Road Widening Myths That Are Delaying Climate Action
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These convenient excuses help your transportation department justify widening and adding highways – but they’re dead wrong.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Climate Change
Four Ways Cars Pollute Our Lives — Besides the Tailpipe
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Even if we electrified our entire vehicle fleet overnight, car pollution would still make us and the planet sick — and policymakers should start pushing for strong policy to mitigate the impacts of non-tailpipe emissions now, a new study finds.
U.S. Must Reverse the Charges on Diesel Tampering
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If New York State were as diligent as California at preventing emissions tampering by owners of diesel pickup trucks, the resulting health gains could exceed $120 million.
How to Make Cities Electric-Bus-Ready
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It's not just plug-and-play. Officials need to do more work to secure the pollution-free transit future.
Phoenix Leaders Are Climate Hypocrites
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Phoenix says it’s going to reduce greenhouse gases 90 percent by 2050, but the city’s transportation greenhouse gases have risen 1,000 pounds per person since 2014, and it’s planning to spend hundreds of millions widening freeways.
As Biden Campaigned on Green Cars, U.S. Truck Sales Soared
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A wave of U.S. car buyers nearly tied the all-time record for truck and SUV purchases, just weeks before the American people at large elected a President who wants to get rid of gas-guzzlers altogether by 2050.