ACTION ALERT! Invest in Clean and Equitable Transportation

Transportation pollution is California’s largest driver of climate change and the number one reason our state has the MOST polluted air in the nation. Thankfully, Governor Newsom and state legislators have a historic opportunity to approve major investments in clean and equitable transportation programs in this year’s state budget. This is URGENT: We must ensure that our state lawmakers pass a budget that invests in clean cars, … Read more

Capitol Weekly Opinion: Time to cut emissions from ride-hailing companies

Note: This article was originally published in Capitol Weekly. With the pandemic finally abating, people are moving around more, and business is picking up for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. So the timing is right for the California Air Resources Board to curb the pollution coming from those fleets. Fortunately, CARB’s agenda for its … Read more

Statement of Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director, on Governor Newsom’s Budget Proposal

For immediate release Friday, May 14, 2021 Governor Newsom’s proposals for historic investments in clean transportation, if adopted by the Legislature, would bring Californians much closer to a future of clean mobility for all. We should be able to move people and goods without inflicting lasting damage on our lungs and our climate, and this … Read more

Victory! South Coast AQMD Moves to Curb Air Pollution from Warehouses

The Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) applauds the SCAQMD Governing Board for passing a new warehouse indirect source review (ISR) rule, Rules 2305 and 316. The warehouse ISR, which passed 9-4, is a key victory in the effort to reduce pollution from the goods movement industry. “Southern Californians have long subsidized the logistics industry with … Read more

Southern California Mega-Warehouse Will Heavily Electrify Operations, Per Landmark Agreement Worth Up to $50 Million

For Immediate Release April 29, 2021 Southern California Mega-Warehouse Will Heavily Electrify Operations, Per Landmark Agreement Worth Up to $50 Million   World Logistics Center settlement could spark industry trend to protect air quality, climate and wildlife Riverside, CA — Environmental and community groups reached a landmark settlement today with the developer of the World … Read more

STATEMENT: Newsoms’s fracking and drilling phase out a first step, but more is needed

Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s directive to end permitting of new hydraulic fracturing and phase out oil extraction:   “Governor Newsom recognizes that solving our twin crises of air pollution and climate change requires ending our addiction to fossil fuels. While his actions … Read more

Advancing environmental justice through law

(This is the third in our series of three articles on 2021 California legislation. The first is on whether 2021 will be the year California’s Legislature moves forward on transportation policies, and the second is on atmosphere-friendly California legislation in 2021.) Environmental racism and air pollution in low-income communities and communities of color California is … Read more

Statement on President Biden’s Infrastructure and Jobs Plan

The Coalition for Clean Air’s statement on President Biden’s newly announced infrastructure plan: President Biden’s new infrastructure and jobs plan will jump-start the sustainable economy that America needs. We welcome the unprecedented scale of the proposed investments in electric vehicles, public transportation, healthy ports and renewable electricity. The administration recognizes the need to reduce harmful … Read more