Blog Posts – Coalition for Clean Air

PRESS RELEASE: COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR LAUDS GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENT OF JARED BLUMENFELD AS CALEPA SECRETARY

January 8, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Magavern Tuesday, January 8, 2019 916-527-8051 COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR LAUDS GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENT OF JARED BLUMENFELD AS CAL/EPA SECRETARY Governor Gavin Newsom has

Support the Coalition for Clean Air and Our Push For A Smog Check Program For Trucks

December 27, 2018

What a year! Thanks to your support, protected good climate policies, educated hundreds of students about air pollution and led an initiative to get 100,000 Californians to take the Clean Air

California Is Cleaning Up Emissions from Container and Tanker Ships

December 20, 2018

Everyone knows that Los Angeles has a car problem. We drive too far, and too often. Some people say that there is a car culture here. It’s no surprise then

Election results good news for air quality, climate

December 5, 2018

Note: This post first appeared in Capitol Weekly Now that almost all the contests have been decided, what do the 2018 elections tell us about the future of air and

A Just Transition for California: the 2018 CCEC Convening

December 3, 2018

“Inequality is a manufactured crisis” – Dr. Mijin Cha at the 2018 CCEC Convening When you think of climate change, it’s natural to think of melting glaciers. Perhaps you also

A Clean-Air Champion from China Brings Her Experience and Knowledge to CCA and the California Air Resources Board

November 7, 2018

(Photo: Li Ang and Bill Magavern) By Li Ang I was mildly shocked Thursday morning when I came to the office and found Bill Magavern in sportswear. This gentleman, who

If You Want Clean Air and Clean Transportation Options Vote No on Proposition 6

October 16, 2018

By Rocky Rushing Proposition 6 on California’s November ballot is a politically motivated and opportunistic attempt to repeal provisions of Senate Bill 1 of 2017 to repair California’s crumbling transportation

The window to blunt climate change is closing quickly

October 10, 2018

In today’s news cycle chock-full of sound and fury, humanity’s ongoing climate crisis gets pushed from the headlines. However, over the past few weeks, very troubling news about Earth’s climate

The Los Angeles Summer of Smog

October 3, 2018

California always makes headlines for its dedication to clean energy. Just last month Governor Brown signed SB 100, setting a target for emissions-free electricity generation by 2045. The state’s resilient

New California Laws Will Help Our Air and Atmosphere

September 20, 2018

By Bill Magavern As a delegate to last week’s Global Climate Action Summit, I had a chance to hear from eminent climate scientists, elected officials, advocates and business leaders. One