This year has been tough for clean transportation in California. With the State making budget cuts and a powerful highway lobby pushing back, the Coalition for Clean Air and our allies have had our work cut out for us. CCA is one of the leaders of a climate budget defense campaign that seeks to protect … Read more
California prides itself on being an environmentally-conscious and climate-progressive state. Though it has accomplished much to deserve that title, such as being the first state in the nation to ban the sale of gasoline cars by 2035 and setting the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, it makes the same mistake as other states … 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
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
California always makes headlines for its dedication to clean energy. Just last month Governor Brown signed SB 100, setting a target for emissions-free electricity generation by 2045. The state’s resilient commitment to climate science is heard around the world. But these stories mask a painful truth: the state had a historically bad summer of air … Read more
Source: Wikimedia Commons Saying California and the Federal government don’t see eye to eye right now is a bit of an understatement. On the one hand, California has pledged to put 5 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030, met its greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) goals four years early and has re-focused its climate … Read more
California is pushing the envelope when it comes to environmental policy. The state is pioneering a community-driven regulatory and environmental policy scheme. The idea is ambitious, and to be successful, the state must find new ways to bring in the public. This new strategy is part of major legislation AB 134 & AB 617, both … Read more