Blog Posts – Coalition for Clean Air

UN acknowledges children’s campaign for right to clean air

November 23, 2021

We are proud to have been a part of an effort with Blueair Global Action Plan Centre for Environment Education and Safe Kids Worldwide to engage over 29,000 children

STATEMENT: Coalition for Clean Air applauds California Air Resources Board for passing Clean Transportation Funding Plan

November 19, 2021

Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) releases the following statement on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) adoption of the $1.548 billion 2021-2022 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives: “We thank

STATEMENT: Coalition for Clean Air lauds passage of stricter refinery pollution rules in Southern California

November 5, 2021

The Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) applauds the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for passing Amended Rule 1109.1. This new rule, which passed unanimously, is expected to reduce

Legislature and Governor take steps towards cleaner air, need to do more next year

October 13, 2021

With Governor Newsom having acted on all the bills the Legislature sent him this year, it’s time to assess the results. Several bills that we supported to reduce harmful pollution

Tackling refinery pollution in Southern California

October 12, 2021

Imagine opening your windows one morning, only to be greeted by the sights and smells of an oil refinery. For many people who live in Southern California, this is daily

Can California Make Transportation Climate-Friendly? This New Plan Will Help.

September 7, 2021

Last month the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), with CCA’s support, adopted its Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), after a lengthy public process that began with Governor Newsom’s

Opinion: Wildfires create need for clean backup power generation

September 1, 2021

Here we go again. Wildfire season is raging in California. The vicious cycle of wildfires, air pollution, blackouts and reliance upon polluting diesel backup electricity generators continues. The vicious cycle

The Legislature’s unfinished business: the 2021 end of session

August 12, 2021

California’s Legislature returns to the Capitol on August 16 to begin the four-week home stretch of this year’s session, with the fates of hundreds of bills to be decided. Here

CCA OP-ED: Let’s make clean transportation accessible for all Californians

July 14, 2021

Note: This op-ed originally appeared in the Daily Californian on July 14, 2021: https://www.dailycal.org/2021/07/14/lets-make-clean-transportation-accessible-for-all-californians/ Low-income communities of color suffer the most from air pollution, climate change and inadequate transportation choices.

Statement of CCA CEO/President Joe Lyou on the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure

July 12, 2021

Statement of Joe Lyou, CEO of Coalition for Clean Air and CTC Commissioner, on the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI): “We support CAPTI because it adds equity, climate,