California landscape of climate finance

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 …

California landscape of climate finance

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 …

Analysis of heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency technology uptake in California and Canada

This study analyzes policies that California, the United States, and Canada have enacted to promote reduced GHG emissions from heavy-duty trucks, how these policies have impacted technology deployment, and lessons that Canada can take as it evaluates policy options to accelerate the deployment of fuel- and GHG-reduction technologies in its …

Renewables Continue to Break Records Despite COVID-19 Impacts

Even as the global economy has been locked down by the COVID-19 pandemic, May 2020 saw the renewable energy and storage sectors continue to achieve new record-breaking milestones. Stranded asset risks for the coal-fired power sector continue to grow as a result, sending global capital fleeing for the exits. A …

Differences in multiple immune parameters between Indian and U.S. infants

To compare immune phenotypes across two geographic and ethnic communities, the researchers examined umbilical cord blood by flow cytometry and Luminex in parallel cohorts of 53 newborns from New Delhi, India, and 46 newborns from Stanford, California. Original Source

COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees

California employers are required to establish and implement an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) to protect employees from all work site hazards, including infectious diseases. This guidance contains information, recommendations, and requirements for agricultural employers on how to update their IIPPs to include preventing the spread of COVID-19 in …

Preterm birth among infants exposed to in utero ultrafine particles from aircraft emissions

Ambient air pollution is a known risk factor for adverse birth outcomes, but the role of ultrafine particles (UFPs) is not well understood. Aircraft-origin UFPs adversely affect air quality over large residential areas downwind of airports, but their reproductive health burden remains uninvestigated. Original Source

Neurodevelopmental disorders and prenatal residential proximity to agricultural pesticides: The CHARGE Study

The objective of the study was to evaluate whether residential proximity to agricultural pesticides during pregnancy is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or developmental delay (DD) in the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment (CHARGE) Study.

Shaken communities take stock of damage after Southern California quakes

High desert communities in Southern California on Saturday assessed damage and braced for potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that shook buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked fires near the remote epicenter of the second temblor in as many days. The powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked the Mojave Desert …

California Sues Trump Administration to Block Restrictions to Family Planning Program

LOS ANGELES — Once again taking aim at President Trump, California on Monday filed its 47th lawsuit against the administration, this time to block a move that would effectively strip millions of federal dollars from reproductive health providers that perform abortions and abortion referrals. Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has …

Report says 6 billion people regularly inhaling polluted air

GENEVA, Switzerland - Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the century. The estimate comes amid concerns that six billion people regularly inhale air “so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being at risk,” a UN-appointed independent rights expert said …

River flood swamps 2,000 buildings in Northern California

A rain-swollen river in Northern California flooded about 2,000 homes and businesses on Wednesday along a valley famous for its wineries and left residents of one town stranded by high waters, officials said. Water rose to the roofs of homes and submerged cars as the Russian River overflowed its banks, …

Worst flooding in decades turns California town into island

The worst flooding in over 20 years turned the Northern California community of Guerneville into an island on Wednesday after authorities ordered thousands of residents to get out or risk being stranded for days. Water rose to the roofs of homes and submerged cars as the rain-swollen Russian River overflowed …

How fasting protects against ageing-related diseases

Researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. In a University of California, Irvine, United States (U.S.)-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks …

Americans’ climate change concerns surge to record levels, poll shows

Americans’ concerns about climate change have surged to record levels, new polling shows, following a year marked by devastating storms, wildfires and increasingly dire warnings from scientists. A total of 72% of polled Americans now say global warming is personally important to them, according to the Yale program on climate …

Beijing plans 48 lakh charging points by 2022, Delhi doesn’t even know how many e-vehicles it has

The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018 notes that sales of new electric cars worldwide surpassed a million units in 2017, with stocks at three million that year. More than half the sales were in China, where electric vehicles (EV) had a market share of 2.2%, while in Norway, the world’s …

California wildfire that killed at least 85 people fully contained

The deadliest wildfire in California history that destroyed the mountain town of Paradise and killed at least 85 people was 100 percent contained on Sunday, according to state fire officials. The number of people still missing from the Camp Fire north of San Francisco dropped to 249 on Sunday, the …

Early-life exposure to organophosphate pesticides and pediatric respiratory symptoms in the CHAMACOS cohort

Although pesticide use is widespread, the possible effect of early-life exposure to organophosphate (OP) on pediatric respiratory health is not well described. The researchers investigated the relationship between early-life exposure to OPs and respiratory outcomes.

California governor commits to 100 percent clean energy

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill requiring the state to source electricity from exclusively carbon-free sources by 2045, a move aimed at combating climate change that clashes with U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies. “There is no understating the importance of this measure,” Brown said at …

14,000 firefighters battling 18 major California blazes

Some 14,000 firefighters, including inmate volunteers, are battling 18 major blazes burning thousands of square miles throughout California with aircraft, assorted vehicles and picks and shovels. They take aim at the biggest wildfires in two ways and in much of the same way the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection …

California defies Trump, plans tighter rules on vehicle emissions

California air regulators on Tuesday said they plan to keep tightening state vehicle emissions rules despite a Trump administration proposal last week that would strip the state of the ability to set its own limits. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed maintaining strict Obama-era rules mandating rising fuel efficiency …

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