Search Results for "pollution"
Need To Kill Cross Bronx Widening Plan Is Obvious Amid Slight Pollution Uptick
"We don't want congestion pricing to end, we want to make sure that it doesn't hurt our community. We want congestion relief here as well," said one Bronx advocate.
April 9, 2026
New Air Quality Stats Dispel Earlier Forecasts for Congestion Pricing Pollution
Air quality has improved or remained steady across the five boroughs since congestion pricing launched in January, city health department data showed.
July 7, 2025
City: BQE Must Be Rebuilt to Last a Century … To Prevent More Pollution
Paging Mr. Orwell: Doubling down on the Robert Moses highway is actually good for neighborhoods nearby, the city claims.
March 21, 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
‘Car Culture Produces Pollution. Pollution Hurts Humans’: NY1 Meteorologist John Davitt on Cars and the Climate Crisis
The NY1 meteorologist seems to be the sole weather reporter in town willing to tell his viewers the truth about cars.
July 14, 2023
Study: Electric Vehicle Pollution Reductions Accrue Mostly to the Rich
OK, the study was from California, but similar results are popping up all over. The EV revolution isn't about equity.
May 10, 2023
‘Gridlock’ Sam: Give Truckers Credits So Congestion Toll Doesn’t Add to Bronx Pollution
"The only way congestion pricing would send trucks to the Cross Bronx is if the congestion charge exceeded current tolls," said the former city Traffic Commissioner.
September 14, 2022
In Chicago, the Electric Citi Bikes Charge at the Docks, Saving Money and Reducing Pollution
Our friends at Streetsblog in the Windy City have some great news for those who want reliable electric bikeshare.
May 6, 2022
AIRBORNE ASSAULT: City Considers Weakening Idling Law that Will Lead to More Pollution, Advocates Say
What part of environmental protection do they not get?
March 4, 2022
Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought
Federal and state agencies may be underestimating the amount of dangerous ammonia emissions that cars pump into the atmosphere by as much as a factor of five, a new study finds — and maybe more in urban areas.
December 7, 2021