[Source: CalChamber] Do you get deliveries to your business? I expect you do. Under a new rule being considered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), you may be subject to onerous reporting requirements under CARB’s Advanced Clean Trucks program even if you do not own or lease a single truck. This reporting requirement is Read More…
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California’s $5 billion clean-air plan lacking one thing: money
[Source: Bloomberg] Cleaner burgers and electric ATVs are all part of California’s ambitious $5 billion plan to clean up the San Joaquin Valley’s notoriously polluted air. Now the problem is figuring out how to pay for it. The state has identified only about $1.1 billion in funds for the initiatives, plus another $900 million in Read More…
Here’s how much California is spending to put electric cars on the road
[The San Diego Union-Tribune] California policymakers are committed to making sure that electric vehicles — and the charging stations and other infrastructure needs associated with them — transform the state’s transportation sector. But it won’t come cheaply. A review conducted by the San Diego Union-Tribune showed various state agencies have committed $2.46 billion in public Read More…
Air board’s plan to raise fees threatens our economy and climate goals
[Source: CalChamber / Allan Zaremberg] California produces just 1 percent of atmospheric carbon emissions, yet global leaders and activists care about California regulations. Why is this? It’s the same reason that California politicos insist on our unique climate regulations. Governors and legislators–here and globally–count on California’s leadership to translate into solutions applicable around the world. Read More…
Newsom’s picks for environmental protection and water chiefs will reveal his priorities
[Source: San Francisco Chronicle] One of the keys to former Gov. Jerry Brown’s success as California’s chief executive over the past eight years was the stellar group of individuals he recruited as his top environmental and water officials. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s initial, senior environmental appointments suggest that he is wisely following in Brown’s footsteps. Californians Read More…
CARB adopts uniform, statewide system for reporting criteria air pollution emissions data for stationary sources
[Source: California Air Resources Board] The California Air Resources Board today adopted a regulation establishing a statewide system for mandatory annual emissions reporting for stationary sources. The new system harmonizes statewide data submission requirements, bringing consistency in reporting deadlines and frequency of reporting, and making that data more easily accessible by the public. The improved Read More…
California delegates control of the economy to BANANA’s
[Source: Fox & Hounds] Over the years the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Air Quality Management District (AQMD) have been viewed by the business community as being over bearing and business unfriendly, especially since California is already the most environmentally regulated location on earth. Well, with the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Read More…
CARB adopts blueprint for statewide community air protection in areas most impacted by pollution
[Source: CARB Office of Communications] Opening a new chapter in California’s fight against air pollution, the California Air Resources Board today took key steps toward implementing the Community Air Protection Program, a first-of-its-kind effort to improve air quality in local communities that face the worst impacts of air pollution. “This program represents a completely new Read More…
California drivers pay growing cost for climate program
[Source: San Francisco Chronicle] A California program to fight climate change may now add more to the cost of gasoline than the state gas-tax increase that many voters want to repeal. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from fuel, now adds 12 to 14 cents per gallon to the cost of gasoline Read More…