Coalition for Clean Air Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air, 916-527-8051 SACRAMENTO – A series of measures to extend and strengthen California’s fight against climate change while enhancing benefits for communities battling poverty and pollution drew applause today from the climate justice advocates of the SB 535 Coalition. Following passage of SB 32 and AB 197, which extend the … Read more
The Coalition for Clean Air is thrilled to see SB 32 and AB 197 head to Governor Brown’s desk for approval. Certainly, California has done a lot to make sure that our fight against climate change brings jobs, investment and consumer savings to underserved communities. However, the California Legislature has a chance to do even … Read more
Contact: Bill Magavern, 916-527-8051 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – The state spending proposal just released by California Senate leaders provides critical funding to clean California’s air and bring jobs and opportunities to some of California’s most polluted and economically challenged communities, climate justice advocates from the SB 535 Coalition said today. “In the midst of a crucial debate about the … Read more
Today, August 1, the State Legislature returned from its July recess and entered the home stretch of the 2-year legislative session, which will end by midnight on August 31 (and experience suggests that it’s not likely to finish up much before the stroke of midnight). Among the many issues on lawmakers’ plates are several key … Read more
Contact: Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air, 916-527-8051 SACRAMENTO – On June 29th the Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed AB 1550 (Gomez), designed to ensure that the benefits of California’s climate change policies reach the communities and households needing them most. The measure would require a minimum of 25 percent of proceeds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction … Read more
SB 1387 passed a key threshold yesterday by with its approval from the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The bill, authored by Senate pro tempore Kevin de Leon, Senator Ben Allen and Senator Ricardo Lara, would add three environmental justice seats to the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board, among other provisions related to reduction of … Read more
California’s Cap and Trade program was established to curb emissions happening now. We are concerned that the dollars aren’t being spent to deal with the issue. In the article below, the LA Times did a great job of recapping why this is so important to the average Californian. Let’s put these dollars to work now. … Read more
Air pollution is not equal opportunity. Children are particularly at risk and early exposure to air pollution will lead to a lifetime of unhealthy lungs. Fortunately, children and parents can also be incredibly influential advocates for better air quality in their communities. It was for these reasons that we teamed up with scientists at Sonoma … Read more