Policies on the Bus Go Round and Round - Legal Planet
The Trump EPA is moving away from electric school buses. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
"Itβs clear that EPA means to tilt the scales in favor of polluting school buses, and kill any interest in the Clean School Bus program by unexpectedly halting and starting funding for school districts." - @lasmogguy.bsky.social
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27.02.2026 20:07
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Heading to South Coast AQMD hearing and ran into a zero-emission Cheeto truck while getting coffee. Good sign.
23.01.2026 17:14
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Mailing some holiday cards. I love this stamp β¦ Iβm going to name it βElectric Long Life Vehicle with Dude Sending Mail From the Sewer.β
22.12.2025 17:04
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@lasmogguy.bsky.social put it so well.
"Before Jesse, there was no playbook. What was remarkable from the beginning is that Jesse wasnβt afraid to write stuff down, to demand things, to spend lots of time scouring for evidence.β
13.11.2025 17:16
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Thank you, @governor.ca.gov, for standing strong for Californians and the right to breathe clean air.
This piece of legislation would have made it more difficult to shape clean air policies in Southern California, the nation's smog capital.
17.10.2025 20:34
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California Passes Law To Help Modernize Manufacturing in a Win for Jobs and Clean Air
AB 1280 establishes funding mechanism for companies to replace dirty industrial equipment with zero-emissions technologies
GOOD NEWS: @governor.ca.gov signed #AB1280, which will help California manufacturers shift to zero-emissions equipment like heat pumps and thermal energy storage!
Next up π βWe hope to see Governor Newsom invest funds from cap and invest in the INDIGO programβ - @lasmogguy.bsky.social
10.10.2025 14:06
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Still awaiting signature - commonsense legislation supported by over 90% of CA voters that will make sure utilities don't pass the costs of their lobbying and image polishing into energy bills.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: letβs save people money and sign #AB1167!
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07.10.2025 02:59
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Grab some breakfast tacos and coffee and join us for a rally to demand @metrolosangeles.bsky.social embrace a bold plan to Electrify LA28.
ποΈ Thursday, September 25 at 9 am
www.eventbrite.com/e/rally-for-...
16.09.2025 22:34
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Etransit buses are just better than methane burning buses for riders. Took a SM big blue gillig ebus & it was quiet & clean. Took a methane burner back & it was loud & funky smelling
Now donβt get me wrong - we need to keep using combustion buses until the end of useful life but ebuses are better.
20.09.2025 00:05
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βItβs smart for California to think about how they can [counteract] some of the reckless behavior of the federal government. But thereβs also huge economic benefits from facilitating and advancing electric vehicles, including a lot of jobs in California.β - @lasmogguy.bsky.social
20.08.2025 18:07
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California Canβt Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-Emissions
While Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions
New blog from @lasmogguy.bsky.social just dropped β¬οΈ β¬οΈ
While Trump wreaks havoc, California and @airresources.bsky.social can resist the big chill on zero-emissions.
earthjustice.org/experts/adri...
19.08.2025 22:37
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Smog Chronicles
It's Getting Hot in Here, So Write on Substack
Hey folks - started a substack. Subscribe (for free) if you want to read it.
open.substack.com/pub/lasmoggu...
18.08.2025 22:59
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Yesterday, our team toured Bellwether Coffee in Berkeley to see firsthand how their innovative technology is transforming coffee roasting.
By replacing gas-powered equipment with all-electric roasters, Bellwether is slashing carbon emissions by up to 90% β
12.08.2025 18:39
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This is incredible news for clean air.
22.07.2025 17:30
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The main claim was this emissions rule covering equipment like boilers is preempted by EPCA.
Several organizations, including Peopleβs Collective for Environmental Justice, Industrious Labs, and Sierra Club, intervened.
Court determined that rules are not preempted.
19.07.2025 11:30
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They may appeal, but for now, this massively important life-saving regulation has survived the effort to kill it.
Awesome work from a lot of great attorneys to fend off this legal attack.
19.07.2025 09:49
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Late yesterday, we received a massive clean air & climate win for Southern California. Industry challenged a massive life-saving rule - 1146.2 - adopted by the South Coast AQMD. You can read more about the rule that will result in major emission reductions here - earthjustice.org/press/2024/s...
19.07.2025 09:43
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π§΅πͺ‘ A thread on my attempt to thread the needle at a @calenergy.bsky.social meeting in a two-minute high-level public comment and taken out of context on (to be fair) a complex subject. β¬οΈ
12.07.2025 00:58
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Not concerned about that. Concerned about vague language and everything that will claim to be exempted.
01.07.2025 07:15
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The good news is the abundance crew and developers will definitely support efforts next session to strengthen California Clean Air Act and other CA environmental laws to clean up toxic facilities and other large polluting land uses β¦
01.07.2025 05:47
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From the shaky rocks near the coast where developers decide to build their housing β¦.
01.07.2025 05:37
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Whereβs it going flow ???
01.07.2025 05:32
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This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: www.nytimes.com/inte...
30.06.2025 22:45
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