Solutions www.kqed.org Air regulators weigh plan aimed at dramatically cutting Bay Area refinery pollution Supporters of the proposed change say the rule would cut particulate emissions from two East Bay refineries by more than 70%.
Newsletter www.sfchronicle.com New blazes in California's Wine Country force hospital, resort evacuations, consume winery The North Bay's Wine Country once again became a scene of chaos on Sunday and early Monday as wildfires burned on the east and west side of the Napa Valley and blazed toward Santa Rosa, where residential neighborhoods were being engulfed in flames.
Impacts www.sfchronicle.com Evacuation warning issued for Santa Rosa; Walnut Creek narrowly avoids ‘catastrophe’ Latest developments on the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County and the latest wave of PG&E shut-offs in Northern California.
Newsletter www.washingtonpost.com The Energy 202: Seattle opens clean air centers as worsening wildfires spark concerns about smoky skies Cities say they are tackling climate change to fill a void left by the Trump administration.
Causes www.kqed.org Facing widespread opposition, lawmaker ends effort to increase refinery penalties The measure would have tripled fines for oil refiners who violate air quality regulations. Many local officials wanted even higher penalties.
Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley
