Here’s Why McConnell Is Wrong On The Gas Tax
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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.
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Five Ways Trump Is Wrong On California Emissions
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The Trump administration revoked a waiver allowing California to set higher automobile emissions standards than the federal government. It's a bad idea.
Federal unSAFE Rollbacks Would Have Dire Consequences for Air Quality
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The federal proposal poses some very serious problems; litigation might delay them, but few want to talk about other solutions
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
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He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
A Carbon Tax Could Recoup Trump’s MPG Standards Cut
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All told, a carbon tax would suppress carbon dioxide emissions eight times as much as the mileage freeze will elevate them.
EPA Rejects New York’s Clean Water Money Grab for Highway Bridge
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This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected the $510.9 million federal loan New York state had requested from a clean water program to pay for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. Only $29 million worth of TZB work is eligible for clean water money, the EPA’s regional office ruled, averting a dangerous precedent that could have […]