As someone who grew up in Long Beach and returned as an adult, I know air pollution all too well. That is why I’m proud to work for the Coalition for Clean Air. It is also why I adamantly oppose EPA Administrator Wheeler’s proposed policy of inaction on particulate matter (PM). My comments on behalf … Read more
Originally posted on Eric Tepletz’s blog “People have three budgets: a time budget, a complexity budget, and a hope budget,” Al Gore explained to us during a three-day Climate Reality Leadership Corps training last week in Los Angeles. When you are conveying the difficult message of climate change and what needs to be done about it, you must … Read more
By Rocky Rushing Clean-air advocate Genevieve Gale gives no hint to what hides just beneath her pleasant smile and disposition when she talks about her work as policy associate for the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) and the struggle for environmental justice. But ask this 27-year old Fresno resident about what fuels her fight … Read more
By Rocky Rushing “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. “ President John F. Kennedy I love my bike. It’s a late-blooming love and a bit surprising. I’ve had my bike for nearly 15 years and most of that time it sat in the garage collecting dust. That all changed when I … Read more
Clean Air Hero Award – Shabaka Heru It is our honor to present this month’s Clean Air Hero Award to Shabaka Heru This month we wish to posthumously recognize a true hero in the fight for environmental justice: Shabaka Heru. As founder of both the Community Coalition for Change and the Society for Positive Actions, … Read more
Want to be a part of the clean air solution? Here are some suggestions for gifts that will create better air quality in your community, at your home and in the workplace. If you’re High Roller: Show how much you love them and the environment. Zero-emission vehicles (both electric and hydrogen fuel cell) are able … Read more
I recall that my childhood was scattered with days of not playing outside because the school declared the air unhealthy and like “snow days” of the east coast “smog days” became a day of indoor play here in Southern California. This was due largely because of the goods movement industry. Every day, several times a … Read more
At the Coalition for Clean Air we walk the walk when it comes to public transportation, subsidizing the cost of public transportation for each of our staff members and interns. There is no question in our minds that taking public transportation one of the best ways to reduce emissions. What we have not really talked … Read more