- 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)
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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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