Coalition for Clean Air Fabiola P. Lao recently joined the Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) as our new Deputy Policy Director. She will be responsible for our Climate Justice program in Los Angeles and some of our port work in the San Pedro Bay, particularly zero-emission and near-zero emission freight projects. She will be working on the implementation of … Read more
Grades of Green Youth Corps student, Antonio, continues his campaign to have California adopt “No Idle Zone” legislation for passenger vehicles when they are waiting in the pick up line at schools. With the support of Grades of Green and Coalition for Clean Air CEO and South Coast Air Quality Management District Board Member Joe … Read more
This year the top 5 most polluted cities in the country were in California (in all categories: ozone, year-round particle pollution, and short-term particle pollution) which means there is a lot of work ahead. In 2015, CCA will work to get new laws and regulations in place, advocate for pollution reduction plans and stricter enforcement, … Read more
We applaud US EPA’s long-delayed proposal to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to create standards protective of public health based on the latest science, which shows that current standards underestimate the health impacts of smog. Though the EPA proposal moves in the right direction, the … Read more
We Have a Long Way to Go Living in Los Angeles it’s easy to complain about air pollution when smog muddies the horizon and asthma, cancer, and heart and lung disease are more common than not. As an endurance athlete and avid outdoors-person, I often worry about the danger of exercising in a place with … Read more
For Californians concerned with our air and climate, this year’s elections have 3 key messages: 1) The dismal national picture makes California’s leadership more important than ever; 2) The resoundingly re-elected leadership of California’s executive and legislative branches will continue to push forward with programs to reduce pollution; 3) Huge oil company spending has a … Read more
On Friday, shortly before California’s kids started knocking on doors seeking treats, CalEPA delivered its own treat to our most polluted and impoverished communities when it released the official Designation of Disadvantaged Communities Pursuant to Senate Bill 535 (De Leon). Low-income communities of color had been awaiting this step (which came a month late), because … Read more
As air quality experts we often know the potential impact of a project long before it comes to fruition, but we don’t always have the ability to do something about it. Sometimes we lack funding or the appropriate legal hook or the on-the-ground manpower. And then there are times, like this one, when we create … Read more