@ucsusa federal policy advocate working to electrify our transportation system to solve our air pollution problems & protect our climate | opinions my own
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Joined August 2015
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"Unfortunately, this proposal breaks from precedent and does not hold funding levels constant, cutting enacted transportation funding by 25% in total, breaking down to a 20% cut to transit investment and an 82% cut in rail from previous levels,"- @UCSUSA.
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A Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill.
ALT Political Cartoon. A scene from School House Rock’s “I’m Just a Bill” is depicted, with the bill sneering at a wide-eyed young boy sitting on the steps of the Capitol. The cartoon is captioned, “I’m just a bill, a big, beautiful bill, la-la-la, you get it, I’m cutting Medicaid.”
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READ and SHARE this powerful op-ed from a Toyota dealer:
"But even with those we love, we must tell them when they’re falling short...Stop supporting climate deniers, give me more E.V.’s to sell. Toyota can do better."
electrek.co/2025/06/04/open-…
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🧑🔧🇺🇸 Many states could see demand for thousands of front-of-the-meter, behind-the-meter, charger maintenance, and repair jobs from the investments driven by the IRA tax credits.
🔎Learn more -> theicct.org/publication/a-me…
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Republicans are pushing a plan to overrule the Senate Parliamentarian & effectively kill the filibuster.
@SenWhitehouse, @SenSchumer, & @SenAlexPadilla press the Presiding Officer to make clear Republicans are going nuclear. Democrats won't forget this. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1LyxBWEyM…
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Our friends across the aisle are so set on making it easier to pollute our air they’ll break the Senate.
They should be eyes wide open about the consequences. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OwxWXoLe…
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Senate Republicans are planning to overrule a state policy and effectively eliminate the filibuster.
They’re so determined to pollute our air, they’ll break the Senate to do it.
ALT SLATE: Republicans think they have a way to blow up the filibuster without anyone noticing.
ATHENA retweeted
The House of Representatives just sold out Americans to polluters in an attempt to sidestep the Clean Air Act and go after clean air protections granted to states.
Thank you @RepJimCosta for voting NO to this attack on our communities! #CleanerCars #CleanerTrucks
ICYMI: The 🚗 industry that opposed LIFE-SAVING safety protections like *seat belts & air bags* are supporting a Senate bill that would prevent EPA & DOT from considering the best available technology to protect communities from tailpipe pollution. 🚨 blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/auto…
"Duffy, with his ties to the fossil fuel industry and alarmingly regressive views on climate & equity, cannot be trusted to put the needs of the public over the whims of Trump and the desires of his friends in the fossil fuel industry." @UCSUSA: ucsusa.org/about/news/trump-…
"EVs are moving ahead, including outside the US"
My colleague, @dr_dave510, writes about the EV transition under a second Trump administration: blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmu…
My friend faces a huge bill she doesn't owe because @dcwater won't go after the company that skipped its bill. When will you take action to stop this from happening to Washingtonians? @CMCharlesAllen @MurielBowser @DCAttorneyGen
DC Water charging condo owner thousands of dollars after developer, HOA disappear. @7NewsDC @dcwater wjla.com/features/i-team/was…
ATHENA retweeted
Sharing my story is really vulnerable, but I’m mad as hell that DC puts scofflaw developers over its people. This only a fraction of DC’s dereliction of duty in my story and many others. I’m still waiting for answers from @CMCharlesAllen @MurielBowser @DCAttorneyGen @DCWater
DC Water charging condo owner thousands of dollars after developer, HOA disappear. @7NewsDC @dcwater wjla.com/features/i-team/was…
🚨@MassGovernor & @MassDEP’s decision to delay life-saving protections against diesel exhaust will cost residents up to $758m in health impacts.
Truck OEMs @Cummins @DaimlerTruckNA @VolvoTrucksNA @KenworthTruckCo @IntnlTrucks are manufacturing product shortages to generate pushback on @AirResources regs adopted by states around US. This tactic will cost lives & breaks their Clean Truck Partnership. blog.ucsusa.org/dave-cooke/t…
Day 2 and we’re hearing poignant stories from Hyundai and Kia workers about their working conditions at manufacturing facilities in Alabama. #JMAINLA2024
Who is cutting onions? 🥺 New Flyer workers talk about the benefits of working with @JobsMoveAmerica & getting a CBA. #JMAINAL2024
TY to @newflyer and @JobsMoveAmerica for the union-made bus manufacturing facility tour & discussion about their Community Benefits Agreement. #ElectrifyEverything
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As holiday shopping picks up, New York needs to tackle pollution from mega-warehouses. These facilities operate 24/7 and produce emissions equal to power plants. It's time for our leaders to support the #CleanDeliveriesAct.
earthjustice.org/press/2024/…
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Join @APWUnational workers TODAY in their day of action! They’re making it clear: they need a good contract and better staffing for better service.
They’re fired up and ready to go! ⬇️
apwu.org/day-of-action
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Massive news!
BREAKING: A federal district court just hit pause on the rail industry's lawsuit against California's zero-emissions rail rule, which is slated to save 3200 lives and $32 billion in health costs by cleaning our air.
#FutureIsElectric
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