I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, with my husband and three kids. When we’re not busy chasing kiddos around or working, i enjoy reading up on real news and relaxing with fake news from the Daily Show & Colbert Report. Laughs with family, a healthy environment, strong coffee and adventures in snorkeling or snowboarding make my world go round.
Posted February 2, 2012 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
The Center on Race, Poverty and The Environment recently reported that California’s San Joaquin Valley is experiencing the worst air quality in decades. Despite the many reports of exceptionally bad air quality in the Valley this winter, the response has...continued→
Posted December 15, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
A new study called At a Crossroads in Our Region’s Health came out yesterday, detailing how we can ensure that new housing in the Bay Area keeps residents safe from toxic air pollution. The report looks at Priority Development Areas...continued→
Posted December 1, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
As San Francisco prepares for the America’s Cup 34 yacht races over the next few years, much criticism has been raised over environmental and community impacts of this massive event. With the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the event coming...continued→
Posted November 8, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
The Center for Public Integrity released a study yesterday together with NPR revealing roughly 1,600 facilities that are known by US EPA to be “high priority violators” of the Clean Air Act in urgent need of clean up. Poisoned Places...continued→
Posted September 30, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
A new study of infants and young children living in areas of Tucson, Arizona with elevated diesel pollution found that they are more likely than other kids to suffer from early childhood wheezing, a potential asthma indicator. This is one...continued→
Posted September 22, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) considers amendments to its measure cleaning up diesel cargo handling equipment at ports and railyards tomorrow. Along with the many minor amendments proposed, CARB has the opportunity to greatly advance Zero Emission Container Movement...continued→
Posted September 17, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Or should we say getting tarred by big oil? This tarry goop (aka heavy crude oil) packs a polar ice cap melting wallop, with carbon pollution from extracting and upgrading that can cause 3 to 5 times as much carbon...continued→
Posted August 4, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
This afternoon Alameda County Supervisors Nate Miley and Scott Haggerty are hosting a hearing to “give local Port truckers an opportunity to share their concerns about the Drayage Truck Rule.” Why is Alameda County revisiting these important public health protections...continued→
Posted June 23, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
California’s Air Resources Board meets tomorrow to close a major loophole undermining clean shipping fuel requirements adopted two years ago. NRDC has been to court to defend these important rules several times (here and here), and the court agrees that California...continued→
Posted June 8, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
Our society goes to great lengths to protect children’s health, from fancy car seats to an elaborate system of recalls on any faulty children’s products. And why shouldn’t we take extra precautions to protect the most vulnerable among us and...continued→
Posted May 5, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice
That’s what a Center for Disease Control and Prevention newsletter, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, reported yesterday: 24.6 million Americans suffer from asthma, a 12 percent increase over the last decade. One in every ten children has asthma and the prevalence...continued→
Posted February 15, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice
Maybe it’s news of the historic sit in against Mountain-top removal style coal mining going in Kentucky right now, but somehow Valentine’s Day got me thinking: Dear Utilities, where’s the love? Pollution from our nation’s coal power plants is making...continued→
Posted January 28, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
The California diesel clean-up program is quite possibly the largest program to control a potent global warming pollutant, black carbon, although not officially recognized as a climate program under AB 32. Diesel engines are the largest source of black carbon...continued→
Posted January 26, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
After the California Air Board voted to delay and weaken key diesel regulations last month, the mood among environmental, health and community advocates was pretty glum. And more than a few businesses (like these) that invested in clean equipment and...continued→
Posted December 16, 2010 by Diane Bailey in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice
Air districts representing the areas of California with the worst air quality – the greater Los Angeles area and San Joaquin Valley – expressed concern yesterday over the proposed relaxations to the state diesel regulations. Their letter explains that it...continued→
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