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Director of Right to Zero

Trains carrying coal.
June 10, 2014

Long Beach Locks In Dirty Coal Exports

By Adrian Martinez  /  California Office

Long Beach approves exports of climate-altering coal, petcoke.

A child suffering from asthma.
March 20, 2014

California Cities In Fracas Over Huge Gas-Fired Power Plant

By Adrian Martinez  /  California Office

Citizens of Lancaster, CA, fear air pollutants from the plant will harm children’s health.

February 7, 2014

A Critical Vote on Southern California Air Quality

By Adrian Martinez  /  California Office

At issue, investing in long range fossil fuel infrastructure.

September 17, 2013

California Regulators Can't Overlook This Pollution Study

By Adrian Martinez  /  California Office

A paper published last night in the Journal of Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment identifies how many people are impacted by highway pollution in the United States. The paper finds that 19.3 percent of the U.S. population lives within 500 meters of a high volume road. The findings are important for public …

August 28, 2013

Planning to Prevail Against Transportation Pollution

By Adrian Martinez  /  California Office

California’s strong efforts to combat harmful climate pollution make these two large urban centers the perfect places to advance a modern vision for transportation.