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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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<p>Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.</p>


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Charles Komanoff

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Climate Change

Lithium Mining: The Hidden Environmental Cost of EVs

<p>Kea Wilson is Senior Editor for Streetsblog USA. She has more than a dozen years experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She lives in St. Louis, MO. For tips, submissions, and general questions, reach out ther at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org,</a> on X at <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea,</a> or on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/keawilson.bsky.social">@keawilson.bsky.social.</a></p>


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Kea Wilson

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Automakers

Four Reasons to Hold Your Applause For Automakers’ Big EV Promises

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Car culture

Drivers Are Still Top Polluters, Even During Quarantine

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Environment

Mass. Joins N’East Transport Cap-and-Trade Program

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Biden Admin. Appoints Pete Buttigieg for Sec. of Transportation

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Going Green Will Save Mass. Transit Millions

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Climate emergency

Electric Trucks and Buses Are Coming… Just Not Fast Enough to Save the Climate

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New Mass. Climate Bill Will Reduce Tailpipe Emissions

US Cuts Car Pollution, But Less So In Poor Communities

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COVID-19

Car-Free Residents Struggle with Food Insecurity