[Legislation] Charge Ahead California Campaign aims to place one million electric vehicles on California’s roads over the next 10 years and ensure that all Californians, especially lower income communities most impacted by air pollution, benefit from zero tailpipe emissions. After first passing unanimously through the Senate Transportation & Housing Committee, SB 1275 (de Leόn), the Charge Ahead California bill, passed through the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on April 30th, 2014, with bipartisan support. Senator Lara’s SB 1204, an important and complementary bill, also passed out of the committee. Next stop for both: Senate Appropriations. “There is growing appreciation and support for the Charge Ahead California Initiative among our elected officials as we aim to clean up the transportation sector in California, create green jobs and provide access to zero emission vehicles for communities most in need,” said Bahram Fazeli, Policy Director for Communities for a Better Environment, a co-sponsor of the bill. Read more about Charge Ahead here. CBE seeks a Legal Fellow for our LA office. Read more. [Factsheet] EXIDE – Vernon Facility Updates and Analysis:Continuing Violations, Spewing Toxics, and Holding our Communities Hostage Learn more about our campaign to stop lead and arsenic pollution coming from a battery recycler in Vernon, CA and a new initiative to place 1 million electric vehicles on the road. [Press release] In a community already suffering from high rates of pollution, asthma, and cancer, the Chevron Richmond Refinery is proposing a project that increases greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants… Read more. [Newsletter] Our April 17th newsletter includes a welcome message from our new Executive Director; plus stories about serial polluters, realizing a greener vision for our communities and more. Continue reading. [Video] A new documentary series about the human impact of global warming. [News] Earthjustice details their legal suit against Kinder Morgan and BAAQMD for rail transport of explosive crude into the Bay Area. Listen here. [Report] A recent report from the California Cleaner Freight Coalition on the future of zero emissions freight transport. [Press release] The Senate Transportation & Housing Committee unanimously passed SB1275 (De León) today, propelling Ca. toward its goal of putting one million electric cars… Read more.
Charge Ahead Bill Charges Forward
Legal position available in LA
Exide factsheet now vailable
Recent CBE campaign pages added
Chevron’s Dirty Oil Expansion Project Fails to Advance Clean Energy Solutions
Another edition of CBE’s Newsletter is released
Showtime series about global warming
Explosive Crude Rolls Into Richmond
Moving California Forward
Ca. advances toward Goal of 1 mill. Zero-Emission Vehicles