Today’s Headlines

8:33 AM PDT on June 30, 2022

Action to prevent climate change shouldn't be controversial (IPCC)
As feared, Supreme Court rules that EPA has no power to fight climate change (LA Times, NY Times, Endgadget)
CA legislature passes controversial, sweeping energy bill for fear of shortages (LA Times)
Updated: details on California budget bills (CalMatters)
The only real long-term solution to high gas prices is choice (Transportation 4 America)
Arguing about a gas tax holiday (Planetizen)
CA got "gas relief" right (Curbed)
Los Angeles may ban new gas stations (The Guardian)
Cargo bikes are taking off (NY Times)
LA approves framework to implement long-delayed Mobility Plan (Spectrum News)
Bill to provide fare-free transit for students moves forward (Pasadena Now)
California's November ballot is going to be a long one (CalMatters)
LA County returns Bruce's Beach to the Bruce family (Daily News)

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Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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