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The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters

By Kea Wilson | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.

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How to Stop Emissions Tampering

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.

Federal workers spent $3.5 billion on transportation costs in the 2018 fiscal year, with about 71 percent on flights and 18 percent on rental cars. Image: Garen M.

All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much

By Aaron Short | Oct 28, 2019 | No Comments

Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.

Here’s Why McConnell Is Wrong On The Gas Tax

By Aaron Short | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already signaled that he will oppose significantly altering the gas tax, which is currently 18.3 cents per gallon. He should relent. Here's why.

The Trump administration is revoking a waiver allowing California to set stricter tailpipe pollution limits than the federal government.

Five Ways Trump Is Wrong On California Emissions

By Aaron Short | Sep 18, 2019 | 10 Comments

The Trump administration revoked a waiver allowing California to set higher automobile emissions standards than the federal government. It's a bad idea.

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Federal unSAFE Rollbacks Would Have Dire Consequences for Air Quality

By Melanie Curry | Jun 6, 2019 | No Comments

The federal proposal poses some very serious problems; litigation might delay them, but few want to talk about other solutions

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