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The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters
A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.
June 2, 2023
State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers
Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?
April 12, 2023
TEN YEARS AFTER: Despite Warnings and Panels and Reports, New York is Not Ready for a Sandy Sequel
City and state officials have simply not done enough.
October 28, 2022
Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities
The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.
September 8, 2022
NY Lawmakers Want To Bring E-Bikes To The People
In June, just before the end of the legislative session, the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill providing consumers up to $1,100 when they buy an e-bike. It’s a more generous subsidy than the one Congress dropped.
August 30, 2022
ANALYSIS: Congestion Pricing Will Lead to Better Air Quality in The Bronx
Emissions will lessen in five neighboring counties — with health benefits all around.
August 26, 2022
UPDATED: Anti-SUV Activists Claim ‘Strike’ on Upper East Side
Pffft, there goes car culture.
June 28, 2022
Study: EV Rebates Had Little Effect on Buyers’ Choices
Surveys of program participants found that more than half of rebate recipients were "free riders" — car buyers who would have chosen an electric car with or without the state's cash, but took the money anyhow.
May 9, 2022
COBALT WARS: Just When You Thought Electric Cars Were Going to Save Us…
...the shortage of key minerals means we'll likely be addicted to oil for a lot longer.
March 17, 2022
Mayor Adams in Heap of Trouble Over Composting Cuts
One day after Hizzoner gutted the city's fairly small residential composing program, a Manhattan pol introduced a bill that would require the city to collect organic materials from every single residential address in town.
February 17, 2022
