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Tag: automobile emissions

Mary Nichols, who has been chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board since 2007, poses for a portrait outside her home in Los Angeles on Dec. 15, 2020. Photo by Kendrick Brinson for CalMatters

Legacy of a clean-air czar: Clearer skies, bold alliances and bitter controversy

Avatar by Rachel Becker December 23, 2020January 4, 2021

Mary Nichols has been pivotal in California’s war on smog. But as her tenure ends next week, activists say she didn’t do enough to protect low-income communities and they scuttled her candidacy for Biden’s top environmental post. Wounded but tenacious, she’s contemplating her next battles.

Chevrolet Volt electric car plugged into an EV charging station in Montreal, Canada. Photo via iStock

GM drops Trump fight against California car standards

Avatar by Rachel Becker November 23, 2020November 24, 2020

California labels THC a risk for pregnant women, plus clean trucks and primary ballot selection

Avatar by Judy Lin December 12, 2019December 11, 2019

Senate to focus on power shutdowns, as fire weather returns

Dan Morain by Dan Morain November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

PG&E has a come-to-Newsom moment + how schools spend their bills + a mental health care initiative, perhaps

Dan Morain by Dan Morain November 6, 2019November 6, 2019
President Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Photo by Michael Vadon

What a state under siege can do + Trump thanks Toyota and GM for taking his side in his clean air fight against California

Dan Morain by Dan Morain October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
Washington rejected the auto industry's plea to meet California halfway on emissions standards. Photo by Thinkstock

GM, Toyota, Chrysler side with Trump in clean air fight against California

Dan Morain by Dan Morain October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

Fighting for air, saving the Amazon, Trump judges, an ethnic studies do-over, and ‘public charge’

Dan Morain by Dan Morain September 23, 2019September 22, 2019

Trump to revoke clean air rule, UC’s bold move, EV rebates, Trump’s welcome, and sexual harassment

Dan Morain by Dan Morain September 18, 2019September 18, 2019
Jerry Brown with Ronald Reagan.

Legislature’s final week, rent control, for-profit colleges, Newsom channels Reagan, and alligators

Dan Morain by Dan Morain September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

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