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A Blueprint to Advance the U.S.-India Energy Security Partnership
Future Electric Vehicle Production Plans in the United States and Europe – Will It Be Enough?
Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles on Travel Demand and Emissions in California
Truck Transportation in California: Disaggregating Public Health Costs From Criteria Pollutants
A Systematic Review of Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Intensity Values for Hydrogen Production Pathways
Study on Leaching Characteristics and Biotoxicity of Porous Asphalt With Biochar Fillers
Nuclear Power Generation Phase-Outs Redistribute US Air Quality and Climate-Related Mortality Risk
Assessing the Economic Impact of Speed Limit Changes on Safety and Mobility in California
Spatial-Temporal Self-Attention Transformer Networks for Battery State of Charge Estimation
Addressing Vulnerabilities in the Supply Chain of Critical Minerals
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Democrats are taking aim at one of California’s signature climate policies
POLITICO
Dan Sperling, a former CARB board member and director of the University of California, Davis’ Institute for Transportation Studies, said broadening the market to align with the fuel used in other Western states would bring down prices and reduce the impact of refinery closures, while having minimal impacts on emissions.

Caltrans building animal crossings over Interstate 80 in Sierra to increase safety
CBS News
“If we want to protect animals in general and give them a way to get across the highway, than almost all highways in California need attention,” said Dr. Fraser Shilling, the road ecology center director at UC Davis.

The real chaos muppet is still here
POLITICO
Longtime California air regulators say [Trump’s] efforts to fundamentally reshape the United States’ approach to auto industry policy through high tariffs on imported cars and parts, slashing EV tax incentives and rewriting federal fuel standards risk going too far and forcing car companies to find a more stable partner.
