Friday’s Headlines
How states can lead the way on climate-smart transportation; More on shrinking climate funds in Newsom's proposed budget; The only bus service to Yosemite is on the verge of disappearing; More
8:34 AM PST on January 12, 2024
- How states could lead the way on climate-smart transportation (RMI)
- More on climate funds shrinking in Governor’s budget proposal (Smart Cities Dive)
- California Bicycle Coalition‘s response to Governor’s proposed budget
- The corporations weaponizing trust to obstruct climate action (The Lever)
- The climate costs of war (The Guardian)
- USEPA should grant waiver on California’s clean cars rule for health and climate reasons (Environmental Defense Fund)
- The only bus service to Yosemite Park is on the verge of disappearing (Fresno Bee)
- Transit agencies are adopting real-time tech to improve connections, reliability (Gov Tech)
- Listen: What’s the current status of California’s high-speed rail program? (KQED)
- Flood farmland, save the water system – for everyone (Fresnoland)
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