Friday, October 9, 2026

Tag: transportation

NYC’s Riders Alliance has a vision for a better, safer subway...

A Q&A on how the alliance is organizing riders for new community investments and how they’re pushing back against regressive narratives about public safety in the city and state.

EV charging stations approved for 50 states plus DC and Puerto...

States will have access to $1.5 billion in federal monies to build the chargers.

Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could...

In the newly released IPCC report, scientists concluded that immediate cuts are necessary to stop emissions. Systemic changes currently underway in the transportation sector could begin lowering that emissions footprint—but will it be enough?

How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality

For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...

Longtime climate science foe David Schnare uses ‘scare tactics’ to bash...

“It’s a clear case of fear-mongering, setting up a straw man argument that is just not reflective of reality.”

Routing the two-tier economy: Part I – transportation

As long as there are great wealth and poverty in our country, we will never get completely rid of two-tier systems.

Our post-carbon future depends on electric vehicles – our Congress controls their...

The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs.

Elon Musk and Rahm Emanuel’s new transportation scheme is a privatization...

The development is yet another example of Emanuel’s plan to transform Chicago into a city for the wealthy few.

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Companies that saw federal cases dropped gave or pledged $210.5 million to Trump-aligned super...

Public Citizen's tracker lists more than 200 corporations that benefited from canceled enforcement, and the group says its database is not comprehensive.
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Ketamine: What to know about the drug at the center of the Cornell case

Ketamine is a powerful drug with promise for treating depression in small doses. Recreational use is risky, especially combined with alcohol.
A natural gas flare at a petroleum well site in New Mexico. Photo: James St. John / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

EPA plans to rescind methane Super Emitter Program, citing estimated $45 billion in savings

Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan to oil and gas executives in Santa Fe, and the agency's release gives no method for its savings figure.
Satellite view of a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico (Hurricane Dennis, 2005, file image). Photo: NASA/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an eerily...

An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.
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AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room

A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps.