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<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


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Environment

Last-Minute Legislation Legalizes (Some) E-Bikes, Axes Low-Income Fares, and Throws More Cash At EVs

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New Climate Policies Target the Commonwealth’s Worst Polluter: MassDOT

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Victory for Community Resistance: L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening

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Highway Pollution Is Surging Back Towards Pre-Pandemic Levels

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MassDOT Under Fire for Stockpiling Hazardous Debris Next to Public Housing in Chelsea

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Study: Most of the Commonwealth’s EV Rebates Had No Effect on Buyers’ Choices

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Bicycling

Baker Administration Developing E-Bike Incentive Program

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International Climate Report Demands ‘Systemic’ Changes to Transportation and Urban Planning

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Elections and Politics

Mass. Senate Passes Climate Bill With Mandates (But No Funding) for Electric Trains, Buses

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Mayor Wu’s First Budget Proposal Features Bus Lane Projects, Safer Streets, and Transit-Oriented Housing