News - Climate change in California
Law cosponsor says plan needs to be managed in real time to avoid unforeseen impacts SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug.
LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from the American Lung Association in California pinpoints the benefits in lives and dollars saved by adopting tough vehicle emission and technology standards, which the California Air Resources Board is now drafting, working closely with the feds to set a stringent national standard. According to the new report, The Road to Clean Air, California could avoid at least $7.2 billion per year in health and other societal costs and reduce all major air pollution-related health impacts - from asthma attacks, premature deaths and hospitalizations to lost work and school days - by 70% percent if the California fleet of vehicles is converted to the next generation of cleaner, more efficient vehicles by 2025.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Full Disclosure Network ® is releasing online an exclusive video series covering California Environmental Politics, the "Global Warming Solutions Act" (AB 32) and Proposition 23 that would suspend implementation of the Act.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today released the most up-to-date study of the economic effects of California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32).
Economic impacts of plan to implement AB 32 likely to be small and positive SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California can grow its economy and reap immediate benefits from cleaner air while meeting air pollution reduction goals of its Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), according to an economic analysis released today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and reviewed by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
