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CommonWealth Magazine: East Coast states outline carbon pricing plan

Officials from Massachusetts and Maryland on Tuesday laid out in broad strokes their plans for a forthcoming program across the East Coast to reduce harmful tailpipe emissions and fund greener transportation...October 1, 2019

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The Philadelphia Inquirer: Here’s what Pennsylvania is doing to address climate change — and why politics is making it difficult

As the federal government under President Donald Trump has worked to roll back environmental protections and individual states have taken dramatic steps to combat climate change, Pennsylvania this year unveiled a...September 18, 2019

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The New York Times: How Do You Fix … All of It?

At the DealBook DC Strategy Forum a group of leaders in business, politics and academia gathered to try to solve problems from student debt to carbon emissions. Here are their recommendations. Can Pricing Carbon Stall...September 18, 2019

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Yale Climate Connections: Nine states and D.C. work together to cut carbon pollution from transportation

Almost 30% of carbon pollution in the U.S. comes from transportation, mostly from cars and trucks. “It’s really a difficult issue for the states to tackle individually because obviously vehicles move from state to...September 17, 2019

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The Roanoke Star: National Science, Health, and Policy Headliners Slated For Strauss Lecture Series

A Nobel prize winner and two National Institutes of Health leaders are among internationally known speakers programmed for the new season of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Maury Strauss Distinguished...September 4, 2019

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The Guardian: How US cities are scrambling to protect people from extreme heat

With cities facing both rapid growth and radical, permanent climate change, urban authorities are faced with an increasingly vulnerable population. Washington DC has been given a recent glimpse into its future – a 92F...August 20, 2019

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Baltimore Sun: In curbing transportation sector emissions, will states prioritize community needs?

Several states and across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic — including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia — and Washington, D.C., have committed...August 5, 2019

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E&E News: Cap and trade for cars? 'It gets pretty complicated'

Since RGGI's inception in 2009, power-sector emissions in the Northeast have dropped 40%, propelled by the program as well as market forces. The new effort, known as the Transportation and Climate Initiative, could slash...July 10, 2019

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Grist: You can’t take on climate change without tackling sprawl

Get rid of all the country’s coal plants, run the country purely on renewables, and we’ll still be left with the top source of greenhouse gas emissions: transportation. Carbon-belching cars, trucks, and planes are...February 28, 2019

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The New York Times: A ‘Green New Deal’ Is Far From Reality, but Climate Action Is Picking Up in the States

Electricity is responsible for about one-third of America’s carbon dioxide emissions. To go further, states will also have to clean up the cars and trucks on their roads, which account for another third. In December,...February 8, 2019

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Bloomberg: "Northeast, Canadian Leaders Want More Electric Cars on the Road"

New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers plan to pave the way for electric vehicles in the Northeast, despite a lack of support from the Trump administration. "Every vehicle emits carbon dioxide and it is a...August 13, 2018

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New York Times: "How Big a Deal Is Trump’s Fuel Economy Rollback? For the Climate, Maybe the Biggest Yet"

President Trump’s proposal this week to weaken fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks could be his most consequential climate-policy rollback yet, increasing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States...August 3, 2018

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WAMU (NPR): "If You Liked The Weather This Week, You’ll Love Climate Change"

WAMU-FM's Jacob Fenston explores the consequences of sustained, heavy rains in the Washington, DC, area and measures that communities are taking to prepare for flooding, which could be increasingly common with climate...July 24, 2018

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S&P Global Intelligence: "States look to pump brakes on transportation emissions"

New England and mid-Atlantic state officials are looking to curb transportation emissions to reach their ambitious targets for greenhouse gas reductions, but the road ahead is complicated and riddled with challenges. The...July 16, 2018

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InsideClimate News: Hurricane Season 2018: Experts Warn of Super Storms, Call For New Category 6

Climate Center Adaptation Program Manager Jessica Grannis spoke to InsideClimate News about the importance of buidling resilience to severe storms, and other extreme events, by preparing for future climate...June 2, 2018

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Washington Post: Trump Withdrew from the Paris Climate Deal a Year Ago. Here's What Has Changed.

The Washington Post interviewed Vicki Arroyo for a story discussing state efforts to step up their actions to reduce climate pollution and build resilience to climate impacts in the year since President Trump announced...June 1, 2018

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RFI: Americans Fight Climate Change Despite Trump Quitting Paris Accord

Vicki Arroyo spoke with RFI radio for a story marking the one-year anniversary of President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement. “I think in a way it had a galvanizing effect,” Vicki Arroyo told RFI....May 31, 2018

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Reuters: Regrets and Relief One Year After U.S. Ditched Global Climate Deal

Reuters reports that a year after President Trump vowed to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, experts lamented the move but welcomed efforts by cities and states to fill the gap. “That was a dark...May 30, 2018

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ClimateWire: States, Vowing to Resist Trump, Find Pitfalls on Climate

ClimateWire interviewed Vicki Arroyo to discuss progress states continue to make to tackle climate change in the year since Presidnet Trump announced that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris Agreement. "At a time when...May 29, 2018

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Axios: Rolling Back Emissions Standards, EPA Threatens State Leadership on Climate

Georgetown Climate Center Executive Director Vicki Arroyo, in an Axios expert opinion piece, explained that should the Trump administration succeed in shooting down California’s vehicle emissions standards, the damage...May 8, 2018

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