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People-friendly streets: They’re not just for big cities anymore
A bill in the Senate promotes "complete streets" that are more accessible to walkers and cyclists, and it appeals far beyond liberal urban areas.
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Obama has a good transportation plan. Now we just need to raise the gas tax to pay for it.
Enviros and smart-growth advocates are praising Obama's proposed transportation bill. Too bad funding is such a hurdle.
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Feds will help honeybees find food
The government will spend $3 million to encourage farmers and ranchers to provide nutritious honeybee nectar in the Midwest.
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Fight the funk: This woman’s fight against garbage fumes became a national crusade
Vernice Miller-Travis connected the dots between the nasty haze that hung over West Harlem and the neighborhood's sky-high asthma rates. She is one of the unsung heroes of the environmental justice movement.
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L.A. and California lawmakers move to impose fracking moratoriums
Some leaders in Los Angeles and Sacramento are fed up with fracking, which sucks up lots of water even as the state is suffering through a drought.
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American aqueduct: The great California water saga
A $25 billion plan, a small town, and a half-century of wrangling over the most important resource in California.
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Lady justice: Clarice Gaylord led the EPA’s fight for communities of color
Gaylord spearheaded the federal government’s first serious attempt at addressing the problem of pollution falling most harshly on minorities and poor people. She left a lasting mark.
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John Dingell was better for the environment than you think
The soon-to-retire Michigan rep defended the auto industry and lagged on climate action, but he did a lot to protect air, water, and habitat, and he ultimately voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill.
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What can John Kerry accomplish with his climate talk?
His recent big climate speech got headlines, but it's the negotiating he'll do behind the scenes that will actually matter.
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The city should shovel your sidewalk
Why should cars get a publicly cleared path while pedestrians do not? Sidewalks are a public good and homeowners shouldn't be the ones responsible for them.
