Coalition for Clean Air 
In my humble opinion, fireworks are really cool. They’re a bright, colorful expression of American patriotism. Unfortunately, fireworks also create lots of particulate matter. The flashy explosions that create cool patterns in the night sky also leave a lot of dust and particulates that hang around in the air. The graph below displays the fine … Read more
Today, the Coalition for Clean Air joined more than 30 nonprofit organizations in asking California Attorney General Becerra to join the ongoing climate change investigation of ExxonMobil being conducted by fellow state attorneys general in New York and Massachusetts. The Los Angeles Times editorial board also called on the new California Attorney General to join the investigation into Exxon’s decades of deception. The … Read more
Statement from 32 organizations representing walking, bicycling, public transit, public health, social equity, environmental, and environmental justice concerns on today’s passage of transportation funding bill SB 1 SB 1 will make major improvements to the transportation system in California, and our coalition of more than 80 organization supported many elements of the package. We appreciate … Read more
The Coalition for Clean Air urges you to join us in asking our legislators to stand up to the trucking industry by taking out a dirty air pollution clause from a major infrastructure bill called SB 1. The package has many positive elements, but now includes a poison pill in the form of a last-minute back-room deal with the trucking … Read more
The battle has begun. We stand ready to fight for California’s clean air. You can help. Yesterday, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to consider rolling back fuel economy standards for cars. Today, he released a budget proposal that would slash the EPA by 31%. Neither of these moves bode well for air quality in California. The … Read more
Op-ed originally posted in Capitol Weekly. By Bill Magavern, Policy Director Anyone who cares about breathing clean air has to be concerned about the advent of an administration in Washington, D.C., that appears intent on rolling back our hard-won progress in reducing emissions. President Trump, his nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and the … Read more
For the past three years, CCA and our allies have asked the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to adopt a strong plan to finally bring relief to the hundreds of thousands of children and adults with asthma, and stop the tide of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution that occur annually in our air … Read more
Contact: Bill Magavern 916-527-8051 For Immediate Release Governor Brown’s proposed budget for next year includes a strong commitment to investing in programs that reduce air and climate pollution and provide vital transportation and energy services to Californians. California’s climate investments take charges paid by major polluters and use the revenues to cut emissions, with a significant … Read more