Curbing transportation pollution
Transportation is the largest source of carbon pollution nationally, and in the South. It also is a leading source of other pollutants that harm our health—contributing to asthma, respiratory illness, cancer, and premature death,
Curbing transportation pollution
Transportation is the largest source of carbon pollution nationally, and in the South. It also is a leading source of other pollutants that harm our health—contributing to asthma, respiratory illness, cancer, and premature death, with communities of color and lower wealth communities unfairly bearing the brunt of this pollution. Transportation impacts everything from water and air quality to wildlife.
The enormous damage transportation pollution causes to our environment, health, communities, and economy is unacceptable and unnecessary. Better alternatives are available, and we’ve got to accelerate our efforts to provide cleaner, more equitable transportation.Trip Pollard, leader of Southern Environmental Law Center’s Land and Community Program
We are working to slash tailpipe pollution by pursuing fundamental changes to federal, state, and local laws, policies, and transportation investments.
There are abundant solutions available to overhaul the outdated, auto-centered transportation approach prevalent in much of the South. By reducing driving and cleaning up the vehicles we continue to use, we can lower transportation pollution—improving health, equity, our economy, and quality of life in addition to creating a better environmental future.
Our multi-faceted approach to curbing transportation pollution includes:
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