Tackling refinery pollution in Southern California
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 … Read more
Advocacy
The Legislature’s unfinished business: the 2021 end of session
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 … Read more
CCA OP-ED: Let’s make clean transportation accessible for all Californians
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. … Read more
Statement of CCA CEO/President Joe Lyou on the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure
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, … Read more
Statement of Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director, on the 2021-2022 California budget and clean transportation funding
For immediate release Friday, June 29, 2021 “We are pleased that substantial funding for zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure was included in today’s budget, because cleaning up transportation is essential … Read more
TAKE ACTION: Tell CA to #investincleanair and support clean, equitable transportation
California has the worst air quality in the nation, and more than half of our state’s global warming pollution comes from cars, trucks and the fuel they burn. Lawmakers in … Read more
ACTION ALERT! Invest in Clean and Equitable Transportation
Transportation pollution is California’s largest driver of climate change and the number one reason our state has the MOST polluted air in the nation. Thankfully, Governor Newsom and state legislators have a historic opportunity … Read more
Victory! South Coast AQMD Moves to Curb Air Pollution from Warehouses
The Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) applauds the SCAQMD Governing Board for passing a new warehouse indirect source review (ISR) rule, Rules 2305 and 316. The warehouse ISR, which passed … Read more
