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Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions

The “Fix It First” memo, which was replaced last month, urged states to repair roads before expanding them and to weigh projects with global warming and equity in mind.

By Aydali Campa, Kristoffer Tigue

Highway signage on Bluemound Road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sept. 14, 2018. Credit: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images
Nighttime traffic rolls into downtown Austin along Interstate 35 at Manor Road in a time-exposure from the highway overpass. Credit: Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images

Activists Are Suing Texas Over Its Plan to Expand Interstate 35, Saying the Project Is Bad for Environmental Justice and the Climate

By Camryn Garza, Kristoffer Tigue

Cars are lined up in traffic on Airline Drive after a food distribution site at Reyes Produce opened on April 13, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Credit: Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images

Why Is Texas Allocating Funds For Reducing Air Emissions to Widening Highways?

By Aman Azhar

A bridge support pile for the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge beside Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, April 2, 2021. Credit: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Neighborhood, Black Residents Feel Like They Are Living in a ‘Sacrifice Zone’

By Aman Azhar

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