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With transportation, we should stay focused on the prize of clean air

by Guest Commentary November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

What should California do between now and when the ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars takes effect to achieve clean air?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom orders ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035

by Rachel Becker September 23, 2020September 25, 2020

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Clean air rebate program should be broadened for buying electric vehicles

by Guest Commentary September 18, 2020September 17, 2020

Residents and activists protest outside Sun Valley's LADWP plant . Photo by Andrés Rivera, Pacoima Beautiful

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Sun Valley Residents: ‘We want the methane leak to stop’

by Jacqueline Garcia September 9, 2020September 11, 2020

Oil Tanker at the Port of Long Beach. Image via iStock

Shape up or ship out: California requires ships, trucks to eliminate thousands of tons of pollution

by Rachel Becker August 27, 2020August 29, 2020

Five automakers finalize deal with California to clean up car emissions

by Rachel Becker August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom at the CalFire/Cameron Park Fire Station in Cameron Park on May 13, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom: Hospitalizations threaten reopening

by Emily Hoeven June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

Newsom: PG&E’s bankruptcy is a ‘godsend’ + Housing bill stalls again

by Dan Morain January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Mental illness, PG&E’s settlement, gun ownership, and fallout from carmakers’ deal with Trump

by Dan Morain December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Gavin Newsom’s slow start on housing, cannabis’ carbon footprint, and San Francisco tries to impart its values on Nevada

by Dan Morain October 21, 2019October 21, 2019