Climate Change
Streetsblog California
Ventura Ballot Measure Would Crack Down on ‘Antiquated’ Oil Drilling Permits
"With these old permits, an oil company could drill or frack a well next to our homes with as little environmental review as building a gazebo or a shed."
February 22, 2022
Study: Shifting to EVs Won’t Save Our Planet without Creating ‘Compact’ Cities
“When we design our cities, we’ve been putting moving cars ahead of moving people,” said the head of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”
December 13, 2021
Report: Climate Goals Impossible Unless Sustainable Transport Claims 40 Percent of Mode Share
City residents must massively increase the percentage of journeys they take on public transportation and using active modes within 10 years if the world is going to meet its climate targets, a new report argues — but federal governments aren't stepping up to make it happen.
November 12, 2021
Business Lobbyists Ask Governor to Set Aside Worker Protections, Clean Air Rules
Cargo backup in SoCal ports taken as an excuse to push anti-regulation agenda
October 22, 2021
Southern California Doesn’t Have to Choose Between Housing and the Environment
SCAG's SoCal Greenprint mapping tool is a free, optional-to-use tool compiling data on natural resources. SoCal Greenprint was to launch this fall, before it received criticism.
October 7, 2021
CA to Vastly Increase Investments in Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure
Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion
October 1, 2021
Biden’s ‘Heat Island’ Strategy Ignores Cars
President Biden says he's taking action to cool deadly urban heat islands, but it's not enough because ... cars.
September 21, 2021
Have More Courage on Climate, Voter Group Tells CA Senate Leaders Atkins, Hertzberg, and Hueso
Represent your constituents, not the oil companies, says the League of Conservation Voters. And do a better job pushing good climate policy. There's no time to waste.
August 18, 2021
SPUR Talk: Coastal Cities in the Time of Climate Change
A look at what cities around the country are doing to stay above water--often literally
June 22, 2021
