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Why Can’t We Have Nice Things? Denver Offering Rebates on E-Bike Purchases
Colorado is high ... on getting e-bikes into the hands of drivers. Meanwhile, New York only subsidizes electric cars.
April 30, 2022
Buttigieg’s New Emissions Standards Fail to Close ‘Light Truck Loophole’
U.S. DOT announced new emissions rules last week — but, once again, the strictest standards won't apply to the biggest, dirtiest cars.
April 5, 2022
PROP 2 PASSES: Check Out Which New Yorkers Care About Clean Air and Water — And Which Don’t
There are small pockets of the city where people don’t actually care whether their neighbors have access to clean air or water. Check out our detailed Proposition 2 map.
November 5, 2021
Op-Ed: Vermont’s Lessons for Controlling Emissions
An agency that was built to discourage electric use shows how the best, greenest vehicle mile is the one not travelled.
November 2, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt – A History
This week we’re joined by Kenneth O’Reilly to talk about his book “Asphalt: A History.” We chat about, well, asphalt (which is fascinating!).
October 15, 2021
OPINION: E-Bikes Could Become a Weapon Against Climate Change
Following a summer filled with devastating hurricanes in the South, deadly flooding in the Northeast and raging wildfires in the West, it’s clearer than ever that we need to do everything in our power to fight climate change.
October 1, 2021
OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!
September 20, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On
This week we’re joined by Dr. V. Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, to talk about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.
August 8, 2021
Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates
July 6, 2021
DEEP DIVE: Here’s Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
June 19, 2021
