by Former CCA Executive Director and Board Member Mark Abramowitz Above: Mark receives a California Air Quality Awards from Past Board President Sabrina Schiller It was the summer of 1984, and I was a young air quality scientist for CBE, then called Citizens for a Better Environment (now Communities for a Better Environment). I had … Read more
[message_box text_color=”light”] Update Thank you to all of you who contacted Governor Newsom and your legislators! California’s environmental rules aren’t going anywhere. “It’s not a moment for people to take advantage and try to throw out rules they didn’t like anyway,” said Kate Gordon, director of the governor’s office of planning and research and Newsom’s … Read more
The Trump administration has announced a rollback of the federal clean-car standards that protect our health from tailpipe pollution. The Obama administration enacted a mandate for fuel efficiency standards to increase by 5% every year; Trump has rolled this back to just 1.5% per year. This follows up on the administration’s attack on California’s tailpipe … Read more
Millions of Californians are working at home to help stop the spread of COVID-19, including the staff of the Coalition for Clean Air. With such an unprecedented behavior change going on, we are being asked how much of an impact this change of pattern is having on air quality. It’s a complicated story that deserves … Read more
Three Assemblymembers are taking bold action this legislative year to make California the first state to offer free transit for key age groups. California is seeing higher fares for public transportation across the state, which has contributed to decreases in ridership. As ridership numbers continue to decline, providing fare-free transit could be the solution we … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 10, 2020 Contact: Chris Chavez 213-223-6868 Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Deputy Policy Director Chris Chavez While we applaud Mayor Garcetti’s steps to make Los Angeles more sustainable, both LA’s Green New Deal and Executive Directive #25 have a glaring absence: a substantive commitment to clean up … Read more
NOTE: This commentary originally appeared on CALmatter’s website. California has often defined an American ideal of mobility, from the Beach Boys harmonizing on “I Get Around” to Hollywood stories like “Ford vs. Ferrari.” And after California scientists discovered the link between tailpipe exhaust and smog, the Golden State also became a national leader in reducing … Read more
ACTION ALERT: Contact Governor Newsom’s office now and ask for more money for clean cars, trucks, and buses [button text=”Contact Governor Newsom” link=”https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/”] Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 10, 2020 Contact: Bill Magavern 916-527-8051 Governor Newsom today proposed a debilitating cut in the … Read more