipper fined $130K for violating clean air regulation From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=795 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-09 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Shipper fined $130K for violating clean air regulation Rule requires ocean-going vessels to use cleaner diesel off California coast SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has fined the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. $129,500 for failure to switch its engines over from heavy diesel “bunker” fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when close to the California coast, as required by state law. CARB’s Ocean-Going Vessel Fuel regulation is a critical part of California’s plan to attain air quality standards in Southern California and across the state. On December 28, 2012, an ARB inspector found that the vessel Chenan, managed by the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd., operated within Regulated California Waters (i.e. 24 miles or less from the coast) on noncompliant heavy fuel oil on 12 separate days (four voyages) between August 5 and December 28, 2012, while en route to and departing from the Port of Los Angeles. “Ships using heavy diesel fuels are a significant contributor to California’s air quality problems, even in communities located far from our coast” said ARB Enforcement Division Chief Todd Sax. “That’s why we check vessels nearly every day to ensure that they are compliant with our strict clean air laws. When we identify a violation, we educate the fleet owner and crew on how to comply with our requirements, and we assess penalties as a deterrent to future noncompliance.” The China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. took prompt action after being notified of these violations and cooperated with the investigation. In addition to paying a fine, the company agreed to comply with all fuel switchover requirements and to keep accurate records going forward. The Air Resources Board conducts an estimated 800 to 1,000 ship inspections each year, checking for proper fuel usage, record-keeping and other compliance requirements. Part of the inspection involves sampling each vessel’s fuel, and analyzing the fuel sample for compliance with ARB fuel sulfur requirements. The Ocean Going Vessel Fuels Regulation, 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. 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. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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 2016 11:00:06 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project increases incentives for low- and moderate-income drivers From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1UdSOOh Versión en español disponible en: http://bit.ly/21tDLPM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-10 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project increases incentives for low- and moderate-income drivers New eligibility requirements start March 29, 2016; include high-income cap SAN DIEGO - In order to make clean vehicles more accessible to a greater number of California drivers, especially in communities that are highly impacted by air pollution, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) is implementing increased incentive levels for low- and moderate-income consumers and high-income eligibility caps. The California Air Resources Board approved the changes in June 2015, as directed by the Charge Ahead California Initiative established by Senate Bill 1275 (De León). They will apply statewide to vehicle purchases or leases effective March 29, 2016. “This increase in incentives for lower income families will help to ensure that more California drivers, especially those living in communities most impacted by air pollution, can benefit from driving and owning the cleanest vehicles,” Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “And more ultra-clean and zero-emission vehicles on our roads mean cleaner air for all Californians.” Since 2010, the CVRP has issued more than $291 million in rebates for more than 137,200 vehicles, according to the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), which administers the ARB program. Rebates cover a range of battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles. For low- and moderate-income consumers, CVRP rebates for all types of eligible light-duty passenger vehicles are being increased by $1,500. When combined with the $7,500 federal tax credit for battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the California rebates provide savings of up to $11,500. To qualify for the increased rebates, applicants must have household incomes less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. For an individual, the gross annual income limit is $35,640, and for a household of four, it is $72,900. Higher income consumers will not be eligible for CVRP rebates if their gross annual income exceeds $250,000 for single tax filers, $340,000 for head of household filers and $500,000 for joint filers. Income levels will be determined by the amount reported on the applicant’s federal tax return. The caps do not apply to fuel-cell electric vehicles, which represent less than 1 percent of CVRP’s applications and qualify for rebates of $5,000. Applicants may be required to provide proof of income. Additional clean vehicle rebates based on income eligibility are available in disadvantaged communities in the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. ARB’s Drive Clean website offers a guide for clean vehicle incentives at http://driveclean.ca.gov/. For further information on the CVRP, a list of eligible vehicles and rebates, and complete application procedures, visit https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng. The incentives, and this project, are part of California Climate Investments, which use proceeds from the state’s cap-and-trade auctions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional benefits to California communities. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 18 Mar 2016 11:51:18 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- New Report Details How California Climate Investments Benefit Californians From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1RTOq1g -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-11 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov New Report Details How California Climate Investments Benefit Californians Report to Legislature describes 2,500 projects and 63,000 rebates and vouchers from California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board and California Department of Finance have published a new report detailing how statewide investments from cap-and-trade auction proceeds are helping California reach its climate goals while pumping millions of dollars into local economies and helping disadvantaged communities. Known collectively as California Climate Investments, these projects further the objectives of AB 32 (Pavley), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, landmark legislation that set a statewide limit on greenhouse gas emissions, and confirmed California’s commitment to transition to a sustainable, clean energy economy. “This report tracks the progress of California Climate Investments at reducing greenhouse gases and the multiple benefits those investments deliver to disadvantaged communities,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. "Here, in one location available to every Californian are the data, details and status of thousands of individual investments that are improving our quality of life and moving California communities on a daily basis toward the sustainable, clean energy future that AB 32 was designed to deliver. " To date, $2.6 billion has been appropriated to 12 agencies that have awarded $1.7 billion to thousands of projects and have distributed $912 million to projects completed or underway. The $1.7 billion in awarded funding has leveraged $5.7 billion in additional investments, multiplying the state’s investment and boosting emission reductions. These investments improve the lives of Californians by increasing economic opportunities, improving air quality, increasing affordable housing, expanding public transportation and helping cut energy bills. Fifty-one percent of the total $912 million in implemented projects are providing benefits to disadvantaged communities, including 39 percent going to projects located within those communities. This exceeds the requirement under SB 535 (De León) that at least 25 percent of investments are allocated to projects that benefit disadvantaged communities. Moreover, the 51 percent of funding that is benefiting disadvantaged communities does not include the High Speed Rail Project, which also will benefit these communities by creating thousands of construction-related jobs as well as related employment and economic development benefits in communities of the Central Valley. “This report shows the value of investing in the communities most impacted by air pollution and other environmental hazards,” said Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León. “We’re on the right track but we have a long way to go to address the glaring inequities these communities face. I plan to build on these efforts to ensure we commit an even greater share of our investments where they are needed most.” The awarded projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2E), roughly the equivalent of taking 3 million cars off the roads. In addition, the High Speed Rail Project is estimated to reduce GHG emissions by 44 million metric tons of CO2E. The first appropriation of funds for the California Climate Investments in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 provided more than $70 million. Subsequent appropriations in FY 2014-15 included more than $860 million, setting in motion significant expansions of existing and new programs that provided GHG emissions reductions to further the goals of AB 32. In FY 2015-16, the Legislature appropriated nearly $1.7 billion. The Governor’s January budget for FY 2016-17 proposed $3.1 billion in funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which includes FY 2015-16 funds that were not previously appropriated. The major areas of California’s Climate Investments include: • Sustainable Communities • Clean Transportation • Energy Efficiency • Clean Energy • Natural Resources • Waste Diversion The annual report announced today is required under AB 1532 (Pérez) and details the status and outcomes of programs funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The report also lists and describes each individual project funded by the GGRF. Next month, additional project level data for each of these projects will be made available on ARB’s California Climate Investment website (http://bit.ly/1R52UxK), including the specific project locations, GHG reductions, and benefits to disadvantaged communities. The report can be found at: http://bit.ly/1pQZR3k California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:48:31 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Lumber Liquidators pays $2.5 million to settle California clean air claims From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1UCvF8E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-12 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov Lumber Liquidators pays $2.5 million to settle California clean air claims Laminate flooring contained composite wood that ARB testing showed exceeded state limits on formaldehyde SACRAMENTO – Hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Inc. has paid the California Air Resources Board (ARB) $2.5 million to settle ARB claims that Lumber Liquidators sold, supplied, or offered for sale in California composite wood products that ARB testing showed exceeded state formaldehyde limits, and that Lumber Liquidators failed to take reasonable prudent precautions to ensure those products met such limits designed to protect public health. During inspections at Lumber Liquidators’ stores in California between September 2013 and May 2015 ARB staff obtained boxes of laminate flooring samples for testing that were labeled as compliant. According to a signed settlement agreement between ARB and Lumber Liquidators, ARB notified the company of its testing showing that some of these samples showed exceedances of state formaldehyde limits and alleging that the company failed to take reasonable prudent precautions to ensure that laminate flooring sold in California contained composite wood products that complied with the formaldehyde emissions standards set forth in California’s Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) for composite wood products. “The California Air Resources Board adopted the ATCM to protect the public from toxic exposures to formaldehyde from composite wood products, and we are enforcing this regulation,” ARB Enforcement Division Chief Todd Sax said. “Companies need to understand we expect compliance with our Rules, and we will hold those accountable who do not comply.” Formaldehyde, a colorless gas which is a toxic air contaminant, a known human carcinogen and a respiratory irritant, is found in a variety of manufactured products and is a common component of resins used as adhesives to form composite wood products. ARB’s regulation establishes formaldehyde emissions standards on particleboard, medium density fiberboard and hardwood plywood. These composite wood products are commonly used as the underlying platform to which a laminate or wood veneer is affixed during the manufacture of retail products such as furniture, cabinets and flooring. Under ARB’s regulation, composite wood products must be independently certified as complying with the state standard for formaldehyde. Companies that make finished products are required to label the products as having been made with certified compliant composite wood products, to keep records to verify that they have purchased compliant products, and to inform distributors and retailers that their flooring is compliant with California’s regulations. Toano, Va.-based Lumber Liquidators cooperated with ARB during the investigation and the subsequent enforcement action. The full payment by Lumber Liquidators of $2.5 million has been deposited into the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality. Additionally, Lumber Liquidators has developed, and agreed to implement, a “Fabricator Laminate Evaluation and Audit Program” and a “Composite Core Testing Research Program,” requiring the company to conduct regular audits of existing and new suppliers and to randomly test composite core samples in accordance with ARB’s standard operating procedure for preparing finished goods samples for testing. The following links provide more information on ARB’s composite wood products regulation: • A fact sheet on Flooring Made with Composite Wood Products: http://bit.ly/1wTt4r8 • Information on ARB’s composite wood products regulation: http://bit.ly/1MkNJBr • Consumer FAQs: http://bit.ly/1LEkxp1 California is in a drought emergency. 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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, 11 Apr 2016 16:48:42 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board releases proposed strategy to reduce impact of powerful climate pollutants From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1T0hwPt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-13 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board releases proposed strategy to reduce impact of powerful climate pollutants Reductions of short-lived climate pollutants to deliver environmental, economic benefits in short term ************************************ NOTE: FOR ACCREDITED MEDIA: A teleconference call on the Proposed Strategy with CARB Chair Mary Nichols, Executive Officer Richard Corey, and Science and Policy advisor Dr. Ryan McCarthy is at: 10 a.m. PDT, Tuesday April 12, 2016 / Dial: 800-988-9707 / Code: 7349096# *********************************** SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board today released a new draft of California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy to drastically reduce the near-term climate impacts of these potent pollutants. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) are chemical agents with an outsized global warming impact up to thousands of times stronger than carbon dioxide. These agents include methane, black carbon (soot) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) —chemicals most often used as refrigerants, aerosols and in insulation. Together, these pollutants represent about 12 percent of California’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory, but pose an immediate danger to the state and must be dealt with on a highly accelerated timeframe. “Science tells us that making cuts in emissions of these powerful climate pollutants will reduce the near-term impacts of climate change as we phase down fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “Actions to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants also improve air quality and reduce related health risks, hospitalizations, and medical expenses.” Short-lived climate pollutants were recognized by scientists early on as major contributors to global warming, but the super pollutants took a back seat as nations first targeted carbon dioxide, the more pervasive and long lived greenhouse gas. Now that broad reaching efforts to address carbon dioxide are underway across the globe, the international community is turning its attention to reducing the potent super pollutants -- and California is leading the way. Governor Edmund G. Brown emphasized the need for addressing super pollutants by making their reduction over the next decade one of the Five Pillars of the State’s 2030 climate program development. Governor Brown is also actively supporting implementation of the draft Strategy by including $215 million in his proposed 2016-2017 budget to support a range of immediate actions. “The impact of these super pollutants is real and the fight against climate change must include a strategy to aggressively reduce them,” said Governor Brown. The payoff for investments to cut the super pollutants will be seen in the near term --over the coming 15 years --while the larger efforts to turn the tide on carbon dioxide gain traction and ratchet down emissions over the coming decades. We now know that immediate action on cutting super pollutants in California would reduce damage to forests and crops, lower background ozone and help clean the air in the state’s most polluted regions, including the Central Valley. This need for focused and immediate attention on super pollutants was recognized by the Legislature in Senate Bill 605 (2014), authored by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens). This year, Senator Lara introduced the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016 (Senate Bill 1383), which would codify the targets identified in this Proposed Strategy: reducing human-caused black carbon emissions by 50 percent, and methane and HFCs 40 percent below current levels by 2030. This would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 94 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) annually under the approach that measures the impact of these super pollutants over a 20-year span. That is roughly the equivalent of the greenhouse gases associated with all the electricity (both in-state and imported) used in California in 2013. Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: These pollutants trap heat at many times the level of carbon dioxide, but also tend to have a shorter lifetime in the atmosphere, ranging from a few days or weeks to about 10 years. Methane: Methane is the most abundant of the short-lived climate pollutants in California. Nearly 60 percent of California’s methane emissions are produced by agricultural activities, primarily at dairy farms. California is the nation’s largest dairy state, home to 20 percent of U.S. milk production, and milk is the state’s leading agricultural commodity. In 2014, California’s dairy industry generated a record $9.4 billion – as much as the state’s almond, walnut, and pistachio industries combined. Reducing dairy methane emissions The Strategy calls for cutting manure methane emissions from dairies by 75 percent by 2030, which would reduce overall methane emissions from California’s dairy industry (including enteric fermentation emissions from cows) by more than 40 percent. To meet these goals, following approval of the final Strategy, CARB will open a collaborative rulemaking process to address dairy manure emissions. Working with CDFA, local air and water quality districts, dairy farmers, environmental justice communities, and other stakeholders – the regulatory process will consider available financial incentives and market support and potential economic impacts in order to identify appropriate timelines and requirements for the industry. “In the San Joaquin Valley, environmental justice communities are at the epicenter of SLCP emissions and their impacts,” said Tom Frantz of the Association of Irritated Residents (AIR) and member of the AB 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). “I’m pleased to see one of EJACs priority recommendations included here. We look forward to continuing work with state agencies and the dairy industry to achieve the goals identified in this plan, including bringing economic and health benefits to disadvantaged communities." In addition, the Proposed Strategy also sets a goal to reduce enteric fermentation emissions from the dairy industry by 25 percent in 2030. The coordinated approach of incentives and regulation will aim to develop a competitive, low-carbon dairy industry in California, cutting overall methane emissions by more than 26 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2030, a 50 percent reduction of dairy methane emissions. Effectively eliminate disposal of organic waste in landfills: The Strategy also calls for reducing methane emissions by cutting the flow of organic waste into landfills and putting it to beneficial use – through food recovery and rescue programs or by creating compost or renewable energy and fuel. This could reduce emissions from organic disposal, provide access to healthy foods in food insecure communities, and generate investment and new jobs in building and maintaining new or expanded compost and anaerobic digestion facilities. Working together, CalRecycle and CARB will have a regulation in place by 2018 to effectively eliminate disposal of organics in landfills by 2025. “Methane is an incredibly powerful global warming agent, but instead of losing it to the atmosphere, we can recover it from organic waste and put it to good use,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “I am excited to partner with the State on this critical effort.” The Proposed Strategy also calls for effectively implementing regulations currently under development at CARB and the CPUC to cut methane emissions by 45 percent from oil and gas exploration, extraction, pipeline and storage facilities by 2025. Black Carbon: California has already reduced black carbon emissions by more than 90 percent in the last 50 years, primarily through the state’s stringent diesel regulations. The Proposed Strategy highlights additional state efforts such as working with local air districts to reduce black carbon from home woodstoves to achieve an additional 3 million metric tons of reductions by 2030. In his proposed 2016-2017 budget, Governor Brown included $40 million to incentivize clean woodstoves. The Strategy also notes the need for further efforts to reduce black carbon from wildfires in the state’s forests, including $140 million for CAL FIRE in the Governor’s budget to support forest health and resiliency programs, approaches to foster increased private investment in forest management, and to convert larger amounts of wood waste into biofuel. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): The Proposed Strategy acknowledges that the most effective way to achieve significant reductions in HFC emissions is a global phase-down of their use under the Montreal Protocol. If a global agreement to do so is not reached, California will consider developing its own phasedown, as Europe has done and other countries are considering. For short-term, Governor Brown’s proposed budget includes $20 million for incentives to replace high-GWP HFCs with more climate friendly alternatives. CARB will also develop bans on the use of high GWP refrigerants in sectors and applications where lower-GWP alternates are feasible and readily available. Economic, Health, Environmental Analysis The report evaluates the economic, public health and environmental justice implications of the proposed new measures along with a detailed environmental analysis. In particular, projects that utilize organic waste or dairy manure to provide transportation fuel can capture significant value from credits under the State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and federal Renewable Fuel Standard. Next Steps: CARB will host workshops to discuss the Proposed Strategy prior to its May 19 Board hearing when staff will present the Proposed Strategy as an informational item. A final Reduction Strategy, including comments received on the environmental analysis, will be voted on by the Board in the fall. Any specific proposal generating regulatory action will be subject to its own separate public process with workshops, opportunities for stakeholder discussion, consideration of environmental justice impacts, and legally required analyses of the economic and environmental impacts. The Proposed Strategy is available here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/shortlived.htm ******************** NOTE: FOR ACCREDITED MEDIA: A teleconference call on the Proposed Strategy with CARB Chair Mary Nichols, Executive Officer Richard Corey and Science and Policy advisor Dr. Ryan McCarthy is at: 10 a.m. PDT, Tuesday April 12, 2016 / Dial: 800-988-9707 / Code: 7349096# California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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. 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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 Apr 2016 14:29:03 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- ARB Chair Mary Nichols, California officials to lead Valley Rally from LA to Sacramento with cars powered by hydrogen From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1WdbfCu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-15 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Lindsay Buckley (530) 321-0817 lindsay.buckley@arb.ca.gov ARB Chair Mary Nichols, California officials to lead “Valley Rally” from LA to Sacramento with cars powered by hydrogen SACRAMENTO- On Wednesday, April 20, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols will lead a rally of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles with Energy Commissioner Janea Scott and Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) Deputy Director Tyson Eckerle on a 400-mile journey from Los Angeles to ARB headquarters in Sacramento in celebration of Earth Day. The rally highlights the fact that these ultra-clean vehicles are now available for sale or lease, and there is a rapidly growing statewide network of hydrogen filling stations to support them. Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are ultra-clean. They are powered by hydrogen and emit only water vapor. Hydrogen is a clean, low-carbon fuel, and California leads the nation in developing fueling stations, with 15 retail stations open now and over 30 more in development. Fuel cell electric vehicles are available for customers to purchase or lease today, and they are as easy and fast to fill as conventional gas-powered cars. FCEVs can easily go the distance in a state as large as California. “In an effort to put my money where my mouth is, I’ve become an early adopter of electric vehicles and just recently extended my range with a new fuel cell electric vehicle,” ARB Chair Mary Nichols said. “Thanks to California’s hydrogen infrastructure investments, my Toyota Mirai FCEV can get me anywhere I need to go.” She added that “this rally puts the network to the test and gives us a fun opportunity to highlight that hydrogen-powered cars are essential to meeting our climate goals and a crucial tool in the state’s effort to clean up our air -- especially in the Central Valley.” Joining ARB Chair Nichols in the rally will be GO-Biz Deputy Director of Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Tyson Eckerle and California Energy Commissioner Janea Scott. Each official will be driving a fuel cell electric vehicle including models from Toyota, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz. "I am delighted to join my colleagues in these beautiful fuel cell electric vehicles on a ride highlighting the state’s network of hydrogen refueling stations,” Commissioner Scott commented. “Vehicles with no tailpipe pollution and the refueling infrastructure to support them, like we are are showcasing today, are a key part of the strategy California is pursuing to address our clean air standards and ambitious climate goals." “The drive from Los Angeles to Sacramento in a hydrogen vehicle shows what is possible with close collaboration between the state and industry,” said GO-Biz deputy director Tyson Eckerle. “A year ago, the ability to refuel a ZEV in three minutes on a trip across California was only a plan. Now, after three minutes at the pump and a pit stop, we’re able to go another 300 miles. The possibilities are endless.” Live-streaming and live-tweeting are planned. Follow #MarysValleyRally for updates on the journey throughtout the day. Event Schedule 7:30 – 8:30 am Kick Off Media Event Santa Monica, CA 8:40 am Station Ribbon Cutting & Caravan Launch 1– 1:45 pm Central Valley Refueling Station Ribbon Cutting Press Conference & Lunch Harris Ranch Hydrogen Refueling Station 24505 W Dorris Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210 5:30 pm Finale Event & Media Availability Mayahuel Restaurant 1200 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814 About California’s Role in Advancing Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles The process of launching an advanced new fuel into the retail marketplace requires significant collaboration among state agencies and with automakers and station operators. The California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program is providing cost-sharing for an initial network of at least 100 stations through 2023 by investing up to $20 million each year for stations located where customers driving fuel cell electric vehicles live, work and travel. About $100 million has been invested to date to support the construction, operation and maintenance of 49 hydrogen refueling stations, including a mobile refueler. The California Air Resources Board supports network and station development by matching projected market demand and advancing station technology to meet customer needs and expectations. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development helps local government and developers with planning and permitting of new stations. The California Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards, certifies hydrogen fuel meters and regulates fuel quality, advertising and labeling in the consumer marketplace. Visit www.cafcp.org for more information about hydrogen and fuel cell electric vehicles. Fast Facts: • There are more than 300 fuel cell electric vehicles on the road in California today • ARB staff projects 6,650 fuel cell electric vehicles will be registered in the state in 2017, and 10,500 in 2018 • As of April 2016, California has 15 retail hydrogen fueling stations, all opened since June 2015 • Six future retail stations have finished construction and are in final development stages • Six additional future retail stations are under construction • Additional future retail stations are in various stages of development; up to 51 open retail stations will be in place in 2017 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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 2016 16:31:49 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Mary's Valley Rally Video Package Now Available From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov A package of videos from "Mary's Valley Rally" of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are now available at: :30 Version https://vimeo.com/163613295 1:00 Version https://vimeo.com/163610122 1:20 Version https://vimeo.com/163602325 Full Remarks version https://youtu.be/4BCK1lFav1I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 Media Advisory 16-16 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Lindsay Buckley (916) 769-7728 lindsay.buckley@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: Mary's Valley Rally Video Package Now Available WHO: California Air Resources Board, California Energy Commission, Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), California Fuel Cell Partnership WHAT: Today Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols, along with California Energy Commissioner Janea Scott and GO-Biz Deputy Director of Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Tyson Eckerle, led a caravan of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) through the San Joaquin Valley from Santa Monica to Sacramento to highlight the cars' range and ability to travel and refuel from southern to northern California. Each official drove a FCEV including models from Toyota, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 WHERE: Rally left Santa Monica hydrogen fueling station this morning, traveling up Interstate - 5 to Sacramento; scheduled to arrive on K Street and 12th Street, Sacramento approximately 5:30 p.m. VISUALS: :30 Version https://vimeo.com/163613295 1:00 Version https://vimeo.com/163610122 1:20 Version https://vimeo.com/163602325 Full Remarks version https://youtu.be/4BCK1lFav1I Original press release at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=803 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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 2016 11:20:17 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- State issues draft plan for freight system of the future From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/23mK7l0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-17 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov *More media contacts below* State issues draft plan for freight system of the future New technologies to deliver cleaner air, increased efficiency, competitiveness SACRAMENTO – State agency leaders today released the Draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, an ambitious document that lays a foundation for modernizing California’s multi-billion dollar freight transportation system. Developed in response to Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-32-15, which calls for a single integrated action plan for California, the Draft Action Plan was drafted by the California State Transportation Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Air Resources Board, California Department of Transportation, California Energy Commission and Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development with broad stakeholder input. The Executive Order directs the state agencies to pursue a shared vision to “improve freight efficiency, transition to zero-emission technologies and increase the competitiveness of California’s freight system.” Benefits include meeting the state’s freight infrastructure, public health, air quality and climate goals. The Draft Action Plan responds to the Governor’s Executive Order by articulating one shared vision to improve the efficiency of California’s freight system while reducing its pollution, all the while bolstering the competitiveness of California’s goods movement system nationally and internationally. Key components of the Action Plan include: • A long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transport system. • Targets for 2030 to guide the State toward meeting its long-term vision: o Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. o Deploy over 100,000 zero-emission vehicles/equipment and maximize near-zero by 2020. o Foster future economic growth within the freight and goods movement industry. • Identified opportunities to leverage State freight transport system investments. • Actions to initiate over the next five years to make progress towards the Draft Action Plan’s vision and target. • Pilot projects to achieve concrete progress in the near-term. • Additional concepts for further exploration and potential development. "Future investments of public dollars in freight require a smart approach that accounts for both environmental stewardship and the need for new infrastructure to accommodate a growing freight sector,” said CalSTA Secretary, Brian P. Kelly. “While some may see these as competing priorities, this Draft Action Plan suggests we don't have to choose between these important objectives, but can achieve both through more prudent planning and investment. I look forward to perfecting the document with input from our many stakeholders in the days ahead." Achieving the Draft Action Plan’s objectives will require strategic partnerships and well-coordinated investments in new technologies and major infrastructure upgrades. The plan provides an opportunity for leveraging new federal, State, local and private investment for these freight transport system improvements. California’s freight system is the most extensive and interconnected freight system in the United States and is composed of several deep water seaports, cargo airports, border crossings, and a vast warehousing and distribution sector, all connected by a network of over 11,000 miles of railroad track and Interstate and state highways. Each component is critical and the system depends on these interconnected facilities working in concert to move freight in and out of California to the rest of the nation and across the globe. California’s freight-dependent industries accounted for more than $740 billion in revenue and more than 5 million jobs in 2014. "This is an unprecedented effort to partner with the freight sector to help bolster the competitiveness of California's freight industry," said Governor Brown’s senior jobs adviser Mike Rossi. "The freight sector has already invested heavily in modernization and the Action Plan helps advance those efforts while reducing emissions through commercially viable and affordable technologies." While freight transport in California is a major economic engine for the state, emissions from ships, harbor craft, trucks, locomotives, cargo equipment, aircraft and other freight participants account for about half of toxic diesel particulate matter (PM 2.5), 45 percent of the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) that form ozone and fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, and 6 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in California. Many of these pollutants are emitted in close proximity to communities and pose health risks to nearby residents, highlighting the need for additional steps to protect public health. “The draft we are releasing today represents an unprecedented collaboration among government agencies, in keeping with the importance of the freight sector to our economy and our environment,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The plan commits to include all stakeholders at every step in the process, from refining goals and selecting pilot projects through implementation into the coming decade. Our challenge is to deliver both public health and economic benefits at our ports, on our highways, and in our communities throughout the state.” The Draft Action Plan builds on existing State agency strategies, including the California Freight Mobility Plan, Sustainable Freight Pathways to Zero and Near-Zero Emissions Discussion Document and the Integrated Energy Policy Report. Broad stakeholder input provided over the past several months, including 11 workshops across the state, inform this Draft Action Plan. The Draft Action Plan is available now for stakeholder and public feedback through July 6, 2016. Additionally, agency staff will present it as an informational item at public meetings of the California Freight Advisory Committee, the California Transportation Commission and California Air Resources Board in May. “The Energy Commission is pleased to work in partnership with our sister agencies and engaged stakeholders across the state to develop this draft action plan,” said Energy Commissioner Janea A. Scott. “Reducing pollution from the freight sector will help California to meet its clean air standards and climate goals.” The Governor’s Executive Order on Sustainable Freight can be found at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19046 The Draft Action Plan is available for public review and comments at: www.casustainablefreight.org The State Agencies are requesting comments by July 6, 2016. Comments can be submitted electronically at: www.casustainablefreight.org MEDIA CONTACTS: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GOBIZ) Brook Taylor, 916-322-0667 brook.taylor@gov.ca.gov California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Nancy Vogel 916-653-9402 nancy.vogel@resources.ca.gov California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) Alex Barnum, 916-324-9670 alex.barnum@calepa.ca.gov California State Transportation Agency (CaLSTA) Melissa Figueroa, 916-445-3545 melissa.figueroa@calsta.ca.gov California Air Resources Board (CARB) Karen Caesar 626-575-6728 kcaesar@arb.ca.gov Stanley Young 916-956-9409 syoung@arb.ca.gov California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Tamie McGowen 916-654-5782 tamie.mcgowen@dot.ca.gov California Energy Commission (CEC) Linda Rapatonni 916-654-4989 inda.rapatonni@energy.ca.gov Albert Lundeen 916-654-4989 albert.lundeen@energy.ca.go California is in a drought emergency. 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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: Wed, 4 May 2016 13:01:32 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- State to award $23.6 million for zero-emission trucks at seaports From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1rUELCq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-18 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov State to award $23.6 million for zero-emission trucks at seaports Cleaner air for port-adjacent, disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles, San Joaquin Valley, Oakland, San Diego and West Sacramento SACRAMENTO – The State of California is awarding $23.6 million to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for a statewide zero-emission drayage truck development and demonstration project. The funds, from the California Climate Investments program, will reduce key criteria pollutants, greenhouse gases (GHG), petroleum usage and toxic pollution where reductions are needed most. They are also designed to accelerate the commercialization of heavy-duty advanced, zero-emission technologies, establishing a path for implementing SCAQMD’s clean air plan currently under development. The South Coast air district is teaming up with air districts in the Bay Area, Sacramento, San Diego and San Joaquin Valley to make the project a statewide demonstration of 43 zero-emission battery electric and plug-in hybrid drayage trucks serving major California ports. Demonstration trucks and charging infrastructure will be used in all five air districts, providing emission reduction benefits in key areas of California with drayage truck activity. “This project will help put the very cleanest short-haul trucks to work where they are needed most, moving cargo from the state’s biggest ports to distribution centers and rail yards,” said ARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “This is good news – and cleaner air – for all Californians, but especially those who live in neighborhoods next to these industrial facilities or along some of our state’s busiest trade corridors.” “This unique collaborative effort will accelerate the commercialization of advanced zero-emission truck technologies that are vital to improving air quality in communities near our busy freight corridors,” said Joe Buscaino, Los Angeles City Councilman and SCAQMD Board Member. “Cleaner truck fleets on our roadways are important for air quality and climate goals, and essential to protecting public health.” This is the first large-scale demonstration of zero-emission Class 8 trucks that involves major manufacturers, including BYD, Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo. The companies receiving funds have the engineering resources, manufacturing capabilities and distribution networks to support commercialization of advanced technologies related to moving freight to and from the ports. “BYD is proud to work with the California Air Resources Board, South Coast Air Quality Management District and our fleet partners to advance clean, battery-electric transportation solutions in communities where it is needed most,” said Stella Li, president of BYD Motors. “BYD is a worldwide leader in battery technology and as the OEM providing the most battery-electric trucks under this solicitation, I believe other fleets will take notice and recognize that battery-powered drayage trucks are reliable and available for wider deployment today. We look forward to celebrating the delivery of our first battery-electric drayage truck in the fall of this year.” “Kenworth is pleased to partner with SCAQMD in the development of commercial vehicle technologies that help to reduce emissions,” Kenworth Truck Company Research & Development Manager Brian Lindgren said. “As a division of PACCAR Inc., environmental leadership is one of our core values: reducing the environmental impact of our activities and our products is an integral part of our corporate strategy. We look forward to working with SCAQMD to develop these zero-emission and zero-emission-capable drayage tractors, and if successful, to broaden the availability of these technologies to more of our customers.” “Peterbilt is excited to participate in the grant program and looks forward to working with the California Air Resources Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to evaluate commercial trucks with zero-emission capabilities,” said Andy Weiblen, Peterbilt Director of Product Planning. “Peterbilt welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to developing advanced, environmentally friendly technologies and products, as well as sustaining green initiatives throughout all of our operations and facilities.” “Volvo Group is pleased to partner with SCAQMD and receive funding from CARB to further investigate technologies that offer significant emissions reductions while increasing fuel efficiency for customers,” said Susan Alt, senior vice president of public affairs, Volvo Group North America. “The Zero Emission Drayage Truck Demonstration Project will build upon the integrated technologies approach that Volvo Group has been promoting, including further development of intelligent transportation systems solutions.” The grant award is part of a larger statewide investment in low-carbon transportation projects that are pivotal to meeting California’s ambitious goals to reduce GHG emissions, improve air quality, deploy zero-emission vehicles and reduce petroleum dependency by accelerating the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. This project is part of the California Climate Investments, which use proceeds from the state’s cap-and-trade auctions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional benefits to California communities. The project also supports the Governor’s Executive Order (B-32-15) to ensure the state “transition to zero-emission technologies.” The California Sustainable Freight Action Plan to support that transition was made public Tuesday. Freight transport in California is a major economic engine for the state but also accounts for about half of toxic diesel particulate matter (PM 2.5), 45 percent of the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) that form ozone and fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, and 6 percent of all GHG emissions in California. The SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. 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. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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 . 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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, 17 May 2016 11:43:42 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Clean air, climate luminaries to present breakthrough solutions, research in Sacramento From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1TVMjuq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-21 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: Clean air, climate luminaries to present breakthrough solutions, research in Sacramento SACRAMENTO – Four winners of the 2015 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards will present brief presentations to the general public on their work, featuring breakthrough solutions and research on subjects ranging from air pollution in China to what is affecting California’s rainfall. When: 2:00 to 3:30 PM, Wednesday, May18, 2016 Where: Cal/EPA headquarters, Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I St. (10th & I), Sacramento, CA Clean Air Leadership Talks: The Clean Air Leadership Talks feature a 20-minute talk for each of the 2015 Haagen-Smit Award recipients. • Air Pollution Control in China: Progress and Perspective Jiming Hao, dean and professor, Research Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Tsinghua, China, works to mitigate severe air pollution in China and has improved the lives and health of many Chinese citizens. • Global Connections: What is Controlling California’s Rainfall? Kimberly Prather, professor of atmospheric chemistry, University of California, San Diego, has transformed our understanding of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on atmospheric chemistry, climate and the hydrologic cycle. • Keeping Atmospheric Chemistry in the IPCC Climate Assessments Michael Prather, professor of earth system science at the University of California, Irvine, has made fundamental contributions to the scientific understanding of the role and impacts of various air pollutants and greenhouse gases. • Donald H. Stedman: 50 Years of Air Quality Instrument Inventions and Measurements Gary Bishop will share insights on the pioneering work he and the late Donald Stedman of the University of Denver conducted on real-world measurements and various air pollutants. Dr. Stedman was selected as a 2015 Clean Air Award winner just prior to his passing in April 2016. ________________________________________ Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards Ceremony: The four honorees will receive their awards on Thursday, May 19, 2016, during the meeting of the California Air Resources Board, Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, Calif. 95814. Approximate time: 9:00 AM. Mrs. Hazel Stedman will be accepting the award for her late husband, Dr. Donald H. Stedman. VISUALS: The awards ceremony will be webcast. http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/ma/2016/ma051916.pdf Photos and video will be available after the award ceremony. About the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards: The prestigious Haagen-Smit awards are given annually to those who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of clean air, climate change, technology and related policies. Considered to be California's premier air quality award, it is named for the late Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit, known as the “father” of air pollution science and control. The award recognizes those who have followed in his footsteps to advance efforts toward clean air goals. The Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards have been presented since 2001. Winners have ranged from research scientists to educators to public agency administrators. Awardees are selected by a committee of former winners. For a list of all past award winners, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/winners/winners.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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, 17 May 2016 13:58:33 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard compliance rate is 98 percent From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1W0wVn4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-22 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard compliance rate is 98 percent Low-carbon and renewable fuels have replaced more than 5.3 billion gallons of gasoline and 1.2 billion gallons of diesel fuel since the program began SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board’s report on the state of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program for the compliance year 2015 indicates a compliance rate of 98 percent, with a total of 5.49 million credits generated in the year. These credits are roughly the same as removing 1 million cars from the roads for a year in terms of preventing greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. “This program is succeeding: California has a thriving market for new, low-carbon fuels, there is an ample supply of low-carbon fuel credits, and the marketplace and the regulation provide businesses with the flexibility needed to comply,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The Low Carbon Standard is fully delivering on its promise to drive innovation and create a thriving market that delivers clean, low-carbon fuels for the trucks, buses and cars in California.” The Low Carbon Fuel Standard took effect in 2011, and is designed to lower carbon emissions generated at every stage of a fuel’s production. In California, transportation is the single largest sector for climate impact; responsible for 37 percent of the state’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The transportation sector is also responsible for the majority of the state’s air pollution which adversely impacts public health. Thus, by encouraging the production and use of clean fuels in California the LCFS is reducing emissions of other pollutants of concern. To date renewable and low-carbon fuels rewarded under the LCFS have displaced 5.3 billion gallons of gasoline, and 1.2 billion gallons of diesel fuel. Overall, the program has generated 16.55 million credits with a current balance (that is, over-compliance) of 7.41 million credits. Each credit is the equivalent of 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide. The 2015 annual reports demonstrate exceedingly high levels of overall compliance. Of the 52 entities who sell high carbon fuels, and have an obligation under the program, only a single company – Astra Oil Company LLC – ended the compliance period with a small shortfall of 337 credits and will be required to purchase the necessary credits from the LCFS Credit Clearance Market (CCM) between June 1 and July 31, 2016. The CCM is a cost containment mechanism introduced into the regulation last year and allows a company to purchase credits offered for sale by producers who have generated a surplus. Sellers in the CCM voluntarily offer them into the pool of credits to be made available to other companies that may require them for compliance purposes. Companies that have pledged credits to the CCM in 2016 include BP Products, North America Inc.; Calgren Renewable Fuels; and Titan El Toro LLC. The 2015 Fourth Quarter report can be found here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/dashboard/quarterlysummary/20160415_q4datasummary.pdf Full year data can be found here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/dashboard/quarterlysummary/media_request_041516.xlsx California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 19 May 2016 11:32:44 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Four receive California's premier air quality award From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1OBYf34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-23 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov Four receive California’s premier air quality award 2015 Haagen-Smit awards recognize outstanding air quality achievements in research, science and technology advancements SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board today honored recipients of the 2015 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, California’s premier award recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving air quality. The contributions of this year’s award winners will have lasting impacts not only for air quality and climate goals in California, but on an international scale. “These four individuals have championed public health with extraordinary contributions to air pollution research, science and technology throughout their long and distinguished careers,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The Haagen-Smit Award is our way of honoring these individuals, whose transformative work on emissions control strategies and atmospheric chemistry will have scientific impacts for years to come.” Considered the “Nobel Prize” in air quality achievement, the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards are given annually to individuals who have made significant lifetime contributions toward improving air quality and climate change science, technology and policy, furthering the protection of public health. The 2015 Award Recipients: Dr. Jiming Hao, professor and dean, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing China Dr. Jiming Hao is being recognized for his notable work on a suite of emission control strategies to mitigate severe air pollution in China over the past 40 years. His leadership in development and implementation of emission controls for coal power plants, industrial boilers, vehicles, fuels, and even traffic management will be long-standing legacies at both national as well as international levels. Dr. Kimberly Prather, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego Dr. Kimberly Prather is being recognized for her pioneering work that has transformed our understanding of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on atmospheric chemistry, climate, and the hydrologic cycle. Her innovations in aerosol measurement techniques, contributions to aerosol science, and her commitment to training the next generation of researchers will have scientific impacts for years to come. Dr. Michael Prather, professor, Earth System Science Department, University of California, Irvine Dr. Michael Prather is being recognized for his sustained and innovative contributions to atmospheric chemistry, and the linkages between air quality and climate change in particular. His work has transformed scientific understanding of air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and interactions among them, and has resulted in better policies for controlling greenhouse gases and ozone depletion. These contributions will be regarded for years to come not only for California air quality and climate goals but on an international scale. The late Dr. Donald Stedman, professor, University of Denver Dr. Donald Stedman is being recognized for his contributions to motor vehicle emissions research and measurement techniques. Dr. Stedman’s invention of an on-road remote sensor for measuring in-use motor vehicle emissions and of a heavy-duty on-road emissions monitoring system have transformed our understanding of vehicle fleet emissions and the role that high-emitting vehicles play in determining urban air quality. The impact of those measurements on mobile source emission inventories will be a long-standing legacy. In light of the global connection between air quality and climate change, the scope of the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards program is now international, with an added focus on climate change science and mitigation. California’s premier air quality award is named for the late Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit — known as the "father" of air pollution science and control. The award recognizes those who continue his legacy through perseverance, leadership and innovation in the areas of research, environmental policy, science and technology, public education and community service. Dr. Haagen-Smit’s breakthrough research, which became the foundation upon which today's air pollution standards are based, concluded that most of California's smog is the result of photochemistry — the reaction of sunlight with industrial and motor vehicle exhaust to create ozone. The selection committee is comprised of past award winners. To learn more about the Haagen-Smit award: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/hsawards.htm For a list of all past award Haagen-Smit winners: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/winners/winners.htm Photos of the awards ceremony are available here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskA8WEyM California is in a drought emergency. 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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: Wed, 25 May 2016 12:08:17 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for seventh joint cap-and-trade auction From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1WTRLFo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-24 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for seventh joint cap-and-trade auction Sacramento—Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the May 18, 2016 joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2016 and 2019 vintages. 2016 Vintage Number offered: 67,675,951 Number sold: 7,260,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 2019 Vintage Number offered: 10,078,750 Number sold: 914,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auction/auction.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 18:07:30 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: ARB, CEC and CA PUC will host symposium on studies of methane emissions from natural gas use in CA From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following media advisory from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=820 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2016 Media Advisory 16-25 CONTACT: ARB Public Information Office (916) 322-2990 pio@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY Sacramento—On June 6 & 7, 2016, the Air Resources Board, California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission will host a symposium on the current science and results of various studies of methane emissions from natural gas used in California. This two-day symposium will bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss how the latest information can be best used to move forward with reducing methane emissions from the natural gas supply chain. (Agenda here.) The symposium will include a technology showcase featuring various methane measuring technologies and mobile monitoring tools. What: Two-day symposium on reduction of methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure hosted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Where: Byron Sher Auditorium, second floor, CalEPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento* When: 8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2016 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016; This event is open to the public but registration is appreciated. Please register here (http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/oil-gas/symp.htm) or at check-in Monday morning. *The technology showcase will be set up in front of the Byron Sher Auditorium Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the mobile detection technologies will be available for viewing in the CalEPA courtyard. Background: In 2008, California began building its statewide methane monitoring network. Since that time it has been a leader in research on emissions of methane, the most prevalent short-lived climate pollutant. In the Fall of 2015 the massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon in the Los Angeles Basin helped sharpen public awareness and scientific focus on methane, which is the main component in natural gas. CARB is already in the rulemaking process for the Proposed Regulation for Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities to improve monitoring and prevent the escape of fugitive methane from the state’s natural gas supply network. In addition, the CPUC is developing, in cooperation with CARB, rules required by SB 1371 (Leno) to minimize leaks from natural gas pipeline and related facilities. Overall, these regulations address emissions from the entire supply chain located within California. CARB is also developing a Short-lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy to evaluate how best to control fugitive methane and other SLCPs within the greater context of curbing the worst impacts of climate change. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 16:55:47 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Court decision on diesel rule hits small fleets and farmers hard From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=823 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 9, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-27 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 (916) 799-7151 cell kcaesar@arb.ca.gov California Court decision on diesel rule hits small fleets and farmers hard State Truck and Bus diesel regulation still in effect, but flexibility options for small fleets overturned in case brought by the California Trucking Association SACRAMENTO - A decision by the Superior Court of California in Fresno today agreed with the California Trucking Association’s request to erase a range of amendments to the state’s major rule to clean up diesel trucks and buses. The case is not against the rule itself, which remains fully in effect, but the amendments adopted in 2014. The amendments provide badly needed flexibility to smaller fleets (three trucks or less), lower-use vehicles including those operated by small farmers, and fleets in some rural areas. ARB will immediately file an appeal, which will maintain the status quo while the case makes its way through the higher courts. “California led the way by adopting our landmark regulation to clean up dirty trucks, and our air quality has benefited immensely,” said CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey. “In 2014, we recognized the extreme economic pressures experienced by smaller trucking fleets and independent owners as they sought to comply by upgrading or purchasing new equipment. We responded by amending the regulation to make it more flexible for ‘the little guys’ to comply. This court decision negates those amendments and deals a profound blow the smaller fleets, small farmers and independent owners.” The lawsuit, filed by John R. Lawson Rack and Oil of Fresno, and the California Trucking Association (CTA) alleges ARB did not follow the proper procedures of the Administrative Procedures Act and the California Environmental Quality Act in adopting the amendments. CTA also alleges their members’ economic interests were harmed by them being undercut competitively by fleets who took advantage of the flexibility provisions. “We strongly disagree with the court, and will file an appeal in all possible haste,” said Jack Kitowski, CARB head of the Mobile Source Division which oversaw the development, and is in charge of putting the regulation into effect on a daily basis. “We don’t want to see small fleets and farmers hurt by this decision,” he added. As the case makes its way through the Court of Appeal process, ARB staff statewide will continue to enforce the regulation and will cite those vehicles found to be out of compliance. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 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. ### California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:20:26 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- State to award $9 million for zero-emission trucks at two rail yards, one freight transfer yard in Southern California From: lbuckley@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1rgPSo0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 10, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-28a CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov State to award $9 million for zero-emission trucks at two rail yards, one freight transfer yard in Southern California Fully electric trucks to help clean air in low-income, disadvantaged communities in San Bernardino, Commerce and Fontana SACRAMENTO - The State of California is awarding $9 million to the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) for 27 zero-emission trucks to replace diesel-powered heavy-duty tractors used in rail yards and large-scale freight distribution centers. The funds come from the California Climate Investments (CCI) program and are designed to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), while also reducing petroleum usage and improving air quality in residential communities. The project, which kicked off this week, will place these electric-powered trucks in disadvantaged communities within the cities of San Bernardino, Commerce and Fontana. The goal is to develop zero-emission vehicles that could replace existing diesel trucks accelerating the commercialization of these and other examples of heavy-duty advanced, zero-emission technologies in California. “This project will help put the very cleanest trucks to work where they are heavily utilized, moving cargo within freight yards,” California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “Cleaner trucks mean cleaner air for all Californians, but especially for those who live in neighborhoods next to these freight transfer facilities.” Over the two-year duration of the demonstration project, the full complement of the zero-emission trucks will result in overall reductions of 3,500 tons of carbon dioxide, 3,250 pounds of nitrogen oxide and 170 pounds of diesel soot (PM10). “In a county like ours, it is imperative that we continue to seek the resources needed to fund innovative and effective solutions to the air quality challenges we face,” SANBAG President Ryan McEachron said. “This grant represents just one part of a continued effort by SANBAG to enhance the quality of life for our residents.” “At BNSF, we believe it is good business and good citizenship to minimize our impact on the environment and to contribute to the long-term sustainability of our business. We welcome the opportunity to participate in this demonstration project to test the viability and effectiveness of using zero-emission trucks inside two of our Southern California facilities,” said Mark Kirschinger, BNSF general manager operations California Division. The two types of trucks funded by this grant are the most common at every major freight location in the U.S., providing a model for truck electrification that could be scaled to any facility. The project will demonstrate 23 battery-electric 80,000-pound (GVWR) Class 8 yard trucks, also known as “yard goats,” which are used to move heavy freight containers short distances within freight yards, warehouses, distribution centers and port terminals. The project also demonstrates four 16,100-pound (GVWR) Class 5 medium-duty service trucks. BNSF Railway will operate the trucks at two of its intermodal rail yards in the cities of San Bernardino and Commerce; Daylight Transport will also operate the trucks at its new truck freight transfer facility in Fontana. The grant is part of a larger statewide investment in low-carbon transportation projects that are pivotal to meeting California’s ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and reduce petroleum dependency by accelerating the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The project also supports the Governor’s Executive Order (B-32-15) to “upgrade freight vehicles and infrastructure” utilizing “technologies, energy sources, and fuels that enable greater transportation efficiency while reducing community and environmental impacts.” The draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, required under the Executive Order, was made public last month. The fully electric trucks will be designed and manufactured by BYD in Lancaster, California. “BYD’s class 8 heavy-duty yard truck and class 5 medium-duty service truck technology will prove that vehicle electrification is a solution that can be applied today to a variety of needs — not just passenger vehicles,” said Stella Li, president of BYD Motors. “BYD is proud to collaborate on this project and showcase our best-in-market electric battery technology. By deploying these trucks in 24/7 operations, this project will prove that truck electrification can be adopted at any major freight location and scaled for any facility and business need in the U.S.” CARB and SANBAG are committed to working with industry to improve air quality in the Inland Empire by supporting public-private partnerships and technology innovation. California is in a drought emergency. 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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, 16 Jun 2016 13:26:54 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB, NOAA, NASA and San Jose State University scientists team up to study ozone transported across Pacific From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1UBrZix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-30 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov CARB, NOAA, NASA and San Jose State University scientists team up to study ozone transported across Pacific Airplanes, ozone “balloons,” lidar technologies used to understand impact in the San Joaquin Valley SACRAMENTO – This summer dozens of scientists from State and federal agencies and universities are using four different aircraft with more than 200 flight hours, balloons that measure ozone aloft, and a laser-based instrument that measures ozone above the ground up to 12,000 feet, to investigate ozone which enters California from the Pacific Ocean. The three-month research project (mid-May to mid-August) will help scientists learn if ozone entering the state from the Pacific has an effect on air quality at the surface in the San Joaquin Valley. As California continues to reduce local sources of ozone, ozone entering the state from the Pacific makes up a larger fraction of measured ozone levels. Current ozone levels in the San Joaquin Valley are predominantly caused by local emissions, but as air quality standards become lower, any contribution from global ozone levels needs to be understood. The California Baseline Ozone Transport Study (CABOTS) will investigate the concentrations of ozone aloft at a site on the Northern California coast and the role that ozone hundreds -- or even thousands -- of feet above the surface can play in surface measurements in the San Joaquin Valley. “California must continue to achieve significant new reductions in ozone emissions to achieve federally mandated health-based standards,” said California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary D. Nichols. “Science is key to helping us understand what causes areas of our state like the San Joaquin Valley to exceed the ozone standard. By combining resources with NOAA, NASA and San Jose State, California will get new data to answer important questions about air pollution that comes into our state from across the globe.” Recent health research has led the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt a lower, more health protective ozone standard. At the same time, increasing industrialization in Asia and global emissions of methane has led to higher ozone concentrations entering California from the west. Actions to decrease climate change, such as California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy and the U.S. EPA’s actions to curb methane emissions, will help to decrease global ozone levels. The foundation of CABOTS is two CARB research contracts totaling $400,000, but coordination with other ongoing CARB and federal studies will result in measurements which would likely cost well over $1 million to replicate. The foundational CABOTS projects measure ozone vertical profiles at two locations during the late spring and summer of 2016: • A contract with San Jose State University, “Improved Understanding of the Magnitude of Trans-Pacific Long Range Transported Ozone Aloft at California’s Coast,” provides near daily ozonesonde launches from the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory. An ozonesonde is a balloon which measures ozone from the surface to more than 10 kilometers above the ground. Data collected from this project will help researchers better quantify the magnitude and temporal variations in measured ozone concentrations entering California. • A contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “Lidar Profiling of Ozone in the San Joaquin Valley,” uses a surface-based ozone lidar to provide ozone profiles in the San Joaquin Valley for three weeks in both the spring and summer of 2016. Lidar is a technology that uses a laser to measure ozone concentrations in a vertical column up to 5 kilometers above the ground. The data will help CARB to better characterize the ozone vertical profile and its temporal variation in the San Joaquin Valley, and to understand the vertical mixing of ozone aloft down to the surface. Additional measurements that will happen during the study period which are expected to enhance our understanding of the impact of long-range transported ozone pollution are: • Daily aircraft flights between 4 and 6 a.m. over Fresno and Bakersfield between June and September. Part of CARB’s Aircraft Pilot Observation program, the flights make continuous measurements of ozone up to 3,000 meters above ground. • A second CARB-funded aircraft project aims to characterize the ozone content of the lower atmosphere from dawn to early evening at Fresno, Bakersfield and points in between. Approximately 10 days of flights will happen this spring and summer. • The Alpha Jet Atmospheric Experiment (AJAX) project at NASA Ames Research Center makes regular measurements of ozone and other trace gases over California. In support of CABOTS, AJAX will sample air composition offshore and between the locations of the ground-based and balloon measurements. • CABOTS will also benefit from data collected by NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory. Two flights, on Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18, part of the NASA Student Airborne Research Program, will target the atmosphere above the SJV. • Ozone measurements at Chews Ridge (a site in the Coastal Range southeast of Monterey) funded by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will provide ozone data at a high elevation near the coast and west of the lidar measurements. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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, 23 Jun 2016 09:47:13 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Some household products emit unhealthy levels of ozone, study finds From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/28Oj9iQ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-32 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov Some household products emit unhealthy levels of ozone, study finds CARB study identifies critical gap in consumer protection SACRAMENTO - A number of consumer products and home appliances, none of which are tested or regulated for ozone emissions, emit enough ozone to pose potential health risks to their users, a new California Air Resources Board (CARB) study has found. The study, “Evaluation of Ozone Emissions and Exposures from Consumer Products and Home Appliances,” highlights a critical gap in consumer protection. The paper was published online today in the journal “Indoor Air.” The CARB study measured ozone emissions and impacts on indoor ozone levels and associated exposures from 17 consumer products and home appliances that emit ozone either intentionally or as a by-product of their functions. In all, five products in three categories emitted ozone at levels that may result in potential health effects. The five products included a residential ozone laundry water treatment appliance, two fruit and vegetable washers, and two facial steamers. Due to its strong oxidative ability, ozone is widely advertised for disinfection or odor removal by manufacturers. The use of some products was estimated to contribute up to 87 percent of total daily exposures to ozone. An ozone laundry water treatment system, when used for one wash cycle, increased room ozone concentrations by 0.11 parts per million (ppm), which is higher than California’s 1-hour health-based air quality standard for outdoor ozone (0.09 ppm). And, it increased personal exposure concentrations by as much as 0.42 ppm. The personal exposure concentration is the concentration that users of the product are exposed to as a result of their close proximity to the product. This exposure level exceeds the level of a Stage 2 smog alert, which is called when 1-hour average outdoor ozone concentrations reach 0.35 ppm. Such an alert has not been called in California since 1988. For some products, one use does not increase room ozone concentrations markedly, but repeated use can result in high exposure concentrations. For example, a fruit and vegetable washer increased personal exposure concentrations by an average of 2.55 ppm, or more than 28 times higher than California’s 1-hour health-based standard for outdoor ozone (0.09 ppm), when it was used for three continuous wash cycles with reused water. While many consumer products and home appliances can emit ozone, ozone emissions have only been regulated for air cleaners. Ozone generators – purported air cleaners that intentionally produce ozone and which are inaccurately marketed as producing “safe” levels of activated oxygen that remove indoor air pollutants – and other types of air cleaners, such as some ionizers and electrostatic precipitators, have been found to increase indoor ozone concentrations to harmful levels. In response, CARB adopted a regulation in 2007 to limit ozone emissions from indoor air cleaning devices to no more than 50 ppb. ARB has certified over 1,600 models of air cleaning devices that meet the ozone emission standard. In addition, CARB has identified a list of potentially hazardous ozone generators sold as air purifiers. The recent CARB study concluded that further research and actions, such as product design changes, development of industry standards, and/or regulations limiting ozone emissions from these other types of products, appear to be needed. CARB has developed a web page (http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/ozoneproducts.htm) for more information on this study, including a list of ozone-emitting products similar to those studied . The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission is the agency with authority over consumer products. CARB has shared the results of its study with the CPSC. Ground level ozone, a key ingredient of smog, is a harmful air pollutant that can cause serious health effects and environmental impacts. These include respiratory problems such as increased asthma symptoms, and even premature death, as well as crop and forest damage. The use of some of the products tested can contribute a significant fraction of total daily exposure to ozone. Although their market share is unknown, these devices can easily be obtained due to their low price and widespread advertising online and on television. For a fact sheet on results of the study on ozone emissions from consumer products and home appliances, visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/ozoneproductsfactsheet.pdf B-roll is available here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/ozone_devices_broll.mp4 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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, 28 Jun 2016 06:40:10 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Volkswagen to spend over one billion dollars in California to address illegal emissions caused by cheating devices on its 2.0-liter diesel From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/295jaSK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-33 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Volkswagen to spend over one billion dollars in California to address illegal emissions caused by cheating devices on its 2.0-liter diesel vehicles Funds to fully mitigate pollution from cheating and make investments to expand California’s growing Zero-Emission Vehicle market Sacramento – California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols and Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced today that German automaker Volkswagen AG and related entities have agreed to funding or investments totaling more than one billion dollars in California to fully remedy the environmental harm caused by using illegal “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests in 71,000 2.0-liter diesel cars sold in California between 2009-2015. The money for California includes approximately $380 million for projects to reduce smog-producing pollution by incentivizing clean heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in disadvantaged communities, and $800 million in investments to advance California’s nation-leading zero-emissions vehicle programs. VW will make these payments and investments in installments over several years. California’s share represents one-quarter of the total $4.7 billion mitigation fund and ZEV investment obligations. The mitigation funding and ZEV investments are part of a settlement requiring Volkswagen to offer consumers a buyback and lease termination for all 500,000 model year 2009-2015 2.0-liter diesel vehicles sold or leased nationwide, and spend up to $10 billion to compensate consumers under the program. In addition to the buyback option, Volkswagen may also propose an emissions modification plan to U.S. EPA and CARB, and if approved, VW will offer owners and lessees the option of having their vehicles modified to substantially reduce emissions in lieu of having the car bought back by VW. By virtue of its discovery of VW’s deceit and CARB’s longstanding role in setting and enforcing tough vehicle standards, California played a major role in leading, shaping and structuring the settlement to achieve two basic principles: 1) ensure that emissions in California due to VW’s cheating are fully mitigated, and 2) provide consumers with attractive options including significant inducements that VW must pay. “This is a good deal for California’s environment and for California consumers. It will bring over a billion dollars of projects to California to supercharge our expanding zero-emission vehicle market, and fully mitigate the environmental harm to our air as a result of VW’s cheating,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The Consent Decree also recognizes the crucial contribution the dogged engineers in CARB’s testing lab played in exposing the illegal device in the first place – and the exceptionally costly and difficult challenges we face in our fight for cleaner air in a state where tens of millions breathe the most heavily polluted air in the nation.” “Our state and national environmental protection laws exist to protect public health and to preserve our planet for future generations. Volkswagen undermined these objectives by deceiving California consumers and flagrantly violating California environmental and consumer protection laws by manipulating its diesel vehicles to produce false results when undergoing emissions testing,” said Attorney General Kamala Harris. “This landmark agreement not only ensures that consumers who were deceived are fairly compensated, but also requires Volkswagen to make unprecedented investments in protecting our environment and advancing zero emission technology.” In California, VW’s cheating was particularly harmful, because our air quality is worse than anywhere else in the nation, with 23 million people living within the nation’s only severe nonattainment areas for ozone pollution, and 12 million living in areas with nation-leading levels of fine particle pollution. These pollutants cause lung disease, heart disease, and premature death, especially among our most vulnerable populations. To put California on track to ensure healthy air for all, California has adopted the most stringent air quality regulatory and enforcement program in the United States. “The purpose of California’s rigorous certification and enforcement program is to catch cheaters like Volkswagen, to take actions to mitigate the harm they have done and to penalize them to send the clearest possible signal that cheating doesn’t pay,” said CARB’s Executive Officer Richard W. Corey. “Volkswagen’s actions were deeply unfair to Californians who breathe unhealthy air every day, and offensive to California businesses that invest their time and money to meet California’s stringent regulatory requirements. It was also a violation of the trust that consumers put in Volkswagens’ marketing claims that it was producing clean vehicles. We hope that VW now understands that if you cheat you are going to get caught -- and when you do, it will be costly.” In September 2015, CARB and U.S. EPA announced that VW had admitted installing certain software in all 2.0-liter diesel passenger cars, model years 2009 through 2015. This software was specifically designed to detect when the car was being tested in the laboratory and operate to meet the rigorous certification standards for emissions. But the software also detected when the car was outside the laboratory and on the open road, and then effectively bypassed emissions control equipment. As a result, the software fulfilled the definition of an illegal ”defeat device” and emissions of nitrogen oxide (or NOx, a smog-producing pollutant) in normal, everyday driving reached levels up to 40 times the legal standard. California’s Share of the National Mitigation Fund: To address all past and future excess emissions of NOx from the 2.0-liter cars sold in California, under the terms of the Consent Decree VW must pay $380 million over a three-year period into a trust for projects to replace older and dirtier heavy duty diesel vehicles and equipment with advanced zero- or near-zero technologies. This provides an opportunity to focus reductions of emissions in disadvantaged communities. Californians will have the opportunity for public input on potential projects to be funded with this money. California’s share of the $2.7 billion mitigation fund is proportional to its share of the total number of affected diesel cars. $900 million is payable in the first year and other states will apply for their share through the trust. California’s 10-year ZEV Infrastructure and Access Fund: The Consent Decree also requires Volkswagen to invest $800 million dollars in ZEV infrastructure and access over a 10-year period in California. Volkswagen will be installing zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure (for both electric and hydrogen-powered cars), funding consumer awareness campaigns to increase the zero-emission vehicle market, and investing in projects such as car-sharing programs that will increase access to zero-emission vehicles for all consumers in California. These brand-neutral projects will support the next generation of zero-emission vehicles that will be sold in California, helping to grow the state’s burgeoning ZEV program, and will help lay the zero-emissions foundation for achieving the State’s air quality and climate goals. Under the terms of the settlement, Volkswagen will submit ZEV investment plans every 30 months, covering $200 million dollars in investments in each plan, until the full funding level is expended. ARB will provide comments and approve each plan after those comments are addressed. Under the broader national settlement, Volkswagen will be investing an additional $1.2 billion under the settlement’s National ZEV investment requirement through the other states for similar projects that support the transition to zero-emission vehicles in areas of the U.S. outside California. The Consent Decree does not resolve pending claims for civil penalties or any claims concerning 3.0-liter diesel vehicles, and does not address any potential criminal liability. The proposed Consent Decree is now subject to a 30-day public comment period under provisions of the federal Clean Air Act. The proposed Consent Decree is here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/volkswagen-spend-147-billion-settle-allegations-cheating-emissions-tests-and-deceiving The federal press release is available here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/volkswagen-spend-147-billion-settle-allegations-cheating-emissions-tests-and-deceiving The California Attorney General’s press release is available here: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-california-air-resources-board-announce-147 An FAQ on California’s portion of the settlement is available here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/vw-diesel-info.htm Details for car owners and lessees is available here: https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 28 Jun 2016 06:41:38 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Media Advisory: Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/29kiNAh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-34 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols to Discuss CA Impact of $14.7 Billion Volkswagen Settlement SAN FRANCISCO – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols will hold a media availability to discuss the California impact of the landmark $14.7 billion national settlement with Volkswagen over “defeat device” software the company installed in its 2.0 liter diesel vehicles. As part of the agreement, Volkswagen will spend approximately $10 billion to buy back or modify these vehicles, as well as pay $2.7 billion into a trust to support environmental programs and reduce emissions and an additional $2 billion on investments and promotion of zero emissions vehicles. California’s share represents one-quarter of the total national mitigation funding of $4.7 billion dollars. The media availability will be live streamed on www.oag.ca.gov. WHO: California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board WHEN: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 11 a.m. PDT WHERE: Office of California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris 455 Golden Gate Avenue 14th Floor Press Conference Room San Francisco, CA NOTES: This event is open to credentialed media only. California is in a drought emergency. 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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, 8 Jul 2016 15:09:36 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Environmental Justice Committee launches series of statewide meetings on air pollution and climate concerns From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=836 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-35 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 (916) 956-9409 mobile stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov Environmental Justice Committee launches series of statewide meetings to hear concerns, get input on air pollution and California's Climate Change Action Plan First meeting is July 11 in San Bernardino SACRAMENTO - On Monday, July 11, the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee will host the first in a series of meetings to provide residents with the opportunity to meet with local advocates and state officials to share concerns and provide input on addressing air pollution and how to help California meet its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets. The meetings are being organized by the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee with the help of the California Air Resources Board. The EJAC consists of representatives from communities in the state with the most significant exposure to air pollution, including those with minority or low-income populations. The goal of these meetings is to get input on the state’s Climate Change Action Plan, also known as the Scoping Plan, that is currently being developed to cut greenhouse gases 40 percent by 2030. Development of the Scoping Plan is a central requirement of AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The plan is built on the principle that a balanced mix of strategies is the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and grow the economy in a clean and sustainable direction. Each meeting will feature a “Gallery Walk” showcasing large informational posters as well as “World Café” sessions where groups will discuss specific subjects related to California’s Climate Change Action Plan. Meetings will be held in San Bernardino (Monday, July 11); San Diego (Thursday, July 14); Oakland (Tuesday, July 19); Wilmington (Monday, July 25); South Los Angeles (Tuesday, July 26); Fresno, Modesto, and Bakersfield (Thursday, July 28); and Sacramento (Friday, July 29). Meetings are also planned to be held this Fall in additional locations. For more information on times and locations, and to learn more about the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ejac ### California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:57:13 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- VOLKSWAGEN UPDATE: Air Resources Board rejects Volkswagen recall plan for 3.0 liter diesel passenger cars From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following update from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/29ERIHs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2016 VOLKSWAGEN UPDATE CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov VOLKSWAGEN UPDATE Air Resources Board rejects Volkswagen recall plan for 3.0 liter diesel passenger cars Further discussions to be in context of enforcement action SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today rejected proposed recall plans submitted by Volkswagen/Audi and Porsche for repair of undisclosed Auxiliary Emission Control Devices (AECDs) and defeat devices in 3.0 liter, diesel passenger cars manufactured for model years 2009-2016. This decision affects about 16,000 3.0 liter diesel Volkswagens, Audis and Porsches sold in California. CARB staff has determined that the proposed recall plans submitted by the companies are incomplete and deficient in a number of areas (see links below for rejection letters). CARB, in conjunction with EPA, will continue the on-going technical discussions with the companies through the enforcement process to ensure a legally and technically acceptable resolution is reached which fully mitigates the excess emissions. See 3.0 liter rejection letter for Volkswagen/Audi here: http://bit.ly/29Iucx8 See 3.0 liter rejection letter for Porsche here: http://bit.ly/29T9SH6 Other information concerning VW, Audi and Porsche’s violations can be found here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/vw-diesel-info.htm California is in a drought emergency. 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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, 18 Jul 2016 11:02:33 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and federal partners release Draft Technical Assessment Report of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for mode From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/29IF1vR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-38 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and federal partners release Draft Technical Assessment Report of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks Report to serve as technical underpinning for continued focus in California on advanced conventional and zero-emission vehicle technologies SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board, along with its federal partners – the U.S. EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – today took a major step in the mid-term evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025 by releasing a draft Technical Assessment Report (TAR) for public comment. The existing standards require that all new vehicles improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time. The draft TAR examines a wide range of technical and cost issues relevant to the adopted 2022-2025 greenhouse gas emission standards and is the product of close collaboration and significant effort over the past four years on the part of California and the two federal agencies, including extensive laboratory testing by U.S. EPA and extensive outreach to auto manufacturers and other stakeholders. The TAR demonstrates that automakers are innovating at unprecedented rates and can meet the MY 2022-2025 standards with a wide range of cost-effective technologies, and that manufacturers can meet the standards at similar or even a lower cost than was anticipated in the 2012 rulemaking with substantial fuel savings to consumers. “After almost four years of close collaboration on the draft Technical Assessment Report with our federal partners, the conclusions are clear: costs are lower for many technologies than we originally thought, market uptake is strong, and expected consumer benefits remain high,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The next step for us to take is equally clear: To build on this progress and continue advancing not only conventional, but more importantly zero-emission technologies to stay on the path to clean air and a stable climate.” During the development of the standards -- unveiled in 2012 -- all parties agreed to a mid-term evaluation process whereby the standards for MY 2022-2025 could be adjusted, depending on the pace of technology development and market uptake of low-emissions technologies. The TAR demonstrates a faster pace than expected for the development and uptake of these technologies. “The TAR is a significant step in our understanding of automotive technology in advanced gasoline engines and transmissions for helping meet the California GHG reductions goals for our future cars and light trucks. My technical team and our federal partners worked tirelessly to get here today,” said CARB Deputy Executive Officer Dr. Alberto Ayala. “Now CARB can take full advantage of this work by using the TAR as the technical underpinning for moving forward on the California ZEV Mandate. We now know that it is up to the combined efforts of California, our ZEV-state partners, and other supporters to advance on ZEVs precisely because of the very low level of reliance on electrification needed to meet the national standards.” In California, the transportation sector accounts for 36 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, making it the largest contributor to climate change and the single largest source of smog-forming pollution in the state. As a result, reliance on conventional automobile technologies will not enable the state to meet is climate targets of a 40 percent reduction of greenhouse gases, and up to 50 percent reduction of petroleum use by 2030. Reliance on conventional automobile technologies will also not support California’s ability to meet its health-based air quality targets, given its unique geography and the sheer number of cars that contribute to the nation’s most extreme levels of ozone. Among other findings in the draft TAR, for example, is the fact that battery costs are already lower today than they were originally anticipated to be 10 years from now. This helps support accelerating efforts in California and nine other states that have adopted the ZEV mandate to accelerate commercialization of electric vehicles. It also helps move forward toward the target of 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025 to fulfill the goal established in an MOU eight states signed two years ago. The eight signatory states of the MOU constitute about 25 percent of the new-car buying public nationally. Release of the Draft TAR begins a 60-day public comment period. These comments, along with any new data and information, will inform the development and next steps in the Mid-Term Evaluation leading to a final determination about the standards for MY 2022-2025. For the U.S. EPA press release, visit: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-us-dot-californias-air-resources-board-issue-draft-technical-assessment-report For more information on today’s announcement, including a link to the draft TAR, visit: https://www3.epa.gov/otaq/climate/mte.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 18 Jul 2016 11:10:24 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and federal agencies release draft Technical Assessment on GHG, fuel economy standards for cars 2022-2025 From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/29IF1vR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-38 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and federal partners release Draft Technical Assessment Report of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks Report to serve as technical underpinning for continued focus in California on advanced conventional and zero-emission vehicle technologies SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board, along with its federal partners – the U.S. EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – today took a major step in the mid-term evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025 by releasing a draft Technical Assessment Report (TAR) for public comment. The existing standards require that all new vehicles improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time. The draft TAR examines a wide range of technical and cost issues relevant to the adopted 2022-2025 greenhouse gas emission standards and is the product of close collaboration and significant effort over the past four years on the part of California and the two federal agencies, including extensive laboratory testing by U.S. EPA and extensive outreach to auto manufacturers and other stakeholders. The TAR demonstrates that automakers are innovating at unprecedented rates and can meet the MY 2022-2025 standards with a wide range of cost-effective technologies, and that manufacturers can meet the standards at similar or even a lower cost than was anticipated in the 2012 rulemaking with substantial fuel savings to consumers. “After almost four years of close collaboration on the draft Technical Assessment Report with our federal partners, the conclusions are clear: costs are lower for many technologies than we originally thought, market uptake is strong, and expected consumer benefits remain high,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The next step for us to take is equally clear: To build on this progress and continue advancing not only conventional, but more importantly zero-emission technologies to stay on the path to clean air and a stable climate.” During the development of the standards -- unveiled in 2012 -- all parties agreed to a mid-term evaluation process whereby the standards for MY 2022-2025 could be adjusted, depending on the pace of technology development and market uptake of low-emissions technologies. The TAR demonstrates a faster pace than expected for the development and uptake of these technologies. “The TAR is a significant step in our understanding of automotive technology in advanced gasoline engines and transmissions for helping meet the California GHG reductions goals for our future cars and light trucks. My technical team and our federal partners worked tirelessly to get here today,” said CARB Deputy Executive Officer Dr. Alberto Ayala. “Now CARB can take full advantage of this work by using the TAR as the technical underpinning for moving forward on the California ZEV Mandate. We now know that it is up to the combined efforts of California, our ZEV-state partners, and other supporters to advance on ZEVs precisely because of the very low level of reliance on electrification needed to meet the national standards.” In California, the transportation sector accounts for 36 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, making it the largest contributor to climate change and the single largest source of smog-forming pollution in the state. As a result, reliance on conventional automobile technologies will not enable the state to meet is climate targets of a 40 percent reduction of greenhouse gases, and up to 50 percent reduction of petroleum use by 2030. Reliance on conventional automobile technologies will also not support California’s ability to meet its health-based air quality targets, given its unique geography and the sheer number of cars that contribute to the nation’s most extreme levels of ozone. Among other findings in the draft TAR, for example, is the fact that battery costs are already lower today than they were originally anticipated to be 10 years from now. This helps support accelerating efforts in California and nine other states that have adopted the ZEV mandate to accelerate commercialization of electric vehicles. It also helps move forward toward the target of 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025 to fulfill the goal established in an MOU eight states signed two years ago. The eight signatory states of the MOU constitute about 25 percent of the new-car buying public nationally. Release of the Draft TAR begins a 60-day public comment period. These comments, along with any new data and information, will inform the development and next steps in the Mid-Term Evaluation leading to a final determination about the standards for MY 2022-2025. For the U.S. EPA press release, visit: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-us-dot-californias-air-resources-board-issue-draft-technical-assessment-report For more information on today’s announcement, including a link to the draft TAR, visit: https://www3.epa.gov/otaq/climate/mte.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:37:15 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- State releases final plan to transform freight system From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=850 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-42 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 (626) 575-6965 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov State releases final plan to transform freight system Collaborative effort highlights new technologies to improve air quality, help economy grow Sacramento – In response to an Executive Order issued last year by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., state agency leaders today released the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, a comprehensive document that serves as a blueprint for transforming the state’s multi-billion dollar freight transport system into one that is environmentally cleaner, more efficient, and more economically competitive than it is today. The revised document is similar to the draft version issued in May 2016, but reflects new input provided by industry, labor, regional and local government, and community and environmental group stakeholders, who submitted more than 85 comments on the draft plan. “We listened to stakeholders, incorporated changes, and we will continue to consult with them as we put the Plan into action” said California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols. “This dialogue -- and a commitment to shared responsibility for and ownership of this plan-- is the underpinning for the successful transformation of our freight transport system and the multiple benefits it will bring to our environment, communities and our economy.” Developed in response to Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-32-15, which calls for a single integrated action plan for California, the Action Plan was prepared by the California State Transportation Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Natural Resources Agency, California Air Resources Board, California Department of Transportation, California Energy Commission and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, with broad stakeholder input. "The Sustainable Freight Action Plan reflects the hard work done by the partners to address the needs of the freight industry,” said Governor Brown’s senior jobs adviser Mike Rossi. “GO-Biz will continue working with our stakeholders in the business community to see that the Action Plan builds upon ongoing efforts to modernize the freight industry while reducing emissions and keeping it competitive through commercially viable and affordable technologies."   The Executive Order directs the state agencies to pursue a shared vision to “improve freight efficiency, transition to zero-emission technologies and increase the competitiveness of California’s freight system.” Benefits include meeting the state’s freight infrastructure, public health, air quality and climate goals. The Action Plan includes a long term-2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transport system along with these targets for 2030: • Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. • Deploy over 100,000 zero-emission vehicles/equipment and maximize near-zero by 2020. • Foster future economic growth within the freight and goods movement industry. The plan also identifies opportunities to leverage State freight transport system investments, pinpoints actions to initiate over the next five years to meet goals, and lists possible pilot projects to achieve concrete progress in the near term. "This Sustainable Freight Action Plan reflects an investment strategy that’s right for California: expand economic development, create jobs and protect our environment. The plan doesn't choose between these objectives, but proposes strategies to achieve them all. I look forward to turning this plan into action,” said California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian P. Kelly. Among the new additions to the final plan are placing more focus on key partnerships and a discussion of toxic hot spots. Changes have also been made throughout the document to clarify and emphasize the collaboration between the responsible agencies and other regional planning efforts, including funding. “The Energy Commission appreciates the collaboration amongst our sister agencies and engaged stakeholders across the state to develop an action plan to address Governor Brown's call to action on sustainable freight,” said Energy Commissioner Janea A. Scott. “We look forward to working with our partners to refine and prioritize the strategies and actions identified in the Action Plan and to carrying out actions that will help California to meet its clean air standards and climate goals.” Next steps for state agencies will include continued work with federal, state, industry, labor, regional, local and environmental and community-based partners to refine and prioritize the strategies and actions outlined in the Action Plan. The state agencies will also create collaborative stakeholder working groups on competitiveness, system efficiency, workforce developments, and regulatory and permitting process improvements. Regular California Freight Advisory Committee meetings will continue, and by July 2017, the state agencies will establish work plans for chosen pilot projects. Currently, California is the nation’s largest gateway for international trade and domestic commerce, with an interconnected system of ports, railroads, highways and roads that allow freight from around the world to move throughout the state and nation. This system is responsible for one-third of the state’s economic product and jobs, with freight dependent industries accounting for over $740 billion in gross domestic product and over five million jobs in 2014. For more information about California’s Freight Plan : http://www.casustainablefreight.org/ MEDIA CONTACTS: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GOBIZ) Brook Taylor, 916-322-0667 brook.taylor@gov.ca.gov California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Nancy Vogel 916-653-9402 nancy.vogel@resources.ca.gov California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) Alex Barnum, 916-324-9670 alex.barnum@calepa.ca.gov California State Transportation Agency (CaLSTA) Melissa Figueroa, 916-445-3545 melissa.figueroa@calsta.ca.gov California Air Resources Board (CARB) Karen Caesar, 626-575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov Stanley Young, 916-956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Tamie McGowen, 916-654-5782 tamie.mcgowen@dot.ca.gov California Energy Commission (CEC) Linda Rapatonni, 916-654-4989 linda.rapatonni@energy.ca.gov Albert Lundeen, 916-654-4989 albert.lundeen@energy.ca.gov ### California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 16 Aug 2016 09:04:48 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Air Resources Board applauds new federal fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas standards for heavy duty trucks From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following update from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/2b9Sz5V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2016 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board applauds new federal fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas standards for heavy duty trucks SACRAMENTO: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced its support of new standards finalized today by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that will reduce carbon pollution and improve fuel efficiency from medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The Phase 2 standards announced today will cut emissions and improve efficiency for a wide range of vehicles, from heavy-duty pickups to large 18-wheel tractor-trailer trucks. They include the first ever national standards for improved aerodynamics and tires on big-rig trailers. California has had a GHG-reduction regulation in place for box-type trailers 53 feet and longer since 2010. CARB staff worked closely with EPA and NHTSA staff over the past several years as the standards were developed, and submitted detailed comments on the proposed standards last October. The federal agencies modified their proposal to address many of CARB’s concerns, including greater emphasis on advanced technologies and mitigating potential increases in diesel particulate matter. To meet our long-term greenhouse gas goals out to 2050, California will need to continue to make progress, even after the Phase 2 standards are fully implemented in 2027. The ARB is looking forward to continued cooperation with the federal agencies on this long-term effort. In addition, CARB is looking forward to working with the federal agencies to develop new, lower NOx standards which are critically needed in California to clean the state’s air in time to meet federal Clean Air Act deadlines. In order to achieve the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by US EPA, CARB estimates that the South Coast Air Basin alone (including Los Angeles) will need an 80 percent reduction in NOx emissions by 2031. “We support this comprehensive effort by USEPA and NHTSA to cut greenhouse gases from heavy duty trucks,” said CARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “We will continue our strong partnership with them as we move forward together to establish nitrogen oxide standards that will help address California’s unique air pollution challenges.” Heavy-duty vehicles on California highways contribute about one-third of all NOx emissions in the state. Because many trucks operating in California are first purchased outside the state, mandatory, lower federal NOx standards are crucial for California. In addition, 60 percent of total heavy-duty truck miles in Southern California on any given day are driven by trucks purchased outside of California. Nitrogen oxide (NOX) is one of the major precursors of tropospheric ozone (ozone), exposure to which is associated with a number of adverse respiratory and cardiovascular effects. These effects are particularly pronounced among children, the elderly, and people with lung disease such as asthma. NOX is also a major contributor to secondary PM2.5 formation, and exposure to PM2.5 itself has been linked to a number of adverse health effects such as heart attacks and premature mortality. In addition, NOx exposure is linked to asthma exacerbation and possibly to asthma development in children. The Golden State, long recognized as having the nation’s poorest air quality thanks to its geography and large population of people and vehicles, is already fighting the battle against air pollution related to freight and heavy duty vehicles on several fronts. Last month, State agency leaders responding to an executive order from the Governor issued the Sustainable Freight Action Plan, a blueprint for modernizing the state’s multi-billion dollar freight transport system including ships, trucks and rail with a focus on zero- and near-zero emission technologies. First adopted in 2008, the Statewide Truck and Bus regulation is a cornerstone of CARB’s overall plan to significantly reduce diesel emissions from a variety of sourcesas called for in the Diesel Risk Reduction Plan, adopted in 2000. In May, CARB issued a comprehensive Mobile Source Strategy. Its goals for heavy duty vehicles include: • Lowering emissions; • Establishing more stringent NOx standards for new engines; and • Accelerating deployment of zero and near-zero emissions technology. To keep abreast of new developments as California develops its Phase 2 Heavy Duty Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards, sign up for the list-serv here: http://bit.ly/2blpra7 To learn more, visit California Phase 2 here: http://bit.ly/2b9RKtT The new federal Heavy Duty Phase II regulation is here: http://bit.ly/2bkD508 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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, 23 Aug 2016 12:15:11 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for seventh joint cap-and-trade auction From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following update from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/2bKtixS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2016 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for seventh joint cap-and-trade auction Sacramento—Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the August 16, 2016 joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2016 and 2019 vintages. 2016 Vintage Number offered: 86,278,410 Number sold: 30,021,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 2019 Vintage Number offered: 10,078,750 Number sold: 769,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please go to: www.arb.ca.gov/auction California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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. 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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, 8 Sep 2016 12:03:17 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- El Consejo de Recursos del Aire de California da comienzo al periodo para participar en la premiación del programa Cool California Small From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=858 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-47b CONTACT: Pamela Diaz (916) 322-2990 pamela.diaz@arb.ca.gov Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 Melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov El Consejo de Recursos del Aire de California da comienzo al periodo para participar en la premiación del programa “Cool California Small Business Awards Program” para pequeñas empresas Una vez más el ARB premiará a quienes protegen el medio ambiente e implementan prácticas empresariales sostenibles SACRAMENTO - El Consejo de Recursos del Aire de California aceptará las solicitudes para su séptima premiación del programa “CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program” hasta el 7 de noviembre. El programa premia a quienes incorporan prácticas sostenibles y de protección ambiental en sus empresas. Los elegibles al “Cool California Business Award” son pequeñas empresas ubicadas en California que demuestran un liderazgo con respecto al consumo de energía, la conservación de agua, el reciclaje de materiales y las reducciones de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. “Las pequeñas empresas de todo el estado han demostrado, de manera consistente, que efectuar decisiones inteligentes benefician al medio ambiente y a sus bolsillos,” dijo la presidenta del ARB Mary D. Nichols. “En sus siete años, el programa ‘CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program,’ ha tenido la oportunidad de reconocer el liderazgo y la innovación de las pequeñas empresas que han tomado acción para ahorrar dinero al mismo tiempo que han disminuido los impactos negativos contra nuestro medio ambiente y reducido los gases de efecto invernadero.” Las pequeñas empresas que cumplen con los requisitos para participar en la premiación pueden enviar sus solicitudes en línea (oprima aquí) desde el 6 de setiembre hasta el 7 de noviembre de 2016. Los ganadores serán reconocidos por el ARB en una ceremonia pública en Sacramento en febrero de 2017, y mediante un perfil que será publicado en el sitio web de CoolCalifornia.org y en un comunicado de prensa que será distribuido a nivel estatal. Los premios serán otorgados en dos categorías: • El Premio del Año, “CoolCalifornia Small Business of the Year Award”: Se otorga a las pequeñas empresas que toman una acción significativa para reducir los impactos del cambio climático, los que comprueban sus reducciones de gases de efecto invernadero y aquellos que documentan los beneficios de sus acciones (por ejemplo: ahorros monetarios, inversiones, etc.) utilizando herramientas como el calculador de carbono para pequeñas empresas de CoolCalifornia (CoolCalifornia small business carbon calculator, en inglés). • El Premio para el Líder contra el Cambio Climático, “CoolCalifornia Climate Leader Award”: Se otorga a las pequeñas empresas que logran reducir los impactos ambientales negativos y que detallan las medidas que implementaron para reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. El año pasado, el ARB premió a 19 empresas pequeñas que implementaron una variedad de tácticas para ahorrar dinero al mismo tiempo que redujeron los impactos contra el medio ambiente y las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Estas acciones incluyeron la instalación de focos (LED), turbinas de viento, paneles solares y equipos de energía eficiente; la compra o conducción de vehículos híbridos, eléctricos o de biocombustibles; la preparación de abono con deshechos de alimentos; el uso de productos reciclables o reusables; la digitalización de documentos o reportes; y la implementación de programas de reciclaje y de conservación de agua. Encuentre a los ganadores del año pasado aquí: http://www.coolcalifornia.org/2015-award-winners Para obtener más información sobre el programa, vea este vídeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnKoXbUfPYU&feature=youtu.be&list=PLjtsVhif1TSpkhllvryA-Y-vwiMhrBKNN California is in a drought emergency. 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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, 8 Sep 2016 12:28:45 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Air Resources Board accepting applications for CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=857 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-47a CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 Melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board accepting applications for CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program ARB to recognize environmental stewardship and sustainable business practices SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board is accepting applications now through Nov. 7 for its seventh CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program. The program recognizes small businesses that integrate environmental stewardship and sustainability into their business practices. Businesses eligible to compete for a CoolCalifornia Small Business Award are small businesses in California that demonstrate climate leadership by reducing energy use, conserving water, recycling/reusing materials, and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. “Small businesses across the state have consistently demonstrated that making smart climate-friendly choices is good for the environment and for their bottom line,” ARB Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “Now in its seventh year, the CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program provides an opportunity to recognize the leadership and innovation of small businesses that are taking actions to save money while reducing their environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions.” Small businesses that meet the requirements to compete for an award can apply online (click here to access the application) between Sept. 6 and Nov. 7, 2016. Winners not only will be recognized by ARB at a public ceremony in Sacramento in February 2017, they also will be profiled on both the CoolCalifornia.org website and in a statewide press release. Awards will be given to small businesses in two categories: • CoolCalifornia Small Business of the Year Award: Awarded to small businesses that have taken significant actions to reduce their climate impacts, demonstrated measurable greenhouse gas reductions and documented benefits from the actions they have taken (e.g., cost savings, return on investment, etc.) by using tools such as the CoolCalifornia small business carbon calculator. • CoolCalifornia Climate Leader Award: Awarded to small businesses that were proactive in reducing their environmental impacts and can describe in detail the specific actions taken to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Last year ARB recognized 19 small businesses that took a variety of actions to save money while reducing their environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions. These included installing light emitting diode (LED) lights, wind turbines, solar panels and energy efficient equipment; purchasing or using hybrid, electric, or biofuel vehicles; composting food waste and plant material; using recycled/reused/repurposed products; digitizing paperwork and reports; and starting or enhancing recycling and water conservation programs. Find last year’s winners here: http://www.coolcalifornia.org/2015-award-winners For more information on the program, watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnKoXbUfPYU&feature=youtu.be&list=PLjtsVhif1TSpkhllvryA-Y-vwiMhrBKNN California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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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 2016 16:38:34 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB approves $363 million plan that includes putting more clean vehicles in disadvantaged communities From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-51a CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 Melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov Pamela Diaz (916) 322-2990 pamela.diaz@arb.ca.gov CARB approves $363 million plan that includes putting more clean vehicles in disadvantaged communities Investments will support low-carbon transportation, zero-emission vehicles, scrap-and-replace pilot program FRESNO - Today the California Air Resources Board adopted a revised funding plan for proceeds from the cap-and-trade program that includes putting more clean vehicles in disadvantaged communities. The investments range from supporting increased numbers of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks and buses to rebates for low- and zero-emission passenger vehicles. “The investment of $360 million from our cap-and-trade program for these low-carbon transportation projects will continue to drive the market for new technologies, and put more ultra-clean and zero-emission trucks, buses and cars into the communities throughout California that need them the most,” CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols said. The revised plan for fiscal year 2016-17 keeps much of the original funding plan (approved in June 2016) intact while addressing the smaller budget appropriation of $363 million under AB 1613 and additional direction from the Legislature. Key highlights of the revised plan include: • $133 million to the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), which offers up to $5,000 in vehicle rebates for the purchase or lease of new, eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles; • $80 million to light-duty vehicle pilot projects, including $60 million for air district-administered retire-and-replace pilot projects (double the amount called for in the original funding plan); and • $150 million for a range of heavy-duty vehicle and off-road equipment projects, including advanced technology demonstration projects, and providing zero-emission buses for transit agencies and rural school districts. Investments in disadvantaged communities are designed to help lower-income residents living in areas of California affected most by air pollution afford the cleanest cars. The scrap-and-replace pilot projects – replacing older and dirtier cars with the very cleanest currently available -- have been allocated $60 million, double the amount of funding in the earlier Board-approved plan. That will ensure existing programs in the San Joaquin Valley and South Coast air districts will have funding beyond this fiscal year, and provides for the expansion of similar programs to other interested air districts. In addition, there is funding for other light-duty equity pilot projects ranging from vanpools for agricultural workers in the San Joaquin Valley, to financing assistance for lower-income consumers looking to get into clean vehicles. The $133 million CVRP allocation, while less than the amount in the earlier Board-approved Funding Plan, is expected to meet demand through the fiscal year. (To date, the program has provided more than 160,000 rebates since its start in 2010.) In order to make clean vehicles more accessible to a greater number of California drivers in communities that are highly impacted by air pollution, the rebate project will amplify the increased incentive levels for lower-income consumers by $500 and reduce high-income eligibility caps, as directed by SB 859. The changes apply statewide to consumers who purchase or lease rebate-eligible vehicles, effective Nov. 1, 2016. As for heavy-duty vehicles and off-road equipment, the modified Funding Plan allocates $150 million for related projects, from a voucher incentive project to encourage commercial deployment of hybrid, low-NOx, and zero-emission trucks, buses and engines to large-scale pilot projects that encourage the commercialization of zero-emission trucks and buses. The Board also voted to increase the maximum incentive amount for the Low NOx Engine Incentives with Renewable Fuel to $25,000 per truck. In total, these heavy-duty investments will bring the cleanest trucks and buses to California’s most impacted communities, transportation corridors, and freight hubs. For more information on these programs visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/fundplan/fundplan.htm For information on the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project visit: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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. 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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, 21 Oct 2016 14:27:38 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Aliso Canyon leak emitted 109,000 metric tons of methane From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=868 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-52 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Aliso Canyon leak emitted 109,000 metric tons of methane SoCalGas to be held accountable for climate impacts Sacramento—The Aliso Canyon natural gas leak emitted 109,000 metric tons of methane into the atmosphere from late October 2015 to mid-February 2016, according to the final estimate released today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff. This is roughly equivalent to the annual natural gas usage of 190,000 Los Angeles homes, or the carbon dioxide emissions released from burning over 1 billion gallons of gasoline. The final estimate will be used to determine the amount of methane reductions needed to fully mitigate the climate impacts of the natural gas leak. Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), which operates the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, is expected to mitigate those impacts by funding projects that reduce methane emissions by an equivalent amount. “This was the largest methane leak in the history of the state and CARB is determined to ensure that the environmental damage caused by this potent greenhouse gas is fully addressed and mitigated by the Southern California Gas Company,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. After the leak was discovered on Oct. 23, 2015, seven state agencies worked together to stop the leak, protect public health and safety, ensure accountability, and strengthen long-term oversight. The well was permanently sealed in February 2016. Several investigations and analyses of the well failure are underway, including by the state Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources and the California Public Utilities Commission. These agencies will determine whether violations of state regulations occurred, and their findings will be made public. In February, the state put in place a host of new regulations to strengthen state oversight of oil and gas storage in California, including multiple testing, inspection and monitoring requirements for all wells in the state. Mitigating Climate Impacts As part of the state’s response, CARB quantified the leak’s methane emissions so that the climate impacts can be fully mitigated. Its report, “Determination of Total Methane Emissions from the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak Incident,” used information gathered from several aircraft flights coordinated by CARB and the California Energy Commission that measured methane levels through the gas plume during the leak, as well as readings from the Aliso Canyon reservoir pressure gauges, to arrive at the final estimate. The incident was also closely monitored by a variety of scientific research and measurement instruments, including a high-altitude U2 aircraft, two satellites, the state methane monitoring network, and the Megacities Carbon Project monitoring network in Los Angeles. CARB and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) also supplied ground monitoring from the surrounding community. CARB staff estimated a range of emissions from the leak. The final estimate of 109,000 metric tons of methane reflects the upper end of that range to ensure full and complete mitigation. The final estimate also shows that the leak was responsible for approximately 20 percent of the total statewide methane emissions during the 16 weeks it remained uncontrolled. That is more than double the statewide fugitive emissions from the state’s oil and gas production during the same period, and roughly half of the emissions from the state’s industrial dairies, the largest source of methane emissions in California, during that period. Methane constitutes about 9 percent of California’s total greenhouse gas emissions each year. The Aliso Canyon facility is the largest underground natural gas storage facility on the West Coast. It is located at the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, and has enough capacity to provide natural gas for roughly 2 million households for a year. As ordered by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in his Emergency Declaration on January 6, 2016, CARB has developed a plan to fully mitigate the fugitive emissions from Aliso Canyon. California also filed suit against SoCalGas on February 2 seeking both penalties and mitigation stemming from the leak. That action is currently pending before the court. Determination of the final estimate is an important step in establishing the mitigation projects SoCalGas will develop according to the requirements set out in the plan. SoCalGas has indicated that it is committed to mitigating the climate effects of the leak. Aerial Survey of Underground Storage CARB and the California Energy Commission are also releasing data from the state’s first ever aerial survey of underground natural gas storage facilities. The survey is a preliminary look at fugitive emissions from the 11 underground storage facilities currently in use around the state. It shows significant reductions in these emissions from the Aliso Canyon Facility, and minor or declining emissions at most other facilities. The survey is the result of flights over these sites by Scientific Aviation. The final determination of Aliso Canyon emissions and the methodology for the determination can be found here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/aliso_canyon_natural_gas_leak.htm The statewide aerial survey results are here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/methane/natural_gas_storage_survey.htm Information about the California Public Utilities Commission’s investigation into the cause of the leak can be found here: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/aliso/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 08:54:02 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Federal court approves $14.7 billion settlement in VW cheating case From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=870 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-70 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Federal court approves $14.7 billion settlement in VW cheating case Pollution mitigation and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure and outreach projects to be subject of public workshops, comment SACRAMENTO - US District Judge Charles Breyer today approved a partial Consent Decree agreed upon by automaker Volkswagen (VW), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the US Department of Justice (US DOJ). The $14.7 billion agreement is the largest settlement in history involving an automaker. VW admitted to CARB engineers in September 2015 that it installed “defeat devices” that altered the operation of emissions control equipment in light-duty, 2.0-liter passenger vehicles manufactured and sold between model years 2009 and 2015. There are approximately a half-million of these vehicles in the US and about 71,000 in California. California will receive about $1.2 billion from the approved Consent Decree for mitigation of the environmental damage caused by VW’s deception. About $381 million will be spent on projects to reduce smog-producing pollution, such as incentivizing clean heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in disadvantaged communities. Approximately $800 million dollars (ZEV Investment Commitment) will be invested to advance California’s groundbreaking Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) programs. VW will make these payments and investments in installments over several years, and the two sums together will provide funding to mitigate all past and future environmental harm, including harm to California’s clean vehicle market, that resulted from VW’s cheating. The state will undertake a public process to allow members of the Legislature and the public to provide input and comments on potential projects to be funded by the settlement. “The court’s approval of the largest settlement for California under the Clean Air Act sets in motion a public process that will develop a range of projects to mitigate the harmful health effects of smog,” said CARB’s Chair Mary D. Nichols. “While we continue to pursue penalties for these violations -- and a resolution for 3.0-liter vehicles which were also equipped with defeat devices -- this decision sends a clear message that California will continue to ensure cars and tailpipes meet the standards designed to protect the public from pollution and smog.” Background Following publication of a report indicating high emissions from Volkswagen vehicles in over-the-road testing, CARB conducted a focused investigation which ultimately led to Volkswagen’s admissions in September 2015 that the company had installed defeat devices in all of their diesel vehicles manufactured between model years 2009 and 2015. Because CARB’s technical staff played a chief role in revealing VW’s deceit, and due to CARB’s longstanding role in setting and enforcing tough vehicle standards, California played a major role in leading, shaping and structuring the Consent Decree. In California, VW’s cheating was particularly harmful, because our air quality is worse than anywhere else in the nation. Twenty-three million people living within the nation’s only severe nonattainment areas for ozone pollution, of which NOx is a primary component, and 12 million living in areas with nation-leading levels of fine particle pollution reside in California. These pollutants cause lung disease, heart disease, and premature death, especially among our most vulnerable populations. To put California on track to ensure healthy air for all, California has adopted the most stringent air quality regulatory and enforcement program in the United States. California’s Share of the National Mitigation Trust: To address all past and future excess emissions of NOx from the 2.0-liter cars sold in California, under the terms of the Consent Decree, VW must pay about $381 million over a three-year period into a trust for projects to replace older and dirtier heavy duty diesel vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment, including advanced zero- or near-zero technologies. This provides an opportunity to focus reductions of emissions in disadvantaged communities. Californians will have the opportunity for public input on potential projects to be funded with this money. California’s share of the $2.7 billion mitigation fund is proportional to its share of the total number of affected diesel cars. ZEV Investment Commitment: The Consent Decree also requires Volkswagen to invest $800 million dollars in ZEV projects over a 10-year period in California. Eligible projects under this program include installing zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure (for both electric and hydrogen-powered cars), funding brand-neutral consumer awareness campaigns to increase the zero-emission vehicle market, and investing in projects such as car-sharing programs that will increase access to zero-emission vehicles for all consumers in California including those in lower-income and disadvantaged communities. These projects will support the next generation of zero-emission vehicles that will be sold in California, helping to grow the state’s burgeoning ZEV program, and will help lay the zero-emissions foundation for achieving the State’s air quality and climate goals. The Consent Decree does not resolve pending claims for civil penalties or any claims concerning 3.0-liter diesel vehicles, and does not address any potential criminal liability. An FAQ on California’s portion of the settlement is available here: http://bit.ly/2dFKR1M Details for car owners and lessees is available here: https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 3 Nov 2016 13:41:14 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board announces 100 percent compliance for cap-and-trade regulation From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=872 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-54 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board announces 100 percent compliance for cap-and-trade regulation Program participants fully meet requirements for 2015 greenhouse gas emissions under the program SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced that on November 1, 2016, regulated entities with a compliance obligation under the cap-and-trade program had submitted 100 percent of the required number of compliance instruments to comply with the annual surrender obligation for 2015 greenhouse gas emissions under the regulation. “The fact that we achieved 100-percent compliance clearly shows that the cap-and-trade program is working well and on track for delivering the greenhouse gas emissions reductions needed to meet the target called for in law,” said CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey. “There can be no doubt that the cap-and-trade program has become part of the economic fabric of the state’s fuel, energy and industrial sectors, and will continue to deliver multiple benefits to California’s environment and communities.” 2015 marks the first year of the second multi-year ‘compliance period’ (2015-2017) of the cap-and-trade program. CARB developed multi-year compliance periods to provide companies in the program more planning flexibility to comply with their greenhouse gas emissions obligations. Under the regulation, every regulated company must surrender a sufficient number of compliance instruments (carbon allowances and a limited number of offset credits) to cover 30 percent of their reported and verified annual emissions for the first years in each multi-year compliance period–in this case 2015 and 2016. This approach ensures that California stays on track for reducing its emissions of greenhouse gases. For the last year in a compliance period, companies are required to surrender a sufficient number of compliance instruments to cover the combined remaining emissions for all years of the compliance period. The cap-and-trade program is one of the programs set in place under the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), which has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020. Cap-and-trade sets an annual cap, or total amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which declines about three percent each year, guaranteeing reductions. California’s program linked with the program in Québec in 2014. Under the linked program, covered entities must account for every ton of greenhouse gas they emit by providing California-issued or Québec-issued carbon allowances or offsets. Carbon allowances can be purchased at quarterly auctions held by California and Quebec, or on the secondary carbon market. California’s cap-and-trade program covers facilities in the state which emit more than the equivalent of 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. At present it covers about 600 reporting entities statewide, responsible for about 85 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions. To date more than $2 billion from cap-and-trade auction proceeds has been invested in projects throughout California, with a focus on disadvantaged communities, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide multiple co-benefits. ### California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 14 Nov 2016 14:06:34 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- Volkswagen Consent Decree ZEV Investment Commitment workshop notice now available From: rding@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board (ARB) invites you to participate in a public workshop on Friday, December 2, 2016, to provide suggestions for Volkswagen’s (VW) $800 million 10-year zero emission vehicle (ZEV) Investment Commitment in California. The ZEV Investment Commitment is a component of California’s partial settlement with VW resulting from VW’s use of illegal defeat devices in 2.0 liter (2.0L) diesel cars that were sold into the State from model years 2009 to 2015. During the workshop, staff will discuss: (1) four areas of qualified investments: ZEV infrastructure, public awareness, increasing ZEV access, and green city projects; (2) ARB’s draft guiding principles and recommended priorities for the first ZEV Investment Plan; and (3) the process and timeline associated with development, review, and approval of the first investment plan. After that discussion, members of the public will be invited to provide comments related to the ZEV Investment. These comments will inform ARB’s development of a guidance document communicating California’s priorities and guiding principles for ZEV investments to VW to aid them in drafting their ZEV Investment Plan. The workshop will be held at the following date, time, and location: Date: Friday, December 2, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Coastal Hearing Room, 2nd Floor 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 For more information on this workshop, see the detailed workshop notice, available from ARB’s ZEV Investment Commitment Meetings webpage at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vsi/vw-zevinvest/meetings/120216_wkshp.pdf California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:06:21 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for ninth joint cap-and-trade auction From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/2fmw4da -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-57 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for ninth joint cap-and-trade auction SACRAMENTO — Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the ninth joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2015, 2016 and 2019 vintages. 2015/2016 Vintage Number offered: 87,069,495 Number sold: 76,960,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 2019 Vintage Number offered: 10,078,750 Number sold: 1,020,000 Settlement Price: $12.73 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please go to: www.arb.ca.gov/auction California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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. 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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, 28 Nov 2016 12:30:55 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce "Super Pollutants" From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=877 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-58 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants” Highlights need for strong collaborative efforts to reduce methane, other short-lived climate pollutants Sacramento — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today posted a revised draft of California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy. SLCPs are a category of pollutants which remain in the atmosphere for a relatively brief period, but have global warming potentials that are much higher than those of carbon dioxide (CO2). SLCPs may account for an estimated 40 percent of global warming, increasing the impacts of climate change. "Science tells us that controlling these climate super pollutants will buy time for countries to make the transition to clean energy while continuing to grow their economies,” CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “With help from agriculture and industry partners California is reducing waste and cutting the most dangerous emissions. This strategy shows the world how to do it." SLCPs include methane, black carbon (soot) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants and insulation. The major sources of methane in California are livestock, followed by landfills and oil and gas production. Methane is 72 times more efficient at trapping heat in the atmosphere than CO2, which is the most prevalent global warming gas. CO2 remains in the atmosphere for up to a century. Methane and the other SLCPs have much shorter lives, but do disproportionate damage. New legislation (Senate Bill 1383, Lara) requires, among other things, that state agencies and affected stakeholders develop measures to reduce methane emissions from dairy and other livestock operations. The revised draft of the SLCP Strategy includes a more detailed look at how this might be accomplished through extensive collaboration with the industry and other stakeholders. The draft SLCP Strategy also takes into consideration public and stakeholder comments on other aspects of the revised strategy, as well as other legislative requirements. CARB began publicly evaluating controls for SLCPs with the first AB 32 Scoping Plan in 2008. Since then Governor Brown signed SB 32 (Pavley), codifying a reductions target for statewide GHG emissions of 40 percent below 1990 emission levels by 2030. SLCP emission reductions will support achieving these targets. Also, Senate Bill 605 (Lara, 2014) requires ARB to develop a plan to reduce emissions of SLCPs, while SB 1383 requires the Board to complete and approve the plan by January 1, 2018. SB 1383 also sets targets for statewide reductions in SLCP emissions of 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030 for methane and HFCs and 50 percent below 2013 levels by 2030 for human-caused black carbon, as well as provides specific direction for reductions from dairy and livestock operations and from landfills by diverting organic waste. The payoff from investments to reduce SLCP emissions will be seen in the near term --over the coming 15 years --while the larger efforts to turn the tide on CO2 gain traction and ratchet down emissions over the coming decades. Research now shows that immediate action to cut super pollutants in California will reduce damage to forests and crops, lower background ozone and help clean the air in the state’s most polluted regions, including the Central Valley. The SLCP Strategy is due to come before the Board for consideration in March 2017. Find the newest draft Strategy here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/shortlived.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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. 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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: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:48:42 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- The California Air Resources Board welcomes U.S. EPA Proposed Determination on GHG emission standards for model years 2022-25 From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=878 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-59 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanely.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov The California Air Resources Board welcomes U.S. EPA Proposed Determination on GHG emission standards for model years 2022-25 SACRAMENTO--Today the EPA Administrator issued the Proposed Determination concerning the appropriateness of the existing light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards applicable to model years 2022 - 2025. The 2025 standard drops greenhouse gas emissions to 166 grams per mile, a reduction of 34 percent compared to 2016 levels. This Proposed determination is consistent with the commitment made back in 2012 by the federal government and California to conduct a mid-term review (MTR) of the standards. In its Proposed Determination EPA relies on an extensive technical assessment and public process to conclude that the standards are well supported and do not require adjustment. ARB will review this extensive Proposed Determination and offer specific feedback to U.S. EPA as appropriate. “This action provides solid support for continuation of the single national program to produce a new generation of clean vehicles to address the air quality challenges facing California and other states,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The Proposed Determination is fully supported by the extensive technical assessment and provides the auto industry ample lead time and assurance towards the type of innovation and investments needed to meet the 2025 greenhouse gas standards in California and elsewhere in the United States.” The technical and economic underpinnings informing this Proposed Determination were captured in the Technical Assessment Report (TAR) that U.S.EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this summer in collaboration with CARB. The TAR concluded that auto makers are on track to meet or exceed the 2025 GHG standards at or below the costs originally expected in 2012. The Proposed Determination is welcome and timely as CARB prepares to issue its own Technical Support Document to inform the Mid-term Review of the California Advanced Clean Car (ACC) Program. The ACC Program is a regulatory package consisting of the California LEV III, GHG, and criteria emission standards, and the ZEV requirements. California will release its Mid-term Review staff document for public comment shortly in anticipation of Board consideration in February 2017. At that time, the Board is expected to also deliberate on future policy and the role of post-2025 GHG and ZEV standards to help meet California’s 2030 goals. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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The slides are available from ARB’s Volkswagen Settlement - ZEV Investment Commitment webpage at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vsi/vw-zevinvest/vw-zevinvest.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: aqip, auctionproceeds, board, ca-hydrogen, ccms, cc, clean_cars, driveclean, ej, enf, lcfs, ms-mailings, newsrel, sfti, sip, transoptions, workshops, zev-program. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. 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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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:55:20 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California Charts Path to Achieve Ambitious 2030 Climate Goals From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=880 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 2, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-59 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California Charts Path to Achieve Ambitious 2030 Climate Goals SACRAMENTO — Moving to limit the state’s dangerous dependence on oil and exposure to toxic air pollution, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today released its initial draft plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 – the most ambitious target in North America. The plan builds on the state’s successful efforts to reach its more immediate goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and outlines the most effective ways to reach the new 2030 goal, including continuing California’s Cap-and-Trade program. California is reducing emissions through a series of actions, innovative solutions and advances in technology, including cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and zero emission vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, Cap-and-Trade regulations, waste diversion from landfills, water conservation and improvements to energy efficiency in homes and businesses. The result is improved public health, a growing economy with more green jobs and better clean energy choices for Californians. “Now more than ever, the nation – and the world – are looking to California for leadership on climate change and air quality. Denial is not an option. We must plan, invest and transform,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “This draft plan builds on California’s decade-long success in transforming the state’s economy. It sets in place a public process to develop the policies that will create continued opportunities for innovation and investment, benefit disadvantaged communities and ensure California continues to lead the fight against the global threat of climate change.” Assembly Bill 32, signed in 2006, set California’s initial goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and directed CARB to develop a climate change scoping plan – to be updated every five years – detailing the specific measures needed to reach the target. Today’s draft plan, required by the Governor’s April 2015 Executive Order, updates the previous scoping plan to account for the new 2030 target codified in Senate Bill 32 and reflects input from 18 public workshops and community meetings, numerous state government agencies and CARB’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee. The draft plan analyzes continuing the Cap-and-Trade program, which is currently being used to reach the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. The analysis shows how Cap-and-Trade provides more certainty that the state will meet the 2030 goals even if other measures fall short. The Cap-and-Trade program funds the California Climate Change Investments program, which provides funds for community, local, regional and statewide projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions – with at least 35 percent of proceeds to be invested in disadvantaged communities. To date, approximately $3.4 billion has been invested. The draft plan also includes two alternative strategies – one that relies on more direct regulations, and one that includes a carbon tax. All of the strategies propose direct greenhouse gas reductions at oil refineries to improve air quality in California, particularly in disadvantaged communities historically located adjacent to these large stationary sources of emissions. To achieve the 2030 goal – under any scenario – will require contributions from all sectors of the economy and will include enhanced focus on zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies; continued investment in renewables, including solar and wind; greater use of low-carbon fuels; integrated land conservation and development strategies; coordinated efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, which include methane, black carbon and fluorinated gases; an increased focus on integrated land use planning to support livable, transit-connected communities and conservation of agricultural and other lands. CARB will release another update to this plan in January 2017 – following a December workshop – which will include detailed economic and environmental analyses and document the social cost of carbon, and the range of greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant and toxic pollutant emission reductions from each proposed measure in the plan as required by Assembly Bill 197 – companion legislation to Senate Bill 32. The plan is expected to be finalized for consideration in Spring 2017. The 2030 Target Scoping Plan Discussion Draft, in full, is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm Stakeholders and the public are encouraged to submit comments on the 2030 Target Scoping Plan Discussion Draft by December 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM PST at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm ### California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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, 20 Dec 2016 11:32:14 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB announces partial Consent Decree for Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche 3-liter diesel vehicles From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=885 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 20, 2016 NEWS RELEASE 16-61 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB announces partial Consent Decree for Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche 3-liter diesel vehicles California to receive $66 million, additional zero-emission models and infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO — California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer Richard Corey and the California Department of Justice today announced a partial consent decree for violations of the Clean Air Act caused by a “defeat device” in 3-liter diesel passenger cars sold by Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. The model years affected are 2009 through 2016. The Partial Consent Decree was negotiated with the automakers by CARB, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the California Attorney General’s Office, and the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ). A defeat device is an undisclosed Auxiliary Emissions Control Device (AECD) that reduces the effectiveness of the emission control system. Not disclosing the presence of such a device is a violation of California and federal vehicle certification requirements. In this case, as in Volkswagen’s smaller 2-liter diesel vehicles, the defeat device was specifically designed to turn on certain emission control systems and strategies only when a vehicle was undergoing vehicle certification testing, and then turn them off when actually driven on the road. This resulted in additional emissions of nitrogen oxides above the California and federal certification limits. As with the 2-liter case, it was CARB engineers who discovered some of these inconsistencies through diligent emissions testing and investigation. “This settlement highlights the fact that cheating to get a car certified has consequences for air quality and the public’s health -- and that cheaters will be caught and held accountable,” said CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey. “Because California is able to enforce its vehicle regulations, CARB was instrumental in uncovering the cheating in the 3-liter, and before that, in the 2-liter, diesel engines. The mitigation in this settlement will now help California address its serious air quality and climate challenges with a focus on putting the very cleanest vehicles in disadvantaged communities where they are needed most.” To mitigate environmental harm from their actions, the companies must pay $225 million into a national mitigation fund. California will receive about $41 million of that money for mitigation programs in the state designed to address the additional NOx emissions released by the vehicles in question. This is in addition to $1.2 billion VW is already paying California for mitigation and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure as part of the 2-liter partial consent decree. There will be a public process to take input on what should be done with the money for mitigation including workshops, and public hearings. Under the terms of the related separate California Consent Decree announced today and containing additional environmental relief for California, the companies also will be required to add a second “Green City” in California in addition to the one required under the ZEV Commitment in the previous Partial Consent Decree involving 2-liter diesel vehicles. The second Green City, which must have a population of at least 500,000 with many living primarily in disadvantaged communities, will receive concentrated investment in ZEV programs like car sharing, ZEV transit or freight services and infrastructure and public awareness efforts to support those programs. This case affects almost 15,000 vehicles in California and about 83,000 nationally. The engines were built by Audi and used in all models manufactured by the three companies. Under the terms of the consent decree, the automakers are working on an emissions modification to bring some of these vehicles into compliance with federal and California emissions standards. Any modification must be approved by both CARB and U.S. EPA. As with the 2-liter vehicles, there are several generations of engines utilizing different emissions control technologies. Some generations may be suitable for an emissions compliant modification, while others cannot be made emissions compliant. The automakers will offer to buy back or cancel leases on vehicles which cannot be modified. In addition, Volkswagen may propose a modification (to be approved by CARB and U.S. EPA) that reduces emissions for the remaining vehicles (though not to the levels to which they were originally certified). The newer vehicles appear to be likely candidates for a successful emissions compliant modification. However, no modification has been approved, and if the manufacturers cannot provide one, these vehicles will become eligible for buyback or lease cancellation, as well. For more information about options for owners and those who have leases on these cars, see www.vwcourtsettlement.com . The separate California Consent Decree also requires the manufacturers to pay CARB $25 million dollars by July 1, 2017, to support efforts to make zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) available to more Californians. This money will likely be used to expand programs such as replace-and-upgrade programs for high-emitting cars in disadvantaged communities (EFMP Plus-up) and the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), which provide rebates and financial assistance for purchase of ZEVs. Also under the separate California Consent Decree, the manufacturers will provide at least three new models of electric vehicles for sale in California -- including at least one SUV model -- before 2019. The companies must add a second electric SUV model by 2020 and keep these electric models on the market through at least 2025. ZEV credits generated by placement of these vehicles in California cannot be sold on the ZEV credit market. The consent decrees that document the settlement are subject to approval by the court following a public comment period on the national version. What vehicles are affected? Year Model(s) 2009 VW Touareg, Audi Q7 2010 VW Touareg, Audi Q7 2011 VW Touareg, Audi Q7 2012 VW Touareg, Audi Q7 2013 VW Touareg, Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne Diesel 2014 VW Touareg, Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne Diesel 2014 Audi A6, A7, A8, A8L, Q5 2015 Audi Q7, Audi A6, A7, A8, A8L, Q5 2015 VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne Diesel 2016 VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne Diesel, Audi A6, A7, A8, A8L, Q5 You can view the national Partial Consent Decree here: https://www.epa.gov/vw/announcements-volkswagen-violations The California-specific version is here: https://arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/second-ca-cd-threeliter.pdf ### California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. ====================================================================== 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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