Sustainable Freight Action Plan: A Step in the Right Direction
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” … Read more
Climate Equity
Metro has considered completion of critical goods movement projects
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 … Read more
Bill to Bring More Climate Investments to Disadvantaged Communities Passes 1st Senate Hurdle
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 … Read more
Coalition for Clean Air urges you to support AB 1550 Climate Investments for California Communities
Assembly Bill 1550, authored by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez, will improve existing laws that use charges paid by polluters to increase clean energy, reduce smog and bring jobs and investment to communities that … Read more
Southern California International Gateway: Big Win for Communities Near Port of Los Angeles
Ruling in Railyard Case Could Lead to Better Health Outcomes For Those Living Near Port Pollution MARTINEZ, CALIF. (March 30, 2016) — California Superior Court Judge Barry Goode today ruled … Read more
Lawsuit Targets Sprawling Southern California Mega-warehouse Project
For Immediate Release, February 22, 2016 Contact: Adrian Martinez, Earthjustice Aruna Prabhala, Center for Biological Diversity Penny Newman, Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice George Hague, Sierra Club Drew … Read more
Cleaning Up California’s Freight System
California has struggled for years with the challenges of moving goods without damaging human health. Our state’s massive freight system generates huge revenues and creates many jobs, but the ships, … Read more
Climate Justice Leaders Concerned by Brown’s Budget, Urge Investment in Underserved Communities
[ux_image id=”1731″] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2016 Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) Isabel Alegría, Public Advocates, 510-541-5428 (cell), ialegria@publicadvocates.org Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean … Read more
