SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board approved the Community Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) for the city of Stockton as mandated under Assembly Bill 617. This is the 9th CERP adopted by the Board, and the third CERP to be brought forward by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board today released greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory data for 2019, showing further reductions below the AB 32 emissions reduction target. That target, a return to 1990 GHG levels, was achieved by the state four years ahead of schedule in 2016.
SACRAMENTO – Under a settlement agreement reached with the California Air Resources Board, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC will pay $137,000 in penalties for violating a state air quality regulation.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board today announced the appointment of ten new members to the AB 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). This brings the total number of members to 21.
SACRAMENTO – Transportation and clean air leaders of multiple states – including California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Colombia – urged support of federal funding for clean ports in a letter today to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board reached a settlement agreement with The Albertsons Companies, Inc. for $5.1 million for violations of the Refrigerant Management Program (RMP) that regulates large, stationary industrial refrigerant systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
SACRAMENTO – A new California Air Resources Board (CARB) analysis of air quality data collected during the deadly Camp Fire sheds new light on exactly what was in the thick smoke that blanketed much of Northern California for two weeks in November 2018. The document, published today, shows smoke produced from the Camp Fire exposed Californians to dangerous levels of particulate matter and contained concerning levels of toxic metal contaminants, including lead, which spiked for about 24 hours.
SACRAMENTO – Twenty-one California nonprofits, local governments, transit agencies, and Native American tribal governments in under-resourced communities have been awarded up to $1 million each by the new Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program (CMO) to develop and launch zero-emission mobility projects, such as bikesharing and ride-on-demand services, aimed at overcoming transportation challenges faced by residents in their communities.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and CALSTART announce the reopening of the popular Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) at 10 a.m. to new voucher requests.
SACRAMENTO – Today at noon (PDT), California and Quebec released the results of the 27th joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances from both jurisdictions. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021(current) and 2024 (advance) vintages.
Number offered: 71,647,138
Number sold: 71,647,138
Settlement Price: 8,306,250
Number offered: 8,306,250
Number sold: 8,306,250
Settlement Price: $19.04