Photo Credit: Maria Hedrick We can talk about why air quality monitoring matters until we run out of breath, but we think it’s better to hear from the students themselves: “In the beginning, I wasn’t too excited to study air pollution, but the program really opened a lot of students’ eyes, including mine. I think … Read more
California is pushing the envelope when it comes to environmental policy. The state is pioneering a community-driven regulatory and environmental policy scheme. The idea is ambitious, and to be successful, the state must find new ways to bring in the public. This new strategy is part of major legislation AB 134 & AB 617, both … Read more
Sometimes bills that make the most sense can be the hardest to pass in California’s Legislature. And so it goes with Senate Bill 210 by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino). This bill isn’t so difficult to understand. It simply requires big-rig diesel trucks to get smog certified. You didn’t know that those heavy-duty trucks rolling to … Read more
SACRAMENTO – The Coalition for Clean Air, which campaigned for the defeat of Proposition 70, released the following statement today from Bill Magavern, CCA Policy Director: “Rejection of the unwise and unnecessary Proposition 70 means that Californians will continue to see sound pollution-fighting investments in clean transportation, renewable energy and sustainable communities. The Coalition for … Read more