Blog Posts – Coalition for Clean Air

Sustainable Freight Action Plan: A Step in the Right Direction

July 29, 2016

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”

Child Asthma Hospitalizations Drop as California’s Air Quality Improves!

July 15, 2016

Child Asthma Hospitalizations Drop as California’s Air Quality Improves! We believe that breathing healthy air is a basic human right. Air pollution leads to asthma, chronic respiratory and even pulmonary

Public transportation earns one man $154,121!

July 13, 2016

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.

Metro has considered completion of critical goods movement projects

July 1, 2016

In case you missed it just last week on Thursday June 23rd, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board, voted to place a very transformative transportation plan measure

Bill to Bring More Climate Investments to Disadvantaged Communities Passes 1st Senate Hurdle

June 30, 2016

Contact: Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air, 916-527-8051 SACRAMENTO – On June 29th the Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed AB 1550 (Gomez), designed to ensure that the benefits of California’s climate change

SB 1387 Passes Key Hurdle In Assembly

June 28, 2016

SB 1387 passed a key threshold yesterday by with its approval from the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The bill, authored by Senate pro tempore Kevin de Leon, Senator Ben Allen and

California lawmakers unplug the state’s electric car program

June 16, 2016

California’s Cap and Trade program was established to curb emissions happening now. We are concerned that the dollars aren’t being spent to deal with the issue. In the article below,

Teaching the next generation of air quality leaders

June 14, 2016

Air pollution is not equal opportunity. Children are particularly at risk and early exposure to air pollution will lead to a lifetime of unhealthy lungs. Fortunately, children and parents can

Muhammad Ali and the fight for clean air

June 6, 2016

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

The attack of the super-pollutants

June 1, 2016

First posted in Capitol Weekly By Bill Magavern As Hollywood brings a new crop of super-hero movies to our theaters, state policymakers are considering action against a group of particularly