While we need to see the details, we are very encouraged by Gov Newsom’s announcement of a $1.5 billion investment in clean transportation. Incentives for clean vehicles and infrastructure will give clean mobility to low-income Californians and reduce the toxic diesel exhaust that is choking our communities, especially low-income communities of color. -Bill Magavern, Policy … Read more
Liane Randolph appointed to Chair CARB Today Governor Newsom appointed Liane Randolph as Chair of the California Air Resources Board. This appointment comes as millions of Californians breathe unhealthy air, and wildfires grow increasingly common and increasingly severe due to climate change. CARB has an international reputation as a leading air and climate regulator, and … Read more
Valley drivers share how their plug-in electric vehicles have changed their lives State Program Has Replaced More than 2,000 San Joaquin Valley Cars with Plug-in Electric Vehicles Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) announced today the successful replacement of 2,000 older, highly-polluting cars with used plug-in electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley. … Read more
PRESS RELEASE Decades Long Battle Spotlights Port’s Violations of Law, Harm to Community LOS ANGELES (September 16, 2020) – Charging the City of Los Angeles with failure to follow state environmental law, community and environmental groups including the Coalition for Clean Air filed suit in Superior Court to void the City Council’s recent certification of the Port of Los Angeles’ 2019 Supplemental Impact … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 10, 2020 Contact: Chris Chavez 213-223-6868 Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Deputy Policy Director Chris Chavez While we applaud Mayor Garcetti’s steps to make Los Angeles more sustainable, both LA’s Green New Deal and Executive Directive #25 have a glaring absence: a substantive commitment to clean up … Read more
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
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have released their economic study to support the Truck Rate Plan that will impose a proposed rate structure to help accelerate the conversion of the San Pedro Bay truck fleet to cleaner, less-polluting models. In 2017, the Ports promised to create a Truck Rate Plan as part … 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