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Will this $750 Billion Plan Solve Southern California’s Traffic Woes?
The projects prioritized in southern California's Regional Transportation Plan would increase driving, rather than work towards meeting state and regional driving reduction goals.
January 10, 2024
Tailpipe Emissions Account for Around 40 Percent of L.A. County Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A wonky dive into the greenhouse gas emission numbers from the U.S., California, L.A. County, L.A. City and Metro
November 8, 2022
Interview with Melinda Hanson, Bird’s Sustainability Chief
Hanson talks about Bird's life cycle environmental impacts, climate change, the Cruiser, and reclaiming streets
August 22, 2019
Big Wonky Good News: L.A. City Adopts People-Centered Transportation Metric: “VMT” In, “LOS” Out
VMT puts the E back into CEQA.
August 6, 2019
CA Legislators Tout Economic, Job Benefits of Climate Bills
Yesterday, California legislators announced a package of bills that aim to show the state's commitment to being a “climate change leader.”
February 11, 2015
CA Taking Applications for Cap-and-Trade Transit-Oriented Housing Funds
[Update 2/11/15: the Oakland workshop is overbooked, but participants are invited to listen in via audiocast. At the time of the meeting (9:30 a.m. February 12), go to http://www.mtc.ca.gov/meetings/schedule/index.htm]
February 3, 2015
Report: CA Cap-and-Trade Program Is Up to Snuff
Note: The original post has been edited slightly to clear up a misconception. Companies subject to the emissions cap cannot pay for the right to exceed the cap.
January 14, 2015
San Diego Fights CA Courts for Its Highway-Happy Plan to Increase Emissions
Despite what CA's courts say, San Diego insists on plans to widen freeways in its 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, even if it defies the state's ambitions to reduce climate-changing car dependency.
December 19, 2014
Exposed: Oil Industry’s Astroturf Tactics Against CA Cap-and-Trade
It's no surprise that the oil industry is fighting California's cap-and-trade program. But it is enlightening to see the strategy laid out in a leaked PowerPoint presentation [PDF].
December 1, 2014
More Workshops on CA Affordable Housing Program
California's Strategic Growth Council is holding a second round of workshops on its guidelines for spending cap-and-trade funds on affordable housing and sustainable communities. The draft guidelines [PDF] incorporate input gathered over the summer as well as at several packed workshops held throughout the state in August of this year.
October 23, 2014