What you need to know: With support from California’s 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.
July 27, 2025 – SACRAMENTO – Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that thanks to California’s Community Air Protection Program, more than four million Californians living in some of the state’s most polluted communities are seeing air quality improvements. A new progress report from 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.
More than $600 million has gone to over 9,000 projects cleaning the air since 2017, funded by the state’s Cap-and-Invest program, also known as Cap-and-Trade…