Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Environment

Cutting emissions standards may save Americans money at the dealership, but it'll cost them at the pump — and in a lot of other ways, too. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Here's Why Trump's Fuel Standards Rollback is Terrible

By Kea Wilson | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

Here's the only story you need on why the Trump administration is wrong to gut an Obama-era rule to make cars cleaner and more efficient.

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EV Hummer Bummer, Part II: Bad News For Emissions

By Kea Wilson | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

This is the second part of Streetsblog's ongoing series about GMC's new Hummer EV — which is a disaster no matter that it's powered by electrons instead of gasoline.

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Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership

By Kea Wilson | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

But if you think that means increasing transit ridership in American cities will be as simple as taking away everyone's "free" residential parking to make driving less convenient, don't get too excited.

Americans favor transportation policies that would address climate change, such as increased transit and bike lanes, according to a new poll. Photo: ## http://www.greenchipstocks.com/articles/how-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-us-transportation/1228## Green Chip Stocks##

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Emissions Report: Cars Are Still Our Biggest Problem

By Kea Wilson | Jan 10, 2020 | No Comments

United States greenhouse gas emissions are down —but our cars are still pumping out pollution like they always have.

The White House could exclude climate change from new infrastructure projects in a revision of a 50-year-old environmental rule this week. Image: J. Daniel Escareño

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Congress Vows to Fight Trump’s Environmental Rule Change

By Aaron Short | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Congressional leaders vowed they won’t let the president get away with gutting environmental laws after learning the Trump administration will scrap requirements to consider the climate consequences for new highways and pipelines. A White […]

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Brookline to Boost Transit Over Inefficient Cars

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

Brookline's town meeting this month voted to set ambitious benchmarks for moving more people by sustainable modes of transport by 2030.

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