Ice Buckets or Policy Change? Remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? The viral videos raised over $100 million for ALS in just one year. Impressive right? Here’s what’s interesting: ALS opened a Public Policy Department in 1998. Since that time, the government has provided more than $950 million for ALS research. The lesson from ALS: … Read more
The Coalition for Clean Air started getting deeply involved in programs involving youth in 2016. CLEAR-In-Schools started at Dana Middle School in San Pedro, expanded to Riverside in 2017, and into the Coachella Valley in 2018. The question many have asked us is why we are getting involved in educational programs. Our answer is that … Read more
The battle has begun. We stand ready to fight for California’s clean air. You can help. Yesterday, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to consider rolling back fuel economy standards for cars. Today, he released a budget proposal that would slash the EPA by 31%. Neither of these moves bode well for air quality in California. The … Read more
Today is Halloween, and kids in the Los Angeles area will be out trick-or-treating, with many of them fearing that a zombie or a vampire will jump out at them from behind a tree. If only these creatures were the scariest things one should be afraid of. Unfortunately, there is a very scary monster in … Read more
By Jeanie Ward-Waller The California Bicycle Coalition is the newest member of the California Cleaner Freight Coalition. CalBike’s mission is to enable more people to bicycle, for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. You may now be wondering, what does bicycling have to do with moving goods around our state? A lot of things, … Read more
Child Asthma Hospitalizations Drop as California’s Air Quality Improves! We believe that breathing healthy air is a basic human right. Air pollution leads to asthma, chronic respiratory and even pulmonary disease. If you’ve spent any time with someone who has suffered an asthma attack, who has missed school or work to take care of a … Read more
Air pollution is not equal opportunity. Children are particularly at risk and early exposure to air pollution will lead to a lifetime of unhealthy lungs. Fortunately, children and parents can also be incredibly influential advocates for better air quality in their communities. It was for these reasons that we teamed up with scientists at Sonoma … Read more