Bill Magavern 
Note: This article was originally published in Capitol Weekly. With the pandemic finally abating, people are moving around more, and business is picking up for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. So the timing is right for the California Air Resources Board to curb the pollution coming from those fleets. Fortunately, CARB’s agenda for its … Read more
For immediate release Friday, May 14, 2021 Governor Newsom’s proposals for historic investments in clean transportation, if adopted by the Legislature, would bring Californians much closer to a future of clean mobility for all. We should be able to move people and goods without inflicting lasting damage on our lungs and our climate, and this … Read more
(This is the second in our series of three articles on 2021 California legislation. The first is on whether 2021 will be the year California’s Legislature moves forward on transportation policies.) California is blessed this year with a bumper crop of bills that would significantly reduce air and climate pollution. Here are some of the … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Magavern Friday, January 8, 2021 916-214-0065 Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern Governor Newsom today proposed a major infusion of funds in the state’s budget for clean transportation. This $1.5 billion will go to put the cleanest trucks, buses and cars on the road, especially in … Read more
While we need to see the details, we are very encouraged by Gov Newsom’s announcement of a $1.5 billion investment in clean transportation. Incentives for clean vehicles and infrastructure will give clean mobility to low-income Californians and reduce the toxic diesel exhaust that is choking our communities, especially low-income communities of color. -Bill Magavern, Policy … Read more
Note: This article first appeared in Capitol Weekly. What do the election results mean for Californians facing the worst air pollution in the country and catastrophic impacts of climate change? Californians will literally breathe easier when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take office in January. While the results of other races were mixed, the stark … Read more
At a time when Californians’ lungs are under assault from smog, smoke, soot and respiratory infections, the Air Resources Board today did more to reduce air pollution than it had in over a decade. The Board unanimously approved 2 major rules to reduce emissions of toxic diesel exhaust: The truck omnibus rule, which will slash … Read more
On June 26, California’s Air Resources Board took a groundbreaking action that will go down in history as a turning point in protecting Californians from toxic diesel exhaust by putting zero-emission trucks on our roads. The Board adopted its Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which establishes the first-in-the-nation requirement that truck manufacturers sell an increasing percentage of … Read more