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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Today’s newsletter brings you news about the public reaction to Sean Duffy’s dual role as USDOT secretary and also interim NASA administrator. Advocates say that it’s ludicrous to even think about putting a nuclear reactor on the moon when there are so many problems ravaging Earth, including how to generate clean energy and greening the transportation sector, which is America’s largest contributor to climate change.

Read that and more below:

  • Smog in Los Angeles
    Sustainable Transportation Can Ease the Affordability Crisis — And Help Climate Champions Win
    by Kea Wilson
    May 19, 2026
    Economic populism helped vault Trump into power. Could a green version of it take that power back — and what role would transportation play?
  • Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Gas, Gas, Gas
    by Blake Aued
    May 19, 2026
    It’s untenable, but we might miss the gas tax when it’s gone.
  • The Most Expensive Trip You Can Take is the One You Could Have Walked
    by Kea Wilson
    May 19, 2026
    “The future of affordable transportation may not begin at the gas pump.”
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