The Internal-Combustion Car Did Us a Favor
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Thank the conventional car. It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Environment
Talking Headways Podcast: How Zoning Broke American Cities
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How were cities regulated before zoning — and should zoning abolition be the ultimate goal?
New Climate Policies Target the Commonwealth’s Worst Polluter: MassDOT
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While other sectors of the Massachusetts economy are reducing their consumption of fossil fuels, pollution on MassDOT's roadways has been getting worse. Here's why.
Highway Pollution Is Surging Back Towards Pre-Pandemic Levels
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The finding undermines hope that increased work-from-home arrangements can have a major impact on meeting the state’s climate goals.
Study: Most EV Rebates Had No Effect on Buyers’ Choices
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Surveys of program participants found that more than half of rebate recipients were "free riders" — car buyers who would have chosen an electric car with or without the state's cash, but took the money anyhow.
Why Lithium Mining For EV Batteries Should Be Our ‘Absolute Last Resort’
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"We can't mine our way out of the climate crisis," one activist said.