Bloomberg Law
Feb. 6, 2019, 3:59 PM UTC

California’s $5 Billion Clean-Air Plan Lacking One Thing: Money

Emily C. Dooley
Emily C. Dooley
Staff Correspondent

Cleaner burgers and electric ATVs are all part of California’s ambitious $5 billion plan to clean up the San Joaquin Valley’s notoriously polluted air. Now the problem is figuring out how to pay for it.

The state has identified only about $1.1 billion in funds for the initiatives, plus another $900 million in local, state, and federal programs.

State officials estimate a $149 million funding gap in 2019 and a $495 million funding gap annually for years 2020 to 2024 if funding remains unchanged.

“This is an ongoing problem,” California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols said of the ...

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