Issue / Emissions
Op-Ed: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Could Be a Win for Climate, If it Can Be Leveraged to Those Ends
Aug 13, 2021 | Paul LewisThe newest assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released this week, was depressing. Not that it...
Critics: ‘big and bold’ infrastructure bill falls short on helping states fight climate change
Aug 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisIt also includes $107 billion for transit, a 65% boost, according to an analysis by Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan...
Where does the infrastructure compromise deal leave EV charging?
Aug 01, 2021 | Jeff Davis“If a reconciliation bill emerges with 10 digits of guaranteed EV rebate money, that will go a long way towards reassuring...
Infrastructure bill’s climate-change features face tricky path over money for electric cars
Jul 30, 2021 | Jeff Davis“If a reconciliation bill emerges with 10 digits of guaranteed EV rebate money, that will go a long way towards reassuring...
Climate crisis turns world’s subways into flood zones
Jul 26, 2021 | Robert PuentesRetrofitting subways against flooding is “an enormous undertaking,” said Robert Puentes, chief executive of the Eno Center for...
A symbol of freedom or a 4,000 pound tool of destruction? The car’s legacy faces a reckoning
Jul 16, 2021 | Karen PriceAnalysis: Electric bus maker BYD shows China complications in Biden climate push
Jul 14, 2021 | Jeff Davis"It's very difficult with the current manufacturing infrastructure in this country and with BYD out of the process, to imagine getting...
House Climate Crisis Select Committee Considers Transportation Priorities
Jul 02, 2021 | Brianne EbyOn June 30, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing, “Transportation Investments for Solving the Climate...
Electric Vehicle Credits and Alternative Fuels Provisions Included in Senate’s Clean Energy Act
May 28, 2021 | Katie DonahueOn May 26th, the Senate Finance Committee held a markup of the "Clean Energy Act," advancing the legislation with a 14 to 14 vote tie...
Public transit agencies across US seek to lure back commuters lost during the pandemic
May 03, 2021 | Jeff Davis“It’s a major upgrade,” said Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, who describes the amount of...
House T&I Examines Private Sector Role in Addressing Climate
Mar 19, 2021 | Brianne EbyOn March 17, the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing titled “The Business Case for Climate...
When It Comes To Clean Energy, USPS Delivery Trucks Don’t Yet Answer The Mail
Mar 10, 2021 | Robert PuentesWhile the Postal Service moves slowly toward adopting electric vehicles, Robert Puentes says Biden is on the right track in pushing for...