Posted by Lizzeth Henao in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Last week’s town hall meeting at Los Angeles' Metro headquarters on the federal transportation reauthorization bill gave transportation policy stakeholders the ability to share their concerns and innovative ideas with United States Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Senator...
Posted by Lizzeth Henao in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
There have been recent developments in public policy that should have positive effects on transportation policy, and specifically on the next SAFETEA-LU bill. Last December, the EPA found that greenhouse gases (GHG) are a threat to public health and welfare and...
Posted by Lizzeth Henao in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
I find it remarkable, in light of the media and political circus around health care reform, that Congress in the coming weeks will be debating an issue that will also have an enormous immediate impact in Americans’ daily and long-term...
