Newsom’s Budget Disappointing for Clean Transportation

ACTION ALERT: Contact Governor Newsom’s office now and ask for more money for clean cars, trucks, and buses [button text=”Contact Governor Newsom” link=”https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/”]   Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 10, 2020 Contact: Bill Magavern 916-527-8051   Governor Newsom today proposed a debilitating cut in the … Read more

ACTION ALERT | Tell the state to pass a strong electric trucks rule now

! December 2019 Update: Thanks to your calls, comments and advocacy, CARB moved forward to begin the process of adopting a tougher regulation! CARB will vote on the final regulation in the spring of 2020. Over 600,000 electric cars have been sold in California since we set zero-emission vehicle standards. It’s time for CARB to … Read more

Clearing the Air: recapping the 2019 legislative year

Testifying before Senate Committee

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

Statement on Governor Newsom’s Executive Order on Climate

In light of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order on Climate today, Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern released the following statement: “On a day when young people across the world are calling for action, Governor Newsom today has moved to protect our air and atmosphere from the threat of catastrophic climate change. In … Read more

SB 210 Becomes Law: Trucks Will Have Smog Checks under Bill Signed by Governor

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a bill to require heavy-duty trucks to finally undergo an emissions inspection and maintenance program, roughly similar to the Smog Checks that car owners have had for decades. SB 210, authored by Senator Connie Leyva and sponsored by Coalition for Clean Air and American Lung Association in California, tells the … Read more

Trucks Would Have Smog Checks under Bill Sent to Governor

The California Legislature today passed a bill to require heavy-duty trucks to finally undergo an emissions inspection and maintenance program, roughly similar to the Smog Checks that car owners have had for decades. SB 210, authored by Senator Connie Leyva and sponsored by Coalition for Clean Air and American Lung Association in California, tells the … Read more

ACTION ALERT: Help us get SB 210 passed – contact your Assemblymember now!

BREAKING: SB 210 just cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee and heads to the Assembly floor. Will you help us get it passed? The fight isn’t over: Some polluter lobbies are opposing this common-sense bill, so we need your help to pass the bill on the Assembly floor! SB 210, by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) is an … Read more