Climate Change
Streetsblog California
Bold Action Is Needed; This Executive Order Is Not That
Governor Newsom's executive order calling for cleaner transportation only hints at the most important way to reduce transportation emissions and make life in California better: by encouraging and supporting walking, biking, and transit.
September 24, 2020
The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait for the Press to Play Catch-Up
We still don’t sense the urgency that the climate emergency demands, especially as the 2020 election approaches. Our window to prevent catastrophe is closing fast.
July 1, 2020
New Trump Executive Order Will Pollute Black Communities
By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.
June 9, 2020
3 Revolutions in Davis: Conference Soon
Here's an opportunity to meet and hear from a wide range of thinkers and decision makers at the forefront of transportation policy today.
March 3, 2020
TransForm: California Needs More Housing, It Needs to Be Near Transit, and It Must Be Affordable
Upzoning is necessary, but doing it without adequate anti-displacement and affordability requirements puts upward pressure on areas near transit, creating a whole cascade of unwanted effects.
February 19, 2020
Garcetti Earns Headlines for Climate Directive, But He’s Running Out of Time to Lead
“The science could not be clearer and the stakes could not be higher.... There is literally no time to waste."
February 12, 2020
Air Quality Board Member Rides a Bike to Meeting. Why Is this Newsworthy?
Or, put another way: why don't more public agency directors and staff, especially those working on climate and air quality issues, use - or encourage - active transportation?
December 17, 2019
Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets
Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to fighting climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.
December 17, 2019
The Battle for the Richmond Bridge Bike Path
At long last, Saturday will see the opening of the Richmond San Rafael Bridge bike path. By some counts, the fight for the path has gone on for close to fifty years.
November 15, 2019
Greta Thunberg Headlines L.A. Youth Climate Strike Urging Newsom to Reject Fossil Fuels
Youth Climate Strike Leaders called on Newsom to enact a safety buffer to protect frontline communities from oil drilling, to stop issuing new fossil fuel permits, and oversee a just transition to clean energy.
November 4, 2019
