1/ The Clean Deliveries Act could protect millions of New Yorkers from the pollution warehouses attract. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social don’t bend to misinformation from the fossil fuel industry, like the Trump admin. Stand up for New Yorkers & pass the Clean Deliveries Act TODAY! Coalition letter:

30 Organizations Support Clean Deliveries Act - Coalition Letter NY 2026

Date: June 1st, 2026 RE: Support for the Clean Deliveries Act (S.1180C Gianaris / A.3575C Mitaynes) The undersigned organizations write in strong support of the Clean Deliveries Act (S. 1180B/A.3575B...

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1/ As the EPA continues to fall short, a solution to curb freight pollution at the source could improve air quality for millions and help transition away from fossil fuels use.

Addressing Freight Pollution at the Source

Indirect Source Rules (ISRs) provide state and local governments a tool to address inequitable pollution impacts from the freight system.

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UCS’s @kevshen.bsky.social breaks down the recently unveiled BUILD America 250 Act: "People would be trapped in our current expensive, car-oriented system while giving away billions to the highway lobby for new highways without strong protections to ensure current infrastructure doesn’t crumble."

The BUILD America 250 Act Proposes More Roads, Less Transit and Rail

With transportation now the second-highest household expense, there's a lot at stake.

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One reason Congress writes checks for bigger highways despite the public demanding different choices? The influence game played by the road lobby. New research summarized by @kevshen.bsky.social here (blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-hi...) scrutinizes the tactics of the DC groups pushing road construction.

The Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay Billions

Our car-dependent transportation system is no accident.

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"That feeling when you step outside your apartment on a sweltering hot summer day only to be hit smack in the face by the heat and stifling smell of diesel exhaust from a delivery truck"... The Clean Deliveries Act can keep us healthy --⚡🚚 @electrifyny.bsky.social earthjustice.org/experts/rach...

🚌🛴Today is #TransitEquityDay, and it’s the right moment to highlight that, with the right investments, we can build a more reliable, accessible & cleaner transportation system that delivers substantial benefits to people across the US. Learn how we can achieve that: act.ucsusa.org/4tdqtw1

Transportation is often seen as a place of bipartisan calm, an "island of normalcy"... It's clear now more than ever that that is no longer the case. @stevenhigashide.com's latest piece shows how USDOT has been instrumental in Trump’s authoritarian push.

Steven Higashide@stevenhigashide.com · 6mo ago

Why is the Dept of Transportation trying to torpedo NYC congestion pricing? Why - in God’s name - is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on TV smearing the Minnesotans killed by ICE? For @newrepublic.com, I show Trump has turned USDOT into an authoritarian weapon. newrepublic.com/article/2051...

Thank you to @vanhollen.senate.gov and @fetterman.senate.gov for reintroducing the Moving Transit Forward Act 🚌🚇, which would create a much needed federal program to fund increased transit service across the country. www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-r...

🎁 While mega e-commerce warehouses are delivering more packages, they’re wrapping our neighborhoods with clouds of pollution. Let’s make sure that clean air is on everyone’s wishlist and hold big corporations accountable! #CleanDeliveries Click here: electrifyny.org/warehouses

This underscores the fundamental challenge of the BIL: for all it may have done to support #EV infrastructure and electrification, it fundamentally did not do jack to shift the transportation system itself, and if anything just further embedded the status quo #oil based boondoggle we have today.

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 9mo ago

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects. US transport spending increased by 30%, but: —Funding for non-highway projects flatlined —Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure

In his latest blog, my colleague @ucsdave.bsky.social clarifies how much the trucking industry damages our roadways, and how the public subsidizes them by around $88 billion a year to do so (not to mention over $170 billion/year in health and climate costs) blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/t...

Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It

There is no reason for US taxpayers to foot the bill for a trillion-dollar per year industry.

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Today is a huge day for people across Illinois -- at 4am the legislature passed SB2111 to not just prevent transit service cuts but actually EXPAND service -- UCS estimates $1.5B to be able to support around 35% more transit service over the coming years blog.ucs.org/kshen/illino...

Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding

It’s time to invest in affordable, clean transportation options that support economic vitality, public health, and wellbeing.

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RTA Chicago@rtachicago.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Statement from the RTA: "The passage of SB2111 is a landmark moment for public transit in Illinois." Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...

TRB actions eliminating committees and potentially conference content regarding equity & sustainability are "inconsistent with the foundational purposes of the TRB" & "incompatible with the function of scientific inquiry in a free society" Sign on & share: forms.gle/zBknHfDNUZjj...

Open Letter to the Transportation Research Board

Recently, the TRB made significant changes to its standing committees in response to Presidential Executive Orders, eliminating committees on climate change, equity, sustainability and most environmen...

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So much of transportation advocacy is about how people move, but this survey challenges us to think about how Black people, specifically, simply *exist* in public space, and how that shapes their experience of streets, roads, transit, & more. Grateful to @jaypitter.bsky.social for sharing her work.

New Report Explores The Challenges — and Joys — Of Being Black in Public — Streetsblog USA

Making Black North Americans feel welcome and safe in public isn't just about striking down racist transportation laws — and it may require transportation advocates to think more deeply about joy, a n...

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From big cities to rural towns, Pennsylvanians deserve more ways to get around. But decades of disinvestment have left public transit behind while polluting industries profit. UCS’s @kevshen.bsky.social breaks down how the current budget fight could help be the long-term solution the state needs.

The Transit for All PA Funding Package Can Help Keep Pennsylvania Moving

It's time to invest in economic vitality in communities across the state, public health, and affordable transportation options.

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School graduations, going to work.. even doing your best to navigate the system, going to immigration court hearings and appointments can be risky. "Transportation and immigration are inseparable. If movement is a right, then that right must apply to everyone" Ruth Rosas @americawalks.bsky.social

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Mobility is also "about whether people can exist in public without fear. For immigrants, their presence in a public space makes them a target, which is why immigration must be part of the mobility conversation.” Ruth Rosa’s blog hits especially hard today.-@americawalks.bsky.social

Uber reinvents the bus but worse -- without public accountability or a commitment to serve everyone who needs to get around, rich or poor. Will Route Share complement transit? Or will it gum up the same routes, compete for the same passengers, and cause even more emissions?

Sophie Hurwitz@hurwitz.bsky.social · last yr.

For my first story @grist.org (!) I took on the perpetual silicon-valley reinvention of the bus, which is happening again grist.org/transportati...

Demand for transportation options is growing - people are increasingly choosing transit 🚌🚇. But still over half of the country’s population does not live near any transit whatsoever. Meanwhile, agencies' hard-earned recovery faces the threat of fiscal cliffs. Read more: blog.ucs.org/kshen/how-mu...

How Much Transit Investment Is Needed to Get Back to “Normal”?

Transit is essential for the climate, our health, and our pocketbooks, but was never set up for success in transportation policy. While transit agencies in the United States have made slight increases...

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Clean trucks are good for our air, our businesses, and New York’s economy. There’s no reason to bend to corporate polluters — We need @governor.ny.gov and our state leaders to stand up for our life-saving clean air protections and support clean vehicles. More: cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/b...

Businesses In New York Support Clean Trucks - CleanTechnica

Two proposed bills in New York would delay the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule.

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ICYMI: On Wednesday, clean air advocates and lawmakers rallied in Albany to support New York’s life-saving clean truck standard. With clean air under attack, this is not the time for New York to cave to polluter misinformation. Read more: earthjustice.org/press/2025/l...

Lawmakers, Environmental Justice, and Clean Air Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Stand Strong for Clean Air Protections

State leaders rally in Albany to urge the Governor to protect the life-saving clean truck standard in final budget and reject industry efforts to gut air protections

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📣 We are joining legislators, clean air advocates, and community members in Albany today to demand that our state leaders protect clean air and keep New York’s life-saving standards in place.

🏫🎒 Electric school buses will provide fresher air to children, drivers, and the communities they drive through. Let's take a deep breath and embrace this clean energy revolution for a healthier, more vibrant tomorrow. www.pressconnects.com/story/opinio...

New York schools need more electric school buses. This is why | Opinion

School districts across New York state are transforming student transportation by planning for and adopting zero-emission electric school buses.

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"It is in the highway lobby’s interest to propagate the myth that [car fees like the gas tax] cover all the impacts of driving, but that has never been true and is becoming ever less so." @ucsdave.bsky.social

The User-Pay Myth: We ALL Pay for Our Roads, Not Just Drivers

It’s time we think harder about what it is we're paying for, for whom and why, and how we pay for it.

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I've expanded this thread into a blog post here: bsky.app/profile/ucsu...

Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · last yr.

In 2018 Musk won a bid for high-speed transit in Chicago. He tried to sell the city on technology that didn’t exist and his proposal was never built. He lied and showed little regard for public services. "We are now seeing the consequences of putting someone like that in a position of power." Blog:

“In normal times, engineers, planners, and other transportation professionals draw on our training to help make our communities safer, healthier, and more prosperous. In these abnormal times, speaking out helps achieve the same ends.” - @shigashide.bsky.social’s new blog on Musk’s history of lies.

Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · last yr.

In 2018 Musk won a bid for high-speed transit in Chicago. He tried to sell the city on technology that didn’t exist and his proposal was never built. He lied and showed little regard for public services. "We are now seeing the consequences of putting someone like that in a position of power." Blog:

It all adds up--check out my latest blog on cumulative impacts and transportation, NEPA, and policies that holistically protect communities from harm. Esp. in these times, we must hold the line AND keep the vision for a healthy and just future. blog.ucs.org/kshen/transp... s/o @ourstreetsmn.org

Transportation Burdens Add to All that Communities Are Already Facing

We need a more holistic approach that includes the total cumulative impacts on communities, not a project-by-project approach that can make the impacts seem smaller than they are.

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🚨 This week, legislation was introduced to delay New York's #CleanTruck standards and worsen public health. We urge @govkathyhochul.bsky.social and the legislature to fight corporate interests and protect our environment. Full statement here: electrifyny.org/wp-content/u...

"The truth is that standards can be met, and with fewer sales than the opponents of ACCII claim." ⚡🚘@davereichmuth.bsky.social blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmu...

What the Auto Industry Isn’t Telling You About California’s Clean Vehicle Rules

Economic benefits for drivers and reduced air pollution

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On Thursday at noon ET, I'll be speaking with folks at ACE and CLF about our report Freedom to Move -- and what the fight looks like on the ground in Massachusetts for more transportation options. See you there? RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I have not stopped thinking about this chart since my @ucsusa.bsky.social colleague @ucsdave.bsky.social dropped it last year (part of the Freedom to Move report lead-authored by @kevshen.bsky.social - www.ucsusa.org/resources/fr...).