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AB 650 (Arambula) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District board

Status: Held in Committee

Existing law authorizes the Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District District, composed of 15 members, including 5 city council members, to require the use of best available control technology, promote the use of clean fuels, encourage and facilitate ridesharing, and require businesses to establish rideshare programs, as provided. This bill would: Committee Location: … Read more

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Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project ‘may be dead’

Director General from Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey Hanifi Avci and Estonian ambassador Märt Volmer planting trees, found on https://www.flickr.com/photos/estonian-foreign-ministry/2454366274/

by Sami Kent, The Guardian Highlights: 90% of the tree saplings planted during November 2019 in the northern Anatolian city of Çorum have died due to an insufficient amount of water  The Turkish ministry revoked the claim by stating more than 95% are healthy and growing, though many critics doubt this claim Mass tree-plantings have … Read more