Like many iconic figures, Muhammad Ali touched the lives of people large and small. His bravado, charisma and sense of purpose inspired people in and out of the ring. In this video, South Coast AQMD Chairman Bill Burke shares how one particular trip to visit a sick child with the champ changed his life forever. … Read more
Board members of the South Coast Air Quality Management District today ousted Executive Officer Barry Wallerstein after 18 years of service. Chief Financial Officer Michael O’Kelly was named interim Executive Officer. The 7-6 vote was made after the closed session portion of a public hearing in Diamond Bar and signals a potential shift in the Board’s … Read more
Last week Governor Brown issued a proclamation that declares the Aliso Canyon methane leak an emergency. The broken well at the Southern California Gas Company’s Aliso Canyon natural gas storage site has released more than 80,000 metric tons of the powerful climate pollutant methane since the rupture was first detected on October 23. This is the equivalent … Read more
[ux_image id=”1731″] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2016 Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) Isabel Alegría, Public Advocates, 510-541-5428 (cell), ialegria@publicadvocates.org Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director, 916-527-8051; 916-214-0065 (cell) Sydney Fang, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, 510-703-1311 (cell), sydney@apen4ej.org, SACRAMENTO – Climate justice advocates from the SB 535 Coalition … Read more
Earlier this month we were reminded that the oil industry can still kill good policies. On December 5, the SCAQMD board chose to adopt an industry-backed proposal over a more protective and reasonable proposal made by staff, which would have done more to help the region reach attainment of federal air quality standards and … Read more
Brian Sheridan joined the Coalition for Clean Air as the new Development Director in October. He has over 14 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, most recently with the Council for Watershed Health where he spearheaded the growth of outreach, funding and events. Brian is excited to be working at the Coalition for Clean … Read more
Fabiola P. Lao recently joined the Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) as our new Deputy Policy Director. She will be responsible for our Climate Justice program in Los Angeles and some of our port work in the San Pedro Bay, particularly zero-emission and near-zero emission freight projects. She will be working on the implementation of … Read more