Some studies have found the ride-hailing services increase vehicle miles driven and pollution.
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Rideshare companies Uber and Lyft have committed to reducing their carbon emissions in the coming years, but there s little holding them accountable to make sure they reach their goals. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have made public promises to reduce their carbon emissions in the coming years. Now, lawmakers in Washington state want to make sure they follow through.
A measure making its way through Washington’s Legislature would put the state in the driver’s seat when it comes to regulating air pollution by Lyft, Uber and similar app-based ride-hailing services.
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Legislation is starting to move at the Capitol in St. Paul, including bills dealing with natural resources. 7:00 pm, Jan. 28, 2021 ×
The split-shot fishing sinkers on the right are made of tin and are shinier than the lead sinkers on the left - and they are also non-toxic to loons and other birds. The lead-free sinkers are also slightly larger than the lead sinkers of comparable weight. A bill has been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to ban the sale and use of lead tackle smaller than one ounce. (News Tribune / file)
Minnesota state lawmakers are starting to talk about more than just COVID-19 and battling with each other, with legislation introduced in recent weeks that would ban the use of small lead fishing jigs and sinkers and another bill to lower the state’s general walleye bag limit from six fish to four.
PROVIDENCE Last February, a top official with the Rhode Island Department of Health assured lawmakers that the state was on the verge of coming up with regulations on so-called “forever chemicals” found in firefighting foam, cookware and food packaging that have contaminated drinking water supplies across the nation.
A drinking water standard for compounds in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, family would be presented to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s office in March and be ready for the public to see by May, associate director of health Seema Dixit told the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee at a hearing on Feb. 6, 2020.
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