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Joe Lyou

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Coalition for Clean Air President & CEO. Dad. Swimmer. Sailer. Surfer. Hockey fan.

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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The countdown to the 9th Annual California Clean Air Day is here!!! Join Ontario Future Alliance's very own Pastor Ted in taking the pledge by Wednesday, October 7.🩵 cleanairday.org/pledge
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Don't be tricked into voting for a bad proposition. Read this and vote no on Prop. 45. goldenstatereport.substack.com/p/california...
goldenstatereport.substack.com
California needs CEQA reform. Prop. 45 is the wrong way to do it
Proposition 45 would make far-reaching changes to environmental review for "essential" projects that would be difficult to alter.
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Read Dori’s full op-ed to learn how California’s At-Berth Regulation is reducing harmful emissions, protecting public health, and using proven technologies to keep pollution out of our air: ccair.org/at-berth-op-ed/
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good to see coverage of the safety improvements in battery energy storage systems (BESS), even with the new fires in La Verne and Moss Landing. I dug deep into the MWD decision on the La Verne facility. Here's what I found. 🧵 www.latimes.com/california/s...
latimes.com
Lithium-ion battery fire disrupts another California community, raising questions about storage, safety
A lithium-ion battery fire in California that triggered widespread evacuations is again raising alarms about how and where the technology is stored.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As a former teenage Zamboni driver, I have to say this is the worst application of technology ever. Also, FYI, making a good sheet of ice is a skill. I'm sure you can program it, but it's really important not to allow water to build up in the corners. www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
nytimes.com
Move over, Zamboni? The Avalanche's practice rink has a driverless ice resurfacer
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Palisades. Eaton. GKN. Lineage. What's next? Join me tomorrow to find out about "The Next Big Air Disaster." Register at www.ccair.org/events/conve...
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Coalition for Clean Air mourns the passing of Byron Sher, one of California’s greatest environmental legislators of the late 20th century.🕊️ We honor his legacy and the victories he secured for California’s environment and air quality. His work continues to guide us today.💙
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thanks to ZM Trucks for the tour of their heavy-duty Class 4-6 battery-electric truck assembly facility! Great alternative to deadly diesel. Can't wait to see these trucks on the road.
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congress is trying to strip away California’s clean air protections at our ports. We can’t let this happen. Tell your Congress member: Vote NO on the At-berth Rule revocation. Cleaner ships = cleaner air = healthier communities. house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Having served 4 years on the California Transportation Commission, I still can't understand why we continually widen highways knowing that it simply just doesn't work. Correction, I know why it happens. I just don't like that it's about $$$ and not about solving mobility problems.
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soysegura.bsky.social @soysegura.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yes, we all should bring receipts when speaking to the public, especially about life-and-death and health scenarios. I am grateful for our climate journalists!!! @awalkerinla.bsky.social and @sammyroth.bsky.social , and all of you for sharing.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Join me in supporting California Safe Schools. Great organization working to protect students from toxic chemicals. give.communityin.org/californiasa...
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California Safe Schools
Robina Suwol is Executive Director of California Safe Schools (CSS), a celebrated children's environmental health and justice coalition founded in 1998 to ensure toxic-free environments in and around ...
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you, President Trump, for pushing truckers into zero-emission trucks by creating record high diesel prices. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/b...
nytimes.com
Iran War Helps to Drive U.S. Diesel Prices to New High
Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great job on this video by @cleanairca.bsky.social Diana "Dipa" Alvarado!
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
California, let’s make this number MOVE! Every #CleanAirDayCA pledge instantly updates our live tracker — your action becomes part of our momentum. Help us climb higher than last year and show what clean‑air champions can do.💙🌬️ Take the pledge at cleanairday.org/pledge and watch your impact appear.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New study shows improved cognitive function after one month with a HEPA air filter. More evidence that air pollution makes you stupid. Consistent with findings in several other studies. Be smart. Reduce air pollution. Also, get a HEPA air filter. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Effect of HEPA filtration air purifiers on cognitive function from a secondary outcome analysis of a pragmatic randomized crossover trial - Scientific Reports
Exposure to particulate matter is associated with adverse health outcomes such as cardiovascular and neurological diseases. However, there are few intervention studies that have examined short-term ch...
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Happy to share a bike lane with people from any political party. Less traffic, better health, cleaner air. Paris invested in biking & walking infrastructure & reduced air pollution 50% between 2005 & 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
nytimes.com
Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.
The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Texans, if you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it! trib.al/OP3mVj5
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@portoflongbeach.bsky.social tell me exactly how you plan to comply with California Public Resources Code Sec. 25524.2, which says no new nuclear power plants "until there exists a demonstrated technology or means for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste." www.latimes.com/business/sto...
latimes.com
Is Long Beach ready for a floating nuclear power plant? Here's what to know
How a tiny startup plans to float nuclear reactors off Long Beach to keep the lights on
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you smell smoke or see ashes, take precautionary measures to reduce your exposure. Don't believe so-called "authorities" who tell you otherwise. www.nytimes.com/article/wild...
nytimes.com
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health
Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When we said "zero emissions," we did not mean this. The story notes the CA ban on new nuclear power plants. Public Resources Code Sec. 25524.2 says no "until there exists a demonstrated technology or means for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste." 🧵 www.dailybreeze.com/2026/08/17/p...
dailybreeze.com
Port of Long Beach could bring new nuclear power to California for first time in 50 years
Bluecore Energy is working to develop small modular nuclear reactors that will generate electricity to power the port’s operations and vessels,
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📢Warehouse fires and toxic releases remind us: CA needs more environmental protections, not loopholes. In his new op‑ed, our CEO @jklyou.bsky.social explains why closing the ‘toxic pollution loophole’ is urgent — and how SB 954 can protect communities statewide. Read it here: ccair.org/sb954oped
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
One of the most important air quality achievements ever.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Careful what you breathe. It's not just your lungs that suffer. www.sciencealert.com/a-significan...
sciencealert.com
'A Significant Public Health Issue': Breathing Polluted Air Could Raise Parkinson's Risk by 10 Percent
We know that air pollution is bad for us, and if we think about it, it's probably obvious that it's particularly bad for our lungs.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Advances in the development of solid state batteries can't happen fast enough. Figuring out what goes wrong is the first step toward solving the problem. Whoever figures this out will get very, very rich while reducing global dependency on fossil fuels. news.mit.edu/2026/discove...
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Discovery helps explain why solid-state batteries often fail
MIT and Technical University of Munich researchers uncovered tiny electrical imbalances between crystals of solid electrolyte material that hurt the performance of solid-state batteries.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@abc7.bsky.social coverage of Boyle Heights warehouse fire aftermath. The place smells horrible. Community members need to be evacuated. abc7.com/post/month-b...
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Nearly 1 month since Boyle Heights warehouse fire, Padilla urges EPA to monitor clean-up
Nearly one month after the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, there's still millions of pounds of rotting food inside the 250,000-square-foot section of the warehouse that wasn't destroyed.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I'm finally digging into the cross tabs underlying the @searchlightinst.bsky.social memo telling Dems not to talk about climate change. It surprised me, but may not surprise you, that the memo lies about what US swing voters actually said in the polling. Let's have a look, shall we? 🧵
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The First Rule About Solving Climate Change While battleground voters overwhelmingly agree climate change is a problem, addressing it is not
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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 07/07/2026
The Ninth Circuit limiting EPCA preemption is a huge and important win for clean air, Cara Horowitz writes. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/07/07/n...
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Ninth Circuit Upholds South Coast Zero-NOx Emission Standard for Appliances - Legal Planet
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just limited EPCA preemption. The decision is a huge and important win for clean air.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
RFK Jr promised Americans a "Make America Healthy Again" agenda. Instead, air pollution standards have been gutted, a shift that will undoubtedly lead to many more deaths and illnesses. Air pollution even attacks sperm counts, an issue RFK has railed about. All he does is attack vaccines.
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Air pollution linked to DNA changes in sperm, research shows
Study of more than 2,000 men identifies epigenetic changes linked to exposure to common outdoor pollutants
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Jeff Spencer @revjss.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Graphic offering advice on “How to survive the global heatwave.” It says:
Stay hydrated.
Treat yourself to an ice cream.
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class.
Loose fitting clothing.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Remember: All those beautiful fireworks colors come from burning metals that can/will end up in your lungs. Celebrate the 250th safely. Keep an eye on the AirNow Fire & Smoke map to reduce your exposure to air pollution. 🧵 www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
eenews.net
Trump's record-setting July 4 fireworks could shower the city with pollution
The National Park Service will launch a dazzling 850,000 fireworks in the nation's capital this year. Officials acknowledge the potential health risks.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@cbsnews.com Hunter Sowards reports on Boyle Heights warehouse fire & @cleanairca.bsky.social air quality monitoring results from the Weingart East LA YMCA. As usual, if I'm on the news, it's probably because of some air quality tragedy. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/v...
cbsnews.com
Boyle Heights residents still dealing with putrid smell, rodents after Lineage warehouse fire
Hunter Sowards reports from Boyle Heights, where she speaks with Boyle Heights residents who are still forced to deal with the putrid stench of spoiled food and a rodent infestation after the Lineage ...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026
NEW ANALYSIS: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time What's that you say? Something something demand, something something ZEV mandate? Take a look at the data: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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Councilmember Nithya Raman @cd4losangeles.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
*EXTENDED* The Particle Pollution Advisory has been extended until Wednesday, June 24 at 12:30PM. Stay informed and up-to-date on the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights and air quality conditions in your area by visiting aqmd.gov/AQImap or bit.ly/AQMD-Advisory.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Not mentioned: Burning plastics can result in the formation of dioxin, one of the most toxic air pollutants ever discovered. Dioxin is also very hard & expensive to measure, so you rarely find anyone looking for it. www.latimes.com/environment/...
latimes.com
Health concerns mount as Boyle Heights warehouse fire stretches into a week
Toxic air has covered the San Gabriel Valley and beyond at times, as the fire continues to burn and the wind shifts the pall in different directions.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
See L.A. County Dept. of Public Health recommendations about dealing with smoke and ash exposure at the end of this article. www.latimes.com/california/s...
latimes.com
'This crisis is not over.' Boyle Heights fire keeps burning as officials warn of polluted air
With the Boyle Heights fire burning for a sixth straight day, here is an update on the latest conditions.
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Coalition for Clean Air @cleanairca.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🚨Smoke from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire is still affecting nearby neighborhoods. We’re sharing trusted resources to help residents stay safe and informed. nbclosangeles.com/news/local/resources-boyle-heights-fire/3907238/
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Warehouse fire continues to impact Southeast L.A. and beyond. @southcoastaqmd.bsky.social posting alerts. Check aqmd.gov for the latest info and recommendations. Youngest, oldest & those with health conditions are at most risk. xappp.aqmd.gov/advisories/H...
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
East L.A. has daily air pollution issues primarily from truck and train diesel exhaust from rail yards, freeways, industry & warehouses. Kudos to @EYCEJ and @southcoastaqmd.bsky.social for keeping the public informed about this latest problem. www.latimes.com/california/s...
latimes.com
What we know about air quality after massive Boyle Heights fire
The flames reached an ammonia line, which started off-gassing and led to several small explosions, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Really warm socks?
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Emo Philips @emophilips.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
THANK you, KTLA
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"Southern California has been particularly susceptible to smog formation because of its millions of gas-powered cars releasing tons of tailpipe emissions each day." Currently, cars are #2 NOx emitter. By 2030, ships & off-road equipment NOx emissions will exceed cars. www.latimes.com/environment/...
latimes.com
L.A. region begins the year with the smoggiest first 5 months in a decade
So far this year, the South Coast air basin, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, has seen 39 days when the concentration of lung-irritating ozone exceeded the fe...
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Today's the day! www.ccair.org/events/solut...
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Solutions Celebration 2026 - Coalition for Clean Air
SolutionsCelebration Thursday, June 4, 2026 San Pedro, California CCA launches a reimagined flagship experience: a full-day, immersive journey through California’s zero-emission revolution. Where the ...
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Condolences to the Burke family. I spent a lot of time with Bill. Lots of stories and experiences. Amazing life. lasentinel.net/dr-william-b...
lasentinel.net
Dr. William “Bill” Burke Passes Away at 87 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Dr. William “Bill” Burke, Los Angeles civic leader and founder of the L.A. Marathon, passed away on May 29, at the age of 87.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As a young Marine, my father-in-law had the honor of guarding the site that would become the Arizona Memorial. He was on duty during the founding ceremony. My guess is that they would have had to kill him before he would have let Kash Patel go snorkeling there. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
latimes.com
Contributor: The Navy’s inexcusable accommodation of Kash Patel
The military is not a concierge service for powerful public officials.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This is truly mind-blowing: Norway has gone from near-zero sales of non‑emitting battery electric vehicles to now close to 100% of all new passenger car sales - achieved in about 13 years. More in my next substack newsletter. Sign up here: substack.com/@janrosenow
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Congrats Anze Kopitar on your HOF career. Thanks for 20 years of 200' play, the 2 cups & for being a class act all the way.
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Joe Lyou @jklyou.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Unfortunately, we still have a lot of work to do before we achieve environmental justice in CA. Take, for example, these ongoing disparities in PM2.5 exposure. Despite overall reductions, the differences based on race persist. 😖 ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
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