California Climate Change News
Stories in this feed are from newspapers in California courtesy of Environmental Health News.
Study: Minorities face greatest climate-change impacts.
The California Department of Public Health has released a study finding that heat events, flooding and wildfires — events associated with anticipated future climate change — will impact Fresno County's minorities the greatest.
Car deal criticized as hurting green sales.
When California’s air regulators approved new car-pollution rules to cut down on smog and global warming, they included a provision that critics described as a loophole that could substantially reduce the number of electric vehicles sold in the state in coming years.
Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations.
Recent media reports have created a perception that the world’s oceans are experiencing increases in jellyfish due to human activities such as global warming and overharvesting of fish.
Calif. governor says cap-and-trade fees will fund high-speed rail.
Gov. Jerry Brown said in an interview airing in Los Angeles on Sunday that California's high-speed rail project will cost far less than the state's current estimate of nearly $100 billion and that environmental fees paid by carbon producers will be a source of funding.
California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions.
Transforming the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday approved historic new rules that require 15 percent of new cars sold in California by 2025 run on electricity, hydrogen or other systems producing little or no smog.
California approves strict clean-fuel regulation.
The clean fuel revolution got a kick start Friday when the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved strict vehicle emissions regulations that will mandate production of more than a million zero-emission vehicles.
California air board tightens vehicle emissions standards for 2025.
California has approved the nation's most advanced clean-car regulations, solidifying its position as a leader in the electric vehicle industry while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
California vehicle emissions rules would sharply cut smog.
California is on the verge of approving the most stringent vehicle emissions regulations in the United States, forcing automakers to cut exhaust by two-thirds and begin mass-producing zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
Breaking News: California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions.
Reshaping the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday approved historic new rules that require 15 percent of new cars sold in California by 2025 run on electricity, hydrogen or other systems producing little or no smog.
California air board to vote on landmark electric-car rules.
In a move that could reshape the American automobile industry, California regulators Thursday are expected to approve sweeping new rules requiring that 15 percent of new cars sold in California by 2025 run on electricity, hydrogen or other systems producing little or no smog.