Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
In 2023, according to data in the latest (2024) Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations Environment Programme with the clever title “No more hot air … please!,” greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale totaled 57.1 billion (giga) tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. America’s contribution to that total weighs in at 11 percent, … Read more
Caltrain will send its retired diesel fleet to the Municipality of Lima, Peru to continue operating passenger service. An official solicitation process was initiated to find a new home for this long-serving equipment. Lima, Peru expressed its desire to acquire all of the retired fleet. Following negotiations with the government of Lima, Caltrain has finalized … Read more
I’m fairly confident I’m not sharing information here that you don’t already know. And, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there aren’t certain (meaning some) United States Environmental Protection Agency protections in a second Trump presidential term, that get watered down; some protections maybe even eliminated. So where does that leave air quality? Here … Read more
On Feb. 13, 2017 I introduced the “Air fare extraordinaire” idea. The “idea” was to present fare (information) about air that’s “extraordinary,” meaning, that which is out of the ordinary or not your typical fare, in other words. I thought it was time for an “Air fare extraordinaire” revisit. So today’s “idea” has to do … Read more
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today [Sept. 11, 2024], the Environmental Protection [Agency] (EPA) approved the inclusion of Southern California’s Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR) in the state’s air plan. This innovative policy is addressing the region’s notorious smoggy skies by cutting pollution from the trucks traveling to and from warehouses, electrifying warehouses, and creating local … Read more
Interstate 580 between Castro Valley and the Altamont Pass can look like a parking lot at times. Much of the thoroughfare’s traffic is comprised of commuters traveling to San Francisco Bay Area-based destinations from points in the San Joaquin Valley. There is more or less a stub of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system … Read more
Nairobi, 7 September 2024 – The world marked the fifth annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies today with calls for investment in clean air solutions now, as air pollution causes increasing public health, environmental, and economic harms. More than 99 percent of humanity is now breathing polluted air, leading to more than 8 million annual deaths, … Read more
More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation — such as walking, cycling, carpooling, and public transit — or created new vehicle miles, according to a study from the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies. The study was conducted to help guide development … Read more
SACRAMENTO – California is launching a new statewide funding program that will put 1,000 new, zero-emission school buses on the road, furthering the state’s lead in having the most clean buses in the nation. “California is showing the nation and the world how to move from ambition to action,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. “This is … Read more
San Diego – The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) today [Aug. 22, 2024] announced that ridership increased more than 10% over the past year as more and more residents opt to use the transit system to get around. During the last fiscal year (July 2023 – June 2024), the transit agency logged 75,663,343 passenger … Read more