Despite budget cuts, some clean air wins
The 2024-2025 State Budget agreement represents a major setback for California’s climate and clean air commitments. For the second straight year, California will...
Leave a comment |The 2024-2025 State Budget agreement represents a major setback for California’s climate and clean air commitments. For the second straight year, California will...
Leave a comment | Tagged AB 617, active transportation, budget, California legislature, Clean Cars 4 All, climate equity, StatementWith the arrival of cooler weather, the California Legislature has wrapped up for the year and vacated the Capitol. This session has been...
Leave a comment | Tagged abandoned oil wells, air pollution, air quality, California legislature, CAPTI, clean transportation program, climate accountability, climate disclosure, climate equity, hydrogen, IIJA, Justice40, legislation, low-income communities, oil wells, policy, transparency, transportation funding, transportation justice, zero-emission vehiclesAs the weather turns warm and sunny, the Legislative Session is in full swing, working on a yearly process that pushes thousands of...
Leave a comment | Tagged air pollution, California legislature, CAPTI, clean transportation program, climate accountability, climate equity, hydrogen, IIJA, Justice40, legislation, low-income communities, policy, transportation funding, transportation justice, VMT, VMT mitigation, zero-emission vehiclesYou’ve probably seen the headlines: “Wealthy billionaire gives huge sum to fight climate change”. Here’s the reality. Less than 2% of all giving...
Leave a comment | Tagged advocacy, air pollution, California, climate equity, Giving Tuesday, legislation, local government, take actionNote: This op-ed originally appeared in the Daily Californian on July 14, 2021: https://www.dailycal.org/2021/07/14/lets-make-clean-transportation-accessible-for-all-californians/ Low-income communities of color suffer the most from air...
Leave a comment | Tagged budget, Clean cars, climate equity, electric cars, electric vehicles, EVsCOVID-19’s public health threat is clear. In just four months, over 104,000 Americans have died during the pandemic. The virus’s death toll already...
Leave a comment | Tagged California, California legislature, cap and trade, Clean cars, clean transportation, climate equity, Sacramento“Inequality is a manufactured crisis” – Dr. Mijin Cha at the 2018 CCEC Convening When you think of climate change, it’s natural to...
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