Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pollution

Would a Car-Light City Really Be Quiet?

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.

The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments

Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.

London Imposes $16/Day Fee on Dirtiest Cars, And Sparks Debate Across the Pond

By Kea Wilson | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Sadiq Khan leads again. Will the U.S. follow?

Year In Review 2021: The Bad News

By Streetsblog | Dec 23, 2021 | No Comments

It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.

An unfiltered image from Salem, Ore. during a 2020 wildfire. Source: Bruhmoney77, CC

Oregon DOT’s Real Climate Plan: Keep on Polluting

By Joe Cortright | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments

The Oregon DOT’s “Climate Action Plan” claims the agency wants to decrease greenhouse gases, but its revenue projections show it is planning for gasoline consumption not to decline at all – meaning that carbon emissions don’t decline, either.

Smog over Los Angeles. Image: Metro Library, CC

Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought

By Kea Wilson | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

Federal and state agencies may be underestimating the amount of dangerous ammonia emissions that cars pump into the atmosphere by as much as a factor of five, a new study finds — and maybe more in urban areas.

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