Leana Weissberg is a Research Fellow at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) working on issues related to forests and wildfire in California. Before joining CLEE, she worked as a forester with the Bureau of Land Management and the Sierra Institute for Community & Environment. Her previous work involved planning and implementing forest management projects, including post-fire recovery; facilitation of a regional forest collaborative; and research and use of collaborative tools to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration.
BAAQMD’s trailblazing rule will ban the sale of new gas furnaces and water heaters to combat nitrogen oxide pollution. It marks a big victory for public health and the planet.