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Thursday’s Headlines Are Still Unsure
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How good of a deal is the new climate law, anyway? Not very, say advocates representing marginalized groups.
Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives
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A Connecticut senator is calling for federal action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them — but not necessarily by making vehicles smaller, which could save lives in other kinds of crashes, too.
To Fix Inflation And Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars
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Our gas-guzzling rides are tanking our personal finances and municipal budgets as well as dooming the planet.
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Signed, Sealed, Delivered
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President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday, committing hundreds of billions toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
US DOT Will Double the Nation’s Electric Bus Fleet (But It Will Still Be Tiny)
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Some of the money will go to supercharge the construction of green transit facilities and programs to train workers on new technologies, but federal officials emphasized that the vast majority will go towards the purchase of clean vehicles themselves.
Tuesday’s Headlines Need a Boost
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Many transit agencies will be facing a crisis if farebox revenue doesn't recover before federal stimulus funds run out. Plus, supply chain problems are causing a backlog of electric bus orders.