Chris Chavez 
(This is the third 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, and the second is on atmosphere-friendly California legislation in 2021.) Environmental racism and air pollution in low-income communities and communities of color California is … Read more
The Coalition for Clean Air congratulates Veronica Padilla-Campos on her appointment to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board. We also thank Speaker Anthony Rendon for appointing a long-time environmental justice leader to the Governing Board. This is a transformative moment SCAQMD: in just a short period of time, three new members … Read more
2021 has dawned as a significant moment for air quality. After four years of the pro-polluter Trump Administration, President Joe Biden has pledged to put environmental justice at the front of his climate policy. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a bold state budget plan that, if passed, will invest $1.5 billion in to … Read more
Exciting news on the electric car front: California has launched the Clean Fuels Reward electric vehicle (EV) incentive program. This new program will instantly reduce the price of a new qualifying battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle by $1,500. When combined with other federal and state incentives, Californians can qualify for up to $13,500 in EV … Read more
Coalition for Clean Air is thrilled to see over 57% of Long Beach voters voting for Long Beach’s Measure US. The success of Measure US is a first but significant step in correcting the wrongs frontline communities have experienced for nearly a century. Through Measure US, Long Beach will have new resources to fund environmental … Read more
Confronting systemic racism is an uncomfortable, awkward, and emotional experience. Yet, ignoring it is not an option. As Long Beach begins the hard but necessary work of addressing systemic racism, we cannot overlook one of its most insidious forms: environmental racism. This November, Long Beach voters can begin addressing environmental racism by voting for Measure … Read more
Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing AB 841, legislation to protect school health and help foster electric vehicle charger deployment The Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing Assembly Bill 841. This important bill will protect health in schools and help deploy public electric vehicle chargers. “Today is a win … Read more
If you had the opportunity to protect California’s students, teachers, and school staff, as well as make it easier to charge electric vehicles and create new jobs in the process, would you take it? Governor Newsom is facing this very same decision as he considers AB 841 by Assembly Member Phil Ting. AB 841 passed … Read more