Coalition for Clean Air

Pollution Reducing Help is on the Way for California’s Underserved Communities

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Low-income communities of color have historically borne a disproportionate burden of pollution, including diesel exhaust from ports and freeways, toxics spewing from power plants and factories, and pesticides sickening farmworkers. To begin to redress this longstanding environmental injustice, Coalition for Clean Air led a campaign to pass SB 535, authored by Senator Kevin de León. … Read more

Legislators Charge Ahead for Clean Transportation — Now it’s Up to Governor Brown

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As the California Legislature frenetically finishes its business for the year, prospects look good for proposals that would reduce pollution that fouls the air and changes the climate. Cleaning up our air will require a transformation in our vehicle fleet, and lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved 2 bills to put advanced clean cars, trucks and buses … Read more