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Something Amazing

is Happening in California.

We’re cleaning our air by charging polluters for the damage they cause, and using that money to UpLift our neighborhoods—with good jobs, new investment and healthier air. We’re helping families and taking control of our future.

The Greenlining Institute created this site to help Californians understand how these laws work and how they’ve already begun to make Californians’ lives better. Follow the links below to learn more

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HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU

The idea is simple: Make polluters pay for the damage they cause when they dump filth into our air—$872 million in 2015 alone and as much as $2.7 billion in 2016—and put that money to work in our neighborhoods.

FIGHTING POVERTY AND POLLUTION

California has created climate and clean energy policies that can serve as a model for the entire U.S.

RESOURCE FINDER

Whether you’re an individual, community group or local government, California can help you fight air pollution, access clean energy and clean transit, and much more.

Investing in Our Neighborhoods

Hundreds of millions of dollars raised by making polluters pay are already on their way to our communities: Planting trees, building affordable housing near transit, and much more. Click to discover how those dollars are cleaning the air while bringing investment and jobs into our neighborhoods