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Is AB 32 Headed for the Rocks?
After all this, California’s global warming law may have hit a legal wall Lawyers at the gates. (Photo: Craig Miller) Oil companies couldn’t bring it down with a well-funded statewide ballot...
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EJ Groups Say Suit is Not To Undo AB 32
Plaintiffs who won a tentative ruling in a suit over the state’s climate law say they’re not out to torpedo AB 32 Six environmental justice groups sued state regulators over implementation of AB 32....
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CA Air Official Rebukes Auto Trade Group
I-80 near the Oakland interchange known as "the Maze." (Photo: Craig Miller) In a strongly-worded letter [PDF] to the CEOs of seven major auto manufacturers, California Air Resources Board chair Mary...
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A high-ranking California official appeared on Capitol Hill today to defend the right of the federal Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. James Goldstene, executive...
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Air Board Chief One-on-One
My experiment in audience participation falls short I had the chance to sit down for a few minutes with California’s top air regulator today. Mary Nichols, who chairs the state’s Air Resources Board...
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In Cap and Trade Fight, EJ Groups Offer Options
Photo: Craig Miller Suspend cap-and-trade, or stop the whole show. Those are the options offered by the environmental justice groups who won a court ruling against the California Air Resources Board...
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Court: Most of AB 32 May Go Forward
But the Cap & Trade Program Remains on Hold Friday provided another blip in a confusing court fight over California’s centerpiece climate law, known as AB 32. A “final” ruling from a Superior Court...
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Feds Likely to Catch Up to California on Fuel Economy Standards
The EPA is pushing new nationwide fuel economy standards that would bring the nation up to California’s strict standards. Spencer Platt/GettyConsumer groups say the EPA's proposed fuel economy standard...
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California’s “Clean Car” Rules: A Historical Perspective
A leading transportation expert weighs in on California’s tough new emissions standards Craig Miller/KQEDCalifornia's new emission standards would mandate a 15% increase in zero-emission-vehicles by...
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New Tool Maps California’s Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters
Interactive map pinpoints the polluters next door Air Resources BoardIn this Google Earth view, the height of the "balloon" location markers indicates the volume of greenhouse gas emissions. Wondering...
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