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Bike-share programs are shifting gears and prioritizing equity
Free passes, adaptive bikes, and community outreach are expanding bike-share's reach.
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Basically everyone in Florida is united against these new highways
Florida wants to create 330 new miles of highways called M-CORES. Opponents have dubbed them "roads to ruin."
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This new bill wants to bring the Green New Deal to a city near you
Representatives Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced a bill that would distribute $1 trillion to cities, towns, and tribes.
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Biden wants to build 500,000 EV charging stations. Where will they all go?
That's 4 times (!) the number of U.S. gas stations.
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Goodbye, old freeways? How subtraction could address climate change
New research suggests we might be ignoring the easiest way to problem-solve.
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America’s biggest jails are frontline environmental justice communities
The three biggest county jail systems in the U.S. demonstrate how incarcerated people are uniquely exposed to environmental hazards.
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‘It’s a historic moment’ — Pete Buttigieg on EV chargers, lead pipes, and the promise of infrastructure
The transportation secretary says an opportunity like this is unlikely to come again.
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How do I get my neighbors to stop littering?
Litter is such a deeply complex salad of environmental issues!
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Why activists distrust this plan to cut emissions from cars and trucks
Many environmental justice advocates worry the interstate climate initiative will leave overburdened communities behind.
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Here’s why Pete Buttigieg’s tax on driving isn’t ready for prime time
Taxing drivers by the mile could disproportionately burden low-income workers, rural communities, and people of color.
