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Senior Attorney

April 17, 2025

Another Day, Another Cynical Attempt by the Oil and Gas Industry to Drag Us Back to Dirtier Days

By Yasmine Agelidis & Regina Hsu  /  California Office

We’re stepping in to defend a trio of life-saving rules from a flurry of opportunistic lawsuits

A low angle photo of a train engine without cars attached.
July 9, 2024

Four Facts the Rail Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About Zero-Emissions Trains

By Yasmine Agelidis  /  California Office

With California charting a course for zero-emissions rail, some of America’s oldest monopolies are conniving to hit the brakes on clean air. Don’t believe their misinformation.

Photo taken at sunset with the Port of Oakland behind the trains.
April 26, 2023

California is Bringing Rail into the Zero Emissions Era

By Yasmine Agelidis  /  California Office

Communities across California called on air regulators more than two decades ago to address the diesel crisis poisoning communities near railyards—and the California Air Resources Board is finally taking bold action.

A camera man looks down at camera filming an electric, green tractor. In its mission to electrify everything, California is considering regulations for zero emissions off-road vehicles like tractors.
November 16, 2022

Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads: Electrifying Off-road Vehicles and Rail

By Yasmine Agelidis  /  California Office

California is considering key regulations for zero emissions rail, bulldozers, and tractors as it leaves no stone unturned in its marathon to electrify everything

Illustration of children joyfully waving to an electric school bus.
November 8, 2022

The Electric School Bus Is the Climate Hero We Need

By Yasmine Agelidis & Héctor Huezo  /  Clean Energy Program

The wheels on the bus are powered by clean energy.