With July 4th flight cancellations approaching, the transportation secretary is faulted for having no remedial plan.
Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Fourth of July Flight Cancellation Hell
It’s likely to be even worse than Memorial Day weekend, when fraudulent staffing levels caused 2,800 flights to be canceled.
Posted inTransportation
Pete Buttigieg’s Day Job
The ambitious transportation secretary has the power to go after multiple abuses by the airlines and signal administration support for suffering consumers. He’s barely touched it.
Posted inWorking in America
Proposed Federal Drug Testing Changes Could Imperil Transportation Workers
Union officials argue rules would inject chaos into the sector and mistakenly label non–drug users as users.
Posted inTAP
Building Our New Electric Fleet
Today on TAP: In a signal victory last week, an activist group prevailed on a major bus manufacturer to hire its workers from local, historically disadvantaged communities.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Blowing the Truck Whistle
A carbon dioxide delivery driver’s long journey to expose issues that he says put his safety and integrity at risk
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California Might Pass Its Own Personal Build Back Better
The Golden State is set to spend its capital gains haul on massive public investments in climate.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Federal Highway Removal Program Raises Hopes in California
But transit advocates and local leaders in communities of color worry that new infrastructure plans could repeat the harms of the past.
Posted inTransportation
Airline Abuses and Government’s Dormant Power
The Department of Transportation needs to be more aggressive in protecting consumers from price-gouging.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Meet the Organizations Fighting for Zero-Emissions Freight
A coalition of community-based groups has come together to demand reform of a sector that has had a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color.