How Trump's Mass Transit Cuts Hit the Climate: Green Daily

US public transit riders took more than 2 billion trips in the second quarter of this year. All those rides, not to mention the countless more trips by bike, e-bike and foot, represent a major carbon savings compared to traveling by car. Yet President Donald Trump’s administration has yanked funding for mass transit and other no-carbon forms of transit.

Today’s newsletter looks at the cuts that have targeted climate-friendly means of getting around. Plus, we talk with a MacArthur genius and share an excerpt from Businessweek’s Rick Caruso profile.