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Proterra to deliver 3 electric transit buses and charging station to StarMetro in Florida

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Chicago Transit Authority; and Fresno Area Express (FAX) in Fresno, Calif. Proterra’s systems offer California transit agencies a way to address the Zero Emission Bus (Zbus) rule, which requires large California agencies to purchase 15% of their annual bus orders as zero-emission buses starting in 2012. Earlier post.).

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Clean-air plan for San Joaquin Valley first to meet all federal standards for fine particle pollution; $5B in incentive funding required

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Currently, the Valley is designated non-attainment for the following federal health-based standards for PM 2.5 : the 1997 24-hour (65 micrograms per cubic meter) and annual (15 ug/m 3 ) standards, and the 2006 24-hour (35 ug/m 3 ) and 2012 annual (12 ug/m 3 ) standards. The 2020 deadline is for both 1997 standards.). emissions and 1.9

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California oil producer applies for LCFS credits for producing crude oil using solar-generated power

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In 2012, Seneca acquired a portion of assets in the east Coalinga oil field, located in the western Fresno County, Ca., In 1998, Seneca expanded its base into Kern County, Ca. by acquiring the HarCor, Whittier and Bakersfield Energy companies and Ivanhoe Energy USA in 2009. from Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation.

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California ARB witholding enforcement of LCFS post Federal Court injunction; appealing and seeking stay of injunction; Judge O’Neill’s 3 rulings

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In seeking a stay of the preliminary injunction, ARB will request an order that all requirements of the LCFS in 2011 and 2012 are enforceable for the entire period. This Supplemental Advisory 10-04B will remain in effect through December 31, 2012, unless superseded by a subsequent ARB advisory, notice, or rulemaking.

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California High-Speed Rail Authority votes to begin construction of state-wide system in the Central Valley; 65 miles, $4.15B

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It would start north of Fresno near Madera, include the construction of two new stations—one in downtown Fresno and the other east of Hanford—and continue to Corcoran, north of Bakersfield. No construction can begin until the Authority completes its environmental reviews of the project.

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New Flyer unveils next generation of electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit bus; LA Metro contracts for up to 100 units

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New Flyer first revealed its battery-electric Xcelsior design in 2011, unveiled a prototype in 2012, and delivered the first bus in 2014. New Flyer has bus service, parts, and manufacturing support at three California facilities located in Ontario, Los Alamitos, and Fresno.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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In 2012, Governor Brown reaffirmed California’s commitment to reduce transportation emissions in Executive Order B-16-2012, in which he set targets of 1.5 In addition, four public workshops were held over the summer in Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento and San Francisco in an effort to consider comments prior to developing the draft.