The fiscal "grand bargain" and the gas tax
The countdown to the so-called fiscal cliff is on, with President Obama and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle weighing in on the budget negotiations. If a...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Climate change threatens one of Oprah's favorite things
I don't think I've eaten a truffle. Or if I have I never knew it. That's because I'm not even sure what a truffle is. But I do know that Oprah Winfrey is a big...
Housing near transit creates thriving communities
"A city is like a pizza, and a neighborhood is like a slice of pizza. Just as a slice of pizza should contain all the ingredients of the pizza, each...
Election 2012: Transit Wins
Most Americans who are fed up with traffic don't buy the notion that the way to ease congestion is to build more roads; they prefer more public transportation...
Slower streets offer big rewards to communities
"Wider, faster, treeless roads not only ruin our public places, they kill people. Taking highway standards and applying them to urban and suburban streets, and...
Calling on Fans of Transit: Get in the Game
As someone who commutes to work on the Metro, I'm a big fan of public transportation. The other day, as I was persusing the sports section of the Washington...