CCA in the News
 July 8, 2010: "Breathing the filth"
Op-ed by CCA Board Member Gary Polakovic on how pollution from the Gulf oil spill pales in comparison to the emissions we produce on a regular basis
 Los Angeles still the smoggiest
April 29, 2010: Hear CCA's Martin Schlageter on "Which Way, L.A.?"
Two Texas oil companies are funding an effort to delay AB 32, the law signed by Governor Schwarzenegger to curb greenhouse gases. While signatures are still being gathered, the American Lung Association has released a finding that LA's air is still the smoggiest in the country.
Earth Day protest of Valero and the dirty energy proposition
April 22, 2010: Spanish interview with Luis Cabrales et al on KPFK's "Nuestra Voz."
Cleaning the air in a recession
April 13, 2010: Spanish interview with Nidia Bautista et al on Radio Bilingue's "Linea Abierta."
Ports propose plan to cut diesel emissions by 85 percent in next decade
April 8, 2010: Monique Lopez quoted in the Daily Breeze
L.A.'s DWP rate-hike debate
March 30, 2010: Martin Schlageter speaks about the importance of investing in renewable energy on "Which Way, L.A.?"
State's green future depends on AB 32
March 19, 2010
Opinion editorial by board member Gary Polakovic
DWP wants 5 percent rate hike
March 12, 2010
Interim Executive Director Martin Schlageter quoted in the Los Angeles Daily News
 NO on Valero's Initiative
March 5, 2010
Video: Spanish interview with Policy Director Nidia Bautista
A new health care plan for America: clean air
February 3, 2010
Opinion editorial by Interim Executive Director Martin Schlageter and Sierra Club's Bill Magavern
 Ones to Watch: The Inspired Leaders
January 2010: CCA policy director Nidia Bautista featured in Latino Leaders magazine
"The Green movement is no longer a movement—it is here to stay. As more Americans take initiative and continue environmental efforts, Bautista will be there to lead and advocate for a healthier California, and a healthier United States."
Read the complete article.
Enforce clean-air rules for trucks
December 15, 2009
Read the opinion editorial by Nidia Bautista, as printed in the Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News.
Would You Like Smog With That?
September 18, 2009
Yesterday regulators in one of the state's smoggiest regions, the San Joaquin Valley, passed a new rule to cut pollution from restaurants that use charbroilers. Hear Laura Fultz-Stout on The California Report:
Climate benefits, community safeguards can come together
August 20, 2009
Read the Capitol Weekly opinion editorial by Nidia Bautista
Obama directs EPA to reconsider Bush-era auto emission policy
January 27, 2009
Tim Carmichael quoted in Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee and other sources
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Critical clean air protections proposed by Coalition for Clean Air are adopted by California Air Resources Board
December 15, 2008
Hear Tim Carmichael on KPFK 90.5 Pacifica Radio
Read our news flash
Read the complete news release
Read media coverage of our AB 32 concept.
California's climate solutions must protect all Californians
December 8, 2008
AB 32 concept touted in La Opinión and other sources
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Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach inaugurate new anti-smog plan
October 2, 2008
Martin Schlageter quoted in Los Angeles Times, Daily Breeze and La Opinión
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Schwarzenegger vetoes pollution fee on cargo ships at ports
October 1, 2008
Martin Schlageter quoted in Associated Press and dozens of other sources
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Palin asks Schwarzenegger to veto California port fees
September 30, 2008
CCA quoted in Associated Press and dozens of other sources
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Pollution rules for ships OKd
July 25, 2008
Candice Kim quoted in the Los Angeles Timesabout the rule to adopt low-sulfur fuels in California
 President and CEO Alberto Mendoza, “Champion of Clean Air,” featured in Latino Leaders Green Issue
May 2008
“The reality is that this cannot be done by one person. Having a team is necessary, and it is our obligation to bring new voices to the environmental movement. Such work and engaging Latinos in California and eventually across the country is important to me,” said Mendoza to Latino Leaders writer Francis Lora.
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