Climate Transportation
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California lawmakers are ready to decarbonize the shipping industry. The technology isn’t there yet.
Experts say getting to net-zero will require more research and government support.
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Americans are coming around on electric cars
More than a third said they'd consider buying or leasing an EV.
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The push to ban new gas stations is coming to Los Angeles
LA, the capital of car culture, could be the first big city to enact such a ban.
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Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show
In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts.
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In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction
They're targeting the state's biggest emitter, the transportation sector.
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The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles
A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support.
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An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it?
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
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People vs. cargo: How a battle over Amtrak’s Gulf Coast line could shape the future of passenger rail
Amtrak’s plan to resume service from New Orleans ran straight into two freight companies.
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Ending the sale of gas cars by 2030 was a radical idea. What changed?
7 factors driving the switch to electric vehicles.
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Batteries are getting cheap. So why aren’t electric vehicles?
In 2015, the average price paid for an EV was around $36,000. Now, it's over $63,000.