To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global Landscape of Climate Finance methodology. In doing so, aim to fill a gap in comprehensive data on both past spending and …
The recession has drained hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of workers from the state and local health departments that are now the front line in the country
Six in 10 U.S. residents -- more than 186 million people -- live in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, the American Lung Association reported on Wednesday. The air in many U.S. cities became dirtier last year, the association said in its annual "State of the Air" report. "Despite …
The state of California has adopted regulations to curb greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation fuels, codifying evidence that biofuels are significantly dirtier than they were once thought to be.
Democrats in Congress worked on Thursday to win over US lawmakers sceptical of climate change legislation, while climate leader California took another major step with low-carbon rules on fuels that could be copied nationwide. The two moves signalled growing political momentum behind efforts to curb greenhouse gases, which President Barack …
California's new low-carbon fuel rules may be a violation of NAFTA and World Trade Organization provisions because they would unfairly limit exports of crude from Canada's oil sands to the state, a prominent Canadian trade lawyer said on Friday. California adopted a first-ever rule on Thursday requiring refineries, producers and …
California's newly adopted low-carbon fuel standard may mark the beginning of the end of ethanol's coveted status as the sole US alternative motor fuel. The US state with the most cars late on Thursday approved the world's first-ever regulations to slash emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide from vehicle fuels. The …
California on Wednesday is expected to adopt landmark rules to curb carbon emissions from transportation fuels despite intense opposition from some who say the proposal is biased against corn-based ethanol. If adopted by the state's influential air quality regulators, the low-carbon fuel standard would become the first measure in the …
Hundreds of farmers, farm workers and local elected officials walked along dusty roads in the Central Valley on Thursday, part of a four-day march to protest federal cutbacks in water supplies.
Clipboard in hand, Debra Anderson spent three hours one recent sunny morning trooping through a field of romaine lettuce looking for trouble. Workers harvest romaine lettuce at a Church Brothers field in Huron, Calif. Increasingly, auditors below the federal level are inspecting produce fields and other farms. She searched for …
California will receive $260 million of $1 billion in US economic stimulus funds slated for water infrastructure, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid California's third consecutive year of drought, a weakening state economy and a lack of consensus in the state …
Climate change may cost California tens of billions of dollars annually in coming years as sea levels rise and hot days cause people to turn up the air conditioning, a draft report from the state said on Wednesday. Thirsty cities may be able to buy water from farmers and high-altitude …
>> A California law that banned the sale or rental of violent video games to minors was struck down February 26 by a US federal appeals court >> More than 1,815 digital maps will be completed in 2009 marking official and clandestine roads, rivers, settlements, and schools in Brazillian Amazon. …
The economic downturn could be good for the environment The fear that oil prices in free fall would lead to a slowdown of investment in green energy alternatives is partly allayed by the fact that US president Barack Obama
Solar cells are expensive, so it makes sense to use them efficiently. One way to do so is to concentrate sunlight onto them. That means a smaller area of cell can be used to convert a given amount of light into electricity. This, though, imposes another cost-that of the mirrors …
Environment: Removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere could help combat climate change. Will it really work? Preventing catastrophic climate change, most people agree, will mean reducing the level of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. That, in turn, will require the widespread use of
Houston, March 2 US Indian scientist, Veerbhadran (Ram) Ramanathan, will share top award for environmental achievement, 2009 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, with Prof Richard Alley, for finding warning signs of climate change in the upper atmosphere and in the deepest ice sheets. The $20,0000 award, consisting of cash prize …
