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California Must Not Abandon its Climate Leadership

Legal Planet

In 2010, out-of-state oil companies pushed Proposition 23 on California voters, which would have suspended the state’s pioneering climate policies, including the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. In fact, many oil companies likely profit from their investments in clean fuels and trading credits under the program. This is a playbook we’ve seen before.

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Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming

New Scientist

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming

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Should you exercise outside in air pollution?

Environmental News Bits

EPA researchers are working to improve knowledge about the relationship between exercise and air pollution, which, until recently, has not been an active area of research. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a workshop to review the state of the science and existing… Read more →

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Despite cleaner air, pollution disparities for people of color remain across the US

Environmental News Bits

Researchers investigated disparities in exposure to six major air pollutants in 1990, 2000 and 2010 by comparing models of air pollution levels to census data. Read the full story from the University of Washington.

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Climate Policy in India

Legal Planet

It was only in 2010 that India agreed that all countries should take responsibility for controlling their own emissions, but there was backsliding the following year at the next round of international negotiations. India then became more firmly committed to climate policy.

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Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

penalty and $5 million restitution from the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for air pollution violations; -- $1.4 45,000 for Environmental Drilling Violations [May 2010] -- DEP Fines Company $6,500 For Illegally Transferring Fracking Water In Lycoming County [April 2010] -- DEP Fines Fortuna Energy Inc.

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The Pathways Alliance’s Carbon Capture Plans and the Risks to Communities

Enviromental Defense

For example, in the United States, there have been nearly 100 leaks or ruptures on existing carbon pipelines since 2010. Carbon capture aggravates air pollution. Industrial sites with carbon capture will have increased emissions of air and water pollutants, such as fine particulate matter.