The Coalition for Clean Air’s statement on President Biden’s newly announced infrastructure plan: President Biden’s new infrastructure and jobs plan will jump-start the sustainable economy that America needs. We welcome the unprecedented scale of the proposed investments in electric vehicles, public transportation, healthy ports and renewable electricity. The administration recognizes the need to reduce harmful … Read more
(This is the second in our series of three articles on 2021 California legislation. The first is on whether 2021 will be the year California’s Legislature moves forward on transportation policies.) California is blessed this year with a bumper crop of bills that would significantly reduce air and climate pollution. Here are some of the … Read more
Dear Senator Gonzalez and Assembly Member Reyes, On behalf of the Charge Ahead California Campaign, led by the Coalition for Clean Air, Communities for a Better Environment, Environment California, The Greenlining Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council, we urge the legislature to fully fund needed clean transportation programs and require those investments be made … Read more
Today Governor Newsom appointed Darnell Grisby to be a commissioner on the California Transportation Commission. This appointment comes as millions of Californians breathe unhealthy air from our most polluting sector, transportation. Communities of color suffer disproportionately from the dirtiest air in the state. As the Executive Director of TransForm, Mr. Grisby brings a much-needed voice … Read more
[row] [col span=”1/1″] This is the first of 3 posts covering some of the key policy bills that CCA is working on this year. The 2021 legislative session is officially underway, and hopes are higher this year for policies that meaningfully reduce emissions from transportation. Transportation of people and goods causes 80% of California’s air … Read more
The Coalition for Clean Air congratulates Veronica Padilla-Campos on her appointment to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board. We also thank Speaker Anthony Rendon for appointing a long-time environmental justice leader to the Governing Board. This is a transformative moment SCAQMD: in just a short period of time, three new members … Read more