Clean Air

ACTION ALERT: Help us get SB 210 passed – contact the members of the Assembly Transportation Committee today!

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SB 210, by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) is an important opportunity to prevent thousands of tons of harmful pollutants emitted into our air by heavy-duty diesel trucks. SB 210 establishes emissions-control inspection and maintenance requirements for diesel trucks weighing more than 14,000 pounds, bringing the hundreds of thousands of these big-rigs on California’s roads closer … Read more

California Air Quality Awards honoring United Airlines

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[Coalition for Clean Air Staff met with United operations team to see what happens behind the scenes] The Coalition for Clean Air will present the 2019 Air Quality Award for Corporate Environmental Stewardship to United Airlines at our annual awards luncheon on May 31. We will be recognizing United Airlines for their leadership pursuing electrification and alternate fuels. … Read more

Transportation Transformations in China

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[Photo by B. Magavern: Bus Rapid Transit in Guangzhou] By Bill Magavern I recently had the opportunity to learn first-hand about China’s efforts to reduce transportation emissions. California can learn from several aspects of China’s experience, and in other areas China could benefit from following California’s example. Thanks to my hosts at Innovative Green Development … Read more

Honoring California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

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The Coalition for Clean Air is proud to present the 2019 Air Quality Award for Leadership in Government to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for his thorough and unyielding defense of our environmental protection laws. Since taking office two years ago, Attorney General Becerra has been at the forefront of safeguarding California’s forward-thinking policies: Of … Read more

Coalition for Clean Air Announces Hiring of Jerilyn López Mendoza

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Coalition for Clean Air announced the hiring of Jerilyn López Mendoza as a Senior Policy Advocate, focusing on reducing air pollution from the freight logistics industry. Mendoza brings to CCA an abundance of experience in environmental law and policy, having served as Vice-President of the Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, Staff Attorney/Policy … Read more

California Air Quality Awards Honoree Vic La Rosa/TTSI, Inc.

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This year’s California Air Quality Awards Honoree, Vic La Rosa, founded Total Transportation Services, Inc. (TTSI) in 1986, with the goal of creating a customer-focused business that makes a difference in the trucking industry. TTSI distinguished itself early on by its commitment to sustainable practices and by fostering a company-wide awareness of the urgency to … Read more

The ride tax and electric cars: A deeper look

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As you may have heard, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) is considering a tax on trips provided by ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft (also known as Transportation Network Companies, or TNCs). Likewise, a 2018 law – AB 1184, lets San Francisco propose a ballot measure to tax Uber and Lyft … Read more

San Francisco must use ride tax to promote electric Uber, Lyft cars

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors have before them what either could be a trifecta in clean-transportation policy or a flubbed opportunity that could haunt the city for years and set a horrible example for the rest of the state and nation. Led by Mayor Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin, city … Read more