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Statement: Infrastructure must be a good deal for our health

A bipartisan group of senators met Tuesday afternoon to prepare for a vote planned Wednesday on a $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that aims to boost federal investment in U.S. infrastructure, including billions for roads, clean water and power infrastructure, according to media reports. 

PIRG advocates champion clean transportation on the Hill

Friday, June 25, 2021
By | Henry Hintermeister
Creative Associate

PIRG advocates met with federal lawmakers and their aides from April 6-8 to make the case for a suite of transportation solutions.

Resource | Transportation

Letter of support for the INVEST Act of 2021

Past federal transportation investments have made it easier and cheaper to travel by car, but at a high cost. Transportation is now America's #1 source of carbon pollution; air pollution from transportation cuts short thousands of lives each year, and thousands more die in car crashes. That's why Environment America and U.S. PIRG support the INVEST in America Act of 2021, which would help transform transportation by investing in roads, bridges, transit, and walking and biking infrastructure with an emphasis on fixing existing infrastructure and reducing pollution that harms our health and our climate.

Progress Report: President Biden’s First 100 Days

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
By | Matt Casale
Director, Environment Campaigns

Our new progress report finds that despite the need to rebuild many federal agencies and tackle the COVID-19 crisis, the Biden administration has already taken numerous steps to restore environmental protections.

'Build Back Better' plan would transform America's aging infrastructure

Thursday, April 15, 2021
By | Henry Hintermeister
Creative Associate

The United States is in need of an infrastructure overhaul.

Nader's "Unsafe At Any Speed" 55th Anniversary!

Monday, November 30, 2020
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program

Today, on the 55th anniversary of Ralph Nader's landmark "Unsafe at Any Speed," about the built-in dangers of 1960s cars, as exemplified by the General Motors Corvair, his colleagues led by Joan Claybrook have published a new report: "Safer Vehicles and Highways: 4.2 million U.S. Lives Spared Since 1966." The report makes recommendations to President-elect Joe Biden about how to revitalize and strengthen the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which Claybrook ran during the Jimmy Carter administration.

Reimagining the street: How bus lanes speed up the morning commute and why it matters

Monday, November 9, 2020
By | Henry Hintermeister
Creative Associate

As major American cities look for ways to lower carbon emissions, they’re looking to low-tech, low-cost bus lanes to help them. Here’s the case for why more cities should get on board.

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