A Carbon Tax Could Recoup Trump’s MPG Standards Cut
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All told, a carbon tax would suppress carbon dioxide emissions eight times as much as the mileage freeze will elevate them.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about EPA
EPA Rejects New York’s Clean Water Money Grab for Highway Bridge
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This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected the $510.9 million federal loan New York state had requested from a clean water program to pay for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. Only $29 million worth of TZB work is eligible for clean water money, the EPA’s regional office ruled, averting a dangerous precedent that could have […]
Why Isn’t Smart-Growth Pioneer Gina McCarthy Running the EPA Yet?
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It’s been six months since Lisa Jackson announced she was stepping down as chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, but there’s still no replacement. President Obama nominated Gina McCarthy to be Jackson’s successor in early March, and the Senate EPW Committee confirmed the nomination almost a month ago – albeit by a party-line vote of […]
Sustainability Busts Out of Its Cubicle, Permeates DOT, HUD, and EPA
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The Partnership for Sustainable Communities has had a rough couple of years. The program got zeroed out of the 2012 budget, and the 2013 budget is just a carbon copy of 2012. But they’re looking to make a comeback. The three-agency partnership celebrates its fourth anniversary in June. In those four years, the collaborative effort […]
Why Congress Can’t Kill the Partnership for Sustainable Communities
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Let’s say you worked for a city that was trying to revitalize a piece of land with a bunch of dilapidated buildings on it. You want to build some residences and some retail space, and you want to make better connections to the street grid. Congratulations – HUD and U.S. DOT both have money to […]
HUD: Now’s the Time to Tell Congress Why Smart Planning Matters
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I don’t know how many RSVPs a HUD conference call usually gets, but everyone seemed pretty floored that a stakeholder teleconference yesterday got upwards of 400. Officials said it was a testament to the popularity of HUD’s Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities and the grant programs it runs together with EPA and U.S. DOT. […]