The year was 2006. While the rest of the world was paying attention to the hit song “Crazy” by St. Elsewhere, the World Cup, and the world’s first 6,000-container capacity ship (the Regina Maersk), we were celebrating something big in the air quality world. The San Pedro Bay Ports – the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – … Read more
We at CCA like clean air innovations better than the next guy. When we were invited by the California Electric Transportation Coalition (CalETC) to attend the Los Angeles Auto Show for a briefing on electric vehicles and to get a tour of the show’s EVs, we didn’t think twice. After all, EVs have some cutting-edge … Read more
The Coalition for Clean Air does not support or oppose candidates for elected office. We do, however, find President-elect Donald Trump calling climate change a hoax cause for concern. Unfortunately, many of those in Congress share that view. The good news is California will continue to influence what happens in the rest of the … Read more
Today is Halloween, and kids in the Los Angeles area will be out trick-or-treating, with many of them fearing that a zombie or a vampire will jump out at them from behind a tree. If only these creatures were the scariest things one should be afraid of. Unfortunately, there is a very scary monster in … Read more
As one of the Steering Committee members of the California Climate Equity Coalition, along with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN), The Greenlining Institute, Public Advocates, and SCOPE, we organized the second annual statewide convening in Oakland on October 14th to gather insights on the equitable implementation of climate investments and prioritize advocacy for the … Read more
By Jeanie Ward-Waller The California Bicycle Coalition is the newest member of the California Cleaner Freight Coalition. CalBike’s mission is to enable more people to bicycle, for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. You may now be wondering, what does bicycling have to do with moving goods around our state? A lot of things, … Read more
Governor Brown and the State Legislature have committed the state to an ambitious goal – reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 1990 levels by 2030. When you consider that the first stage of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, enacted in 2006, is on course to bring emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020, it’s … Read more
Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air, 916-527-8051 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – In what advocates for underserved communities are calling “the greatest story no one knows,” California Gov. Jerry Brown will sign legislation today dramatically expanding California’s commitment to use climate change policy to attack pollution and poverty together. In a Fresno ceremony at 11:30 this morning, … Read more