The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is getting $88 million to fund clean air projects thanks to the California Air Resources Board.”It will be funding probably used to change out mobile things primarily, so things like heavy-duty diesel trucks, tractors, school buses, larger sources of diesel particulate matter,” said Jamie Holt, the Valley Air District’s communications officer…
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Last year, leading agricultural associations, public health organizations and environmental justice groups reached consensus on legislation that provides a sustainable, long-term solution. Given the breadth of support and the urgency of the problem, Senate Bill 623 should top the agenda for the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown. It appears it may well be: The governor showed extraordinary leadership in his budget proposal, allocating $5 million in startup funds…
A short panel discussion tomorrow in Sacramento will outline actions the state of California is undertaking to reach zero emissions in all sectors. Panelists will talk about the quickening pace of change, why it’s happening here, what are the political hurdles and policy priorities, and what changes need to be made that are not happening…
The state’s new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is setting up a new ecosystem of water utilities. But with deadlines looming to satisfy the law, some low-income groundwater users say their needs are being ignored…
Conservation groups sued Tulare County today for approving a climate action plan for giant feedlots and other industrial cattle operations that would worsen air quality and undercut California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals…
Here’s what interest groups and political leaders are saying about Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget
Gas- and diesel-powered cars could go the way of dinosaurs if one San Francisco assemblyman gets his way. Democrat Phil Ting introduced a bill last week that would ban the sale of fossil fuel cars in California after 2040. It doesn’t apply to vehicles over 10,000 pounds…
Approximately one in five California households lives at or below the federal poverty level—$32,000 for a family of two—but new energy efficiency and clean energy programs, regulatory protections, and initiatives are poised to provide safer, healthier, and more affordable homes for hundreds of thousands of residents…
While the Trump administration tries to hide the facts of climate change, and pursues an outdated, dirty energy strategy for the United States, California continues to assure the rest of the world that “We Are Still In” the Paris agreement, and that we are working to aggressively reduce greenhouse gas pollution and clear the air. We mean what we say…
A legislative effort by state Rep. Phil Ting (D-CA) that would mandate vehicles sold after Jan. 1, 2040, to produce zero emissions has been met with opposition by the Association of Global Automakers, who dismissed it as unachievable. “It’s time that we clear the path for emissions-free transportation and take significant steps to achieve our ambitious emissions reduction goals,” Ting said in an address of his Clean Cars 2040 Act…