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
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
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 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
We are deeply honored to present our next Clean Air Hero Award to Wendy James, the founder and recently retired leader of the Better World Group and a tireless advocate for clean air. Over the course of her career, James has been instrumental in securing a litany of environmental victories for California and has dedicated … Read more
The Trump Administration announced yesterday their withdrawal from discussions with the California Air Resources Board on cleaner cars. The Coalition for Clean Air is disappointed, but not surprised, by the Trump Administration’s continued war against California’s clean car standards. The Administration’s efforts to freeze automotive fuel efficiency standards and attack California’s longstanding authority to regulate … Read more
We’re honored to present our next Clean Air Hero award to Francisco Posada, a senior researcher at The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Posada’s work was instrumental in breaking the 2015 “dieselgate” Volkswagen emissions scandal, removing 600,000 polluting vehicles from the road in the U.S. and millions more worldwide and leading to a multibillion-dollar … Read more
What a year! Thanks to your support, protected good climate policies, educated hundreds of students about air pollution and led an initiative to get 100,000 Californians to take the Clean Air Day pledge. While we are proud of those accomplishments, Los Angeles still has the worst air pollution in the U.S. and violated Southern California federal smog standards … Read more