Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 17/07/2026"CA communities want buses and trucks that don’t pollute neighborhoods. These investments in nonpolluting trucks and buses show our elected leaders heard us." - @lasmogguy.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Adrian MartinezSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Southern California's first-in-the-nation rule to electrify industrial heating survived a courtroom challenge: www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele... via @mariagallucci.bsky.socialcanarymedia.comSouthern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challengeA U.S. appeals court upheld the first-in-the-nation measure, which will slash smog-forming emissions from certain gas-fueled boilers and heaters in the… 1197
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 30/06/2026GOOD NEWS: Yesterday, @governor.ca.gov signed the state budget, which includes a $135.5 million investment in the state’s program to electrify trucks. @lasmogguy.bsky.social shares how CA is demonstrating that we don’t need to cower in the face of federal attacks earthjustice.org/experts/adri...earthjustice.orgCalifornia Leaders Listen to Community Demanding Action to Clean up Deadly Diesel PollutionCalifornia includes $135.5 million investment in state’s program to electrify trucks 043
Reposted by Adrian MartinezUCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 24/06/2026👀The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is before the California Senate's energy committee next Tuesday. It’s the “biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session” according to @earthjustice.org @righttozero.bsky.social earthjustice.org/experts/matt...earthjustice.orgCalifornians Deserve to Choose the Energy Source for their Homes — a New Bill Would Give Them the Freedom and Funds to Do SoThe Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is the biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session 196
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 21/04/2026@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 152
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 20/04/2026@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...sfchronicle.comSoaring prices are making California’s diesel truck problem worse. Here’s how we can fix itOPINION: With diesel prices spiking 45% higher than a month ago, what was a health and pollution problem is now barreling California’s way as an economic problem, too. 063
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Sasan Saadat and Rachel Spector for @lohud.com breakdown how relying on fossil fuels is short-sighted for New York. 174
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026It 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...nytimes.comDiesel Is a Bigger Problem for Consumers Than Gasoline. Here’s Why. 053
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 27/02/2026"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...legal-planet.orgPolicies on the Bus Go Round and Round - Legal PlanetThe Trump EPA is moving away from electric school buses. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet. 084
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 27/01/2026ICYMI, @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...earthjustice.orgFour Years in, Southern California’s First-in-the-Nation Approach to Clean up Warehouse Pollution is a BeaconIf the WAIRE program were a state, it would rank 21st in electric trucks. 022
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Heading to South Coast AQMD hearing and ran into a zero-emission Cheeto truck while getting coffee. Good sign. 031
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Mailing some holiday cards. I love this stamp … I’m going to name it “Electric Long Life Vehicle with Dude Sending Mail From the Sewer.” 020
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 13/11/2025@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.” 042
Reposted by Adrian MartinezEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 17/10/2025Thank 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. 04920
Reposted by Adrian MartinezMonica Embrey @monicaembrey.bsky.social · 10/10/2025GOOD 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.socialearthjustice.orgCalifornia Passes Law To Help Modernize Manufacturing in a Win for Jobs and Clean AirAB 1280 establishes funding mechanism for companies to replace dirty industrial equipment with zero-emissions technologies 022
Reposted by Adrian MartinezMatt Vespa @missionvespa.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Still 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... 14714
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 30/09/2025TAKE ACTION and tell @governor.ca.gov to sign these commonsense bills into law earthjustice.org/action/tell-...earthjustice.orgTell Newsom to sign these commonsense bills into lawTell Newsom to sign these commonsense bills into law 123
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Grab 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-... 012
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Etransit 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. 032
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 20/08/2025“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 031
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Why Does Misinformation Follow Extreme Weather? legal-planet.org/2025/08/19/w...legal-planet.orgWhy Does Misinformation Follow Extreme Weather? - Legal PlanetBig tech spreads lies after hurricanes and fires: The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet. 010
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 19/08/2025New 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...earthjustice.orgCalifornia Can’t Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-EmissionsWhile Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions 062
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Some thoughts for the day… substack.com/@lasmogguy/n...substack.comCalifornia Can’t Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-EmissionsWhile Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions 021
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Hey folks - started a substack. Subscribe (for free) if you want to read it. open.substack.com/pub/lasmoggu...open.substack.comSmog ChroniclesIt's Getting Hot in Here, So Write on Substack 0194
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Yesterday, 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% ☕ 1216
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Call 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 2025earthjustice.orgTrump Wants to Make America Smoggy Again. California Legislators Are About to Make It WorseWe know where the Trump administration stands on clean air protections, but why are state legislators in California pushing a pro-pollution bill like SB 34 forward? 060
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 22/07/2025This is incredible news for clean air. 063
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Late 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... 3135
Reposted by Adrian MartinezConnie Cho @conniedotcho.bsky.social · 12/07/2025🧵🪡 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. ⬇️ 061
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 07/07/2025“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/...calmatters.orgReined in by Trump, what will California do next to clean its air?With 7 of its ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affo... 021
Reposted by Adrian MartinezZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 30/06/2025This 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... 622055852
Reposted by Adrian MartinezEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 26/06/2025Since 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.earthjustice.orgOur First Class Action Lawsuit Takes on Trump Administration to Get Communities the Funding They’re OwedEarthjustice is suing the administration for unlawfully terminating $3 billion in EPA grant programs designed to fund public health and community resilience initiatives 04418
Reposted by Adrian MartinezJacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 23/06/2025A 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.” 32872204
Reposted by Adrian MartinezRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Big 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...earthjustice.orgEarthjustice Taps Adrian Martinez as Director of the Right To Zero CampaignWith Paul Cort Retiring, Martinez Will Lead Campaign in a Time of Urgent Need for Affirmative Progress in States to Electrify Everything 1255
Reposted by Adrian MartinezThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/06/2025Breaking 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.washingtonpost.comTrump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raidsICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively impact the food industry. 111417224
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025This is not normal behavior from the Executive. 040
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...nytimes.comTrump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State 130
Reposted by Adrian MartinezSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 12/06/2025Under 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- 🧵 2537567
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025“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...canarymedia.comSoCal rejects plan to phase down new gas furnaces and water heatersAfter an opposition campaign waged by SoCalGas and others, regulators tanked rules that would’ve encouraged, but not required, a transition to electric… 022
Reposted by Adrian MartinezSergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Police cars and ambulances(???), sirens blazing, now driving up and down the empty streets of Little Tokyo and DTLA. 064
Reposted by Adrian MartinezIsaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 10/06/2025More scenes from the “big insurrection” in Los Angeles 18737711218
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The 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. 050
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 07/06/2025#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. 062
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 07/06/2025#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. 182
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The 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. 045
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025It’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. 074
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Regulators seek to phase out gas-powered appliances in Southern California www.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.comRegulators seek to phase out gas-powered appliances in Southern CaliforniaThe South Coast Air Quality Management District is poised to vote on regulations that would limit emissions of nitrogen oxides — the key pollutants that form smog. 244
Adrian Martinez @lasmogguy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025The 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...archive.ph 030
