Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
7:43 AM PST on January 25, 2017
- L.A. Metro get record ridership levels for Women’s March (LA Times)
- State appeals court hears cap-and-trade arguments (Sacramento Bee)
- Trump orchestrates major shift on climate and environment (The Dirt)
- Climate change is purged from White House website (EcoWatch)
- Tweeting about climate change is now a rogue activity (San Diego Union Tribune)
- L.A.’s Orange Line, a busy BRT route, will get upgrades (Curbed)
- San Diego adopts urban forestry plan (San Diego Union Tribune)
- CA climate policies boost economy in San Joaquin Valley (Ethan Elkind)
(Fresno Bee) - CARB releases proposed extension for cap-and-trade (NGT News) (Platts.com)
- And oil companies support it—over other “more economically harmful” emission controls (Sacramento Bee)
- Ten cities that are improving public transit (Curbed)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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