{"id":74111,"date":"2025-07-25T11:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74111"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:08:51","slug":"new-report-shows-cap-and-invest-dollars-are-improving-air-quality-in-californias-most-polluted-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74111","title":{"rendered":"New report shows Cap-and-Invest dollars are improving air quality in California\u2019s most polluted communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

What you need to know:<\/strong>\u00a0With support from California\u2019s Cap-and-Invest Program, also known as Cap-and-Trade, the state is funding air protection efforts in 19 communities with some of the highest levels of air pollution in the state.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that thanks to California\u2019s Community Air Protection Program, more than four million Californians living in some of the state\u2019s most polluted communities are seeing air quality improvements. A new\u00a0progress report<\/a>\u00a0from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) highlights how community-led solutions are cutting emissions, strengthening enforcement of clean air policies, and delivering cleaner, healthier air around the state.<\/p>\n

More than $600 million has gone to over 9,000 projects cleaning the air since 2017, funded by the state\u2019s Cap-and-Invest program, also known as Cap-and-Trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re cutting harmful pollution across California with a special focus on communities that have some of the dirtiest air in our state. Thanks to Cap-and-Invest, we\u2019ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in projects that are proven to clean the air. In the face of a federal government hostile to clean air, we can\u2019t let up now – that\u2019s why we\u2019re working to extend Cap-and-Invest this year.\u201d<\/h4>\n
Governor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n
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As Governor Newsom and legislative leaders continue to work on extending the Cap-and-Invest program,\u00a0recent reports<\/a>\u00a0highlight how critical the program is to the state\u2019s economic future, and how uncertainty is costing the state billions.<\/p>\n

Turning Cap-and-Invest revenues into lasting air quality gains<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Established in 2017 by Assembly Bill 617 and supported by Cap-and-Invest revenue, the Community Air Protection Program places community voices at the center of efforts to reduce air pollution and protect public health in the state\u2019s most impacted areas.<\/p>\n

In each of the 19 communities the program supports, CARB and the local air districts have established partnerships to develop plans addressing local pollution problems.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Explore the progress community-led efforts are making<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Funded through California\u2019s\u00a0Cap-and-Invest Program<\/a>, CARB has directed $632 million to more than\u00a09,000 incentive projects since 2017<\/a>, with 85% of the funding reaching disadvantaged and low-income communities.<\/p>\n

The projects vary widely across the state based on community priorities including:<\/p>\n