Today’s Headlines
- The bike won: car vs. bike vs. transit from DTLA to Santa Monica (KPCC)
- Five “illegal” things that cyclists do—that aren't illegal at all (Momentum Mag)
- Oil field operations are causing earthquakes in California (SF Gate)
- VW submits another recall plan (Planetizen)
- UN agreement to limit global warming to 2 degrees is not enough, says climate change scientist (Guardian)
- California Chamber of Commerce calls for market pricing to reduce emissions, while suing to overturn cap and trade (Fox & Hounds)
- Five percent of polluters create 90 percent of toxic emissions—and they're located in low-income areas (Grist)
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Friday’s Headlines
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