Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Greenhouse Gas

Advocates, TransForm, Move L.A. Demand that Cap and Trade Funds Go For Cleaner Transportation

By Damien Newton | Feb 28, 2013 | No Comments

When California created a “cap and trade” system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide, it was widely agreed the funds raised would be spent on programs that reduce these emissions in their own right. With nearly 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas coming from the transportation sector, it makes sense for a hearty investment in […]

NRDC/Move L.A. Push Governor on Smart Growth Bill, Praise Regional Plans

By Damien Newton | Sep 24, 2012 | 4 Comments

Over the last year, three large regional transportation authorities have passed regional transportation plans that tie together transportation, land use, greenhouse gas emissions and public health mandated by S.B. 375 in 2008. Today, a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Move L.A. praises the Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego regional planning […]

AG Joins Lawsuit Against Highway-Friendly “Transit Plan” in San Diego

By Damien Newton | Jan 27, 2012 | 3 Comments

When the San Diego Association of Governments passed its regional transportation plan, which will direct transportation spending in the region for decades, the agency hailed the plan as a national model. This was the first plan passed that followed the standards of SB 375, the California environmental law that set greenhouse gas reduction targets based on […]

California’s Climate Laws Undermined by Weak Transpo Policies, Investment

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 15, 2010 | No Comments

A new report from NRDC and Smart Growth America — which examines what all 50 states are doing to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transportation — lauds California as the most progressive state on policy, but points out that its transportation and spending priorities don’t match the bold blueprints, particularly as it relates to public […]

Opponents of Clean Air Having Trouble Gaining Traction for Prop 23

By Damien Newton | Sep 29, 2010 | 14 Comments

No political battle in the upcoming November election is as easy to sloganeer as the battle over Proposition 23, a measure that would suspend the state’s landmark global warming law, AB 32. Depending on your point of view, the measure is either about “jobs over the environment” or “Texas Oil Companies Meddling in California.” Across […]

CARB Adopts Aggressive Targets to Meet State Greenhouse Gas Laws

By Damien Newton | Sep 27, 2010 | 6 Comments

Last Thursday, the California Air Resource Board (CARB) voted unanimously to adopt ambitious targets for greenhouse gas reductions statewide by 2020 and 2035. Thursday’s vote, hours after the Metro Board of Directors voted to endorse high standards for the Southland, will compel Municipal Planning Organizations (MPO’s) to create development and transportation plans that will encourage […]

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