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Charge Ahead Bill Charges Forward
After first passing unanimously through the Senate Transportation & Housing Committee, SB 1275 (de Leόn), the Charge Ahead California bill, passed through the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on April 30th, 2014, with bipartisan support. Senator Lara’s SB 1204, an important and complementary bill, also passed out of the committee. Next stop for both: Senate Appropriations.
“There is growing appreciation and support for the Charge Ahead California Initiative among our elected officials as we aim to clean up the transportation sector in California, create green jobs and provide access to zero emission vehicles for communities most in need,” said Bahram Fazeli, Policy Director for Communities for a Better Environment, a co-sponsor of the bill.
Read more about Charge Ahead here.
Legal position available in LA
CBE seeks a Legal Fellow for our LA office. Read more.
Exide factsheet now vailable
Recent CBE campaign pages added
Learn more about our campaign to stop lead and arsenic pollution coming from a battery recycler in Vernon, CA and a new initiative to place 1 million electric vehicles on the road.