STATEMENT: Coalition for Clean Air lauds appointment of Councilmember Nithya Raman to the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board

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LA City Hall

Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) applauds Mayor Eric Garcetti for appointing Councilmember Nithya Raman to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board. CCA, along with a large coalition of community, environmental and environmental justice advocates, supported Councilmember Raman’s appointment. “Millions of Southern Californians, especially those in marginalized communities, breathe air that fails … Read more

STATEMENT: Newsom’s 2022 Budget Invests in a Cleaner, Safer, Fairer Future

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Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern: Governor Newsom’s budget presented today rightly invests in protecting Californians from the ravages of wildfires, drought, soot and smog. We also applaud the Governor’s focus on equity, providing employment, environmental and transportation opportunities for disadvantaged Californians who have too often been left behind. This budget … Read more

California takes biggest step forward for clean air in over 12 years

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    CONTACTS: Bo Smith | American Lung Association E: MediaWest@Lung.org Bill Magavern | Coalition for Clean Air E: bill@ccair.org   California takes biggest step forward for clean air in over 12 years Rules cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks, leaf-blowers and other small off-road engines. [Sacramento, CA | December 9, 2021] Today, lawmakers … Read more

Stories of Clean Air

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Giving Tuesday isn’t about bragging, though we could point to big wins here and here and here. It isn’t about donor education, though we could point out that we have a platinum charity rating. And it isn’t about the results of our work, though we could point out that the smog we’ve helped clean up … Read more

STATEMENT: Coalition for Clean Air applauds California Air Resources Board for passing Clean Transportation Funding Plan

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Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) releases the following statement on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) adoption of the $1.548 billion 2021-2022 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives:   “We thank CARB for approving a bold and generous Funding Plan today,” said CCA Deputy Policy Director Christopher Chavez. “This Plan will give low- and middle-income Californians … Read more

STATEMENT: Coalition for Clean Air lauds passage of stricter refinery pollution rules in Southern California

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The Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) applauds the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for passing Amended Rule 1109.1. This new rule, which passed unanimously, is expected to reduce smog-forming oxides of nitrogen (NOx) by nearly eight tons per day by 2031. These reductions are crucially important; Southern California suffers from some of the … Read more

Legislature and Governor take steps towards cleaner air, need to do more next year

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With Governor Newsom having acted on all the bills the Legislature sent him this year, it’s time to assess the results. Several bills that we supported to reduce harmful pollution are now law, but lawmakers failed to act on some key ambitious measures, leaving unfinished business for next year. WINS AB 970, authored by Assemblymembers … Read more