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Poll: Proposition 23 Is Losing Support
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A new poll shows a ballot initiative that would suspend California’s greenhouse gas emissions law losing support. A University of Southern California-Los Angeles Times poll released...
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Ex-Governors: California Emissions Law May Kill Jobs
SACRAMENTO (CBS) — Former California governors Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian have joined a group of business leaders in warning regulators that the fight against climate change may...
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Anti-Smog Agency Allows Companies To Pollute By Purchasing Credit
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Southern California’s anti-smog agency overwhelmingly approved a controversial plan that would allow companies to pollute by purchasing emission credit. The South Coast Air Quality...
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Some Gains, But SoCal Still Tops List For Worst Air Quality
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Breathe easier, Southland: you’re still the most polluted region in America, but you’ve got some competition from other California cities. The American Lung Association’s annual...
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Port Of Long Beach To Debut Electric Power Stations In Pollution Fight
LONG BEACH (CBS) — Cargo ships arriving at the port complex in Long Beach are about to go electric. Officials at the Port Of Long Beach are set to dedicate new on-board generator system on Monday...
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Businesses File Eleventh-Hour Lawsuit As Cap-And-Trade Takes Hold
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Business leaders from Southern California and statewide are voicing strong opposition to a landmark cap-and-trade auction program that took effect on Wednesday. KNX 1070’s Bob...
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Study: Los Angeles Smog Pollution On The Decline
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles skies are less smoggy, a sign that emission-control strategies are working, new research has found. Scientists analyzing air quality from a recent aircraft campaign and...
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Hearing Held On Potential Of Increased Greenhouse Gases Following San Onofre...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The first legislative hearing on the permanent closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant focused on the shutdown’s impact on California’s greenhouse gas emissions, leaving...
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Calif., Battery Recycler Reach Deal On Emissions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — State regulators have reached a deal with a Southern California battery recycler accused of releasing toxic air emissions that might have threatened the health of more than 100,000...
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Residents Demand Closure Of Vernon Battery Recycling Plant In Heated Town...
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Residents at a town hall meeting Tuesday called for the closure of a controversial battery recycling plant that state agencies charge has spread hazardous pollution into...
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SCAQMD Seeks Order To Reduce Toxic Emissions At Newport Beach Metal Finishing...
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Southland’s air-quality management agency is seeking an order to require a Newport Beach metal finishing facility to reduce its toxic emissions on an expedited schedule. The...
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Exide Lays Off More Than 100 Employees As Battle Over Emissions Continues
VERNON (CBSLA.com) — A lead-acid battery recycling plant in Vernon has laid off more than 100 employees, weeks after the facility was shut down by air-quality regulators. A spokesperson for Exide...
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Truckers, Business Leaders Rally Against ‘Hidden’ Gas Tax
CARSON (CBSLA.com) — Southland truck drivers and local business leaders Thursday staged a protest over what they say is a hidden gas tax under California’s “cap and trade” program. Supporters of the...
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Regulators Hear From Wilmington Residents On Plan To Curb Refinery Emissions
LOS ANGELES (AP/CBSLA.com) — The Environmental Protection Agency was in one of the nation’s largest petroleum-producing areas Wednesday for public hearings on a proposal aimed at reducing air pollution...
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DC Environmental Director To Tout Hydrogen-Powered Car
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia’s top environmental official will be taking a spin in a new car that’s powered by air. On Wednesday, District Department of the Environment Director Tommy...
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Study Finds Methane Emissions Dropping In US
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Researchers have found that methane emissions from local natural gas distribution systems across the U.S. have decreased in the past 20 years. The researchers at Washington State...
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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Volkswagen Emissions Testing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Audi owner has filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles over news that Volkswagen tampered with emissions testing on VW and Audi models to deceive regulators. The lawsuit filed...
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Justice Department Sues Volkswagen Over Emissions-Cheating Software
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to...
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LA Air Quality Suffers This Summer
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Air quality in Los Angeles was in the unhealthful range throughout July, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Air quality was in the healthful range...
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California Signs Climate Deal With China After Trump’s Paris Exit
BEIJING (AP) — With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement Tuesday to work together on reducing emissions, as the state’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Nets $860M From Carbon Auction
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California will collect $860 million from auctioning carbon-emissions permits after the allowances sold out at a record price for the second straight quarter, according to state data...
View ArticleCalifornia Meets Emissions Reduction Target Years Early
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California greenhouse gas emissions fell below 1990 levels, meeting an early target years ahead of schedule and putting the state well on its way toward reaching long-term goals to...
View Article4 Automakers Reach Emissions Deal With California
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — California has cut a deal with four automakers as the Trump administration plans to rollback emissions standards. Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and Honda have struck a deal with the...
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