Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Environmental Justice

East Coast Pollution Pact Will Save Black Lives

By Eve Kessler | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation and Climate Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as a quarter by 2032.

Source: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum via Creative Commons

Trump Order Will Pollute Black Communities

By Kea Wilson | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments

By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.

The Untokening (above, members in Atlanta) seeks to engage in engage in candid discussions about street safety, displacement / gentrification, community engagement and culture. Photo: Argenis Apolinario

Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19

By The Untokening | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Collectivism is the only way we will survive this moment. A manifesto from the Untokening network.

A UN report is urging America to break its SUV habit, or risk the catastrophic effects of global warming.

America’s SUVs Are Killing the Planet: U.N.

By Aaron Short | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

They're coming for your SUVs, America. Good!

It's time to revisit how the federal government spends billions of dollars on transportation funding, the Future of Transportation Caucus says. Image: Alex Berger

Why We Formed the Future of Transportation Caucus

By Ayanna Pressley, Jesús "Chuy" García and Mark Takano | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Reps. Pressley, Garcia and Takano outline the need for a new federal vision.

Rep. Jesus Garcia is forming a new caucus with Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Mark Takano to tackle how Congress funds and promotes mass transit. Photo: John Greenfield

Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation

By Aaron Short | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments

A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.

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