(Newswise)–A study by researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and ProPublica, and published in Environmental Research Letters has found a link between chronic exposure to hazardous air pollutants (HAPS) and COVID-19 mortality rates. HAPS, including formaldehyde, chromium, and nickel are compounds regulated under the Clean Air Act and known to […]
Students invited to get creative to cut air pollution
SAN DIEGO–This fall, student artists can show what it means to be a part of the solution to air pollution. The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District is asking students to submit their artwork with clean air messages and ways people can help to reduce air pollution. The art can include words and messages […]
CPUC Adopts New Energy Efficiency Goals To Continue Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts
SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday established new energy savings goals for California’s electric and natural gas utilities from 2020 to 2030, representing a major milestone in the CPUC’s efforts to continue innovating the next wave of cost-effective energy efficiency programs that can help improve the environment. The energy savings and targets for […]
County Air District Receives $2.5 Million For Portside Environmental Justice Neighborhoods
SAN DIEGO–The County’s Air Pollution Control District has received $2.5 million from the California Air Resources Board to help conduct air pollution monitoring in the district’s Portside Environmental Justice Neighborhoods community. With the funding, the district will for the first time monitor the ambient air quality in Barrio Logan, Logan Heights, Sherman Heights and parts […]
New Legislation Calls For Reform Of San Diego Air Pollution Control District
SAN DIEGO–California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to reform the governing board of the San Diego Air Pollution Control District (APCD). The bill, AB 423, sponsored by the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC), will change the board’s membership to better represent the diversity of San Diego’s residents. “All communities deserve to breathe clean […]
Local Students Are Air Aces
SAN DIEGO–Four hundred and fifty-two student artists from around San Diego county—the most ever—submitted their personal artwork to the County Air Pollution Control District’s (APCD) 2019 calendar contest to show the importance of clean air and how San Diego county can all fight air pollution. Thirteen works of art were selected by APCD judges to […]
Switching To A Home Battery Won’t Help Save The World From Climate Change
(Newswise)–Home energy storage systems might save you money, but under current policies, they would also often increase carbon emissions. That is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego in a study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Conventional wisdom may suggest that these storage […]