Climate Change

The draft Carbon Reduction Strategy is being circulated for public comment by August 18.

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As climate change causes temperatures to climb, should cities be doing more to help people who walk and bike stay cool and hydrated?

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About that electric vehicle "revolution"...

The Biden administration has caved to GOP pressure and will no longer push states to repair existing highways before building new ones, a move that angered livable cities advocates.

The Central Valley News Collaborative reports that Cantua Creek had its EV program abruptly canceled during the pandemic, and the cars were "taken away."

In the middle of a housing and climate crisis, some supervisors are still showing backwards priorities

If there's any good news to come out of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, it's that political leaders and the press are actually talking about climate change. At the end of a long campaign season with barely a mention of the issue, it's a relief to hear some sane discussion of the issue based on the premise that global warming is real.

Judging from the level of our national debate, you would guess we are a nation strongly divided on the issue of climate change. But you'd be wrong, according to a new poll from Yale University.

San Francisco could be headed on a course toward transportation sustainability, granted it's the politically popular thing to do.