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Exxon referenced Neuendorf's critique during a court hearing earlier this month, addressing lawsuits Oakland, San Francisco and other California cities leveled against the company's climate record.

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By contrast, states such as Connecticut and California mandate that even entry - level workers receive about $ 10 an hour, while cities and, increasingly, states such as Illinois and New York are phasing in a new minimum wage of $ 15 an hour.

Home prices rose in most California cities over the last couple of years, but now they seem to be leveling off.

Home prices in California rose steadily over the last couple of years, though the trend varied quite a bit at the city level.

The lawsuit, against BP Plc, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, follows similar lawsuits filed last year by San Francisco and other California cities seeking billions of dollars in damages from rising sea levels due to climate impacts.

«The broad adoption of POLST in California's nursing homes is possible due to a combination of state - level efforts — such as passing legislation and developing a standardized POLST form and curriculum — and the grassroots efforts of local POLST coalitions who educate providers and consumers in cities and counties throughout the state,» said Judy Thomas, study co-author and CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, the organization that runs the POLST program in California.

Between 2005 and 2008, regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board on transportation exhaust reduced NOx levels in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento by 9 percent per year.

In California, for example, a city and two counties are suing oil companies, arguing that the companies» greenhouse gas emissions are pushing sea levels up.

Along parts of the California coast, homes and cities are right at the ocean's edge and vulnerable to sea level rise and coastal erosion.

He has served on sea - level rise expert groups for the states of Maryland and California, the cities of Boston and New York, and the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance.

At least twice in the past 12 years, cities like Los Angeles and San Diego were forced to deal with Beijing - level air pollution caused by southern California wildfires.

For example, in 2012, Long Beach City College (LBCC) in California was one of the first to develop and pilot an alternative placement algorithm based on high school coursework and grades, which increased the proportion of students placing directly into college - level coursework by 21 percentage points in math and 56 percentage points in English, without significantly lowering the average performance of students in these courses.

At the zip code level, Fisher Island (Miami - Dade County), Butte City, California, and Keene, North Dakota, had the most tax due at time of filing taxes for the 2015 financial year.

Eastvale, California is one of the SoCal cities with a large gap between the high price levels of -LSB-...]

The work is possible by working in a community level with a number of collaborators including California Department of Education, City of Oxnard, Santa Barbara City Creeks Division, The Nature Conservancy, Channel Islands Marine Resource Institute, the Channel Islands Harbor Foundation, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center, and over 20 schools in 7 school districts along the Santa Barbara Channel region.

-LSB-...] Second, the model estimates derived from the full dataset were compared to the results of independent, representative state - and city - level surveys conducted in California, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, San Francisco, and Columbus, Ohio in 2013.

As we have seen in Flint, it seems like many people will start having to be seriously harmed by sea levels rising in coastal cities (e.g. major power plants in California being submerged) in order for change to be implemented.

* Existing fertile agricultural production zones, like California - Florida and Southern Europe, turning arid permanently * Coastal zones around the world, where most of our cities and expensive infrastructure are located, being flooded (or expensively protected or relocated) by a metre or more of sea level rise.

the areas covered in the study included 116 American cities, with the highest levels of soot particles found in areas including the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles and the Central Valley of California; Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta; the Ohio River Valley; and Pittsburgh.

«Representatives at three levels of California government were quick to call for economic measures against neighboring Arizona this week in the wake of its passage of a tough new immigration law... On Tuesday, seven members of the Los Angles City Council signed a proposal for a boycott that urged the city to «refrain from conducting business» or participating in conventions in ArizCity Council signed a proposal for a boycott that urged the city to «refrain from conducting business» or participating in conventions in Arizcity to «refrain from conducting business» or participating in conventions in Arizona.

San Francisco, Oakland, four other California cities, and several counties have sued half a dozen oil companies for damages they are suffering, and will suffer more in the future, from rising sea levels.

This week, two California cities, San Francisco and Oakland, announced they are suing five oil and gas companies for allegedly causing global sea levels to rise.

San Mateo County and other coastal California counties and cities are suing fossil fuel companies over their role in climate change, particularly sea level rise.

It's also possible that actions by states like California, or even individual cities and major corporations, would manage to stabilize U.S. emissions anyway, no matter what the Trump adminstration does on the federal level.

California cities San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies on Wednesday seeking billions of dollars to protect against rising sea levels they blamed on climate change... Marin and San Mateo counties and Imperial Beach, California, in July brought similar public nuisance and failure to warn lawsuits alleging climate change impacts.

Faced with the possibility of devastating consequences brought by rising sea levels, five cities and three counties in California, along with New York City, have filed civil lawsuits against several oil and gas companies.

Lawsuits filed by two coastal California counties and a city argue that fossil fuel companies named in the lawsuits knew greenhouse gas emissions had a significant impact on the climate and sea levels and «concealed the dangers.»

Two California counties and a city are suing 37 fossil fuel companies, accusing them of knowingly emitting dangerous greenhouse gases that have contributed to global warming that threatens their communities with sea level rise.

U.S. cities, counties, and states also put forward ambitious, long - term emissions reduction targets, including a commitment by the State of California to reduce emissions by 80 percent - 90 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, and a commitment from the City of Seattle to become carbon - neutral by 2050.

Along parts of the California coast, homes and cities are right at the ocean's edge and vulnerable to sea level rise and coastal erosion.

Their was a study done by NOAA on the air quality in Erie Colorado, close to my home where their is lots of wells, and it stated that they found levels of Methane, butane and some other carcinogenic chemicals in the air were higher then levels in big cities like Houston Texas and Pasadena California.

Several big California cities just announced they were suing the big oil companies for the damages caused by sea - level rise.

The initial reaction of the two California cities that brought the case against five oil companies, demanding that they should fork out billions to fend off sea - level rise, was to use the traditional totalitarian tactic of attacking our personal reputations.

(The only other city to have reached the Platinum level is Davis, California with a population of 63,000.)

With easy - to - use features that allow local governments to create in - depth reports of local greenhouse gas emission levels, which is one of the most essential steps in reaching predetermined goals surrounding climate change and pollution issues, the SEEC tool is tailored to the needs of California cities and counties.

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Given the level of activity in the sector perhaps it is unsurprising that the California - headquartered company's growth rate is so high: with offices in cities including London and New York (and developers in Cairo), Seal now sits between 200 - 220 staff and Gidney says: «We're expanding all the time and would like towards the end of the year to reach 300.»

Over the weekend, an alleged act of arson in Alameda nearly leveled one small corner of this sleepy California city.

Depending on your level of coverage, this may vary a bit, but it's one of the more affordable cities to buy renters insurance in California.

There are two levels of Daly City California traffic violations: 1 - point offenses and 2 - point offenses.

In 2013, California passed a similar law which applied to public agencies at the state, county and city level.

New data show price declines easing in big cities, sales of new homes improving nationally and foreclosures in California dropping to levels not seen since before the start of the credit crunch nearly five years ago.

CommonWalls: No Common Walls, ConstructionMaterials: Stucco, Country: United States, LivingAreaSource: Public Records, PropertyType: Residential, Sewer: Sewer Paid, YearBuiltSource: Assessor, Individual Room, MajorChangeType: Pending, Roof: Shingle, StandardStatus: Pending, SpecialListingConditions: Standard, Flooring: Travertine, PreviousStandardStatus: Active Under Contract, View: Ocean, AssociationFeeFrequency: Monthly, CountyOrParish: Orange, Kitchen Island, Private, French Doors, Cul - De-Sac, View: Bluff, View: Panoramic, High Ceilings (9 Feet +), AssociationAmenities: Pool, Curbs, PropertyCondition: Alterations, Beamed Ceilings, Driveway, HighSchoolDistrict: Newport Mesa Unified, Lot 20000 - 39999 Sqft, PropertyCondition: Remodeled, View: Coastline, Stained Glass, ArchitecturalStyle: English, View: Bay, View: Catalina, AssociationAmenities: Dues Paid Monthly, Appliances: 6 Burner Stove, View: Harbor, Bay Window, Flooring: Pavers, Mullioned, Home Automation System, Flooring: Brick, City: Newport Beach, Roof: Wood, View: Back Bay, MLSAreaMajor: NV - East Bluff - Harbor View, View: Landmark, Levels: Two, StateOrProvince: California, Utilities: Cable Available, WaterSource: Public, LotSizeSource: Assessor, EatingArea: Dining Room, Utilities: Sewer Available

Anaheim, California is one of the fastest growing cities in Orange County and with 55 constituent neighborhoods filled with both white and blue collar workers; the city is home to a diverse collection of residents of various income levels and ethnic backgrounds.