MANY AMERICANS were distressed when President Trump, just weeks before the November election, nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. When the Senate confirmed Barrett barely a month later, it seemed a cynical power grab that showed disdain for democratic processes. Still, it was not out of character for a majority-Republican, right-leaning legislative […]
Jonathan Hecht
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Use VW settlement to electrify bus fleet
IMAGINE WALKING down a city street and being able to take a deep breath without inhaling tailpipe exhaust left and right from cars, buses, and trucks. If you live in a car-congested area, the experience of being surrounded by tailpipe emissions from gas-guzzling and greenhouse gas-emitting, toxin-spewing vehicles is so much a part of your […]