@lasmogguy.bsky.social offers two ways California can counteract the Trump Administration’s destructive moves to thwart the state’s clean air progress. 1️⃣ Use the state budget to replenish a popular program that helps companies adopt nonpolluting trucks 2️⃣ Pass the California Clean Skies Act

@lasmogguy.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com "With diesel prices spiking 50% higher than before the war on Iran a mere month ago, what was a health and pollution problem is now barreling our way as an economic problem too." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Sasan Saadat and Rachel Spector for @lohud.com breakdown how relying on fossil fuels is short-sighted for New York.

It hasn’t been acknowledged that community, health & envtl groups pushing for truck electrification have been pro consumer despite hyperbolic claims of freight lobbyists. Diesel Is a Bigger Problem for Consumers Than Gasoline. Here’s Why. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/b...

"It’s 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 legal-planet.org/2026/02/26/p...

ICYMI, @lasmogguy.bsky.social breaks down the latest report on SoCal's first-in-the-nation approach to cleaning up pollution from mega-warehouses. earthjustice.org/experts/adri...

Heading to South Coast AQMD hearing and ran into a zero-emission Cheeto truck while getting coffee. Good sign.

Mailing some holiday cards. I love this stamp … I’m going to name it “Electric Long Life Vehicle with Dude Sending Mail From the Sewer.”

@lasmogguy.bsky.social put it so well. "Before Jesse, there was no playbook. What was remarkable from the beginning is that Jesse wasn’t afraid to write stuff down, to demand things, to spend lots of time scouring for evidence.”

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.

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 👉 “We hope to see Governor Newsom invest funds from cap and invest in the INDIGO program” - @lasmogguy.bsky.social

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: let’s save people money and sign #AB1167! earthjustice.org/experts/matt...

TAKE ACTION and tell @governor.ca.gov to sign these commonsense bills into law earthjustice.org/action/tell-...

Grab some breakfast tacos and coffee and join us for a rally to demand @metrolosangeles.bsky.social embrace a bold plan to Electrify LA28. 🗓️ Thursday, September 25 at 9 am www.eventbrite.com/e/rally-for-...

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 don’t get me wrong - we need to keep using combustion buses until the end of useful life but ebuses are better.

“It’s smart for California to think about how they can [counteract] some of the reckless behavior of the federal government. But there’s also huge economic benefits from facilitating and advancing electric vehicles, including a lot of jobs in California.” - @lasmogguy.bsky.social

Why Does Misinformation Follow Extreme Weather? legal-planet.org/2025/08/19/w...

New blog from @lasmogguy.bsky.social just dropped ⬇️ ⬇️ While Trump wreaks havoc, California and @airresources.bsky.social can resist the big chill on zero-emissions. earthjustice.org/experts/adri...

Some thoughts for the day… substack.com/@lasmogguy/n...

Hey folks - started a substack. Subscribe (for free) if you want to read it. open.substack.com/pub/lasmoggu...

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% ☕

Call your CA Legislators and let them know we don’t have time for garbage legislation 👇🏼 earthjustice.org/experts/adri... #NoOnSB34 - the filthy port pollution act of 2025

This is incredible news for clean air.

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...

🧵🪡 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. ⬇️

“There is still work that can be done. These are big hits (from Trump) but I think still continuing to press on zero-emission vehicles is going to be really critical.” - @lasmogguy.bsky.social calmatters.org/environment/...

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...

Since Day 1, the Trump administration has illegally tried to claw back congressionally-approved funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. These funds were meant to help communities improve their climate resilience and protect public health. We’ll see them in court.

A reprieve for the USPS trucks: The Senate parliamentarian ruled overnight that this provision violates the rules of budget reconciliation It **cannot** appear in Trump and Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Big news for clean air! @earthjustice.org taps @lasmogguy.bsky.social to lead the Right To Zero Campaign, guiding our electrifying work in California, New York, and the DMV 🎉 earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...

Breaking news: ICE agents should continue conducting immigration raids on farms, hotels and restaurants in a reversal of guidance, Department of Homeland Security officials told staff on Monday.

This is not normal behavior from the Executive.

Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...

Under both Republican and Democratic administrations, California was consistently granted waivers under the Clean Air Act to implement stronger standards to help ensure cleaner air for our families. By eliminating the filibuster and passing these polluter resolutions- 🧵

“For SCAQMD’s proposed regulations, the gas industry, real-estate associations, and the California Republican Party mounted an effective campaign of falsehoods about costs and consumer choice” www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

Police cars and ambulances(???), sirens blazing, now driving up and down the empty streets of Little Tokyo and DTLA.

More scenes from the “big insurrection” in Los Angeles

The one thing that I’ve learned from this year in Los Angeles is you need more than fires and ICE to tear up our resolve.

#AQMDChatter - heading into the summer break, the AQMD Board has adopted zero consequential emission reducing rules this year. Today, the Board could have saved 2,490 lives, but chose not to. I think breathers should head there in August and ask the Board’s what’s up.

#AQMDChatter - this feels like a December 2015 moment at South Coast AQMD. The fossil fuel industry overplayed their hand and those who actually care about health were able to achieve even greater things. On Monday, we get back to work. Board members that voted “no” will understand we don’t give up.

The gassy emperor has no clothes. Pretty strong tidal wave of supporters for South Coast appliance rules in room. Workers, parents, students, seniors all out to support our health.

It’s 80 to 90 percent folks who support the rule in the auditorium. Labor union members, residents, seniors, kids, etc all there for supporting. The opponents did not really show up in person. It just shows the fossil fuel industry stoked fear, but I guess not concerned enough to show up.

Regulators seek to phase out gas-powered appliances in Southern California www.latimes.com/environment/...

The oil and gas industry is trying to claw and fight against the future but electric trucks are here to stay and eating into their dominance. archive.ph/2025.06.03-0...

The gas lobby is weakening Southern California’s boldest clean-air plan in decades A coalition that includes SoCalGas has launched a fierce campaign against rules that are going to a final vote this Friday Scoop from me ⤵️ floodlightnews.org/the-gas-lobb...

Must read story about a massive and dangerous fossil fuel led misinformation campaign in the Los Angeles region. As fires tore through our region, opposition efforts could not even take a day off to fight against clean air protections. 👇🏼

ICYMI: Last week, the Senate voted to attack state rights and clean air protections. Statement f/ @earthjustice.org @righttozero.bsky.social calling on @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @nysendems.bsky.social to protect NYers by passing the Clean Deliveries Act ASAP. earthjustice.org/press/2025/a...

I feel like it doesn't get discussed enough that more EVs = lower gas prices: "With fewer EVs on the road, consumers will buy more liquid fuels, especially motor gasoline. Relatedly, this increase in demand for gasoline drives up prices at the pump by 1-5%, increasing costs for all drivers."