Later this month, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is set to release a report detailing how well its clean air programs are meeting federal requirements for reducing emissions. It’s called an equivalency demonstration, and it’s released annually every November. This year’s equivalency demonstration, however, will be a …
Read More »With Methane Digesters, Dairies Make Strides Toward Emissions Reductions
When we talk about climate change and greenhouse gases in California, it’s tough to ignore the dairy industry: State data estimate dairies to be responsible for about 3 percent of the state’s annual greenhouse gas emissions – mostly due to burping cows and fermenting manure. Although the industry has already …
Read More »‘Major Catastrophic Changes’ – Air Quality Leaders Decry Reversal Of State Emissions Authority
On Thursday, the Trump administration revoked California’s authority to set its own rules on tailpipe emissions. The reversal of California’s nearly-50-year-old waiver means the state won’t be able to push auto makers faster than the federal government can to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants that come out …
Read More »Following Scathing Report, Air District’s Emissions Banking Program Faces Scrutiny
Kevin Hamilton was surprised when he learned that, for decades, industries that pollute have been able to trade emissions reductions under a San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District program. It’s like a bank: If a company installs a new technology that reduces its pollution—and that’s the program’s goal—the company …
Read More »Colorado joins California in fight to prevent Trump from weakening auto emissions rules
As the Trump administration moves to roll back ambitious vehicle-emissions targets, California and several other states that rely on those standards to achieve their clean air goals have enlisted an … Click to Continue »
Read More »EPA drops mention of ‘climate change’ in auto emissions reversal
The phrase “climate change” is nowhere to be found in the 38-page document outlining the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that auto efficiency standards enacted by the Obama administration to fight … Click to Continue »
Read More »Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions
For decades, Southern California has waged a slow but successful war on smog. Through vehicle emissions rules, clean-fuel standards and other tough measures, officials have lifted the choking pall of … Click to Continue »
Read More »If the U.S. went vegan, emissions would drop. But there’s a catch, a new study says
If the entire United States went vegan, it could be great for the environment. But it’s a lot more complicated than advocates for an all-vegan country might hope, a new … Click to Continue »
Read More »LA, Long Beach ports adopt plan to slash air pollution and go zero emissions
The nation’s largest port complex approved a sweeping plan Thursday to slash air pollution by encouraging the phase-out of diesel trucks in favor of natural gas and, ultimately, zero-emission trucks … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Trump threatens world climate pact, will India keep its promises to cut emissions?
Not long ago, global environmental activists looked at India with worry. The world’s fastest growing major economy – and one of its fastest growing emitters of carbon – was building … Click to Continue »
Read More »Eyes in the sky on emissions
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, May 18: … Click to Continue »
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