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How Exxon twisted climate science for profit; How industrial polluters are avoiding consequences; Affordable housing is easier to build in CA; More

8:56 AM PDT on September 19, 2023

Chevron El Segundo Refinery. Image by Pedro Szekely

  • How Exxon tried to twist climate science for profit (Heated)
  • Southern California has terrible air quality, but polluters are able to avoid consequences (LA Times)
  • How California is testing truck emissions (Spectrum)
  • State celebrates 10K EV chargers installed (California Energy Commission)
  • Why you should support e-bikes even if you don't ride one (CalBike)
  • Affordable housing should be easier than ever to build in California (CalMatters)
  • But there's still an acute housing shortage (LA Times)
  • Sacramento has been a sea of parking for years; that's beginning to change (Comstock Magazine)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry
@StreetsblogCal

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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