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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up. Transit agencies in Washington, D.C.,

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

ESA

House passes measure keeping the government open through March 11. The government could save money through a new approach and put the funds toward forest restoration, the sponsors said. Appropriations: The House passed a stop-gap measure, known as a continuing resolution, to keep the government open through March. 28, 2022.

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