“With its actions over the last 2 days, California’s Air Resources Board has taken historic steps to clean up our air. Adoption of the In-Use Locomotives and Advanced Clean Fleets rules will significantly reduce toxic diesel exhaust from trains and trucks, allowing millions of Californians to breathe without as much risk of disease and death … Read more
“We applaud EPA’s vision for zero-emission cars, trucks and buses, and we urge the Biden Administration to implement today’s proposal through its public rulemaking process. A rapid transition to vehicles with no tailpipe exhaust is essential to addressing our air pollution and climate crises. Clean technologies can allow us to move people and goods without … Read more
This is the time of year when the California Legislature puts bills through their initial policy committee hearings, and CCA is actively supporting a number of measures to reduce the emissions that cause air pollution and global warming. Since 80% of California’s air pollution, and 50% of its greenhouse pollution, come from transportation, most of … Read more
It’s that time again – the beginning of state budget season. But unlike past years, the 2023-2024 budget is in a far more precarious situation. The last two budgets enjoyed massive surpluses and allocated billions of new dollars for clean transportation and climate programs. This year, however, California is facing a significant budget deficit – … Read more
In the fight for clean air, we tend to think of the big milestone moments. We can make a huge difference, however, when we pay attention to the ‘implementation’ phase of the policies that California has set forth. The Coalition for Clean Air and groups like us spend a lot of time trying to make … Read more
Coalition for Clean Air Deputy Policy Director Chris Chavez issued the following statement on the Governor’s recent appointments to the California Air Resources Board: “Coalition for Clean Air commends the Governor for his appointments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB.) We have much work ahead to ensure California meets its climate commitments and … Read more
To meet our air quality and climate goals, we need to tackle some of the biggest polluters on our roads: heavy duty trucks. Though trucks represent just 2 million of the 30 million registered vehicles in the state, they are the largest single source of air pollution from vehicles. The California Air Resources Board study … Read more
You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Wealthy billionaire gives huge sum to fight climate change”. Here’s the reality. Less than 2% of all giving goes toward fighting the biggest threat mankind has ever seen. Any guess what percentage goes to improving air quality? We would love to know! The amounts are so small they don’t even … Read more