Lawsuit Targets Sprawling Southern California Mega-warehouse Project

February 22, 2016

For Immediate Release, February 22, 2016 Contact: Adrian Martinez, Earthjustice Aruna Prabhala, Center for Biological Diversity Penny Newman, Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice George Hague, Sierra Club Drew ... Read more

Coalition for Clean Air Statement on Appointment of Dean Florez to California Air Resources Board

February 18, 2016

The Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) supports the appointment of Senator Dean Florez to the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Senator Florez is a proven air quality leader. CCA is impressed ... Read more

There’s Plenty More From Where Porter Ranch Came From

February 11, 2016

The Southern California Gas Company announced today that they’ve controlled the gas leak at their Aliso Canyon facility. They will now work on permanently shutting down the well that caused ... Read more

Cleaning Up California’s Freight System

February 4, 2016

California has struggled for years with the challenges of moving goods without damaging human health. Our state’s massive freight system generates huge revenues and creates many jobs, but the ships, ... Read more

The Policy Lesson of Aliso Canyon

January 15, 2016

Last week Governor Brown issued a proclamation that declares the Aliso Canyon methane leak an emergency. The broken well at the Southern California Gas Company’s Aliso Canyon natural gas storage ... Read more

Climate Justice Leaders Concerned by Brown’s Budget, Urge Investment in Underserved Communities

January 7, 2016

[ux_image id=”1731″] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2016 Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) Isabel Alegría, Public Advocates, 510-541-5428 (cell), ialegria@publicadvocates.org Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean ... Read more

What the RECLAIM vote tells us about electric cars

December 21, 2015

  Earlier this month we were reminded that the oil industry can still kill good policies.  On December 5, the SCAQMD board chose to adopt an industry-backed proposal over a ... Read more

California’s Experience Teaches Key Lessons for Slowing Climate Change

December 14, 2015

With the eyes of the world on the climate negotiations in Paris, world leaders can learn much from California’s recent experience. There are at least three lessons from the Golden ... Read more