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Support AB 2344 (Beall) Protect Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs

Your legislative leaders need to hear from you!

Summary: AB 2344 (Beall) would ensure full cost recovery for tobacco products licensing by replacing the current one-time $100 tobacco sales license fee with an annual $185 fee.

Background: The Legislature established the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act (CTPLA) to provide funds
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Posted August 20th, 2008

COPD Patients Benefit from Veto Override

Both houses of Congress act to override President Bush's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6331) this week (July 20-26 2008) allowing most patients access to rehabilitation programs - a very important aspect for the care of COPD patients, according to BREATHE LA Board Member Dr. Richard Barbers.
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Posted July 18th, 2008

House Passes Bill to Green Schools

Despite the failure of the federal Climate Security Act, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an historic education bill to provide $7- billion in grants to help green schools nationwide.
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Posted June 30th, 2008

BREATHE LA Supports Governor's EPA Lawsuit

Do you BREATHE? Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have done the right thing to file suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for its failure to act on California's request for a waiver to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks sold in the state. California has been waiting for a decision from the U.S. EPA for almost two years. There is no more time to waste.
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Posted November 21st, 2007

BREATHE LA Opposes Governor's Proposal

BREATHE LA and Breathe California strongly oppose the Governor's proposal to use $1.3 billion in Public Transportation Account funding for programs traditionally funded via the General Fund.

If enacted, the Governor's cuts to the Public Transportation Account would devastate the State Transit Assistance Program, the state's only transit operations assistance program. This action could negatively affect transit agencies and service at a time when service increases are important to help meet air quality standards and quality of life goals.

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Posted November 21st, 2007

California Air Resources Board Takes Next Step To Establish 2020 Emissions Standards

BREATHE LA applauds the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for taking the next step in establishing the California emissions standards for the year 2020. This week, CARB released its staff report titled "California 1990 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level and 2020 Emissions Limit." In compliance with The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) CARB is required to determine, by January 1, 2008, the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit for the year 2020 based on the 1990 emissions level.

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Posted November 20th, 2007

Signed into Law!

BREATHE LA Advocacy Efforts Succeed with New Legislation
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Posted October 15th, 2007

ACTION ALERT AB 233

Governor Schwarzenegger needs to know! BREATHE LA supports AB 233

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Posted October 11th, 2007

AB 233 Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

BREATHE LA Encourages Governor to Sign Bill into Law
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Posted October 11th, 2007

SB 974

Personalize this letter to send to your representative to ensure support for Transportation Bill linked to clean air in Los Angeles.

I join BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) to ask your help to ensure a clean air future for Los Angeles County. As you surely know, Los Angeles County suffers from the worst air pollution in the nation. This problem is significantly attributable to our ports and related freight transport system. As the system continues to grow at a rapid pace, this problem will only worsen.

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Posted October 2nd, 2007
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