A Clean-Air Champion from China Brings Her Experience and Knowledge to CCA and the California Air Resources Board

November 7, 2018

(Photo: Li Ang and Bill Magavern) By Li Ang I was mildly shocked Thursday morning when I came to the office and found Bill Magavern in sportswear. This gentleman, who ... Read more

If You Want Clean Air and Clean Transportation Options Vote No on Proposition 6

October 16, 2018

By Rocky Rushing Proposition 6 on California’s November ballot is a politically motivated and opportunistic attempt to repeal provisions of Senate Bill 1 of 2017 to repair California’s crumbling transportation ... Read more

The window to blunt climate change is closing quickly

October 10, 2018

In today’s news cycle chock-full of sound and fury, humanity’s ongoing climate crisis gets pushed from the headlines. However, over the past few weeks, very troubling news about Earth’s climate ... Read more

The Los Angeles Summer of Smog

October 3, 2018

California always makes headlines for its dedication to clean energy. Just last month Governor Brown signed SB 100, setting a target for emissions-free electricity generation by 2045. The state’s resilient ... Read more

New California Laws Will Help Our Air and Atmosphere

September 20, 2018

By Bill Magavern As a delegate to last week’s Global Climate Action Summit, I had a chance to hear from eminent climate scientists, elected officials, advocates and business leaders. One ... Read more

Guest Blog: What I Learned from Spending Three Days with Al Gore…

September 14, 2018

Originally posted on Eric Tepletz’s blog “People have three budgets: a time budget, a complexity budget, and a hope budget,” Al Gore explained to us during a three-day Climate Reality Leadership Corps ... Read more

While the Lobbyists Crowd the Legislature with Bills to Benefit Their Clients, Some Measures Aimed at Public Benefits Rather than Corporate Profits Survive

September 7, 2018

Photo Credit: The Nation By Rocky Rushing There are 120 elected members of the California Legislature. They are in session nine months out of the year, deciding the fate of ... Read more

Appeals Court Deals Major Blow to California’s Largest Warehouse Complex Plan

August 27, 2018

For immediate release. Re-posted from Center for Biological Diversity Ruling Halts World Logistics Center’s Initiative Use to Evade Environmental Review MORENO VALLEY, Calif.— An appeals court has dealt another major blow to a ... Read more