Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Climate Change

House Dems Agree: Climate Bill Can Help Pay For Greener Transportation

By Elana Schor | Jun 23, 2009 | No Comments

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee just struck a deal ahead of Friday’s make-or-break vote on climate change legislation to give greener transportation a place at the table. The climate bill gives the states 10 percent of its carbon emissions allowances, the total worth of which is projected to hit $70 billion by […]

New Report Quantifies Benefits of Adding Smart Growth to Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | Jun 22, 2009 | No Comments

As a new non-partisan analysis of the House climate change bill — proving that capping CO2 can save money for the poorest fifth of the nation — continues to make waves on the Hill, it’s worth noting that the legislation could yield even greater savings by focusing on reducing transportation-based emissions. House Energy & Commerce […]

We’re Not Just Driving Less — We’re Also Flying Less

By Elana Schor | Jun 11, 2009 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s statistical arm today released its latest tally of airline travel, showing that the number of nationwide plane passengers has decreased from the previous year for a record 13 straight months. This is a view fewer Americans are seeing lately. (Photo: ETF Trends) The DOT found that U.S. airline flights, both […]

Obama’s Highways Chief: Wishy-Washy on Emissions?

By Elana Schor | Jun 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

Victor Mendez, nominated by the White House to lead the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), spent more than an hour this morning with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee — but the most illuminating moment in the hearing came as the clock was running down. FHWA nominee Victor Mendez testified before the Senate today. (Photo: […]

Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

Behind the scenes, we’re hearing a lot of sustainable transportation advocates sounding alarms over California Senator Barbara Boxer these days. As chair of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee, Boxer is going to play a critical role in this year’s federal transportation funding effort. Environmentalists want to see transportation policies and funding formulas that […]

Does the State Senate’s MTA Plan Pass Environmental Muster?

By Ben Fried | Apr 22, 2009 | 3 Comments

Where’s the Assembly’s eco-warrior when you need him? The Municipal Art Society came out with a report yesterday urging New York State to start analyzing greenhouse gas emissions in its environmental review process (SEQRA). MAS argues that the policy could be adopted without changing existing laws, which raises an interesting question to ponder on this […]

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