Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Human activity is making Earth unlivable (IPCC) Oil industry is sneaking a bill through that would require emissions reporting on oil imports – to make in-state drilling look good? Meanwhile they argue against reporting their own emissions (Capital and Main) “Conservation easements” are another way for corporations to avoid cleaning up toxic sites (Reuters) Federal […]

Climate change is no joke (IPCC) For St Louis right now, that means record rainfall (Yale Climate Connections) Invisible methane leaks are speeding up climate change (AP) Why the Kylie Jenner private jet controversy matters (Heated) Pacoima tries out cool pavements (Mercury News) The one man holding up even minimal progress on climate policy seems […]

Climate is changing (IPCC) A small boat tracks, collects plastic trash out of the Pacific Ocean (Local News Matters) Deep dive: How we’ve built our streets to be deadly (Vox) Cities build bike lanes to nowhere (Wall Street Journal) A new freeway crossing at the border “will alleviate congestion,” according to its builders (Times of […]

Climate change: still a thing. (IPCC) How a “heat officer” can help people (CalMatters) Carbon capture is an “emerging technology” – or a ruse (LA Times) Feds release funding to improve transit accessibility (NY1) New York passes law requiring drivers to know ped, bike safety rules (Times Union) New York also might install cameras to […]

Climate change is turning up the heat (IPCC) More than 100 million Americans under heat warnings (The Guardian) Climate change poses serious risks for investors (ETF Trends) Yeah, yeah, yeah, climate change is happening, but people still find ways to deny responsibility (CBC) Newsom pushes CARB for better climate targets (Lake County News) CalBike checks […]

Climate change is not to be forgotten (IPCC) EPA might deny California’s waiver to set truck emissions (E&E News) Want to save Americans money at the pump? Invest in bikes (People for Bikes) Transit fare capping for equity (GovTech) Caltrain considers developing towers in downtown San Jose (East Bay Times) Millbrae sues California High-Speed Rail […]