Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again
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America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Joe Biden
Talking Headways Podcast: One Year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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A very special edition of Talking Headways on the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and what it has meant (and will mean going forward!).
Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway
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“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
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Gabe Klein, a former Chicago and D.C. transportation agency leader — and a Streetsblog NYC and USA board member — has been chosen by “Electric” Joe Biden to head the administration’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which was established by the bipartisan infrastructure bill and will hand out $7.5 billion in funding for the coming EV charging network.
Opinion: Biden’s Over-Promising on Electric Cars is Holding Back Progress on Climate and Safety
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Instead of considering alternatives to expensive electric or hybrid cars, like e-scooters or e-bikes, the Biden administration remains focused on antiquated, car-centric approaches and policies that have plagued our communities and planet for over a century. Here's why that needs to change.
What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate
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Federal regulators want local governments to track transportation sector emissions — but they can't do much to force communities to reduce those emissions, never mind doing so in ways that would address the other damages of car dependency, experts say.