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Cars Emit More Than Carbon Pollution — They Release Microplastic, Too
When you take your car for a spin, it’s not just emitting particulate matter and greenhouse gases. The wear and tear of your car’s tires and brakes release microplastic, which winds, rains, and snow can carry to the most remote parts of the world.
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Coronavirus Has Taken A Paris Agreement-Size Chunk Out Of U.S. Emissions
New data shows how the coronavirus has continued to completely change how U.S. citizens use roads. Traffic is way down and so are greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. The reduction has been so dramatic, in fact, that it’s put the put the U.S. on track to meet its goals set forth in the Paris Agreement.
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Why Expanding Highways Makes Traffic Worse
Americans drove 40 per cent more miles in 2019 than they did in 1994, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. More driving means more congested traffic. So to reduce congestion, it makes sense to build more highway lanes so that more cars can fit. Right? Actually, no. A new report from the policy organisation…
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New York’s Plan To Make Manhattan Drivers Pay Extra Is A Big Deal For People And The Planet
The next best thing to banning cars is crafting policies that factor in the toll they take on society. And that’s exactly what New York has now done. After toying with the idea for more than a decade, on Sunday the state legislature passed a budget that would implement congestion pricing, making New York the…