Trump rescinds DOT approval for NYC congestion toll, condemns city to pollution
Duffy claimed that it's unfair that drivers should have to pay to use roads since there are already tolls on bridges into Manhattan and claimed there are no alternatives, ignoring the buses and subway trains operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Trump wants NYC’s congestion pricing dead. Will the toll system be roadkill?
MTA head Janno Lieber said 1.2 million fewer vehicles went into Manhattan's central business district in January.
Trump declares New York 'saved' from congestion pricing: 'Long live the king!'
President Trump on Wednesday declared New York “saved” after his administration announced it would rescind the Biden-era approval of a congestion pricing plan. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan,
Murphy thanks Trump for congestion pricing move
I want to thank President Trump and Secretary Duffy for their efforts to halt the current congestion pricing program in Manhattan’s Central Business District,” Murphy said in a statement Wednesday. The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to stop congestion pricing by rescinding federal approval.
Trump administration revokes approval of NYC congestion toll
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said New York’s first-in-the-nation fee, meant to ease gridlock and reduce emissions, was a “slap in the face” to working-class Americans.
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Reproductive health researchers found a rarely discussed "pathway" between the effect and its unexpected cause.
Hochul to Trump on congestion pricing: ‘We’ll see you in court’
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Wednesday pushed back against President Trump after the White House rescinded approval of ...
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Just one hour of air pollution (even in your home) worsens brain function
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Pollution shift: How truck electrification moves the burden to power plants
Electrifying heavy-duty trucks reduces on-road emissions but shifts pollution burdens to power plants, with disadvantaged ...
First Cleveland Air Code overhaul in decades would target pollution, health disparities
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Trump administration orders halt to NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit
President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic ...
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Air pollution in late pregnancy linked to higher NICU admissions for newborns
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What We Know About the Future of Congestion Pricing
The Trump administration revoked federal approval for the tolling plan on Wednesday. New York leaders are fighting to keep it ...