SB 210 Becomes Law: Trucks Will Have Smog Checks under Bill Signed by Governor

September 20, 2019

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a bill to require heavy-duty trucks to finally undergo an emissions inspection and maintenance program, roughly similar to the Smog Checks that car owners have ... Read more

Trucks Would Have Smog Checks under Bill Sent to Governor

September 13, 2019

The California Legislature today passed a bill to require heavy-duty trucks to finally undergo an emissions inspection and maintenance program, roughly similar to the Smog Checks that car owners have ... Read more

Working with the Community in Maywood for Better Air Quality

September 3, 2019

[Project Partners: Coalition for Clean Air, Comite Pro Uno, Sonoma Technology, and LAUSD]  If there were a competition to determine the City that best exemplifies an environmental justice community, Maywood, ... Read more

ACTION ALERT: Help us get SB 210 passed – contact your Assemblymember now!

August 30, 2019

BREAKING: SB 210 just cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee and heads to the Assembly floor. Will you help us get it passed? The fight isn’t over: Some polluter lobbies are ... Read more

How Advocacy and Education are Complimentary in the Push for Clean Air for California

August 27, 2019

From the Desk of the Development Director When Hewlett Foundation President Larry Kramer called on philanthropy to do more on climate, it also marked a change in its own strategy. ... Read more

Clean Car Standards in the News

July 25, 2019

Big clean car news: the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and four major auto manufacturers (Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and BMW, which represent about 30% of the automotive market) announced a ... Read more

CALmatters Commentary: Californians could breathe easier if legislators pass this bill

July 1, 2019

NOTE: This commentary originally appeared on CALmatter’s website. Since 1984, Californians have been pulling their older cars and pickups into smog-check stations and pulling out their wallets to pay for ... Read more

California Legislature must extend clean-air checks to trucks

June 25, 2019

UPDATE: SB 210 has cleared the Senate. Its next big stop is in the Assembly Transportation Committee, most likely early next month. It’s imperative that state legislators send this bill to ... Read more