California’s Legislature returns to the Capitol on August 16 to begin the four-week home stretch of this year’s session, with the fates of hundreds of bills to be decided. Here are some of the bills we’re working on: RELIEF FROM THOSE NOISY, SMELLY LEAF BLOWERS AND LAWN MOWERS Shockingly, the smog-forming emissions from small off-road … Read more
California has the worst air quality in the nation, and more than half of our state’s global warming pollution comes from cars, trucks and the fuel they burn. Lawmakers in Sacramento are now deciding how to spend the record budget surplus. Join us in calling for historic investments in clean air. Urgent: Tell your legislators … Read more
Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing AB 841, legislation to protect school health and help foster electric vehicle charger deployment The Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing Assembly Bill 841. This important bill will protect health in schools and help deploy public electric vehicle chargers. “Today is a win … Read more
COVID-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 exceeds the United States’ combined military fatalities during the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf, Afghan, and Iraq Wars – a period that stretches roughly 40 years. These numbers are sobering and tragic, but COVID-19’s … Read more
Another legislative year has come and gone in Sacramento; and it brought both good and bad news for air quality. Not only did 2019 mark the beginning of a new legislative session with 13 newly elected State Legislators, but it was also the first full year with Governor Gavin Newsom and Senate President Pro Tempore … Read more