- Air Resources Board tells Caltrans to do a better job on environmental analysis of 80/50 freeway widening project (Sacramento Bee)
- US EPA threatens to reject LA's plan to deal with smog (LA Times)
- SoCal public transit works pretty well in all this rain (Los Angeles Daily News)
- Complete Streets bill will help build crucial connections (CalBike)
- Behind California's push to rein in vehicle speeds (Bloomberg)
- Cities have a year to figure out new law banning parking near crosswalks (Mercury News)
- A look at California policies to combat health impacts of climate change (Medriva)
- NY Times runs an oil industry greenwashing ad, despite pledges on all sides to stop that nonsense (Heated)
Today's Headlines
Tuesday’s Headlines
CARB tells Caltrans to do better on Yolo Causeway analysis; US EPA tells LA to do better on smog; Public transit mostly worked pretty well amidst the rain; More
Yolo Causeway. Photo: Steve Martarano, via Wikipedia
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