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What’s next for California’s fight against climate change? A recap of A Toast to Clearing the Air

Where California leads the way, others follow. That was the message at our annual “Toast to Clearing the Air” event in Sacramento last Wednesday.  Over 120 of California’s government, business and environmental leaders got the message from a dynamic panel …

Cleaner Air Means Healthier Children

A 20-year study released yesterday by the University of Southern California (USC) researchers found that better air quality resulted in improved lung development in children. We don’t often see good news in air pollution studies, and this research shows that …

Loving on Electric Vehicles

We know that exhaust from cars, trucks and buses pollute our air and contribute to climate change. So what do electric vehicles have to do with air quality? Unlike gasoline powered vehicles that emit harmful pollutants such as NOx from …

Can California Kick the Oil Habit?

Oil has had a grip on the Golden State for too long. More than 90% of our transportation energy comes from petroleum, and the production, refining, and use of petroleum accounts for almost half of greenhouse gas emissions, 80 percent …

CCA Welcomes New Development Director Brian Sheridan

Brian Sheridan joined the Coalition for Clean Air as the new Development Director in October. He has over 14 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, most recently with the Council for Watershed Health where he spearheaded the growth of …

How the Port of LA Could Reduce Pollution

The Clean Truck Program at the Port of LA instituted a progressive ban on polluting trucks at the Port. It is a vital part of the Ports’ Clean Air Action Plan and has helped improve air quality in the LA …

CCA Welcomes New Deputy Policy Director Fabiola P. Lao

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, …

No Idling Around: CCA and Grades of Green Team Up to Stop Idling Around Schools

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 …

New Year Air Resolutions

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 …

CCA Applauds EPA’s Long-delayed Ozone Proposal

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 …

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