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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
Thursday’s Headlines: Car Harms Edition
It's time to vote for why YOU think cars are so terrible! Plus other news.
December 2, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Yes, You Missed a Lot Edition (It’s OK, So Did Andy Byford!)
The big story you missed over the weekend was our old pal Andy "Train Daddy" Byford getting slammed for a PSA that basically equated cocooned car drivers and far-more-vulnerable road users. Plus all the other news from the weekend.
November 29, 2021
Dear Joe: The Electric Hummer is Not the Future
An open letter to the American president that his constant cheerleading for electric mega-cars is not only a bad look, but bad policy.
November 21, 2021
Four Ways ‘Automobility’ Shapes Our Lives — Besides Crashes and Climate
The violence of car culture extends far beyond the obvious outrages of car crashes, pollution, destroyed communities and structural racism, a fascinating new paper argues.
November 18, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Cadillac vs. Dodge
We're finishing out the semi-finals with another battle of the bad dads — and this one's a doozy.
November 4, 2021
Op-Ed: Vermont’s Lessons for Controlling Emissions
An agency that was built to discourage electric use shows how the best, greenest vehicle mile is the one not travelled.
November 2, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Carpocalypse Now Edition
Topic for a Friday: What's with all these super-aggressive drivers lately?! Plus all the other news.
October 29, 2021
New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Cause
A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.
October 20, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Dodge Truancy v. Mercedes Benz E-Class
Toxic car ads are truly timeless...and that's not a good thing.
October 18, 2021
