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
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
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
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
NOTE: This commentary originally appeared on CALmatter’s website. Since 1984, Californians have been pulling their older cars and pickups into smog-check stations and pulling out their wallets to pay for a test to certify that their vehicles meet state emission standards. The average cost for a vehicle-inspection in 2018 was $48.60. It has been money well … Read more
“The state Senate today said that it’s time to clean up heavy-duty diesel trucks by subjecting them to the kind of inspection and maintenance requirements that car drivers have faced for decades,” said Bill Magavern, Policy Director for Coalition for Clean Air. “With Senate approval of Senator Connie Leyva’s SB 210 by a super-majority vote, … Read more