Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:16 AM PDT on May 4, 2022
- Climate change should scare us into action – but it isn’t (IPCC)
- Lithium mining is not a great solution (LA Times)
- Former Sec of Transportation Norman Mineta dies (NY Times, CNN)
- What’s in the plans for a high-speed rail station in Madera (Mass Transit)
- Transit boards don’t reflect their riders (Planetizen)
- Is “sustainable” sprawl really that? (New Yorker)
- CA’s fire-prone areas are not great places to build housing (Reuters)
- Plant-filled offices can be good for health (Medicalxpress)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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