Phillips 66 Company fined $200,000 for violating California’s gasoline regulation
SACRAMENTO – The Phillips 66 Company has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties for violations of California’s reformulated gasoline regulations.
Attorney General Bonta, CARB seek to defend rule limiting warehouse pollution in disadvantaged Los Angeles and Inland Empire communities
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today filed a motion to intervene in support of South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (Air District) rule requiring warehouses to reduce emissions from heavy sources of on-road pollution that visit those warehouses.
California supports federal proposal for more stringent requirements for vehicle greenhouse gas emissions
Sacramento—The California Air Resources Board and the California Attorney General today sent comment letters in support of U.S. EPA’s proposal to restore more stringent federal standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger vehicles and light trucks.
CARB approves Community Emissions Reduction Program for Eastern Coachella Valley
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday the California Air Resources Board approved the Community Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) for the Eastern Coachella Valley. This is the second CERP approved by the board in the Salton Sea region and the fifth brought forward by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Across California, the board has approved 10 CERPs as mandated under Assembly Bill 617.
White River Marine Group pays $203,500 for violating CARB regulations
SACRAMENTO – White River Marine Group, a manufacturer of fishing and recreational boats, has paid $203,500 in penalties for violating state anti-pollution laws relating to marine watercraft.
Southern California Edison pays $350,000 settlement for violating rules on super pollutant
SACRAMENTO – Southern California Edison (SCE) has paid penalties of $350,000 after admitting it failed for three years to accurately report on its storage and use of sulfur hexafluoride. The California Air Resources Board today announced a settlement with SCE imposing those penalties.
California and Quebec release summary results from 28th joint cap-and-trade allowance auction
SACRAMENTO – Today at noon (PDT), California and Quebec released the results of the 28th joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances from both jurisdictions. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2020 and 2021(current) and 2024 (advance) vintages.
Current Vintage
Number offered: 71,261,536
Number sold: 71,261,536
Settlement Price: $23.30
Advance Vintage
Number offered: 8,306,250
Number sold: 8,306,250
Settlement Price: $23.69
California Climate Investments reports implementation of $9 billion in projects to reduce greenhouse gases
SACRAMENTO – California officials say clean vehicle purchases and new projects that have come online since December 2020 will eliminate 11,000 tons of air pollutants and toxics from California’s air. The California Air Resources Board administers the California Climate Investments program, funded with proceeds from the State’s Cap-and-Trade GHG emissions reduction program.
Community breathes easier as El Monte Union High School District and CARB deliver electric buses and green-tech infrastructure through California Climate Investments
SOUTH EL MONTE – El Monte Union High School District community members and stakeholders received a glimpse at the future of transportation in the San Gabriel Valley, as the brand new all-electric school bus fleet arrived at South El Monte High School, heralding the inception of the District’s $9.8 million Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project, celebrated during a “green” ribbon-cutting ceremony held Aug. 18.
As California battles wildfires, officials outline how to protect yourself and your family from damaging smoke
SACRAMENTO – With the increase in wildfire activity across California this month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is urging everyone to be Smoke Ready.