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Tag: California air quality

Posted inEnvironment

New study: California’s trailblazing diesel rules save lives

Avatar by Rachel Becker March 25, 2021March 26, 2021

Researchers calculated that California’s rules reduced diesel exhaust by 78% compared to 51% for federal rules, leading to fewer deaths from heart attacks and lung disease.

Piles of debris from a grape crop in Shafter on Feb. 16, 2021. The debris could be burned or chipped but will likely be burned due to stakes and metal wires throughout the piles. Photo by Shae Hammond for Cal Matters
Posted inEnvironment

Air board tells San Joaquin Valley growers to phase out burns by 2025

Avatar by Rachel Becker February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Laura Garcia stands outside her family home in the rural Fresno County community of Raisin City on Feb. 12, 2021. Garcia, a mother of 5 with one on the way, is concerned about how the air quality due to nearby burns is affecting her kids. The orchard in the background replaced a vineyard which was burned away. Photo by Craig Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee
Posted inEnvironment

Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end

Avatar by Rachel Becker February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sep 11, 2020, outside of Oroville. Newsom has declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions, and secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to the Northern California wildfires. Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee
Posted inEnvironment

‘Debate is over,’ California’s governor says. ‘This is a climate damn emergency.’

Avatar by Rachel Becker September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
Smog over Los Angeles | Photo by Steven Buss via Flickr
Posted inEnvironment

Nasty letters. Funding threats. Here’s why California’s clean air fight with the feds matters

Avatar by Rachel Becker October 21, 2019October 18, 2019
Posted inWhatMatters

Elbows fly in the Capitol over Steve Ballmer’s plan for a Clippers arena in Inglewood

Dan Morain by Dan Morain October 17, 2019October 17, 2019
Electric cars are key to California's green future. Photo by davidf, istockphoto.com
Posted inClimate Change, Environment, Transportation

Despite sharp growth in electric cars, vehicle emissions keep rising

Avatar by Julie Cart May 16, 2019June 23, 2020
People have become accustomed to wearing masks while walking in San Francisco's Financial District and much of Northern California in the wake of the Camp Fire. Photo by Eric Risberg/Associated Press
Posted inHealth

As California areas record ‘worst air’ on earth, state needs to protect public after wildfires

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera November 15, 2018June 23, 2020
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