We’re excited to announce the Kids Making Sense Program! We are partnering with Sonoma Tech and Dana Middle School in San Pedro to bring air quality into the classroom. This interactive program will: Train ten middle school teachers at Dana Middle School in the Kids Making Sense curriculum. Teach students about air pollution and air … Read more
Nick Burant and Fabiola Lao, our esteemed Policy Associate and Deputy Policy Director, ran an Air Pollution 101 and Air Quality Index training in Long Beach. We are posting the presentation materials here so that they can be used by anyone who wishes to train their community in air pollution basics and the air quality … Read more
On Monday I was privileged to participate in the Sacramento kick-off of a new program that uses charges on big polluters to bring clean energy to households in disadvantaged communities. The installation of solar panels by GRID Alternatives at a home in the Fruitridge Manor neighborhood of South Sacramento demonstrated the fruits of many years’ … Read more
Last month Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced his ambitious new Sustainable City pLAn. It presents a clear vision, a “roadmap for a Los Angeles that is environmentally healthy, economically prosperous, and equitable in opportunity for all.” This plan does not create an environment department in the city. Instead, it aims to incorporate sustainability into … Read more
On Thursday, California’s Air Resources Board will discuss actions it can take to reduce air pollution from the movement of goods. ARB staff will present their Discussion Draft, “Sustainable Freight: Pathways to Zero and Near-Zero Emissions,” and Board Members will instruct staff on how to move forward. Exhaust from trucks, trains, ships and other goods-movement … Read more
Recently the Coalition for Clean Air co-sponsored the California Methane Symposium organized by Climate Resolve and Environmental Defense Fund, and we were delighted to see a crowd of over 100 people interested in learning more about methane. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the greenhouse gas that gets the most attention these days, but reducing emissions of … Read more
Where California leads the way, others follow. That was the message at our annual “Toast to Clearing the Air” event in Sacramento last Wednesday. Over 120 of California’s government, business and environmental leaders got the message from a dynamic panel that included: Fran Pavley, Chair, Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee; Das Williams, Chair, Assembly … Read more
A 20-year study released yesterday by the University of Southern California (USC) researchers found that better air quality resulted in improved lung development in children. We don’t often see good news in air pollution studies, and this research shows that the policies we’ve been advocating for decades are paying off in real health improvements. The … Read more