Harvard Study: Car Pollution in NYC Claims 1,400 Lives, Billions in Costs
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The New York metro area logged 1,404 deaths specifically linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3).
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about emissions
OPINION: The Port Authority’s Wrong Moves at Newark Airport
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The agency plans to make some improvements to the AirTrain and extend the PATH train — but it should bring the PATH directly to the terminals.
Four Reasons to Hold Your Applause For Automakers’ Big EV Promises
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General Motors aims to manufacture only electric vehicles by 2035 — but advocates are skeptical that the move will have much of a climate impact without a slate of accompanying policy changes.
OPINION: The Next Mayor Must End Our Addiction to ‘Free’ Parking
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Pricing curbside space is the key to transforming our streets and making them safe.
Drivers Are Still Top Polluters, Even During Quarantine
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Not even months of quarantine orders that confined millions of Americans to their homes were enough to unseat passenger vehicle trips as the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, a new study finds.
DECISION 2021: Mayoral Candidates Say ‘We Don’t Need No Fossil-Fuel Money’
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Every hopeful but one rejects energy and auto interests in Streetsblog's survey of the field.