Air Pollution

The Supreme Court’s decision to limit federal environmental protection rules will have little-to-no effect on California’s carbon-reduction policies, according to experts — and state leaders say they are doubling down on their climate commitment.

California’s climate change plan fails to provide substantial evidence that capturing carbon will meet ambitious greenhouse gas goals, critics say. The plan “does California a disservice,” one state advisor said.

Under the new scoping plan, California would almost eliminate oil and shift to renewable sources. But where’s the update on the controversial polluting-trading market known as cap and trade?

Communities living near oil and gas wells should be involved in the decision-making about leases, and trained to identify leaks and spills.

The clean air ballot initiative is a true California call to action: ambitious and forward-looking, focused on the well-being of all of our communities.

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To limit further damage from climate change and air pollution, we have to ensure all cars on the road in 2045 are free of emissions.

The California Air Resources Board will vote on regulations to phase out diesel-fueled units that would be replaced by zero emission units.

This year, California has the opportunity to pair record climate investments with an ambitious roadmap to meet our climate goals.

A look at one polluted region — the LA/Long Beach port communities — targeted for clean-air priority under California’s environmental justice law.