Another California Executive Order: Conserve Lands, Align Policies to Fight Climate Change
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Advocates applaud the order, but how does it fit with ongoing efforts to widen freeways and drill more oil wells?
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Governor Signs Housing, Sustainable Transportation Bills
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But he vetoes a bill declaring housing as a human right, inconsistent with his willingness to set aspirational goals in other areas (such as electric vehicle mandates)
Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035
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As part of Climate Week 2020, California Governor Newsom today issued an executive order declaring the goal of eliminating fossil fuels from transportation, a sector that produces half of California’s toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The order calls for ending all sales of new fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in the next fifteen years, and calls on various […]
Bill to Streamline Transit, Bike, Pedestrian Projects Sails Through to the Governor
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It's a tiny beginning towards balancing the scales between car travel and cleaner, more sustainable modes.
Bill That Would Have Crushed Bike and Scooter-Share Amended
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AB 1268 would have made e-scooter-share and e-bike-share companies functionally uninsurable — until advocates successfully pressured California to amend the controversial bill.
This Bill Could Kill Bike and Scooter Share in California
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Assembly Bill 1286 would functionally ban scooters, e-bikes and other electric-assist modes from the road — if advocates don't speak up.