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The San Diego Air Pollution Control District the region’s top watchdog agency for industrial air contamination is in the midst of a major overhaul.
On Monday, elected leaders approved five new members to sit on the air district’s newly expanded governing board, which must be established by March. The county Board of Supervisors has served as the agency’s decision-making panel since 1955.
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1:08 PM, Feb. 19, 2021An earlier version of this story misstated how long the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has served as the county Air Pollution Control District’s governing board. The supervisors have acted as the air district’s board of directors since 1955, according to county documents.
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While 2020 brought a host of challenges to the country, many states and cities still forged ahead with actions to address the climate impacts of a stubborn sector: buildings. Across the United States, local leaders are acknowledging the climate, economic and health impacts of burning fossil fuels in buildings and accelerating the transition to modern, clean electric appliances.
From all-electric building codes to heat pump deployments, here is a look back at some of the most noteworthy state-level progress on building electrification this year. Together, these developments demonstrate the growing realization among policymakers that eliminating emissions from buildings is integral to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Nowhere is this more evident than in President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious climate plan, which aims to slash the carbon footprint of U.S. building stock 50 percent by 2035.
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