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A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death. 
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Authorities must take ‘bold action’ to prevent surge in toxic air, think tank says
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A new study reaffirms that contrail clouds produce more global warming than carbon dioxide from flights, a finding that could help reduce emissions from air travel.
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Two major U.S. automotive trade groups said Wednesday they will merge as the industry faces dramatic challenges, including regulatory, trade and emissions issues.
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SoCalGas’s corporate dysfunction and a lack of oversight for underground gas storage facilities are responsible for the largest methane gas leak in American history, USC-led study finds.
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Tuesday that his state plans to join the dozen others nationwide that will refuse to go along with any rollback of federal auto-emissions rules.
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In one of its most aggressive moves yet against Obama-era climate action, the Trump administration announced it is tearing up landmark fuel economy rules pushing automakers to manufacture cleaner burning cars and SUVs. The move invites a major battle with California and a dozen other states.
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Today, we’re making air quality results available online for 3 additional regions across California – the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and California’s Central Valley.
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London was once famous for its "fog," which in reality was toxic smog from coal fires. Then the city passed new laws and cleaned up its act. Now, smog is once again a serious problem. This time cars are to blame — and the UK government refuses to do anything about it.
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Many Democratic assemblymembers believe that not enough money generated from the state's climate change programs are going to their districts and they're wary of extending the entire effort
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Environmental Justice is a very real, very important thing. But the current focus on California's Air Resources Board and associated critiques smack of politics, not making things more efficient, etc.
Is this same oversight given to insurance oversight board, office of spill response, etc.? I think not. I suppose it is a vote of confidence that the Air Resources Board has become so "powerful" that it has now become a target of powerful interests.
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Millions of Californians live in places with dirty air, according to an annual report card issued Wednesday that ranks two major urban areas in the state as the
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We're #1! We're #1! We'er #1!...wait...I think I was channeling a Presidential candidate or something there for a minute.
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Wearable technologies are all the rage, but can yours tell you the humidity and air quality outside? The Tzoa air quality monitor can and much more.
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The city of Wuhan is considering building skyscrapers coated with a high-tech substance that can "eat" air pollutants. An artist is offering to suck particulates out of Beijing's dirty skies using a giant vacuum-cleaner-type device and sell jewelry made with the collected contaminants. One researcher is suggesting an "urban wind passage" in the Chinese capital, regulating the height and density of buildings so that smog has a dispersal channel.
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Very interesting to see the arc of history repeating. I recall many of the crazy ideas here in California. A similar story was had when we needed water during a drought. And for our famously traffic-clogged highways.
When you go down the same road creating a problem we know is going to happen and just think you will "deal with it" later, the next phase is the outlandish responses to dealing with those problems. Eventually we get to the mature adult phase wherein we actually tackle the problems of our own creation. It would be nice if we could just jump to the last phase in the first place.
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In a blow to campaigners, judges say ministers' decision to approve the runway was legitimate.
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Just one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it.
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California, joined by 22 other states, is suing the Trump administration over its decision to weaken regulations limiting auto emissions.
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The Aliso Canyon breach is accidental, but thousands of other sites are flaring off methane intentionally, as waste.
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Automakers wanted rule changes. But not, they say, these rule changes.
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Folks that choose to live in a world where science and objective facts don't matter, are finding there are downsides to such things.
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In a study released Thursday, a group of scientists announced the creation of what they say is a significantly cheaper method to scrub carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere.
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Direct Carbon Capture is getting more realistic.
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In early November, there was no escaping the fact New Delhi was facing a public health crisis. The city’s Air Quality Index, by some readings, soared as high as the maximum, 999. Schools were closed, questions of governmental competency were raised and high-level meetings were convened. Conditions have improved, but remain far from healthy. But you wouldn’t know it by observing daily life.
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There's a lot of ideas out there for changing the cap-and-trade program. Here are the highlights.
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Hear from the kids of Wilmington, California, who grow up in the shadow of oil wells. This video, second in the series of Stop Fooling California, tells the story of urban oil extraction in Los Angeles. Via pdeppisch
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On Thursday morning, the state's climate change agency is scheduled to vote on a $500 million spending plan -- including electric vehicle subsidies -- even though the state budget has no money in it
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Source: Southern California air board puts new restrictions on urban oil fields - LA Times We have seen a spate of complaints about air quality near our urban oil fields here in southern California...
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Nowhere do automakers sell more hybrid vehicles than California, with its unique combination of environmental consciousness, high gas prices and traffic-choked highways. But new hybrid models will be in short supply at this week's Los Angeles Auto Show — one sign that the technology is still struggling to break out of its green-car niche, experts say.
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There is nothing new about this analyses, but it is an updating of older efforts with the most recent numbers out there. It is true that using coal-fired power to juice your your car is problematic, but for most of the county (e.g. coastal areas) most of us would be better off switching to electric transportation systems. Also, the best possible solution is to power our vehicles with locally-generated power, such as roof top or garage-top solar panels.
The trick is getting this into everyone's hands in an easy, turn-key manner. I think the tone of this piece misses that key point. This is an evolving conversation and new technology. It also needs to be one part of a broad spectrum of approaches to de-carbonizing our energy markets. Falling back onto the old mantra of "it doesn't work everywhere all the time" is a bit ho-hum and overly simplistic. Kind of the way some folks feel it is necessary to write an op-ed about their research to get increased attention for it.
For those interested in the actual study, you can find it here:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~mansur/papers/GraffZivin_Kotchen_Mansur_MargEmit.pdf
There is also an interesting story, in a similar vein, from the LA Times about faltering gas-electric hybrid vehicles at this week's LA Auto show:
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-la-auto-show-no-hybrids-20141121-story.html
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