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Today’s final vote disregards ongoing, vocal community opposition & significant risks posed

Assembly must pass clean air and public health bill now

Canada wildfires to cover Northeast skies as New York legislators return to Albany with days left in session, clean air and climate legislation remain on the table

New York must now pursue new state laws to clean up diesel trucks like the Clean Deliveries Act

Republican Senators won a temporary delay in our shift to zero-emissions using an unlawful maneuver, but states should be emboldened to quickly shape new tools to clean their air

Over the last decade, the boom in online shopping and e-commerce has made massive warehouses spring up in New York faster than you can make an online purchase.

Communities exposed to warehouse-associated diesel truck pollution face higher levels of air-pollution-linked health problems like asthma and cardiovascular disease

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

While the Trump administration tries to drag us back to darker and dirtier days, California can forge ahead.

Bill affirms the California Air Resources Board’s authority to regulate pollution magnets

As the upcoming federal administration appears hostile to all environmental policies to clean our air, Governor Hochul must harness New York’s resources and market power to support life-saving regulations that tackle transportation pollution.

The watchlist details the top 5 NY State Senate and Assembly districts with the highest population residing in mega-warehouse traffic areas;
Tailpipe emissions from e-commerce mega-warehouse traffic pump the air with toxic pollution causing high asthma, cardio, and pulmonary disease rates in Black, Latino/Hispanic, and low-income neighborhoods

Big savings deals worsen air pollution in vulnerable communities where e-commerce mega-warehouses cluster; State bill could slash emissions from e-commerce mega-warehouse operations and advance clean air and public health for disadvantaged communities

Candice Youngblood, Associate Attorney, California Regional Office, called the county’s environmental report “deficient.” She said the court’s findings are “a testament to the fact that this document reflects cutting corners at the expense of the community and in the interest of industry.” Said the ruling forces the county to restart the environmental review process, including…

Warehouse project bringing 1,300 diesel truck trips per day in “diesel death zone” must undergo further scrutiny before development begins

Candice Youngblood, Associate Attorney, California Regional Office: “The court’s decision is crystal clear: San Bernardino County wronged the Bloomington community in the approval of this project. The county and the developer will need to fix the serious defects that underpinned the decision to cram more warehouses so close to schools and residences. Bloomington has consistently…

Candice Youngblood, Associate Attorney, California Regional Office, says that CEQA is designed to improve projects, not stop them, and hopes the County re-analyzes the project’s potential impacts. “When communities weigh in, we have a better analysis, so really, the county should ensure that folks have a meaningful opportunity to weigh in.”

EPA’s approval lights the path for air agencies looking to electrify dirty goods movement operations nationwide