OpEd: What the 2024 election means for California’s air and climate
California will need to be ready to defend our people’s rights to clean air and water.
Action Alert
Dead End Road: California Agencies Continue to Invest in Highway Expansions
California prides itself on being the land of opportunity. It is a place that welcomes all and inspires with its unique diversity of life, nature, and cultures. Yet over the past seventy years, our state has spent billions of funding on highway expansion projects that increase poverty, reduce the quality of life, separate communities, destroy … Read more
The 2023 state budget: climate dollars at risk!
It’s that time again – the beginning of state budget season. But unlike past years, the 2023-2024 budget is in a far more precarious situation. The last two budgets enjoyed massive surpluses and allocated billions of new dollars for clean transportation and climate programs. This year, however, California is facing a significant budget deficit – … Read more
Fighting for Clean Air Project by Project: Proposals in Southeast LA Provide a Lesson in the Fight for Clean Air
In the fight for clean air, we tend to think of the big milestone moments. We can make a huge difference, however, when we pay attention to the ‘implementation’ phase of the policies that California has set forth. The Coalition for Clean Air and groups like us spend a lot of time trying to make … Read more
Zero-Emission Trucks Coming to Southern California
To meet our air quality and climate goals, we need to tackle some of the biggest polluters on our roads: heavy duty trucks. Though trucks represent just 2 million of the 30 million registered vehicles in the state, they are the largest single source of air pollution from vehicles. The California Air Resources Board study … Read more
Less than 2% is NOT OK
You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Wealthy billionaire gives huge sum to fight climate change”. Here’s the reality. Less than 2% of all giving goes toward fighting the biggest threat mankind has ever seen. Any guess what percentage goes to improving air quality? We would love to know! The amounts are so small they don’t even … Read more
Clean Up Our Air By Voting Yes on Prop 30
Plagued by wildfire smoke, smog, soot, extreme heat and drought, Californians have often wondered “what can I do to help?” Now every voter in the state can be part of the solution to air pollution, climate change and wildfires by voting YES on Proposition 30, the Clean Air Initiative on this year’s ballot. Written by … Read more
ACTION ALERT: Tell Governor Newsom to take Urgent Action on Protecting Clean Air
Governor Newsom has only one week left to make changes to California law by signing or vetoing bills. In the last few weeks, the Governor has been instrumental in passing a number of influential bills, including the 40-bill Legislative Climate Package, many of which the Coalition for Clean Air had worked to support. However, as … Read more