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New York Pols Back Gounardes’s Bill to Cut Driving by 20%
From Buffalo to Brooklyn, lawmakers want less driving.
May 15, 2024
Understanding Car Culture ‘Denialism’ Can Help Safety Advocates Respond
Opponents of change sow confusion with fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations (moving goalposts), conspiracy theories, and selectivity (cherry picking). We can fight back.
March 4, 2024
‘Stop the Highway-Expansion Madness,’ New Coalition Demands
"Endless highway expansions are pulling our country into an environmental, budgetary, and public health crisis," the letter states.
February 7, 2024
State Must Cut Car Trips by 20%: Advocates
New York should spend billions on transit, bikes, and paths instead of more highway.
February 6, 2024
Komanoff: Get the Facts About ‘Car Bloat’ and Pollution
To deal effectively with climate we need to be clear about what’s destroying it.
February 1, 2024
Should We Stop Subsidizing EVs For All and Focus on ‘Super-Drivers’?
Ten percent of U.S. drivers use 35 percent of our fuel. But EV subsidies miss these "super-users" and reinforce car dependency.
January 30, 2024
The Brake: Are Boomers to Blame for Our Dirty Transportation System?
We spoke with one Baby Boomer says his generation needs to step up to end climate change — and he's got some advice.
January 17, 2024
Why Red States Are Suing to Hide Their Transportation Emissions
"They’re saying they don’t have the capacity to measure greenhouse gas emissions, and in the same [document], they’re saying they do; I’d like to know which it is."
January 4, 2024
DOT’s New Emissions Rule is a Big Deal, Even if It Doesn’t Punish States for Polluting
No states will face penalties for building needless toxic road projects — but they also won't be able to hide those impacts from the public.
December 1, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Aging Adults and Climate Emergencies
Climate change is affecting all of us — but especially seniors. Let's talk about it.
November 12, 2023
