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Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics
He's got some minor issues with the tolling plan, but he still supports it — not like Malliotakis or Gottheimer!
August 16, 2022
The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About
Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.
August 5, 2022
London Imposes $16/Day Fee on Dirtiest Cars, And Sparks Debate Across the Pond
Mayor Sadiq Khan leads again. Will the U.S. follow?
March 11, 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
National Year In Review 2021: First, the Bad News…
It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
December 23, 2021
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
COUGH, COUGH, COUGH: City Must Raise Cost of Idling Tickets, Says Progressive Community Board
The penalty for filling New Yorkers' lungs with pollution is too low.
December 3, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’
How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.
October 20, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Aggressively American Edition
We're finishing off our first round of competition with two ads that give a salute to America...or at least one very specific, aggressively toxic version of it.
October 5, 2021
OPINION: E-Bikes Could Become a Weapon Against Climate Change
Following a summer filled with devastating hurricanes in the South, deadly flooding in the Northeast and raging wildfires in the West, it’s clearer than ever that we need to do everything in our power to fight climate change.
October 1, 2021
