Sometimes the Best Bills are the Hardest to Pass in the State Legislature
June 14, 2018
Sometimes bills that make the most sense can be the hardest to pass in California’s Legislature. And so it goes with Senate Bill 210 by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino). This ... Read more
Coalition for Clean Air Celebrates the Defeat of Prop. 70
June 6, 2018
SACRAMENTO – The Coalition for Clean Air, which campaigned for the defeat of Proposition 70, released the following statement today from Bill Magavern, CCA Policy Director: “Rejection of the unwise ... Read more
Help Us Defeat Proposition 70
May 23, 2018
This June election, we’re asking you to vote no on Proposition 70. While CCA doesn’t usually get involved with elections, defeating Prop 70 is important. Proposition 70 rewrites California’s constitution to create a ... Read more
Acronyms, Advocacy and Investing in Healthy Communities and a Clean-Air Future for all Californians
May 14, 2018
Last week I was called upon to do what my new job title as Senior Policy Advocate for the Coalition for Clean Air says I do – advocate! On advocacy ... Read more
With Successful Vote, Air Regulators Take First Step Toward Reining In Pollution from Warehouses and Railyards
May 7, 2018
On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) took an important step toward cleaning up the freight industry in Southern California. In a highly anticipated vote that had ... Read more
Statement of Bill Magavern, Policy Director for Coalition for Clean Air, on Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Rollback of Clean Car Standards
May 1, 2018
We applaud the 18 states, led by California, that today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to preserve the nation’s clean car standards. These states, representing approximately 43 percent of the ... Read more
With Memories of a Smoggier LA in Years Past, I (Nervously) Embark on a New Clean-Air Career
May 1, 2018
Last Friday I found myself in a place I had never been before in my 20-plus years working on public policy – testifying before the powerful California Air Resources Board, ... Read more
And the Clean Air Hero Award Goes to…
April 26, 2018
Clean Air Hero Award – Shabaka Heru It is our honor to present this month’s Clean Air Hero Award to Shabaka Heru This month we wish to posthumously recognize a ... Read more
