Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 09:14:08 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB and U.S. EPA approve emissions modification for limited number of VW 2.0 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=886 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-01 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB and U.S. EPA approve emissions modification for limited number of VW 2.0 liter diesel vehicles First approved modification is for “Generation 3” 2015 vehicles SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) today announced approval of an emissions modification for a limited number of the Volkswagen 2.0 liter diesel vehicles with a so-called defeat device. The vehicles eligible for this modification are referred to as “Generation 3” and appeared for a single year only, in model year 2015. In September 2015, Volkswagen representatives admitted to CARB and U.S. EPA the presence of a defeat device in 2.0 liter diesel passenger vehicles sold in model years 2009-2015. This device, in the form of a set of software commands, engaged the car’s emissions control system to deliver legal levels of nitrogen oxide (NOx) when the car was being tested for emissions in the laboratory. Once on the open road and out of the lab, however, the defeat device compromised operation of the emissions control system resulting in excess emissions of NOx at levels well beyond legal limits. Volkswagen sold approximately a half-million of the affected diesel vehicles in the U.S. including about 71,000 in California. This modification applies to more than 10,000 of those cars in California. "This is one more step on the road to cleaning up the mess created by Volkswagen’s deception, but it is by no means the last step,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “There are more modifications to come for other model years, and further penalties to be decided." Because of the presence of the defeat device, these vehicles emitted up to 40 times the NOx allowed under their certification requirements. NOx emissions contribute to the formation of ozone, and can worsen symptoms of asthma and cardio-pulmonary disease. About 10 million Californians live in what U.S. EPA considers severe non-attainment areas for ozone. Volkswagen is paying more than $1.2 billion to the State of California to mitigate past excess NOx emissions of all 2.0 liter diesel cars, including any future emissions these cars may produce. A partial consent decree approved by a federal judge in October http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/filelibrary/1776/Partial-Consent-Decree.pdf contains about 60 pages of detailed standards, requirements and criteria (known as Appendix B) in order for a proposed modification of these vehicles to be accepted. There are several different generations of engine technology in these vehicles, depending on their age. The current accepted modification is for 2015 “Generation 3” models only and involves the installation of a second NOx sensor and a new or replacement diesel oxidation catalyst. This modification will reduce excess emissions from the affected vehicles by 80 to 90 percent. Owners of the affected 2.0 liter diesel cars have the option of getting their vehicle modified or taking an offer from Volkswagen to buy back the vehicle. Lessees may cancel their leases without additional cost or penalty. Volkswagen must notify owners of vehicles eligible for modification within 10 days of this announcement. U.S. EPA’s statement and other information is here: https://www.epa.gov/vw/announcements-volkswagen-violations CARB Modification FAQ is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw_faq.htm Volkswagen page is here: https://www.vwdieselinfo.com/ ### 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, 12 Jan 2017 08:44:35 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Fiat-Chrysler notified of violations of federal and California air quality regulations 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=888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-03 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov Fiat-Chrysler notified of violations of federal and California air quality regulations Expanded testing program, developed during VW case, finds undeclared emission control device SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued a Notice of Violation to FCA US LLC, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., and Chrysler Group LLC (collectively FCA) after detecting the presence of a number of auxiliary emissions control devices (AECDs) in 3.0 liter diesel Jeep Grand Cherokees and Ram pickup trucks from model years 2014-2016. FCA failed to disclose these devices, which in some cases significantly increase emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) when activated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) has issued a similar NOV to FCA covering about 104,000 cars and pickups nationally. There are about 14,000 of these vehicles on the road in California. On September 25, 2015 CARB notified major automakers that diesel vehicles would face expanded emissions testing as part of ARB’s In-Use Compliance Program, which includes modified test procedures in the lab, and testing of emissions while the car is being driven on the road in addition to certification test cycles. This enhanced testing program was developed during the Volkswagen investigation and is now being used routinely by CARB for vehicle certification and in-use compliance testing. The current violations were discovered as a result of the enhanced testing procedures. “Once again, a major automaker has failed to meet their legal obligations for vehicle certification and gotten caught,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “CARB and U.S. EPA made a commitment to enhanced testing as the Volkswagen case developed, and this is a result of that collaboration.” FCA’s actions have created substantial excess, illegal, and on-going emissions and harm that have impacted, and continue to impact, public health and the environment in California. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) is particularly harmful in California. NOx emissions contribute to the formation of ozone, and can worsen symptoms of asthma and cardio-pulmonary disease. About 10 million Californians live in what U.S. EPA considers severe non-attainment areas for ozone, The presence of an AECD is not necessarily a regulatory violation. An AECD is an element of design (for example, software, strategy, algorithm, hardware, etc.) which in some way alters the performance of the vehicle emissions control system. An AECD is sometimes allowed in situations where running the full emissions control system under extreme conditions could damage the engine. It is, however, a violation of California and federal regulations for an automaker to include any AECD in a vehicle without notifying the agencies responsible for certification. None of the AECDs in this case were disclosed, and many do not operate during certification testing – only when the car is taken off the required testing procedures in the laboratory. To date none has been finally determined to be a “defeat device” as was the case with VW, but the investigation is still underway. Of particular concern are AECDs found in these vehicles which reduce or turn off exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) or reduce the effectiveness of selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system. Both EGR and SCR control the emissions of NOx from the engine. Today’s NOV includes 11 violations of California’s Health & Safety Code: 1. Invalid certification applications 2. Importation, delivery, purchase, acquisition, or receipt of uncertified vehicles 3. Intentional or negligent importation, delivery, purchase, receipt or acquisition of uncertified vehicles 4. Intentional or negligent sales or offers to sell uncertified vehicles 5. Sale of vehicles that do not meet emission standards 6. Failure to comply with the emission standards or test procedures – Durability Data Vehicle 7. Failure to comply with the emission standards or test procedures – Emissions Data Vehicle (EDV) 8. Failure to comply with onboard diagnostic (OBD) system requirements 9. Invalid Vehicle Emission Control Information Label (compliance statement) 10. Invalid smog rating on the Smog Index Label 11. Violation of emission warranty provisions The next step in the NOV process will be for FCA to justify the use of the AECDs in the affected vehicles. If the company cannot do that, additional violations may result. The CARB cover letter on these violations are here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/fca/fca_cover_letter.pdf The CARB Notice of Violation is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/fca/fca_arb_nov.pdf An FAQ on this case is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/fca/fca_faq.htm U.S. EPA documents are here: https://www.epa.gov/fca ### 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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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=889 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-04 CONTACT: Stanley Young (16)322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB supports EPA’s final determination that the adopted GHG standards are appropriate. EPA action helps secure a low-carbon transportation future SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board welcomes the EPA Administrator’s determination that the adopted light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for model years (MY) 2022-2025 are appropriate. In 2012, CARB agreed to a national program based on federal adoption of GHG reduction standards as stringent as California’s. EPA’s action today solidifies the continuance of the national program. These standards give the auto industry certainty and are the most important basis for the transition to further emission reductions in 2030 and beyond. “From the CARB technical team’s perspective, the evidence in support of the standards is robust and definitive” said Dr. Alberto Ayala, CARB’s Deputy Executive Officer. This final determination is also timely and important as CARB prepares to consider its own mid-term review of the standards in March. “This progress is the result of an unprecedented national partnership between California and U.S. EPA,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “We expect that progress to continue under the adopted regulations and we look forward to working together to plan for 2025 and beyond.” CARB comments on the Determination can be found here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0827-6198 ### 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, 18 Jan 2017 12:36:22 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB releases major report on the future of ultra-clean and zero-emission vehicles 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 January 18, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-05 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanely.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB releases major report on the future of ultra-clean and zero-emission vehicles In-depth California Midterm Review finds electric drive technology accelerating and ahead of schedule SACRAMENTO — The most exhaustive evaluation to date of the California passenger vehicle market and technology finds that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards currently in place for model years 2022-2025 are readily feasible at or below the costs estimated back in 2012 – when the standards were adopted with support from many automakers. Continuing on the path to meeting the 2025 standards will deliver significant clean-air and public health benefits for Californians and cost-savings for consumers. The 667-page Midterm Review of Advanced Clean Cars Program report released today confirms that the previously adopted package of GHG standards, technology-forcing zero-emission vehicle standards, and the most health-protective particulate matter standards in the world are appropriate. The report indicates that existing programs in California will add at least 1 million zero-emission vehicles on its roads and highways by 2025. “The recent Detroit auto show shined a spotlight on the fact that we are fully engaged in a global transformation towards autonomous vehicles, with hybrid cars an industry norm and electric models appearing across models and platforms,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “Our standards need to recognize and keep pace with that market reality to keep California and the nation fully competitive in the global automobile marketplace. The conclusion is inescapable: California’s vehicle future is electric.” In addition to its vehicle GHG and zero-emission vehicle rules, California, with nearly half of all zero-emission vehicles in the nation, has several programs in place to further support the growing electric car marketplace. The state offers rebates to new buyers or lessees of zero-emission vehicles, is developing an initial hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support fuel cell electric vehicles, and agencies are pursuing nearly 200 actions to support the market, as identified in the Governor’s 2016 ZEV Action Plan. Additionally, California’s utilities are making significant investments in electric charging infrastructure and a broad public-private partnership is supporting public education and outreach campaigns through the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative, the California Fuel Cell Partnership, and Veloz. The California Midterm Review CARB agreed to undertake this Midterm Review, which relies heavily on the Technical Assessment Report (https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=843) released jointly this past summer by CARB, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration. One element of CARB’s Midterm Review was participation in the recently concluded federal midterm evaluation that evaluated and then concluded that the adopted national vehicle GHG emission standards for model years 2022-2025 remain appropriate. Similar to the federal evaluation, CARB staff’s analysis found that conventional technology to achieve those standards is moving at a faster pace than originally expected, and that achieving those vehicle emission limits is feasible, and will result in cost-savings for consumers. CARB staff’s recommendations align with the Final Determination signed on January 12, 2017, by U.S. EPA confirming the federal GHG vehicle standards for the 2022-2025 model years are appropriate. Maintaining the existing national GHG program through 2025 will help California meet its greenhouse gas reduction requirements and unique environmental challenges for the immediate future, avoiding the need for California-only requirements. But staff also finds that the national program is very modest in terms of promoting electrification needed to meet California’s public health and environmental needs beyond 2025. Staff therefore recommends that California make a major push now to develop new post-2025 standards while working with automakers, federal regulators and partner states to further develop the market for electric cars. The report also demonstrates that the California zero-emission vehicle regulation is working as intended -- helping to drive technological and market development that accelerate the manufacturing efficiency, vehicle improvements and cost reductions that come with increased production. ZEV technology advancing As with conventional cars, zero-emission vehicle technology is advancing at a much faster pace than anticipated. California has more than a quarter-million ZEVs on the road and there are more than a half-million nationally. Worldwide there are now more than 2 million of these vehicles, and the market is growing. Virtually every major automaker now produces or has in development at least one zero-emission vehicle model. December 2016 sales of zero-emission cars in the U.S. exceeded previous monthly highs. In the next few years, the zero-emission market will see more than 20 new electric and plug-in model introductions. Many future offerings will have greater driving range -- more than 200 miles -- at mass-market prices and provide consumers with more choices of body styles, brands, and consumer utility, including SUVs and cross-overs. The current regulations also have a national impact, putting more zero-emission vehicles into other states throughout the nation which have adopted California’s rules. Those states, together with California, comprise more than one-quarter of all new car sales nationally. Includes first ZEV consumer review and analysis The staff report also presents the first comprehensive in-depth analysis of the zero-emission vehicle market in California, including valuable new research on consumers to fully assess the benefits and use profiles of the ZEVs now operating in California. Components of this unique new consumer review include an analysis of detailed data provided by seven auto manufacturers for more than 90,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, accounting for more than 1 billion miles driven and more than 40 million charging events. Additionally, survey responses from more than 32,000 current and past electric car and plug-in hybrid drivers on their prior ownership patterns, purchase motivations, charging availability, and vehicle satisfaction will help inform actions to address existing challenges to expand the zero-emission vehicle market, and accelerate commercialization of zero-emission vehicle technology. The report identifies these challenges and the need for more charging and fueling infrastructure and greater consumer awareness of the benefits and drivability of ZEVs. Goals through 2030 CARB staff recommends that California’s efforts now focus on stronger regulations for greenhouse gas reduction beyond 2025 and increased emphasis on a broad framework to support zero-emission vehicles. CARB’s Mobile Source Strategy document (https://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/2016sip/2016mobsrc.pdf) released in May 2016 calls for putting more than 4 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2030, and further annual reductions in fleet-wide new car greenhouse gas emissions of 4-5 percent. ______________ You can find the CARB Midterm Review here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/acc/acc-mtr.htm You can find the Technical Assessment Report, and U.S. EPA’s Final Determination here: https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/midterm-evaluation-light-duty-vehicle-greenhouse-gas-ghg Next Steps: The CARB Board will consider the Midterm Review at the March 23-24 Board hearing in Riverside, California. Additional information about the CARB Midterm Review, including the Board hearing notice, the Midterm Review report, and supporting documentation, may be obtained from CARB’s website at https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/acc/acc-mtr.htm Stakeholders may submit comments on this report to the docket up to March 20, 2017. To make a public comment, visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php 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, 20 Jan 2017 09:36:50 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California issues proposed plan to achieve groundbreaking 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=891 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-05 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California issues proposed plan to achieve groundbreaking 2030 climate goals Plan builds on existing programs, continues cap-and-trade, and introduces approach to cut GHG emissions at refineries SACRAMENTO — California’s groundbreaking effort to fight climate change took another big step forward today as the California Air Resources Board released the proposed 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 reduce emissions and outlines the most effective ways to reach the 2030 goal, including continuing California’s Cap-and-Trade Program. Achieving the 2030 target under the proposed plan will continue to build on investments in clean energy and set the California economy on a trajectory to achieving an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is consistent with the scientific consensus of the scale of emission reductions needed to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at 450 parts per million carbon dioxide equivalent, and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic climate change. "Climate change is impacting California now, and we need to continue to take bold and effective action to address it head on to protect and improve the quality of life in California,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “The plan will help us meet both our climate and our clean air goals in the coming decades and provide billions of dollars in investments to cut greenhouse gases, smog and toxic pollution in disadvantaged communities throughout the state. It is also designed to continue to drive creative innovation, generating good new jobs in the growing clean technology sector.” For the past decade, California has been reducing emissions through a series of actions, innovative solutions and advances in technology. These include cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and zero emission vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, waste diversion from landfills, water conservation, improvements to energy efficiency in homes and businesses, and a Cap-and-Trade Program. The result is improved public health, a growing economy with more green jobs, and better clean energy choices for Californians. 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 specific measures needed to reach the target. Today’s proposed 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. The proposed plan continues the Cap-and-Trade Program through 2030 and includes a new approach to reduce greenhouse gases from refineries by 20 percent. It incorporates approaches to cutting super pollutants from the Short Lived Climate Pollutants Strategy. And it acknowledges the need for reducing emissions in agriculture and highlights the work underway to ensure that California’s natural and working lands increasingly sequester carbon. Achieving the 2030 goal 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 renewable energy, 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; and an increased focus on integrated land-use planning to support livable, transit-connected communities. The proposed plan, which follows the release of a discussion draft in December, analyzes the potential economic impacts of different policy scenarios, including a carbon tax, and calculates the benefit to society of taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan also includes the estimated range of greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant and toxic pollutant emissions reductions of each measure. The analysis in the plan finds that Cap-and-Trade is the lowest cost, most efficient policy approach and provides certainty that the state will meet the 2030 goals even if other measures fall short. The Cap-and-Trade Program funds the California Climate 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 invested in disadvantaged and low-income communities. To date, a total of $3.4 billion in cap-and-trade funds have been appropriated for the California Climate Investments program. The proposed plan was developed by CARB staff over the past 18 months working with multiple State agencies and departments. This effort was guided by legislation and reflects input from dozens of public workshops and community meetings, and input from CARB’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and many other stakeholders. The first of three public hearings on the proposed plan will be held at the regularly scheduled Board meeting on January 27. The California Air Resources Board is slated to hold workshops in February and hear an update at the February 16 Board meeting. The Final 2017 Scoping Plan Update will be released in late March and be considered for approval by the Board in late April. The full text of “The 2017 Scoping Plan Update: The Proposed Plan for Achieving California’s 2030 Greenhouse Gas Target” is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm Stakeholders and the public are encouraged to submit comments by 5:00 PM PST on March 6, 2017. https://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php ### 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: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:06:58 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- CARB Appoints First Environmental Justice Liaison 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=893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-07 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov CARB Appoints First Environmental Justice Liaison Veronica Eady to be inaugural Assistant Executive Officer for Environmental Justice SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board Executive Officer Richard Corey announced today the appointment of Veronica Eady as CARB’s inaugural Assistant Executive Officer for Environmental Justice. Veronica Eady is currently Vice President and Director of Conservation Law Foundation Massachusetts and was the Associate General Counsel and Director of Environmental Justice at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, a non-profit civil rights law firm in New York City. Eady has also served as Director of the Environmental Justice and Brownfields Programs for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, where she was the principal author of Massachusetts’ Environmental Justice Policy. Eady was also Executive Director of Alternatives for Community and Environment, an environmental justice advocacy organization. She is the former chair of EPA’s federal advisory committee for environmental justice, the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. “Veronica has dedicated her career to fighting for civil rights and environmental justice,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “We are delighted she is joining our staff to bring that lifelong commitment and expertise to address the concerns of communities and tribes throughout the state that face the impacts of pollution on a daily basis.” Eady will serve as the primary internal and external contact for CARB on environmental justice issues and concerns and will be responsible for providing policy consultation and recommendations to CARB staff. She will also participate in decision making during the development and implementation of all major CARB programs to ensure that environmental justice and tribal concerns are considered. “Veronica has fought vigorously for communities disproportionately plagued by pollution. I’m looking forward to working with her in our pursuit for environmental justice,” said California Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Secretary for Climate Change and Environmental Justice Arsenio Mataka, who participated in the executive team that reviewed the candidates. Eady has held appointments on several faculties, including Europe-Viadriana University in Germany, Tufts University, in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Fordham Law School, and at the Stanford Law School. Eady received her B.A. in journalism from the University of Southern California, and her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. ### 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, 31 Jan 2017 13:37:06 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: CalEPA and CARB hold public meetings on California Climate Investments in disadvantaged communities From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=894 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-08 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: CalEPA and CARB hold public meetings on California Climate Investments in disadvantaged communities SACRAMENTO — Members of the public are invited to participate in community meetings to discuss use of proceeds raised through the state’s Cap-and-Trade auctions to fund projects that reduce greenhouse gases in disadvantaged and low-income communities through the California Climate Investments initiative. The meetings focus on two questions: how to identify disadvantaged communities and how to assess benefits of proposed projects to individuals living in these communities. The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff are hosting the following meetings to share their initial thinking on these issues and seek public input. These meetings are part of the implementation of Senate Bill 535 (De León, 2012) and Assembly Bill 1550 (Gomez, 2016). What: Three public, community meetings to discuss investment of cap-and-trade proceeds in disadvantaged communities through the California Climate Investments initiative. Who: Staff from CalEPA, CARB and members of the public When & Where: Fresno, 6-8 pm Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Cecil C. Hinton Community Center 2385 S. Fairview Avenue Los Angeles, 6-8 pm Thursday, February 2, 2017 Junipero Serra Building 320 W. 4th Street Oakland, 6-8 pm Elihu Harris Building 1515 Clay Street In addition, a webinar will be presented on Tuesday February 7, 2017, from 2-4 pm. You may access the webinar at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/upcomingevents.htm California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investment projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit California Climate Investments at https://arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/auctionproceeds.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, 31 Jan 2017 13:46:46 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- UPDATED - MEDIA ADVISORY: CalEPA and CARB hold public meetings on California Climate Investments in disadvantaged communities From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=894 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-08 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: CalEPA and CARB hold public meetings on California Climate Investments in disadvantaged communities SACRAMENTO — Members of the public are invited to participate in community meetings to discuss use of proceeds raised through the state’s Cap-and-Trade auctions to fund projects that reduce greenhouse gases in disadvantaged and low-income communities through the California Climate Investments initiative. The meetings focus on two questions: how to identify disadvantaged communities and how to assess benefits of proposed projects to individuals living in these communities. The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff are hosting the following meetings to share their initial thinking on these issues and seek public input. These meetings are part of the implementation of Senate Bill 535 (De León, 2012) and Assembly Bill 1550 (Gomez, 2016). What: Three public, community meetings to discuss investment of cap-and-trade proceeds in disadvantaged communities through the California Climate Investments initiative. Who: Staff from CalEPA, CARB and members of the public When & Where: Fresno, 6-8 pm Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Cecil C. Hinton Community Center 2385 S. Fairview Avenue Los Angeles, 6-8 pm Thursday, February 2, 2017 Junipero Serra Building 320 W. 4th Street Oakland, 6-8 pm Monday, February 6, 2017 Elihu Harris Building 1515 Clay Street In addition, a webinar will be presented on Tuesday February 7, 2017, from 2-4 pm. You may access the webinar at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/upcomingevents.htm California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investment projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit California Climate Investments at https://arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/auctionproceeds.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, 6 Feb 2017 11:50:48 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- Applications sought from public schools for statewide pilot project to clean up Californias school buses 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=895 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-09 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov Erin Squire Special Projects Coordinator North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (707) 443-3093 ext. 111 Applications sought from public schools for statewide pilot project to clean up California’s school buses $10 million available for zero- and near-zero emission school buses SACRAMENTO — A new program funded by proceeds from the State’s cap-and-trade program aims to encourage the turnover of California’s school bus fleet to zero-emission and cleaner-burning school buses. The program, known as The Rural School Bus Pilot Project, is a partnership between the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and the California Air Resources Board. The North Coast Unified AQMD will administer the $10 million funding for this statewide school bus project. School districts throughout the state have been alerted that applications for grant funding will be accepted March 1-30. All California public schools and California public entities that own school buses are eligible to apply. “This pilot project will help smaller school districts get rid of older, dirty school buses and replace them with ultra-clean and zero-emission models,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “Thanks to funds from the sale of the State's share of cap-and-trade allowances, school children will not only be helping to fight global warming, they will also be breathing less smog and cancer-causing air pollution.” Funding is available for the purchase of new advanced technology zero-emission fuel cell and battery electric school buses and associated vehicle charging equipment. Near-zero-emission plug-in hybrid school buses, or new school buses that operate on renewable fuels, including renewable diesel, natural gas, and propane, are also eligible. Applications will be ranked first by the size of the air district, then by age of the school bus, and finally by total mileage on the school bus. School districts in small air districts will have first priority for the funding, but all school districts are encouraged to apply. The project could fund as many as 60 new school buses statewide, reducing roughly 10,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. These newer and cleaner school buses also reduce fine particle pollution and toxic air contaminants, which are harmful for children whose respiratory systems are still developing. The Rural School Bus Pilot Project is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit California Climate Investments at: https://arb.ca.gov/caclimateinvestments. An informational online webinar for applicants is set for 10 a.m. Feb. 16. For more information and to access the online application portal, visit the North Coast Unified Air Pollution Control District at: http://www.ncuaqmd.org/index.php?page=rural.school.bus ### 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, 1 Mar 2017 12:05:21 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for tenth joint cap-and-trade auction From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=898 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-11 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for tenth joint cap-and-trade auction SACRAMENTO — Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the tenth joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2014, 2017 and 2020 vintages. 2014/2017 Vintage Number offered: 65,104,273 Number sold: 11,673,000 Settlement Price: $13.57 2020 Vintage Number offered: 9,723,500 Number sold: 701,000 Settlement Price: $13.57 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please go to: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auction/feb-2017/summary_results_report.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." 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 Mar 2017 09:57:53 -0800 Subject: newsrel -- First of 27 electric trucks coming to Southern California freight and rail yards 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=900 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-13a CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 Office (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Karen Caesar (916) 799-7151 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov First of 27 electric trucks coming to Southern California freight and rail yards California-made zero-emission freight trucks replace diesel vehicles in low-income communities FONTANA - Today, the State of California, San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG) and partners Daylight Transport and BYD Motors celebrate the arrival of the first of 27 next-generation, zero-emission electric yard and service trucks in three disadvantaged communities in San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Fontana. The demonstration truck project is funded by $9 million from the State’s climate change-fighting cap-and-trade program and another $10.2 million in cash and in-kind matching funds. The project is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities. “It’s exciting to see the first of these ultra-clean trucks roll off the manufacturing line in Lancaster and get to work moving cargo in Fontana,” California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “Electric trucks mean cleaner air for all Californians, especially those who live in neighborhoods close to freight transfer facilities and rail yards.” The project represents a step toward the commercialization of heavy-duty, advanced, zero-emission technologies. The two types of trucks funded by the 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. CALSTART, a Pasadena-based clean transportation not-for-profit, will be evaluating the future potential for commercialization and job creation. The project demonstrates 23 battery-electric 80,000-pound (GCVWR) Class 8 yard trucks and four 16,100-pound (GVWR) Class 5 service trucks. Three yard trucks and a service truck will operate at Daylight and the other 23 will operate at two BNSF Railway rail yards in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. BNSF will take delivery of the electric trucks this summer. “Daylight Transport is excited to participate in the rollout of zero-emission yard trucks. We are committed to clean energy and sustainability,” said Daylight Transport Executive Vice President Greg Steele. “The collaboration with CARB, SBCOG and BYD will help us toward reducing our carbon footprint and operating in a continuously more environmentally conscious manner. This is an outstanding way to introduce ourselves to the Fontana community.” “With this project, California is proving to critics that clean air and job creation are not mutually exclusive,” said Stella Li, president of BYD Motors. “BYD is proud of its role in this project as the provider of 27 zero-emission, all-electric trucks that are coming from our manufacturing facility in the city of Lancaster, Los Angeles County. Our electric trucks are safe and reliable, and every purchase of a BYD electric truck in California helps support local job creation.” Over the two-year duration of the demonstration project, the zero-emission trucks are expected to reduce emissions of about 3,500 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, 3,250 pounds of nitrogen oxide and 170 pounds of diesel soot. The Daylight Transport Service Center is a newly constructed, state-of-the-art, environmentally conscious facility. Power for the electric-vehicle chargers at the center will be generated by a 600-kilowatt solar system through net metering, which covers nearly the entire roof of the 60,000-square-foot warehouse. The electric trucks are provided by BYD, whose North American headquarters are in Los Angeles. The California Climate Investments cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit https://arb.ca.gov/caclimateinvestments 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, 14 Mar 2017 13:48:24 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- New Report Details How Cap-and-Trade Proceeds Help Improve California 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=903 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-14 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov New Report Details How Cap-and-Trade Proceeds Help Improve California 50% of Projects Benefitted Disadvantaged Communities SACRAMENTO – A new report details how investments from California’s cap-and-trade auction proceeds are delivering on their promise to reduce greenhouse emissions while strengthening local economies and improving public health and the environment across California. The report tracks the progress of the California Climate Investments, which awarded and implemented more than $500 million in new funding last year and more than doubled the number of projects statewide, spread over 57 of California’s 58 counties. The report was released today by the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Finance. “The investment of cap-and-trade proceeds is reaching every corner of the State, cutting greenhouse gases and improving air quality – and quality of life – for millions of Californians, especially in the state’s hardest hit communities,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. To date, $3.4 billion has been appropriated by the Legislature to 12 state agencies that have distributed $1.2 billion to projects that have been completed or are under way. Among the projects: •The Port of Los Angeles is launching the world’s first shipping terminal to generate all of its energy needs from renewable resources, improving the air quality and local economy of nearby Wilmington, one of the state’s most disadvantaged communities. •Southern California’s Metrolink commuter rail line is purchasing ultra-clean locomotives that will expand service and reduce commute times on its Antelope Valley and Ventura County lines while improving air quality in adjacent communities. •An 82-unit affordable housing development in Los Angeles’s Macarthur Park neighborhood will provide affordable housing and improved access to public transit for a key neighborhood hub near downtown Los Angeles. In agriculture, grants to farmers for more water-efficient irrigation technology will not only cut GHG emissions but save billions of gallons of water. More than 16,000 acres of land have been preserved, from coastal wetlands to mountain meadows, and more than 6,200 trees have been planted, providing shade on urban streets from Los Angeles to Fresno to Oakland. Designed to help California reach its climate goals, these investments are also providing an array of other benefits by creating jobs, improving air quality, and reducing transportation and energy costs. The report features profiles that highlight the impact these investments are having on individuals and communities, particularly those in California’s most disadvantaged communities. Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities Fifty percent of the $1.2 billion in implemented projects ($614 million) is providing benefits to disadvantaged communities, including 34 percent ($419 million) going to projects located within these 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. Examples of these projects include: •A statewide clean-energy assistance program that has installed solar panels and/or energy-efficiency measures in nearly 30,000 homes, lowering energy bills for low-income residents from Imperial to Sacramento counties. •A San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District program that helps low-income residents like Jerome Mayfield, a 54-year-old Stockton resident, replace their old, polluting vehicles with cleaner hybrid and electric cars. •A San Bernardino County project to plant 1,000 trees in and around disadvantaged communities, providing shaded places to rest and play on hot days, as well as jobs for local residents. Future reports will examine the benefits under AB 1550 (Gomez), which modifies the requirements for minimum investments to disadvantaged communities. The report also found that projects are underway in 97 percent of the 2,000 census tracts in the state that the California Environmental Protection Agency designated as disadvantaged. And state agencies are actively seeking to make investment opportunities more accessible to disadvantaged communities through technical assistance grants and increased outreach. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projects funded to date are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), roughly the equivalent of taking three million cars off the road for a year. In addition, the High Speed Rail Project is estimated to reduce GHG emissions by almost 59 million metric tons of CO2e over its operating life. The 2017 annual report includes detailed information on cost-effectiveness and metrics for evaluating program effectiveness. Accompanying this year’s report is an interactive map that allows users to track where cap-and-trade funds are being invested anywhere in the state. Users can view the locations of individual projects and aggregate them by program and by the state’s 120 legislative districts and 58 counties. Project level data for all projects included in the 2017 Annual Report and featured on the interactive map is available on the California Climate Investments website , including project locations, GHG reductions and benefits to disadvantaged communities. The 2017 Annual Report to the Legislature on California Climate Investments Using Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds can be found here . Links •California Climate Investments Website: http://www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/ •2017 California Climate Investments Annual Report: http://bit.ly/2017CCIannualreport •Interactive Map of California Climate Investments Statewide: https://www.arb.ca.gov/ccimap •Investments by Senate District: https://arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/arsupportdata/legdata/cci_district_factsheets_senate.pdf •Investments by Assembly District: https://arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/arsupportdata/legdata/cci_district_factsheets_assembly.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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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 Mar 2017 10:23:02 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California small businesses recognized for implementing climate-smart strategies 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=904 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-15 California small businesses recognized for implementing climate-smart strategies SACRAMENTO - Today the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the winners of the seventh CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards, recognizing small businesses that demonstrate leadership and make notable, voluntary achievements toward reducing their carbon footprint. “These award winners are the best examples of how more and more Californian small businesses are making smart, climate-friendly choices,” CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “From Arcata to Los Angeles, from a craft distillery to a window and solar panel cleaning service, small businesses throughout the state are showing that environmental protection and innovation are also good for the bottom line.” The 13 award winners, who will be honored at an award ceremony set for Monday in Sacramento, 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 become more sustainable 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 and appliances; replacing landscape with drought tolerant plants; incentivizing the use of public transportation; purchasing wind power generated electricity; using eco-friendly, recycled/reused/repurposed products; composting food scraps and plant material; and implementing water conservation and zero-waste programs. Two 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. Eleven businesses were acknowledged as Climate Leaders for taking proactive steps to reduce their impact on our climate and communicating this information to their employees, customers and community. The winners come from 12 California cities and represent a variety of industries including automotive repair, vineyard/winery, public relations, hospitality, mental health services and consulting, among others. 2016 CoolCalifornia Small Business Award Winners Businesses of the Year: Crestwood Healing Center - Pleasant Hill Toole's Garage - San Carlos Climate Leaders: Atrium Ventures Unlimited - Santa Maria Captain Vineyards - Moraga Gaumenkitzel Restaurant - Berkeley Greenbar Craft Distillery - Los Angeles Greenway Partners - Arcata Lafayette Car Wash & Detail Center - Lafayette McCown + Evans LLP - San Francisco Mr. Squeegee Window & Solar Panel Cleaning - Modesto My Conference Essentials - Sacramento The Glass Man Professional Window Washing Company, Inc. - Ventura Uptown Studios - Sacramento 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 2016 winners. Awards will be presented to the winning businesses at a ceremony Monday, March 20, 2017, at the CalEPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95812. 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, success stories and links to financial incentives and rebates 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: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:05:40 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB establishes next generation of emission controls needed to improve states air quality 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=905 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERSIDE- Today the California Air Resources Board approved two critical efforts to provide cleaner air for all Californians. In the first action, the Board approved the State Strategy for the State Implementation Plan (State SIP Strategy), which describes CARB’s commitment for further reducing vehicle emissions needed to meet federal air quality standards over the next 15 years. The Board also approved the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s comprehensive air quality plan. The Board also directed staff to report annually on progress on implementation of the SIP Strategy including recommendations on additional funding as well as direction to expedite implementation where possible. “Today’s action builds upon California’s efforts over the last 50 years and sets the stage for a range of actions into the next decade,” said California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols. “We look forward to continuing California’s air quality leadership, working with our federal and local partners to provide the pathway to cleaner air, along with a vibrant economy.” The State SIP Strategy maps out a comprehensive suite of actions to deploy the next generation of clean vehicles, equipment and fuels. These include a portfolio of new engine standards for cars and trucks, and the durability and inspection requirements to ensure these vehicles remain clean over their lifetime. The strategy also includes enhanced deployment of zero emission technologies, cleaner burning fuels, and innovative pilot and incentive programs to accelerate the deployment of this cleaner technology. In parallel to actions at the state level, CARB will continue to call for strong federal action to develop more stringent engine standards for cars, trucks, ships, aircraft and locomotives. These advanced technologies will help transform and clean up California’s transportation system, providing important public health benefits, especially in the South Coast and the San Joaquin Valley, the two regions of the state with the greatest air quality challenges. The cleaner technologies will also deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas and toxic diesel particulate matter emissions that are essential to meeting California’s climate, air quality and risk reduction goals. The South Coast’s Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) is a comprehensive roadmap for meeting ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards in both the South Coast region and the Coachella Valley. In conjunction with state actions to reduce mobile source emissions, the South Coast AQMP includes a broad spectrum of measures to transition residential and commercial homes and buildings to cleaner energy sources, from electrification and fuel cells to solar power. The District’s plan also contains important action to achieve further reductions of pollutants from large industrial facilities such as refineries and power plants. Attaining federal air quality standards will provide significant public health protection for the 17 million residents who live in the region, estimated by the District to total $173 billion in cumulative health benefits between today and 2031. ### 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, 23 Mar 2017 18:16:39 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB approves broad plan for reducing climate super pollutants 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=906 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-17 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 Office (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB approves broad plan for reducing climate “super pollutants” Reductions in short-lived climate pollutants enhance 2030 climate efforts RIVERSIDE- The California Air Resources Board today adopted a new plan to curb destructive super pollutants including black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane. The plan, California’s Short-lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, maps out the route to more rapid greenhouse gas reductions by clamping down on these super pollutants. Super pollutants have more potent heat-trapping effects but remain in the atmosphere for a shorter time than carbon dioxide. Reducing these pollutants can have a more immediate beneficial impact on climate change – and reduces harmful toxins, such as cancer-causing particulates, in California communities. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) make up about 12 percent of GHG emissions, but strong actions to reduce them could help reduce global warming by as much as 40 percent. “This plan to curb super pollutants will accelerate reaching our 2030 goal of a 40 percent reduction in GHG emissions below 1990 levels,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “This plan will also help reduce nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, and fine particle pollution.” The SLCP Strategy is a critical part of California’s emission-reduction framework being developed in the draft Proposed 2030 Scoping Plan. The framework also includes the Cap-and-Trade Program, the Mobile Source Strategy, the Advanced Clean Car Program, the Renewables Portfolio Standard and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. A key piece of the SLCP Strategy is a new regulation aimed at reducing methane leaks from oil and gas operations. It requires emissions-capture technology and stricter monitoring and reporting of potential methane leaks as a means of isolating and fixing them more quickly. That rule, which the Board will take up later today, will be fully in effect by 2020. The SLCP Strategy also reduces hydrofluorocarbons, traditionally used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation and propellants. Substitutes for HFCs are growing in use and continue to be developed. CARB’s efforts are expected to result in HFC reductions of 25 percent below business-as-usual emissions by 2020. CARB is currently preparing a detailed analysis of future HFC emissions which will undergo a third-party review. Last fall, Governor Brown Signed SB 1383 by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), an ex-officio CARB board member. SB 1383 sets targets for reductions in methane emissions of 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, a 40 percent reduction in HFCs and a 50 percent reduction in black carbon. SB 1383 also provides general guidance for regulation of short-lived climate pollutants and requires the Board to complete and approve a plan by January 1, 2018. CARB began publicly evaluating controls for SLCPs with the first AB 32 Scoping Plan in 2008 and has held at least 10 workshops and public hearings to gather input. Since then Governor Brown signed SB 32, codifying a reduction target for statewide GHG emissions of 40 percent below 1990 emission levels by 2030. SLCP emission reductions will support achieving this target. The major sources of methane are livestock, particularly dairy cattle; landfills; and the oil and gas industry. Livestock is responsible for 55 percent of methane emissions. The SLCP Strategy calls for capturing methane from manure at large dairies, pursuing opportunities to reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation, significantly reducing disposal of organics in landfills, and reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. California has already reduced black carbon emissions 90 percent since the 1970s, largely through the state’s stringent diesel regulations. The SLCP Strategy will rely on a variety of tools, including putting zero-emission vehicles on the road and into ports and rail yards, more mass transit, cleaning up woodstoves, and cleaner fuels. ### 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, 23 Mar 2017 20:17:21 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB approves rule for monitoring and repairing methane leaks from oil and gas facilities 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=907 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-18 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 Office (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB approves rule for monitoring and repairing methane leaks from oil and gas facilities Regulation applies to natural gas pipeline equipment and storage facilities RIVERSIDE- As the federal government retreats from its own efforts to reduce methane leaks, the California Air Resources Board today approved a new regulation aimed at curbing emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas that regularly escapes from oil and gas operations. The new rule is the most comprehensive of its kind in the country. Methane, one of the powerful greenhouse gases called short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and the main component of natural gas, has 72 times the impact on global warming as carbon dioxide. The new regulation is expected to reduce methane leaks from oil and gas operations in California by the equivalent of 1.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, the equivalent of taking 280,000 cars off the road for a year. Locating and repairing leaks in oil and gas systems will provide additional benefits in reducing smog-causing chemicals because the same leaks often release air toxins and volatile organic compounds, such as benzene. “The Trump administration has backed away from efforts to develop a federal rule to curb methane leaks from existing facilities—the nation’s largest source of methane pollution,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “California’s regulations continue our leadership in fighting air pollutants and help meet our goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.” California’s new air regulation requires quarterly monitoring of methane emissions from oil and gas wells, natural gas processing facilities, compressor stations and other equipment used in the processing and delivery of oil and natural gas. Some equipment will also be required to add vapor collection systems. The new regulation adds to emergency regulations that were put in place by the Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources after the methane leak in the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field. Those regulations require additional monitoring and testing at all underground natural gas storage facilities, making it easier to prevent well leaks. “This new tool to curb methane emissions complements the rigorous safety and inspection requirements now in place at all gas storage fields in California,” said David Bunn, director of the Department of Conservation. “Not only is California working to prevent another major methane leak like the one at Aliso Canyon, it’s important that we also reduce the cumulative impacts of smaller leaks.” The regulation provides “valuable tools in California’s continuing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure safe utility infrastructure,” said California Public Utilities Commissioner Cliff Rechstschaffen. “It is another example of the State’s international leadership in addressing climate change and other environmental issues.” Although the largest source of methane in California is livestock, the oil and gas industry is responsible for about 15 percent of the state’s methane emissions. Adoption of the oil and gas rule is an important step toward implementing the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, which provides guidance for development and implementation of California’s overall effort to reduce these highly potent climate pollutants. SB 1383 (Lara, 2016) sets the target for statewide methane reductions of 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. The Board adopted that plan earlier today. California’s new regulation was written with extensive stakeholder input and at least seven public hearings or workshops over several years. The Oil & Gas Production, Processing, and Storage regulation can be found here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2016/oilandgas2016/oilandgas2016.htm Information about DOGGR’s regulations can be found here: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/AlisoCanyon.aspx. 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, 24 Mar 2017 14:16:36 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB finds vehicle standards are achievable and cost-effective From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-19 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 cell (916) 322-2990 office stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB finds vehicle standards are achievable and cost-effective CARB votes to move forward with greenhouse gas reductions and zero emission programs through 2025; action sets the table for accelerating programs post-2025 RIVERSIDE – Today California re-affirmed its commitment to clean air, protecting public health and continuing the fight against climate change when the California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to continue with the vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and zero-emission vehicle program for cars and light trucks sold in California through 2025. The action ensures that California and 12 other states that follow its vehicle regulations, together accounting for a third of the U.S. auto market, will move forward greenhouse gas emission standards adopted in the 2012 process involving the federal government, California and the automakers. The Board also voted to support the expansion of the zero-emission vehicle marketplace before 2025, calling for redoubling current efforts underway to support market growth and paving the way for new regulations to rapidly increase the number of zero-emission vehicles required to be sold in California after 2025. “Today ARB affirmed the technical reviews done by our own and EPA staff, as well as the work of independent analysts,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “We invite the global industry to bring us their best cars and trucks and take advantage of the willingness of our leaders to provide a broad range of incentives to help make these vehicles affordable. And we also invite them to come sit down with us if they have specific concerns about implementation of the existing regulations that can be addressed without weakening the impact overall. The program is delivering cleaner cars that save consumers money and are fun to drive: That's how we do it in California.” The Board vote was supported by representatives from the 12 states that have adopted California’s standards. Those states together have a population of 113 million and constitute roughly 30 percent of the nation’s new car sales. Senior environmental officials from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon testified at today’s hearing to urge the Board’s approval. The Board action affirmed the comprehensive, multi-year staff assessment and analysis that concluded that the standards for model years 2022-25 are appropriate and feasible. The staff assessment found that the technology to achieve them is not only currently available, but has exceeded the original expectations, both for level of development and cost, when the standards were adopted with automaker support in 2012. The Board’s vote reached the same conclusion as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in its final determination in January on the federal greenhouse gas emission standards for model years 2022-25. Last week, however, the Trump administration rescinded that decision at the request of automakers, and announced that it intends to reconsider the final determination in coordination with the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency, which is responsible for setting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon criticized the move by the Trump administration. The Board’s decision to stay the course on standards to cut greenhouse gases and smog-forming emissions was based upon the findings of a comprehensive, 637-page staff report that included an analysis of the Technical Assessment Report developed by California and the federal agencies, which was released last July. The CARB staff report also includes the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the zero-emission vehicle market in California, including valuable new consumer research to assess the benefits and use profiles of ZEVs now operating in California. Based on these findings, the Board also voted to pursue policies to support more than 4 million zero-emission vehicles in California by 2030, and established a goal to continue reducing average fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles by 4-5 percent per year between 2025 and 2030. “With the midterm review now in the rearview mirror, we look forward to accelerating our efforts to develop the next set of California vehicle standards,” said CARB Deputy Executive Officer Alberto Ayala. “California is also moving forward to accelerate deployment of fuel cell and battery electric cars. That will put us on track to meeting our clean air and climate goals for 2030 and also align California with current advanced vehicle technology research and investment in the global auto marketplace.” California, with nearly half of all zero-emission vehicles in the nation, has several programs in place to further support the growing electric car marketplace. The state offers rebates to new buyers or lessees of zero-emission vehicles, is rapidly scaling the infrastructure for charging electric cards and fueling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and agencies are pursuing nearly 200 actions to support the market, as identified in the Governor’s 2016 ZEV Action Plan. The Board expressed its commitment to support the ZEV marketplace by continuing complementary programs such as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and redoubling efforts on continued state incentives, utility infrastructure programs, and expanded public education programs, such as the newly established initiative through Veloz, formerly the California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative. The staff Midterm Review report is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/acc/acc-mtr.htm ____________________________ Statement of Support from Connecticut: “Connecticut and the other states who have adopted California’s greenhouse gas standards have done so because motor vehicles are a major contributor to our GHG emissions and reductions from the California standards are key to meeting our climate goals. We applaud the effort that went into ARB’s comprehensive review and we will continue to implement these standards while also strongly supporting ZEV market development through innovative rebate programs like the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program. It must also be noted that analyses by both EPA and ARB demonstrate these standards are achievable at lower costs than originally projected so the federal government should keep its promise to the states, the auto makers and, most importantly, the American people who will benefit from the electrification of our transportation systems by breathing cleaner air and paying less at the pump.” Commissioner Rob Klee, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Statement of Support from Massachusetts “Since 1990 the Commonwealth has implemented the California vehicle emission standards for automobiles as a critical means for Massachusetts to meet greenhouse gas and emissions reduction goals under the Global Warming Solutions Act, and the standards have provided tremendous public health benefits in the Northeast region over the years. Through the zero emission vehicle standards approved by the California Air Resources Board, the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act and similar requirements in neighboring states, our region continues to ensure the protection of environmental resources and emissions reductions in a coordinated effort to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Martin Suuberg, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. 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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Nichols in response to Court of Appeals decision upholding cap-and-trade 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=909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-20 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 Office (916) 956-9409 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Statement from CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols in response to Court of Appeals decision upholding cap-and-trade program SACRAMENTO- California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols issued the following statement in response to the decision in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District, upholding the lower court's decision relating to CARB's cap-and-trade program: "The court’s decision affirms the basic purpose and structure of the program--to deliver carbon reductions in a cost-effective and flexible manner. The decision provides additional certainty for this keystone program, which supports all the other approaches California has underway to fight climate change. Together, our climate policies will continue to drive innovation and clean energy, deliver good clean tech jobs, and make it possible to continue to invest in programs, especially in disadvantaged communities, to reduce greenhouse gases and improve the quality of life." CARB Chair, Mary D. Nichols 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: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:50:26 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California's top air quality agency pushes for stricter locomotive emissions standards From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following release from the California Air Resources Board: https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=910 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE#17-21 04/14/2017 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov California’s top air quality agency pushes for stricter locomotive emissions standards CARB appeals to U.S. EPA, says new limits needed to meet clean air and climate change goals SACRAMENTO— California Air Resources Board (CARB) chair Mary D. Nichols today requested the U.S. EPA take action to adopt more stringent emission standards for locomotives, saying that the move is needed to clean up the air in “high-risk” communities in and around the nation’s railyards. The purpose of this request is to accelerate the movement to zero- or near-zero emission locomotives. Proposed emission standards would cut toxic and smog-causing emissions by 85% for diesel particulate matter (PM) and 66% for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) below current ‘Tier 4’ levels. Newly manufactured locomotives would have some zero-emission mile capability. “Reducing locomotive-related emissions and the resulting air toxic hot spots near railyards is a high priority for disadvantaged communities within California and around the nation,” Nichols said. “A new generation of locomotives will also, once in operation, offer fuel savings to the railroad industry.” Nichols also noted that requiring the transition to the cleanest, most efficient locomotives will generate new clean tech and industrial jobs, and provide a boost for the United States to compete in the global marketplace to meet the growing demand for cleaner, low-emission trains abroad. In the formal petition submitted for U.S. EPA Rulemaking to reduce locomotive emissions, Nichols made it clear that recent studies have found that there are significant diesel exposure disparities by race and income among residents living in close proximity to most of the major railyards in California. Nichols acknowledges that many steps have already been taken to clean up emissions from the nation’s complex freight delivery network. National locomotive emissions and diesel fuel standards, CARB agreements with railroads, California emission standards for drayage trucks and cargo equipment, and private and public investments in cleaner equipment are reducing overall emissions and health risk near our major railyards. But CARB believes that more can be accomplished, and that to deliver on our collective responsibility to improve conditions on the ground for overburdened communities, new action by U.S. EPA to require a transition to zero and near-zero emission locomotives is necessary. To further reduce locomotive emissions, CARB is requesting the development of updated emission standards, including standards for newly manufactured locomotives, and standards for reduced emissions when locomotive engines are remanufactured. The proposed standards recognize advancements in technology that support zero-emission rail operation in impacted communities while also providing nationwide fuel savings for the railroads. Nichols cites U.S. EPA’s long history of working for environmentally burdened and economically disadvantaged communities, and urges the federal agency to exercise its authority to adopt more stringent locomotive emission standards to address issues affecting public health and welfare, and so that all states can meet federal air quality standards and climate goals. California is requesting that U.S. EPA respond by Summer, 2017. The full petition to the U.S. EPA is here https://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/railyard.htm The web version of this release includes a graph of PM emissions for proposed Tier 5 compared to current Tier 4 (based on grams of PM per brake-horsepower-hour). Tier 4 line haul locomotives used for nationwide service typically range from 2,300 to more than 4,000 horsepower: https://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=9xx ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:10:12 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- SunLine Transit Agency announces $12.5 million for five hydrogen-powered buses, hydrogen generating station in Coachella Valley 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=912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-23 CONTACT: Karen Caesar, California Air Resources Board (CARB) (916) 799-7151 cell (916) 322-2990 Office karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov Andrea Carter, Sunline Transit Agency (760) 285-6828 andrea@andreacarterassociates.com SunLine Transit Agency announces $12.5 million for five hydrogen-powered buses, hydrogen generating station in Coachella Valley Investment of cap-and-trade proceeds supports pollution-free transit; ceremony celebrates Earth Day THOUSAND PALMS, CA- At a pre-Earth Day ceremony Friday, Senator Jeff Stone, Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia and other officials will celebrate a $12.5 million grant from California Climate Investments to the SunLine Transit Agency for five new zero-emission New Flyer fuel cell buses. The grant also supports the development of the largest hydrogen fueling station in the U.S. of its kind, from Hydrogenics, using electricity and renewable energy to generate clean hydrogen. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at SunLine Transit Agency headquarters in Thousand Palms. “This project represents an important step toward commercializing both heavy-duty zero-emission fuel cell vehicles and clean, renewable hydrogen fuel,” said California Air Resources Board (CARB) chairman Mary D. Nichols. “Fuel cell vehicles are part of a comprehensive portfolio needed to achieve California’s long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals, and this project furthers this technology advancement while providing much needed air quality benefits to communities in the Coachella Valley.” The grant is part of the state’s historic effort to use proceeds from the climate change cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gases, including a widespread effort to promote low carbon transit such as hydrogen-powered or electric buses throughout California, with a special focus on serving disadvantaged communities. Friday’s speakers and attendees will include Senator Jeff Stone and Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, California Air Resources Board member Barbara Riordan, and representatives from New Flyer and Hydrogenics – the companies contracted to build the new buses and to upgrade a heavy duty hydrogen refueling station as part of the grant award. Clean Cities Coachella Valley will also be on site to help kick off celebration Earth Day celebrations.. “We are honored to be the recipient of this pilot project that will deploy new zero-emission buses for our community and allow us to upgrade our existing hydrogen infrastructure for fueling the proposed fuel cell fleet as well as public use,” said Lauren Skiver, CEO/General Manager of SunLine Transit Agency. “SunLine has a longstanding commitment to the environment with our clean fuels fleet – which helps us do our part to ensure our natural resources are preserved for future generations.” SunLine will operate the proposed buses daily on two regular routes from Indio to Mecca/Oasis that provide a 98% coverage of disadvantaged communities. The project will collect 12 months of performance data to be used to help further commercialization of fuel cell technology. New Flyer, the market leader in zero-emission buses, is the only North American transit bus manufacturer offering all three types of zero-emission propulsion systems including hydrogen fuel cell-electric, battery-electric and trolley-electric buses. Hydrogenics Corporation is a world leader in engineering and building hydrogen technology, providing hydrogen generation, energy storage and hydrogen power modules to customers and partners around the world. About Caifornia Climate Investments: The $12.5 million grant award is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investment projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit http://www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov. About SunLine Transit Agency: SunLine Transit Agency is a joint powers authority formed in 1977 to operate the Coachella Valley’s public transportation system. SunLine offers fixed route bus service and curb-to-curb paratransit for the mobility impaired. Its fixed route and paratransit vehicles travel more than 4 million miles per year, covering over 619 bus stops located throughout a 1,120 mile-service area, carrying approximately 4.82 million riders. SunLine Services Group regulates three taxi franchises who provide taxi services throughout the Valley. SunFuels alternative fueling station offers compressed natural gas and hydrogen for SunLine and the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, go to www.sunline.org. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:08:44 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Earth Day 2017: California committed to continuing to fight climate change, protect public health and the environment 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=913 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SACRAMENTO- The 47th annual Earth Day finds California on the frontline of efforts to clean the air and curb the effects of climate change, even as federal regulators retreat from their own responsibilities. For 50 years, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has worked to break new ground in protecting public health and the environment. Under Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., California has established the most aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets in North America, and the nation’s toughest restrictions on destructive super pollutants. The Governor also signed legislation that directs cap-and-trade funds to greenhouse gas reducing programs that benefit disadvantaged communities, support clean transportation and protect natural ecosystems. As part of these efforts, he has directed CARB to push into new areas of environmental improvement. CARB’s recent actions include: Moving Forward with Advanced Clean Cars Last month, CARB voted to continue with the vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and zero-emission vehicle program for cars and light trucks sold in California through 2025. The action ensures that California and 12 other states that follow its vehicle regulations, together accounting for a third of the U.S. auto market, will move forward on standards that will deliver cleaner and more fuel-efficient cars, saving consumers money and cutting greenhouse gases. Expanding Market for Zero-Emission Vehicles The Board also voted to support the expansion of the zero-emission vehicle marketplace before 2025, paving the way for new regulations to rapidly increase the number of zero-emission vehicles to be sold in California after 2025. Governor Brown has called for 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2025. There are currently 280,000 zero-emission vehicles in California, more than half the national total, even though California is only 10 percent of the nation’s population. Fighting Climate Super Pollutants ARB also adopted a new plan to curb destructive super pollutants, including methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons. These emissions accelerate the impact of global warming far beyond the effect of CO2, the main greenhouse gas. Reducing these pollutants can have a more immediate beneficial impact on climate change – and reduces harmful toxins, such as cancer-causing particulates, in California communities. Nation’s Toughest Rule for Curbing Methane Leaks Last month, CARB approved a new regulation aimed at curbing emissions of methane that regularly escapes from oil and gas operations, the most comprehensive rule of its kind in the country. The new regulation is expected to reduce methane leaks in California by the equivalent of 1.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, the equivalent of taking 280,000 cars off the road for a year. Developing California’s Climate Action Plan 2030 CARB is working with the public, stakeholders and other state agencies to develop a Scoping Plan that sets the course for California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, the most ambitious goal in North America. The plan builds on the state’s successful efforts to reduce emissions and outlines the most effective ways to reach the 2030 goal, including continuing California’s cap-and-trade Program. CARB will consider the plan at the end of June. Investing Cap-and-Trade Proceeds in Disadvantaged Communities Investments from California’s cap-and-trade program are reducing greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening local economies and improving public health and the environment. To date, $3.4 billion has been appropriated by the Legislature, and $1.2 billion has been distributed to projects that are completed or under way. Projects range from installing solar panels on low-income homes, to building affordable housing close to transportation corridors. Investments are spread over 57 of California’s 58 counties, and fifty percent of the $1.2 billion in implemented projects ($614 million) is providing benefits to disadvantaged communities. Transforming California’s Freight System In July, state agency leaders 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. ====================================================================== 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, 25 Apr 2017 13:43:36 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Air Resources Board issues guidance to lower air pollution exposure risks near busy highways From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-25 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov California Air Resources Board issues guidance to lower air pollution exposure risks near busy highways New resource will help planners and others seeking to build near busy roads SACRAMENTO—The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today issued a guide designed to provide public health, air quality and urban planning policy-makers with options for reducing exposure to traffic pollution for those who live or work near busy roads. “Infill developments are crucial to California’s ability to meet our air quality and climate goals,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “They put people close to public transit, reduce the need to drive, and promote biking and walking. The health benefits of denser urban neighborhoods can be reduced if they are built close to congested highways. This guide provides planners and builders of infill developments a range of science-based strategies to protect public health and reduce the impacts of nearby traffic.” The guide, Strategies to Reduce Air Pollution Exposure Near High-Volume Roadways (https://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm), is a technical advisory that addresses concerns raised about the potential health implications of living and working in existing or planned developments near busy roads. The strategies are options that planners and others can put into place to protect public health in developments close to freeways and as “infill” development, which is the opposite of urban sprawl, continues. This is especially important in urban areas where the freeway network is dense, which means there are few places that are not near a freeway. Strategies identified in the technical advisory fall into one of three categories: they reduce traffic emissions, reduce the concentration of air pollution from vehicles, or remove pollution from our air. The strategies were chosen based on peer-reviewed scientific literature and CARB-sponsored research projects. Examples include the use of traffic roundabouts instead of stoplights to reduce stop and go driving, sound walls and vegetation that help dispel pollution, and air filters in buildings that remove pollutants from indoor air. The new technical advisory supplements the Air Quality and Land Use Planning Handbook issued in 2005, and is a companion document to the forthcoming updated General Plan Guidelines from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. Infill development promotes biking and walking, and shortens distances that people must travel for their daily activities. Dense developments also support transit operations, and can improve quality of life by facilitating community connectivity. “These are scientifically based strategies that can be used at the local level to reduce exposure to air pollution in the near future while we work toward full implementation of California’s progressive regulations that are cleaning the air but are being phased in over time,” said Chief of CARB’s Research Division Bart Croes. “As California grows, we have the collective opportunity to shape the future of the built environment to be both protective of public health and supportive of environmental goals,” said Croes. “We hope that this new guide will help decision makers promote healthy, safe, equitable and sustainable communities.” For more information and for Fact Sheets in English and Spanish, please visit https://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm ====================================================================== 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, 3 May 2017 13:18:57 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California surpasses half-billion-dollar mark for investments in zero-emission vehicles From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-26 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 (916) 799-7151 - cell karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov California surpasses half-billion-dollar mark for investments in zero-emission vehicles $599 million in cap-and-trade funds includes electric cars, trucks, school buses; 65% of funding in and for disadvantaged communities LONG BEACH – Today the California Air Resources Board announced that California Climate Investments in zero-emission vehicles have reached $599 million since 2013, putting hundreds of thousands of ultra-clean cars, and entire fleets of zero-emission trucks and buses on California roads and highways. The announcement was made at the annual Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach. “Investing in zero-emission cars, trucks and buses is a smart and effective use of cap-and-trade proceeds,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “It generates thousands of clean-tech jobs in California, helps bring these ultra-clean vehicles to market sooner, and places them in the communities that have the greatest need of clean air.” The funding is from California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities. Since the transportation sector overall is by far the largest contributor to the state’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions, a major focus of the climate investment program has been supporting the development and deployment of next-generation zero-emission trucks, cars and buses. The investments support a wide range of next-generation vehicles, including electric school buses in Sacramento, electric yard trucks in Fontana, hydrogen-powered buses in the Coachella Valley, and a fleet of electric delivery trucks for Goodwill Industries in the Bay Area. More than 65 percent of the investments are for projects or vehicles that are in, or benefit, disadvantaged communities. One major focus of these investments is to accelerate the market for the next generation of clean, heavy-duty trucks and buses, both those that run on electricity and on hydrogen. Several are demonstration projects, such as putting newly built zero-emission trucks to work side-by-side with existing diesel trucks in rail yards or distribution centers to fully determine their benefits and capabilities in those demanding work environments. In many cases, it is estimated that the overall operating costs of the zero-emission trucks and buses will be less than fossil-fuel powered trucks over the life of the vehicle because of lower fuel and maintenance costs. The California Climate Investments are designed to help drive down the upfront purchase price of the cleaner zero-emission trucks, and as their numbers increase, that cost will drop even further due to economies of scale. Another goal of these investments is to support the market for zero-emission cars throughout the state, and making them available to residents of low-income communities. Thanks to the state’s zero-emission regulation and incentives, California -- with 283,000 zero-emission and plug-in vehicles to date -- comprises more than 40 percent of national zero-emission car sales, even though the state has only ten percent of the nation’s population. Many of these cars, trucks and buses are built in California. Tesla, which manufactures electric cars in the Bay Area; BYD, which builds buses in Lancaster; and Proterra, which builds zero-emission vehicles in the City of Industry, together employ more than 12,000 workers building the cars and buses that are helping to clean California’s air and fight climate change. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit http://www.caclimateinvestements.ca.gov/. $599 Million Cap-and-Trade Investments in California’s Zero-Emission Transportation Future CARS: 115,000 Light-duty ZEVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles) Full battery electric cars – 71,000 Plug-in hybrid cars – 43,000 Hydrogen fuel cell cars – 1,000 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS: 46 class 7+8 heavy duty zero-emission trucks DELIVERY, UTILITY, TRASH TRUCKS: 950 delivery, utility and refuse trucks Utility Trucks – 107 Hybrid Delivery and Refuse Trucks– 732 Battery electric delivery trucks – 111 TRANSIT AND LIGHT RAIL: 407 zero-emission transit buses, shuttles and light rail cars Transit Buses – 309 Shuttle Buses – 68 Light Rail - 30 SCHOOL BUSES: 29 electric school buses OFF-ROAD, CARGO-HANDLING EQUIPMENT: 46 zero-emission yard trucks, fork lifts, cargo-handling equipment For more information about California’s investment in low carbon vehicles and transportation, visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/movingcalifornia ====================================================================== 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: Thu, 11 May 2017 14:28:05 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Clean Air Luminaries Gather to Celebrate Architect of Clean Air Act From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-30 CONTACT: CONTACTS: Stanley Young (916) 322-2990 stanley.young@arb.ca.gov Sarah Nightingale (951) 827-4580 sarah.nightingale@ucr.edu California Clean Air Luminaries Gather to Celebrate Architect of Clean Air Act Friends, Family and Colleagues of Leon Billings to celebrate legacy of visionary Clean Air Act architect RIVERSIDE, Calif. – WHAT: University of California Riverside and the Center for Environmental Research and Technology will host a public forum on Friday, May 12th from 11 am – 2pm to honor the late Leon Billings, visionary architect of the Clean Air Act. WHO: • Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board Chair • Tom Jorling, Former Minority Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Public Works • Paul Billings, National Senior Vice President, American Lung Association • Jerry Lewis, Former Congressman, California’s 41st district (invited) • Ron Loveridge, UCR Center for Sustainable Suburban Development Director, Former CARB Board Member, Former Mayor of Riverside • John V. White, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies Director • Alan Lloyd, Former Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency, Former Chairman, California Air Resources Board • James Lents, President, International Sustainable Systems Research Center, former South Coast Air Quality Management District Executive Officer • Mike Walsh, President, WalshCarLines, Former Director US EPA Office of Mobile Source Air Pollution Control • Barry Wallerstein, UCR Senior Policy Fellow, Former South Coast Air Quality Management District Executive Director WHEN: Friday, May 12th, 11 am – 2 pm WHERE: Bourns Technology Center 1190 Columbia Ave, Riverside, CA 92507 Parking for the event is free. With a new administration in Washington DC, and the future of California’s authority under the Clean Air Act at risk, this forum takes on an added and timely significance. ____________________________________________ ABOUT THE EVENT: The program will highlight stories from close colleagues of Billings recalling how the legislation was crafted from the ground up, much of which took place right here in Southern California. Panelists will discuss the impact this and other legislation adopted by the State of California had on improving our local air quality, and its cascading impact on the entire nation and world. The event will conclude with comments on the work we have ahead, including protecting the California waiver and continued progress towards clean air and climate change. WHY IS LEON BILLINGS IMPORTANT? As a top aide for Senator Edmund Muskie, Billings was a primary author of the 1970 Clean Air Act and helped shape California’s unique authority, which authorizes it as the only state in the nation able to adopt and enforce its own motor vehicle emission standards after first obtaining a waiver of from the U.S. EPA. This important provision has allowed California to lead the nation and the world in cleaning up vehicle pollution and driving technological innovation. Later, Billings played a pivotal role defending California when the state’s right to adopt more stringent standards was threatened. Over the past five decades, U.S. EPA has issued California more than 100 waivers driving key policy and technological developments resulting in cleaner air and improved quality of life nationally and internationally. These advances include lead-free gasoline, the three-way catalytic converter, on-board diagnostics, diesel particulate filters, low-emission and zero-emission vehicle standards. Billings’ legacy leaves us all breathing easier. Cars today are 99% cleaner than they were in the 1970s. Airborne cancer risk in California has declined 68% as a result of the state’s efforts to clean up diesel exhaust. Today the air quality in Los Angeles has greatly improved, cutting down the number of air alerts from an annual high of 100 to less than 10 per year. Despite these improvements, additional action is necessary to achieve health-based air quality standards especially in Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley. Every year the American Lung Association issues a “State of the Air” report ranking regions of the country on their relative air quality. And every year, California cities top the list of most polluted in the U.S. underscoring the importance of protecting Billings’ legacy of clean air. “We were in a full-scale war between protecting public health and welfare from environmental degradation and the profit motives of corporate America.”— Leon Billings ====================================================================== 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 May 2017 10:40:40 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California Clean Fuels rule reports 100 percent compliance From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=921 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-31 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California Clean Fuels rule reports 100 percent compliance Low Carbon Fuel Standard helps replace 480 million gallons of diesel fuel with renewables in one year Sacramento—Further evidence that renewable transportation fuels are rapidly replacing fossil fuels was presented today when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the 2016 Compliance Report for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). It shows 100 percent compliance with the regulation. “Full compliance is further evidence that the LCFS is working as designed,” said Executive Officer Richard Corey. “This means that cleaner, renewable fuels encouraged by the program are now replacing hundreds of millions of gallons of fossil fuel every year and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as other pollutants.” The LCFS requires transportation fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of their fuels 10 percent by 2020. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are counted at all stages of production, known as “well-to-wheel” life cycle analysis. The LCFS was developed to help California achieve AB 32’s 2020 reduction target of a return to 1990 levels of GHG emissions. The program is also important for reaching the 2030 GHG reduction target set by the Governor and the Legislature. That new target requires GHG emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels. The program is providing consumers with an increasing volume of cleaner fuels. As an example, in 2016, renewable liquid fuels displaced over 400 million gallons of diesel, and more than 80 million gallons were displaced by renewable natural gas. There are 224 companies reporting in the LCFS. Of those, 54 generated credit deficits for fuels with carbon intensity above the desired baseline and were required to make up for the shortfall. All obligations were fulfilled. In 2016, the industry continued to over-comply with the regulation, generating 9.1 million credits against 6.8 million deficits. Since the start of the program in 2011 it has generated credits representing 25.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions. That equals over-compliance of 9.7 million metric tons, and means that GHG emission reductions are occurring ahead of schedule. Full 2016 compliance information is available here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/ccm_051217.pdf Learn more about the LCFS here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/lcfs.htm ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 11:45:53 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Federal court approves $225 million settlement in VW 3.0 liter, diesel cheating case 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=922 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-32 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov Federal court approves $225 million settlement in VW 3.0 liter, diesel cheating case California to receive $66 million for mitigation and clean car investment SACRAMENTO- Volkswagen will pay $225 million, including $66 million to California, for harm resulting from the sale of its 3.0-liter diesel passenger cars that included emissions control “defeat devices,” under partial Consent Decrees signed today. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer signed the agreements between the automaker, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ). One decree is a national agreement; the second is California-specific. California will receive $41 million from the national agreement and $25 million under the California agreement. “These agreements close another chapter in one of the most sordid efforts to evade air quality regulations ever uncovered by CARB’s engineers and technicians,” said CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey. “It is now time to get on with the serious business of mitigating the environmental harm caused in this case, and continue our efforts to make sure nothing like this occurs again.” VW admitted to CARB engineers in November 2015 that it installed “defeat devices” that altered the operation of emissions control equipment in light-duty, 3.0-liter passenger vehicles manufactured and sold between model years 2009 and 2016. There are approximately 87,000 of these vehicles in the US and about 17,000 in California. This is a separate partial consent decree from one approved earlier for harm from VW’s 2.0-liter diesel cars with a similar defeat device. California will receive about $41 million from the national mitigation trust for the environmental damage caused by VW’s deception. This money will be spent on projects to reduce smog-producing pollution, such as incentivizing clean, heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in disadvantaged communities. In a separate California decree, an additional $25 million dollars will be invested to advance availability of cleaner vehicles in California’s disadvantaged communities. The two sums together will provide funding to mitigate all past and future environmental harm resulting from the operation of the 3.0-liter vehicles in California. The state will undertake a public process to allow members of the Legislature and the public to provide input and comments on potential mitigation projects to be funded by the settlement. VW also agrees to place a second Green City project in California. This could include such features as zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) ridesharing projects or ZEV transit and freight applications. The selected city must have a population of about 500,000 and consist primarily of disadvantaged communities. A first Green City was called out in the Consent Decree for the 2.0 liter vehicles. No city has yet been named. In addition, VW will contribute to California’s ZEV market by introducing two new ZEV models, plus the electric e-Golf, or its replacement, by 2019. One of those new vehicles must be an electric SUV. The company will also introduce a second SUV by 2020. It must collectively sell at least 35,000 of these various ZEV models between 2019 and 2025. 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 admission in September 2015 that the company had installed defeat devices in all of its 2.0 liter diesel vehicles manufactured between model years 2009 and 2015. This was followed in November 2015 by an admission by Audi engineers that 3.0 liter diesel passenger cars manufactured by VW, Audi and Porsche in model years 2009-2016 also contain defeat devices. VW owns all three manufacturers. Affected 3.0 diesel models include: • 2009 VW Touareg, Audi Q7 • 2010 VW Touareg, Audi Q7 • 20011 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, A6, A7, A8, A8L, Q5 • 2015 VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne Diesel • 2016 VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne Diesel, Audi A6, A7, A8, A8L, Q5 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 Decrees. In California, VW’s cheating was particularly harmful, because our air quality is worse than anywhere else in the nation. Ten million people live within the nation’s only severe nonattainment areas for ozone pollution, of which NOx is a primary component. Twelve million Californians live 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. As a result of the 2.0 liter and 3.0 liter Consent Decrees, California is expected to be allocated a total of about $423 million from an Environmental Mitigation Trust, explained in the first Consent Decree. That money is to mitigate the lifetime excess NOx emissions of the VW vehicles with the defeat device. Under the terms of the Consent Decree VW must invest $800 million for zero-emission vehicle projects in California over a 10-year period. The approved 3.0 liter partial Consent Decrees are here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/2017-05-17-2nd-partial-cd-30l.pdf CARB’s VW Information Page is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/vw-diesel-info.htm ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 11:30:10 -0700 Subject: -- Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=925 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=925 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-35 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov New website showcases $680 million investment in zero-emission transportation projects across California “Moving California” website provides easy-to-use access for consumers, communities to funding for cleanest cars, vans, buses, and trucks SACRAMENTO- Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the launch of Moving California, http://www.arb.ca.gov/movingca , an easy-to-use website that showcases how proceeds from the cap-and-trade program are funding a wide variety of ultra-clean and zero-emission trucks, buses, cars and low-carbon transportation projects throughout the state. Moving California also offers tools to help consumers and others find funding and transportation opportunities that meet their individual needs. “Moving California is a user-friendly website that provides clear guidance to consumers and communities about how they can be part of the exciting transformation in California to zero- and ultra-clean cars, trucks and buses,” said Executive Officer Richard W. Corey. “It also highlights the successes of these programs, showing how proceeds from the cap-and-trade program are improving the quality of life of individuals and neighborhoods throughout California.” The Low Carbon Transportation program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment— particularly in disadvantaged communities. To date more than $600 million in cap-and-trade investments have helped deliver approximately 115,000 zero-emission and plug in cars; 46 heavy duty zero-emission trucks; 950 zero-emission delivery, utility and refuse trucks; 407 zero-emission transit buses, shuttles and light rail cars; and 29 electric school buses in California. The website was designed so users are never more than “two clicks” away from the desired information. It provides education and awareness of clean transportation options, along with downloadable fact sheets, and a listing of community events. It also provides information on available funding programs and potential co-benefits for businesses, non-profits, and government agencies. Moving California highlights many ongoing projects such as the innovative new zero-emission car-sharing programs in disadvantaged neighborhoods, low-carbon agricultural worker van-pools in the San Joaquin Valley, and pilot projects to help low-income consumers afford the cleanest vehicles on the market. The website also features testimonials from community members who have benefited from these programs. The website is fully responsive and accessible on mobile devices. Visit www.arb.ca.gov/movingca and click on “Contact Us” if you have any questions. ====================================================================== 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, 19 May 2017 09:41:09 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB announces emissions modification for more VW 2.0 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=926 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-36 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov CARB announces emissions modification for more VW 2.0 liter diesel vehicles Generation 2 automatics cleared for repair, Generation 2 vehicles with manual transmissions are not approved for modification SACRAMENTO- Eleven thousand more Volkswagen 2.0 liter diesel vehicles in California have been approved for emissions modifications required to reverse the effects of “defeat devices” installed by the company. The modification approval for the so-called ‘Gen 2’ automatic 2-liter diesel engine found in model years 2012-2014, was announced today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). That approval covers about 10,600 vehicles in California. There are approximately 590 vehicles from this group with manual transmissions in California, and they are not covered by today’s approval. VW has been unable to demonstrate the required compliance, and is reevaluating its proposed emissions modification for these cars. “Today’s approval is another important step in efforts to repair the environmental harm caused by these vehicles and their excess emissions in California, while giving the affected consumers another choice for resolution” said Executive Officer Richard Corey. “We are advancing on the technical fixes per the settlement agreement as expeditiously as possible. So today’s approval is not the end of the story. VW must still successfully modify thousands of earlier model vehicles, or prepare to buy them back.” The Generation 2 vehicles are among more than 70,000 2.0 liter diesel cars with defeat devices sold in California. There are nearly a half-million 2.0 liter VWs and Audis with defeat devices nationwide. In the worst cases these vehicles were emitting up to 40 times the allowed levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx). NOx is a primary contributor to ozone (smog) and California has the worst areas in the country for ozone pollution. The Gen 2 automatic cars now join the Gen 3 cars which received their modification approval on January 6, 2017. Modifications for the approximately 49,000 Gen 1 cars, the earliest models from model years 2009-2014, are still being evaluated. Engineering is also underway for possible modification of the 17,000, 2009-2016, 3.0 liter diesel vehicles which have defeat devices. Modifications have not yet been approved for those vehicles. Owners of these vehicles can learn more at: https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/ CARB’s VW Infromation Web page is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/vw-diesel-info.htm ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 12:10:20 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for eleventh joint cap-and-trade auction From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-36 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for eleventh joint cap-and-trade auction SACRAMENTO - Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the eleventh joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances held May 16, 2017. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2017 and 2020 vintages. 2017 Vintage Number offered: 75,311,960 Number sold: 75,311,960 Settlement Price: $13.80 2020 Vintage Number offered: 9,723,500 Number sold: 2,117,000 Settlement Price: $13.57 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please visit the report here: https://arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auction/may-2017/summary_results_report.pdf ====================================================================== 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, 1 Jun 2017 12:09:47 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California's cap-and-trade money brings clean buses and solar charging to San Joaquin Valley 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=930 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-38 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 799-7151 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov California’s cap-and-trade money brings clean buses and solar charging to San Joaquin Valley communities $9.5 million from California Climate Investments will support purchase of 10 all-electric buses and solar charging stations PORTERVILLE- On Friday, June 2, the State of California and the south San Joaquin Valley city of Porterville will celebrate the award of $9.5 million that will bring 10 zero-emission battery-electric buses and supportive infrastructure to serve disadvantaged communities in the region. In addition to the buses, the project will include installation of charging stations and solar panels. Funding is from the California Climate Investments (CCI), the state’s climate change-fighting, cap-and-trade program. The special event, which will include presentation of a giant check, will take place on Friday, June 2 at 11 a.m. at the Porterville Airport, 1700 Hope Avenue in Porterville. Also on the schedule is a groundbreaking ceremony for GreenPower’s planned manufacturing facility, which will bring much needed jobs and on-site job training opportunities to the area. “Thanks to proceeds from the cap-and-trade program, California is on a roll to put zero emission cars, trucks and buses in the communities that need them the most,” said CARB Chair Mary Nichols. “And the City of Porterville is a dynamic leader in the Central Valley, taking the first step to a fully zero-emission transit fleet over the next decade.” ”This exciting project in Porterville delivers fully on the promise of California’s efforts to fight climate change,” said CARB board member Alex Sherriffs M.D., who also serves on the board of the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District. “It clears the air with zero-emission buses in a community that faces serious air quality issues. It supports the deployment of breakthrough clean technology that cuts carbon pollution. And it provides employment-- and perhaps most importantly -- on-site job training for the young people in this and other San Joaquin Valley communities who have all too often been left out of the clean tech boom in California.” Manufactured by GreenPower Motor Company and expected to arrive by early 2018, the ten new GreenPower EV350 40-foot zero-emission all-electric transit buses and the charging infrastructure will service all nine of the Porterville Transit routes in the disadvantaged communities of Porterville, East Porterville, Strathmore and the Tule River Indian Reservation, all heavily affected by air pollution. GreenPower will build a manufacturing facility for all-electric buses and batteries, expected to open in 2018. Southern California Edison will support the installation of infrastructure and provide special rates for high-voltage bus charging. “With sincere gratitude for the support of the California Air Resources Board and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, and in partnership with GreenPower, the City of Porterville is excited at the unique opportunity for fleet-wide implementation of the latest in electric transit technology in service to our community,” said Milt Stowe, Mayor of Porterville. “We are thrilled by the commitment by GreenPower Motor Company to establish its manufacturing facility in Porterville and the hundreds of local jobs it will generate, in addition to the economic and technological benefit to the greater San Joaquin Valley.” “We are excited to be working with the City of Porterville on a system-wide deployment of our all-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure,” said Fraser Atkinson, Chairman of GreenPower. “The Porterville project will serve as a model for other operators in the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and across North America who are seeking to deploy not just a zero-emission vehicle, but a zero-emission solution.” The $9.5 million award to the City of Porterville was one of only nine awards from the highly competitive Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Project solicitation. In addition to the grant amount, the project partners – GreenPower, San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District, and Southern California Edison -- will contribute more than $7 million in a combination of cash and in-kind matching funds. The award is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit https://arb.ca.gov/caclimateinvestments. ====================================================================== 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, 7 Jun 2017 09:30:26 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- New Report Shows California is Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions as Economy Continues to Grow From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=933 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-40 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov New Report Shows California is Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions as Economy Continues to Grow SACRAMENTO — Demonstrating California’s progress toward a clean-energy economy, the California Air Resources Board today released the latest statewide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, a report showing significant emissions reductions along with the strongest economic growth since 2005. “This data shows once again that California’s groundbreaking greenhouse gas emission-reduction programs are working as designed,” said Mary D. Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). “These numbers clearly indicate that the state is on track to achieve its 2020 emission reduction goals and that California can grow its economy while continuing to fight climate change.” The 2015 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, released today by CARB, found that climate-warming emissions fell by 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) in 2015 compared with 2014, which is equivalent to removing 300,000 vehicles from California’s roads for a year. California, the sixth-largest economy in the world, has advanced its nation-leading climate goals while also growing the economy. In the last seven years, California has created 2.3 million new jobs – outpacing most of the U.S. – cut its unemployment rate in half, eliminated a $27 billion budget deficit and has seen its credit rating rise to the highest level in more than a decade. In 2016, California led the nation in job creation for the third straight year. The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, which equals about 431 million metric tons. Last year, the Governor and the Legislature established a 2030 target of an additional reduction of 40 percent below 1990 emission levels – the most ambitious goal in North America. The new data shows that California is on its way to meet these targets. Since the peak of 489 MMT in 2004, statewide emissions have declined by 10 percent, with the latest inventory showing emissions of 440 MMT in 2015. California’s primary programs for reducing greenhouse gases to 1990 levels are the Renewables Portfolio Standard, the Advanced Clean Cars Program, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the Cap-and-Trade Program. Additional programs address a variety of greenhouse gas sources, from cleaning up freight movement to reducing potent super-pollutants. The continuation of these programs will be key building blocks in California’s efforts to achieve its 2030 target. The 2015 Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends Report released today also shows that the carbon intensity of the California economy – the amount of greenhouse gases needed to generate each million dollars of gross state product (GSP) -- has fallen 33 percent since its peak in 2001. During the same period, the state’s GSP has grown by 37 percent. Emissions from most major economic sectors declined in 2015, with the exception of transportation, the inventory shows. The energy sector saw emissions from both in-state and imported electricity generation fall by more than 5 percent from 2014 levels. This continues a steady decline in the carbon intensity of California’s electricity supply that began in 2001. This trend is likely due to energy efficiency improvements, growth in renewable energy, and the Cap-and-Trade Program. Emissions from industrial sources declined or leveled off. Refinery emissions dropped by 4 percent in 2015, and, despite a surge in construction and highway repair, emissions from the cement sector remained stable in 2015. Increased fuel consumption in 2015 resulted in a 3 percent increase in emissions from the transportation sector, which is the state’s largest source of greenhouse gases with 37 percent of statewide emissions. As a result of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, however, cleaner renewable fuels are continuing to replace gasoline and diesel fuels. In 2015 biofuels displaced more than one billion gallons of gasoline and over 300 million gallons of diesel fuel. CARB is developing a 2030 Scoping Plan to guide greenhouse gas reductions beyond 2020. In addition to the programs already mentioned, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Strategy, the Sustainable Communities Program and the Sustainable Freight Strategy will help the state achieve the 2030 target. The 2030 Scoping Plan lays out how these initiatives will work together to reduce greenhouse gases and also to reduce smog-causing pollutants. All the greenhouse gas emission numbers above are stated in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Scientists use carbon dioxide as the benchmark in comparing the potency of heat-trapping effects among all greenhouse gases. Consistent with international and national greenhouse gas inventory practices, global warming potential in a 100-year timeframe is used in the inventory. You can find the 2015 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory data here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/data/data.htm The Trends document that examines the current Greenhouse Gas Inventory from the perspective of previous Greenhouse Gas Inventories is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2015/ghg_inventory_trends_00-15.pdf ====================================================================== 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, 7 Jun 2017 14:20:19 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and China team up to push for millions more zero-emission 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=934 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-41 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and China team up to push for millions more zero-emission vehicles New working group established to expand cooperation BEIJING- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary D. Nichols met today with officials of China’s leading automakers and battery manufacturers in an effort to expand cooperation and accelerate deployment of zero-emission cars, trucks and buses. The meeting is part of week-long trip to Chengdu, Nanjing and Beijing to expand California’s close climate ties to China and reaffirm the commitment of subnational governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “In order to achieve California’s climate goals, we need more electric cars and more hydrogen fuel cell cars that are charged with renewable energy,” said Governor Brown. “We welcome any Chinese technology that will help us achieve these goals. We have a very tall hill to climb and we want to introduce clean technologies as quickly as possible. We need a great leap forward.” At the close of the meeting, Governor Brown and Chair Nichols agreed to establish a new working group through the China-US ZEV Policy Lab at UC Davis to expand cooperation with Chinese zero-emission vehicle and battery technology companies. The lab is a unique partnership established in 2014 between UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), both leaders in zero-emission technology and policy. “California and China have both seen what unchecked emissions can do to public health, the environment and our economies,” said Nichols. “Building on these shared concerns and the progress we both have made in zero-emission and battery technology, we can work as partners to bring tens of millions of the cleanest possible vehicles to market over the next decade and a half.” China and California are leaders in the rapidly growing market for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which this year surpassed two million cars, trucks and buses worldwide. China accounts for about 40 percent of the global market while California is responsible for more than 50 percent of sales in the United States. China’s production of zero-emission vehicles has skyrocketed over the past two years. Today’s meeting included officials from Chinese automakers such as BYD, Beijing Auto Group, Great Wall, Geely, Dongfeng Xiao Kang, Yangtze Motors and a half dozen other vehicle and battery companies. Discussions with the companies centered on plans for developing new models of zero-emission vehicles and support needed to enter the U.S. market. Also participating in the meeting was Matt Petersen, chief sustainability officer for the city of Los Angeles, who emphasized the important role local governments play in transportation electrification and affirmed the city’s commitment to a zero-emission future. “In Los Angeles, we want to make electric cars as common as movie stars,” said Peterson. Following the meeting, Chair Nichols gave a presentation on California’s ZEV mandate and complementary policies to an audience of Chinese automakers and government officials during a workshop hosted by CATARC. In California, the transportation sector is responsible for nearly 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and is also by far the largest source of smog-causing pollution and fine particle pollution. With the nation’s largest market for cars and light-duty trucks, California pioneered regulations to clean up emissions, including a zero-emission vehicle initiative that dates back to 1990. Today, some 37 different battery-powered, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell electric vehicle models are available in California. As of March, California had more than 280,000 zero-emission vehicles on the roads, and the Governor has set a goal of putting 1.5 million ZEVs on the roads by 2025 and 4-5 million by 2030. California’s market has shown strong growth recently, with ZEVs accounting for more than 10 percent of new vehicles in 16 California cities in 2016, according to a recent analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation. In the first quarter of 2017, ZEVs accounted for nearly 5 percent of new car sales statewide. China, which faces well-documented air quality challenges, is likewise strongly committed to deploying zero-emission vehicles, or “new energy vehicles.” China is expected to announce a ZEV credit policy this year modeled after California’s program resulting from collaborative efforts led by the China-US ZEV Policy Lab. Since 2014, ZEV sales in China have increased nearly sevenfold to 509,000 vehicles in 2016, making China the largest market and strongest driver of global market growth. A national “road map” for the country’s auto market aims for ZEVs to account for at least 20 percent of total vehicle sales by 2025, or about 7 million vehicles a year. The meeting with Chinese automakers and battery manufacturers is part of a broader effort to expand California cooperation and coordination with China on low-carbon technologies, environmental protection and clean energy development. More news and developments from the fourth day of Governor Brown’s China trip can be found here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19833 ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 11:24:03 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- MAYOR GARCETTI LAUNCHES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAR SHARE PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, CLEAN AIR 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=936 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-42 CONTACT: Pamela Diaz (916) 291-4792 pamela.diaz@arb.ca.gov Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 mobile stanley.young@arb.ca.gov MAYOR GARCETTI LAUNCHES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAR SHARE PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, CLEAN AIR Program puts state cap and trade dollars to work to provide low income communities with clean mobility option, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. LOS ANGELES- A groundbreaking new car share program will help Los Angeles meet its clean air goals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide residents of some of its most disadvantaged communities with self-service access to electric vehicles. Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the BlueLA Electric Car Sharing Program today alongside California State Senate Leader Kevin de León, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, the California Air Resources Board, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and representatives from Blue Solutions — a division of the Bolloré Group — which has invested more than $10 million to bring its EV car share program to Los Angeles. “We have to put sustainability at the center of everything we do in Los Angeles — and putting more drivers in electric vehicles is good way to clean our air,” said Mayor Garcetti. “The BlueLA EV car share program puts California’s cap and trade dollars to work to not only help meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance the EV goals in my Sustainable City pLAn, it brings new transportation options to neighborhoods that need them.” Today marks the opening of BlueLA’s first demonstration station near the corner of 7th and Bonnie Brae streets in Pico Union. BlueLA — the nation’s largest EV car sharing program for disadvantaged communities — aims to meet Angelenos’ evolving mobility needs in a sustainable way, while bringing more transportation options to low-income communities. The pilot program advances several of the goals outlined in Mayor Garcetti’s Sustainable City pLAn, and will serve portions of Westlake, Pico Union, Koreatown, Echo Park, and Downtown Los Angeles. "I was proud to author SB 1275, which secured the funding necessary to make programs like this a reality,” said California Senate Leader Kevin de León. “Through the Charge Ahead California Initiative we have expanded access to electric vehicles for all Californians, because if we are going to continue reducing harmful pollutants, electric vehicles can’t just be driven by the wealthy." The program is funded in part by a $1.7 million grant through California Climate Investments (CCI), a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health – particularly in disadvantaged communities. “This smart investment of cap-and-trade proceeds delivers on the promise of California’s approach to fighting climate change,” said California Air Resources Board member Hector De La Torre. “In the city that defined American car culture, this program is helping write a new chapter by bringing electric cars directly into neighborhoods that need them the most, and providing families with needed zero-emission ‘last-mile’ transportation that cuts greenhouse gases and helps fight smog.” In 2015, Los Angeles won a CCI grant to pilot electric vehicle car sharing in low-income communities. Blue Solutions’ subsidiary, BlueLA Carsharing is working with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to bring the program online this year. Implementation and outreach efforts are supported by the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) and a committee of local community organizations, including the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, T.R.U.S.T. South LA, and Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance. "Los Angeles has a firm commitment to invest in resilient, sustainable transportation that extends the reach of public transit. These EV cars will make it easier for people to make everyday trips like going to the doctor's office, running errands, or taking kids to after-school programs. We hope it will improve the neighborhoods it serves and lead to expansion throughout the city" said Seleta Reynolds, LADOT General Manager. “Los Angeles, as the United States’ second largest city, is a wonderful showcase for our car sharing service and we aim to support the City’s environmental leadership with a commitment to affordability and equal access, allowing electric mobility to reach underserved communities,” stated Marie Bolloré, General Director of Blue Solutions Electric Mobility. “BlueLA is an exciting new challenge for the Bolloré Group and also an opportunity to demonstrate the reliability of our unique LMP® battery, a pioneering Bolloré technology powering our car sharing vehicles around the world.” Until the full service is available for public use later in the year, the Pico Union station will be used for community outreach, drive and ride events, and efforts to raise awareness about electric vehicles. Ultimately, the service will bring 100 electric cars and 200 chargers to self-service stations across the city, available to anyone 18 years or older with a valid driver’s license. ### California Climate Investments The BlueLA Electric Car Sharing Program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap and trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. For more information, visit http://www.caclimateinvestements.ca.gov/ ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the newsrel mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:34:26 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB fines three companies $726,000 for violating cargo handling equipment air quality rules From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-43 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov CARB fines three companies $726,000 for violating cargo handling equipment air quality rules $278,000 will help clean up school buses in San Joaquin Valley SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has fined three companies $726,250 for failing to comply with the state’s Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE) Regulation. The regulation sets emission standards for a range of equipment used mostly at ports and railyards, including gantry cranes, yard trucks, and forklifts. “Emissions from the ports can travel far inland but they have the strongest impact on those who live and work near these busy trade hubs,” said Todd Sax, CARB’s Enforcement Division Chief. “With enforcement of the Cargo Handling Equipment Regulation, CARB has been able to achieve a high compliance rate, significantly reducing emissions of diesel air contaminants in port-adjacent communities.” Seaside Transportation Services, Penny Newman Grain Company, and CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, were all cited for failing to ensure that their cargo handling equipment met the requirements for reduced emissions under the cargo handling rule. Seaside Transportation Services will pay a fine of $437,500 to be divided equally between the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support education and research, and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for its school bus diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Project. Penny Newman Grain Company will pay $170,625 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund. CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC will pay $118,125, to be divided equally between the California Air Pollution Control Fund and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for cleaner school buses. CARB has been vigorously enforcing the Cargo Handling Equipment rule, adopted in 2009 and amended in 2012. As a result, compliance for yard trucks (heavy duty diesel trucks that move containers within and between terminals) increased from 61 percent in 2012 to 89 percent by the end of 2015. Compliance for “non-yard” trucks (rubber tired gantry cranes, forklifts, etc.) trucks increased from 44 percent to 92 percent over the same time period. 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. ====================================================================== 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, 16 Jun 2017 14:50:32 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Companies fined for selling illegal truck aftermarket parts in California From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=938 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-44 CONTACT: Karen Caesar (626) 575-6728 karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov Companies fined for selling illegal truck aftermarket parts in California $507K in fines will support air pollution research, cleaner diesel school buses SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board reached settlements with Derive Systems, Inc., and Hypertech, Inc. to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the advertising and sales of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California, especially tuner products made for diesel pick-up truck engines. “California fights every day to achieve the best air quality possible and we cannot tolerate those who circumvent our regulations,” said Todd Sax, CARB’s Enforcement Chief. “We commend these companies for their full cooperation with our investigations, and for committing to ensure that consumers can take corrective measures without incurring any costs.” Florida-based Derive Systems, Inc., is the parent company of performance part manufacturer Bully Dog Technologies, LLC. Derive paid $281,840 to resolve the sale of diesel and gasoline aftermarket parts illegally sold by Bully Dog in California from 2010 through 2012. The affected parts replaced original emission components on cars and trucks such as the intake and exhaust systems, or employed different engine calibration software to increase vehicle power. The parts had not been evaluated by CARB to demonstrate that they did not negatively impact the vehicle’s emissions. As a result, it is illegal to sell or install them on consumer vehicles in California. As directed by the settlement agreement, Derive Systems paid $211,380 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which supports efforts to decrease air pollution through education and the adoption of cleaner technologies. The remaining $70,460 was directed towards a Supplemental Environmental Project to reduce emissions from diesel engines and school buses. The company also agreed to institute a voluntary buyback program to recover these parts from its distributors, dealers and customers at no cost to consumers. Hypertech, Inc., based in Bartlett, Tennessee, sold illegal diesel tuners/programmers, fuel pumps, thermostats and pressure regulators from 2011 through 2013. These parts were sold prior to receiving CARB certification to ensure compliance with emissions regulations. As directed by the settlement agreement, Hypertech, Inc., paid $225,000 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund. The company is also implementing a buyback program. Modified vehicles that no longer meet California’s emission requirements pose a significant health threat to California residents. They create higher amounts of smog-forming pollutants, which can lead to increased respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations and premature deaths for adults. They can also lead to more emergency room visits for children with asthma. ====================================================================== 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 Jun 2017 14:19:43 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Clean air, climate luminaries to present breakthrough solutions, research in Sacramento From: jswanton@arb.ca.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: Please consider the following media advisory from the California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=940 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2017 Media Advisory 17-45 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 - Five winners of the 2016 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 India to scalable solutions for the climate change problem. When: 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Where: Cal/EPA headquarters, Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I St. (10th & I), Sacramento, CA Who: Chet France, Dan Greenbaum, Joyce Penner, V. “Ram” Ramanathan and Anumita Roychowdhury ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND on Clean Air Leadership Talks: The Clean Air Leadership Talks feature a 20-minute talk for each of the 2016 Haagen-Smit Award recipients. • The New Politics of Clean Air Chet France, formerly of the U.S. EPA, will review California’s, and the nation’s progress in cleaning up our air with an emphasis on transportation sources. Hear about current political realities that threaten to undo recent progress and future efforts to reduce criteria and greenhouse gas pollutants. Mr. France will share his insights on the nature of these threats and possible avenues to respond and find solutions. • Trusted Health Science for Air Quality in the Developed and Developing World Dan Greenbaum, President and CEO of the Health Effects Institute (HEI), has for more than two decades led HEI’s efforts to produce and communicate high-quality, relevant, and credible science on the health effects of particulate matter, ozone, air toxics and many other air pollutants. His work initially impacted decisions in the U.S., then in Europe and now it is making an impact worldwide through the Global Burden of Disease and The State of Global Air report and website. • Climate Change and Aerosols: How Much Do Aerosols Mask Global Warming Joyce Penner, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Michigan, will review her role in the evolution of knowledge about aerosols and their cooling effects on climate and summarize where the field stands today. • Ten Scalable Solutions for the Climate Change Problem V. "Ram" Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences at Scripps Institutions of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, will share how climate change has become an urgent problem requiring urgent solutions. He will describe a list of 10 scalable solutions crafted by a team of 50 faculty from the University of California. Societal transformation emerged as one solution. One way to accomplish that is to form an alliance with faith leaders and religious institutions. Fortunately, there is still time to implement these solutions and avoid catastrophic consequences of unchecked climate change. • The Right to Clean Air Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director of the Centre for Science and Environment in India, will discuss how research, advocacy, and perseverance changed the air and saved lives in one of the dirtiest cities on earth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards Ceremony: The four honorees will receive their awards on Thursday, June 22, 2017, during the meeting of the California Air Resources Board, Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, Calif. 95814. Approximate time: 9:00 AM. VISUALS: The awards ceremony will be webcast. https://video.calepa.ca.gov/ 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 ====================================================================== 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: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:30:32 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Five receive Californias premier air quality award 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=942 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-46 CONTACT: Melanie Turner (916) 322-2990 melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov Five receive California’s premier air quality award 2016 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 2016 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. “The Haagen-Smit Award is our way of honoring individuals who have championed public health with extraordinary contributions to air pollution research, science and clean air technology,” CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols said. “From shaping our understanding of air pollutants and informing policy on climate health, to advocating for the right to clean air in severely polluted cities, their long and distinguished careers have changed how we address climate change and fight air pollution around the world.” 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. 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. The 2016 Award Recipients: Chet France, former Director, Assessment and Standards Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Chester “Chet” France is being recognized for his leadership in developing and implementing advanced technology programs that have significantly reduced mobile source emissions and resulted in significant public health and climate benefits. He not only spearheaded federal motor vehicle and fuel emission control programs, he was responsible for developing and maintaining national computer models that estimate the emissions of transportation sources. Because of the programs that Mr. France has managed at the national level, today’s cars and trucks are 99 percent cleaner than a decade ago. Dan Greenbaum, President and CEO, Health Effects Institute (HEI) Mr. Dan Greenbaum is being recognized for his sustained leadership on air pollution health science, communication and policies at the state, national and international levels. During Mr. Greenbaum’s tenure as president, HEI has provided key science to inform decisions on national ambient air quality standards, air toxics, fuels and technologies and has undertaken several key challenges at the science-policy interface. Mr. Greenbaum’s leadership and vision have extended HEI’s influence beyond U.S. borders, and HEI now provides trusted science for decisions on four continents. Joyce Penner, Professor, Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan Dr. Joyce Penner is being recognized for her pioneering air pollution research that has transformed our understanding of the diverse range of atmospheric aerosols associated with human activities, their interactions with clouds, and their role in climate change. Over her career, Joyce Penner’s innovative and sustained scientific contributions have demonstrated the full extent of aerosols’ impact on the global atmosphere, their relationship to human activities, and their complex interactions with the climate system. Dr. Penner’s scientific contributions and her work on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessments are fundamental to the scientific community’s confidence that the observed climate change is attributable to human activities. V. “Ram” Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor, Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego Dr. Veerabhadran “Ram” Ramanathan is being recognized for his sustained and innovative contributions to understanding complex linkages between manmade emissions and climate change, especially the need for simultaneous and deep reductions of short- and long-lived climate pollutants in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of global warming. Dr. Ramanathan’s historic research on climate and atmospheric science has been widely recognized around the world. Because of his research, atmospheric physics was linked to atmospheric chemistry, leading to a paradigm shift in the way climate scientists approached the problem of global warming. Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Centre for Science and Environment, India Anumita Roychowdhury is being recognized for her notable work on a suite of emission control strategies to mitigate severe air pollution. Ms. Roychowdhury has a long list of success stories for clean air and public health in India. Her most recent policy victory was the national adoption of sweeping new emission standards for cars, trucks, buses, two-wheelers and three-wheelers. Anumita remains a central force in air pollution control in India and throughout the developing world. 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. Learn more about the Haagen-Smit award at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/hsawards.htm A list of all past award Haagen-Smit winners is available at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/winners/winners.htm Photos of the awards ceremony will be available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/airresources/albums/with/72157668306769061 ====================================================================== 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. 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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 Jul 2017 09:28:51 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California to Receive $153M in Final Settlement with Volkswagen From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=944 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-48 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California to Receive $153M in Final Settlement with Volkswagen Payment includes penalties and cost recovery SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced that it filed a consent decree for its final settlement with the Volkswagen Group of America (VW). The company will be required to pay an additional $153.8 million to California over the company’s use of illegal “defeat devices” in 2008-2016, 2.0 and 3.0 liter diesel passenger cars. Before today, VW had paid $533 million to California, of which $422 million will flow to the state through a mitigation trust. Today’s additional consent decree was negotiated by attorneys and technical experts from CARB and the California Attorney General's Office, and is subject to court approval. The overall VW settlement is the largest ever for violations of vehicle air quality rules. “This payment to the State of California closes another chapter in the so-called ‘dieselgate’ case against Volkswagen, but it is not the end of the story,” said CARB Chair Mary Nichols. “There are still consumers waiting to find out the future of their cars. CARB is working with U.S. EPA to determine if the remaining vehicles can be modified.” “What Volkswagen did was categorically unacceptable,” said Attorney General Xavier Becerra. “At the California Department of Justice, we’ve been holding Volkswagen accountable since we learned of their inexcusable actions. One thing should be crystal clear: wrongdoers who believe they can run and hide are sorely mistaken.” The $153.8 million dollars represents penalties for air quality violations and the costs of CARB’s investigation. This Consent Decree is in addition to: 1) More than $422 million dollars VW must pay into a national trust to mitigate environmental harm in California 2) $800 million dollars in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) related investments that VW must perform in California pursuant to an investment plan approved by CARB 3) $25 million dollars VW has paid to CARB to support ZEV investment programs, including vehicle replacement programs, for low-income residents 4) Consumer relief, including restitution and modification or buy back of the affected vehicles 5) $86 million dollars it has paid to the California Attorney General’s office for civil penalties and costs 6) Any additional mitigation payments VW is required to make if it fails to modify or buy back at least 85% of the subject vehicles in California. The Consent Decree also includes an injunction requiring the company to implement a corporate compliance program, conduct enhanced vehicle testing, and undertake a series of audit and reporting obligations to ensure future compliance with U.S. and California laws and regulations. Background The case began when VW made the decision to use illegal “defeat device” software to bypass emissions control equipment in order to create the appearance that its cars met California and U.S. health-based air quality standards. This started with its 2008 model year diesel vehicles. As a result, the vehicles spewed excess nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) in amounts up to 40 times the legal standards. More than 500,000 of these vehicles were sold in the U.S., of which approximately 85,000 were sold in California. As CARB technicians pushed the company to explain the excess emissions, it became clear that the company was not providing the full story. At that point CARB technicians began running specially designed test cycles independent of VW. When confronted with the results of those tests, the company was unable to explain what was happening and finally admitted it was cheating. In California, VW’s cheating was particularly harmful because California’s air quality is worse than anywhere else in the nation. Ten million Californians live within the nation’s only severe nonattainment areas for ozone pollution, and 12 million live 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. After VW admitted to the presence of defeat devices in the affected vehicles, CARB, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Justice took legal action against the company, resulting in billions of dollars in court judgements, and civil and criminal penalties. You can view the Consent Decree here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/2017_07_17_ca_third_partial_consent_decree_fully_executed.pdf ====================================================================== 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, 20 Jul 2017 09:54:13 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CORRECTED: California to Receive $153M in Final Settlement with Volkswagen From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=944 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **CORRECTION TO MODEL YEAR DATES: 2009-2016** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-48 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California to Receive $153M in Final Settlement with Volkswagen Payment includes penalties and cost recovery SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced that it filed a consent decree for its final settlement with the Volkswagen Group of America (VW). The company will be required to pay an additional $153.8 million to California over the company’s use of illegal “defeat devices” in 2009-2016, 2.0 and 3.0 liter diesel passenger cars. Before today, VW had paid $533 million to California, of which $422 million will flow to the state through a mitigation trust. Today’s additional consent decree was negotiated by attorneys and technical experts from CARB and the California Attorney General's Office, and is subject to court approval. The overall VW settlement is the largest ever for violations of vehicle air quality rules. “This payment to the State of California closes another chapter in the so-called ‘dieselgate’ case against Volkswagen, but it is not the end of the story,” said CARB Chair Mary Nichols. “There are still consumers waiting to find out the future of their cars. CARB is working with U.S. EPA to determine if the remaining vehicles can be modified.” “What Volkswagen did was categorically unacceptable,” said Attorney General Xavier Becerra. “At the California Department of Justice, we’ve been holding Volkswagen accountable since we learned of their inexcusable actions. One thing should be crystal clear: wrongdoers who believe they can run and hide are sorely mistaken.” The $153.8 million dollars represents penalties for air quality violations and the costs of CARB’s investigation. This Consent Decree is in addition to: 1) More than $422 million dollars VW must pay into a national trust to mitigate environmental harm in California 2) $800 million dollars in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) related investments that VW must perform in California pursuant to an investment plan approved by CARB 3) $25 million dollars VW has paid to CARB to support ZEV investment programs, including vehicle replacement programs, for low-income residents 4) Consumer relief, including restitution and modification or buy back of the affected vehicles 5) $86 million dollars it has paid to the California Attorney General’s office for civil penalties and costs 6) Any additional mitigation payments VW is required to make if it fails to modify or buy back at least 85% of the subject vehicles in California. The Consent Decree also includes an injunction requiring the company to implement a corporate compliance program, conduct enhanced vehicle testing, and undertake a series of audit and reporting obligations to ensure future compliance with U.S. and California laws and regulations. Background The case began when VW made the decision to use illegal “defeat device” software to bypass emissions control equipment in order to create the appearance that its cars met California and U.S. health-based air quality standards. This started with its 2009 model year diesel vehicles. As a result, the vehicles spewed excess nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) in amounts up to 40 times the legal standards. More than 500,000 of these vehicles were sold in the U.S., of which approximately 85,000 were sold in California. As CARB technicians pushed the company to explain the excess emissions, it became clear that the company was not providing the full story. At that point CARB technicians began running specially designed test cycles independent of VW. When confronted with the results of those tests, the company was unable to explain what was happening and finally admitted it was cheating. In California, VW’s cheating was particularly harmful because California’s air quality is worse than anywhere else in the nation. Ten million Californians live within the nation’s only severe nonattainment areas for ozone pollution, and 12 million live 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. After VW admitted to the presence of defeat devices in the affected vehicles, CARB, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Justice took legal action against the company, resulting in billions of dollars in court judgements, and civil and criminal penalties. You can view the Consent Decree here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vw-diesel-info/2017_07_17_ca_third_partial_consent_decree_fully_executed.pdf ====================================================================== 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, 27 Jul 2017 12:57:39 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB approves cap-and-trade improvements From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-49 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 cell (916) 322-2990 office stanley.young@arb.ca.gov CARB approves cap-and-trade improvements Changes include program improvements, linking with Ontario SACRAMENTO – Following more than 18 months of review and public comment, the California Air Resources Board today approved amendments to the state’s cap-and-trade program that improve its implementation and the state’s effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s amendments also establish a framework for the program’s annual limits on greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020, to be revised in a subsequent, public rulemaking process to reflect the requirements of AB 398. “These amendments build upon the existing, effective design to further support California businesses and strengthen our capacity to cut air pollution in the communities where it is needed most,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “We look forward to continued collaboration with the many, diverse stakeholders who came together to pass AB 398 as we work to ensure its equitable, thoughtful implementation.” Today’s Board action includes adopting amendments have been in development since late 2015, and were first heard by the Board in September 2016. The amendments include linking with Ontario, which launched its own cap-and-trade program earlier this year. The Canadian province is expected to link with California’s program in 2018, becoming the second jurisdiction to join California following Quebec in 2014. Additionally, the Oregon legislature is considering a measure to establish a cap-and-trade system that is compatible with California’s. Other amendments adopted by the Board address how carbon allowances are allocated to prevent economic and emissions “leakage” (i.e., the risk that an industry would move operations out of state due to competitive disadvantage) and streamline other requirements of the current program. This week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a legislative package extending the cap-and-trade program through 2030 (AB 398) and establishing a new program to improve air quality in local communities (AB 617). The legislation helps ensure California continues to meet its ambitious climate change goals while addressing air pollution in communities with the dirtiest air. CARB will begin its new rulemaking process later this year to implement the requirements of AB 398 and reflect the Legislature’s direction in extending the program through 2030. “By acting today, the board ensures the seamless operation of the cap-and-trade program while we continue to move ahead on the changes that AB 398 require that we make,” Nichols said during today’s hearing. In addition to the AB 398 rulemaking process, CARB is also beginning to work with stakeholders on the implementation of AB 617. AB 617 directs CARB to work with local air districts on the deployment of community-focused air quality monitoring networks, as well as the development and implementation of community emission reduction plans in the neighborhoods most burdened by poor air quality. Cap-and-trade is a market-based regulation that is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from multiple sources in the most cost effective way possible. The declining statewide cap on emissions ensures California will meet its emission reduction goals, while trading puts a price on carbon and creates economic incentives for investments in clean technologies and clean energy. California’s cap-and-trade program, which began in 2013, is part of a suite of policy tools originally designed to achieve the goal of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), which is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. California is on track to achieve its 2020 goal. Last year, Governor Brown signed SB 32, which sets a goal of reducing emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, the most ambitious goal in North America. Through the cap-and-trade program, the state has launched California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged and low-income communities. ====================================================================== 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, 27 Jul 2017 17:23:29 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- CARB approves $200 million VW zero-emission vehicle investment in California 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=946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-50 CONTACT: Stanley Young (916) 956-9409 - cell (916) 322-2990 - office stanley.young@arb.ca.gov CARB approves $200 million VW zero-emission vehicle investment in California Plan to guide first phase of $800 million court-ordered investment SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today approved the first of four plans by VW to invest $800 million over 10 years in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, public outreach, and access to these ultra-clean vehicles for residents of disadvantaged communities. The investment is part of a multi-pronged settlement agreement resulting from the automaker’s use of software that caused its 2009-2016 diesel passenger cars to spew up to 40 times the allowed amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) into the atmosphere. “We are pleased that Volkswagen can now move forward with its ambitious plan to help bring electric vehicle technology to corners of California ignored in earlier efforts,” said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. “This will help the state as a whole, and especially some of our disadvantaged and underserved communities, to shift to the cleanest vehicles on the market to help clean the air and fight climate change.” The tenacious efforts of CARB technicians forced the company to admit the use of the so-called “defeat device” in those cars in 2015. VW has paid out more than $15 billion in claims and penalties for using those defeat devices, and this ZEV investment is one of multiple pieces to mitigate the environmental harm caused by VW’s actions. A separate part of the overall agreement requires VW to mitigate the excess NOx emissions of its diesel passenger cars by paying about $422 million to California to replace older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner versions. The agreement also requires VW to buy back or fix affected vehicles, and to pay $153.8 million to the State in penalties. The $800 million ZEV investment commitment is part of an agreement by the company with CARB, U.S. EPA, the California Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice that combines mitigation and penalties to fully resolve all of the environmental harm from VW’s actions. The funds will be invested by Electrify America, a subsidiary of VW created for that purpose, in four installments of $200 million each over the next 10 years in projects identified in four separate 30-month Investment Plans approved by CARB through a public process. The first $200 million invested in California will build the basic charging network around the State, launch the multi-lingual public outreach and education campaign, and begin ZEV access projects, including the first “Green City” project. Electrify America has chosen Sacramento as the first of two Green Cities, in which it will provide a set of ZEV initiatives that are accessible to city inhabitants and offer residents better quality of life through enhanced mobility and improved air quality. This will include charging stations and access to ZEVs for car sharing, and other “ride and drive” opportunities. A second Green City in a disadvantaged community will be selected in a later phase of the investment. The first phase of the Investment Plan, which is made up of a Plan and Supplement, will also include ZEV infrastructure rollouts in six metropolitan areas. Those cities are Fresno, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento. The Plan includes community charging networks in each of these cities, as well as a statewide high-speed charging network. The vehicle charging networks include community locations, multi-family dwellings, commercial and retail locations, workplaces and municipal parking lots and garages. Electrify America intends to put chargers into disadvantaged communities and other areas where they do not yet exist. The company estimates that more than 35 percent of its investments will benefit those communities. With oversight of these investments, CARB will continue to provide guidance to Electrify America as it implements the plan. Electrify America will file detailed, written reports to CARB on a regular basis, and CARB staff will continue having regular discussions with Electrify America to monitor and assist with the investment projects. CARB’s oversight role will also ensure compliance with the requirements of SB 92, passed by the Legislature this session. SB 92 requires that CARB approve or disapprove each proposed Plan at a public meeting, that the Plans be posted publicly, and that CARB strive to ensure that at least 35 percent of the investments benefit the state’s disadvantaged communities. CARB will also ensure compliance with its written guidance and the Consent Decree’s terms and goals. Additionally, an independent auditor will monitor VW’s efforts for compliance with CARB’s approvals and the Consent Decree. Frequently Asked Questions is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vsi/vw-zevinvest/vw-zevinvest.htm The Electrify America ZEV Investment Plan is here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vsi/vw-zevinvest/documents/vwinvestplan1_031317.pdf The Plan Supplement can be viewed here: https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/vw_info/vsi/vw-zevinvest/documents/california_zev_investment_plan_supplement_062917.pdf Electrify America’s website is here: https://www.electrifyamerica.com/our-plan ====================================================================== 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, 10 Aug 2017 15:48:11 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- Railroads fined for violating states drayage truck 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=947 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-51a CONTACT: Karen Caesar (916) 322-2990 Karen.Caesar@arb.ca.gov Railroads fined for violating state’s drayage truck regulation $1.25 million will support air pollution research, pay for school air filters near rail yards SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board reached settlements with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) to resolve violations of the state’s drayage truck regulation, which requires cleanup of trucks servicing the state’s busy ports and intermodal rail yards. An investigation by CARB’s Enforcement Division documented that both companies had failed to accurately report all the required information for noncompliant trucks entering 12 separate intermodal terminals. Intermodal terminals facilitate transfer of goods from train to truck or vice-versa. BNSF agreed to pay a total of $720,000; UPRR will pay $525,000. The cases highlight CARB’s efforts to mitigate the damaging impact that older, dirtier trucks have on nearby communities that have traditionally borne the brunt of diesel pollution due to the high volume of truck traffic near the rail yards. “CARB’s commitment to protecting these disadvantaged communities near rail yards is unwavering,” said CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey. “Union Pacific and BNSF have done the right thing by acknowledging their mistakes and agreeing to take steps that will reduce emissions and immediately improve the quality of life for those who live and breathe near the yards.” BNSF will pay $625,000 as a mitigation project to the South Coast Air Quality Management District to fund installation of high efficiency air filtration systems in several schools located near rail yards in the greater Los Angeles/San Bernardino area. These systems dramatically reduce children’s exposure to diesel particulate and other toxic air contaminants. In addition, the company will pay $95,000 to the Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality, and upgrade its data collection system so that the required information on each non-compliant truck entering a BNSF facility is accurately reported to CARB. UPRR will pay $525,000 to the Air Pollution Control Fund, and agreed to initiate a “truck turn away program” at rail yards for trucks that are not in compliance with the Drayage Truck Regulation, thereby eliminating the need to report data on these vehicles to CARB. ====================================================================== 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, 22 Aug 2017 12:02:43 -0700 Subject: newsrel -- California and Quebec release results for 12th joint cap-and-trade auction From: dchelini@arb.ca.gov Please consider the following news release from the California Air Resources Board: https://arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2017 NEWS RELEASE 17-52 CONTACT: Dave Clegern (916) 322-2990 dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov California and Quebec release results for 12th joint cap-and-trade auction Sacramento — Today at noon (PDT), California and Quebec released the results of the twelfth joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2017 and 2020 vintages. 2017 Vintage Number offered: 63,887,833 Number sold: 63,887,833 Settlement Price: $14.75 2020 Vintage Number offered: 9,723,500 Number sold: 9,723,500 Settlement Price: $14.55 For more detailed results on the auction, including maximum and minimum bids placed, please go to: www.arb.ca.gov/auction ====================================================================== 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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