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Congestion Pricing enters the stretch

March 6, 2008

Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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buses, congestionpricing, leesander, march31, mta, mtacapitalplan, newyorkcity, NYC, nycitycouncil, nyctransit, nystatelegislature, subway, trains

Coming to work today, I was enraptured, as I often am, by the sights and sounds of this great city of New York.  On my subway ride, a group of mariachi singers played a few numbers for tips, a local...continued

NYC Transit buys 850 hybrid buses: Bravo!

November 5, 2007

Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment

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diesel, hybrid-electric, hybridbus, media, NYC, nyctransit, particulatepollution

Late last month, while the NYC tabloids were debating a possible fare hike and the latest news about Joe Torre and A-Rod, they missed an important environmental investment decision at the nation’s largest transit fleet.   Here's the news: On October...continued

Rich Kassel
Rich Kassel
Senior Attorney and Director, Clean Fuels and Vehicles Project
New York City
I came to NRDC in 1991 on a three-year grant, and never left.  Over the...
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