Blog Posts – Coalition for Clean Air

Climate equity: with clean air for all

July 2, 2018

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Perhaps your dream home includes grand views of a congested freeway and the not-so-sweet smell of diesel exhaust

The Evolution of the CLEAR Program

June 28, 2018

Photo Credit: Maria Hedrick We can talk about why air quality monitoring matters until we run out of breath, but we think it’s better to hear from the students themselves:

It’s Time for California to Rethink Air Quality Outreach

June 18, 2018

California is pushing the envelope when it comes to environmental policy. The state is pioneering a community-driven regulatory and environmental policy scheme. The idea is ambitious, and to be successful,

Sometimes the Best Bills are the Hardest to Pass in the State Legislature

June 14, 2018

Sometimes bills that make the most sense can be the hardest to pass in California’s Legislature. And so it goes with Senate Bill 210 by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino). This

Coalition for Clean Air Celebrates the Defeat of Prop. 70

June 6, 2018

SACRAMENTO – The Coalition for Clean Air, which campaigned for the defeat of Proposition 70, released the following statement today from Bill Magavern, CCA Policy Director: “Rejection of the unwise

Help Us Defeat Proposition 70

May 23, 2018

This June election, we’re asking you to vote no on Proposition 70. While CCA doesn’t usually get involved with elections, defeating Prop 70 is important. Proposition 70 rewrites California’s constitution to create a

Acronyms, Advocacy and Investing in Healthy Communities and a Clean-Air Future for all Californians

May 14, 2018

Last week I was called upon to do what my new job title as Senior Policy Advocate for the Coalition for Clean Air says I do – advocate! On advocacy

With Successful Vote, Air Regulators Take First Step Toward Reining In Pollution from Warehouses and Railyards

May 7, 2018

On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) took an important step toward cleaning up the freight industry in Southern California. In a highly anticipated vote that had

Statement of Bill Magavern, Policy Director for Coalition for Clean Air, on Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Rollback of Clean Car Standards

May 1, 2018

We applaud the 18 states, led by California, that today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to preserve the nation’s clean car standards. These states, representing approximately 43 percent of the

With Memories of a Smoggier LA in Years Past, I (Nervously) Embark on a New Clean-Air Career

May 1, 2018

Last Friday I found myself in a place I had never been before in my 20-plus years working on public policy – testifying before the powerful California Air Resources Board,