Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Car Culture

EPA Okays Stronger Auto Emissions Standards Now in CA, 13 Other States

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(Photo: theweeklydriver.com) The Environmental Protection Agency today granted California’s request for a waiver allowing greater limits on auto tailpipe emissions, a move that effectively speeds up the phasing-in of the Obama administration’s fuel-efficiency standards in as many as 13 other states. The EPA billed its decision, which was widely expected and fulfills a campaign promise […]

Ad Nauseam: Antisocial Thuggery From Pioneer

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Last week Streetsblog NYC’s Brad Aaron posted what is sure to be a car-culture classic.  This three minute web-only commercial celebrates people that enjoy putting so much money into their cars’ sound systems that they can terrorize entire neighborhoods by blasting music at ear-splitting volumes.  A lot of times when I’m writing an "Ad-nauseam" post […]