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A sign for an electric car charging station at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The UK joins a move to ban gas and diesel cars by 2040

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Britain plans to outlaw the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans starting in 2040. But what are the hurdles to going electric?

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US law students, driven by their own family stories, are helping asylum-seekers

April 18, 2017Justice

New study shows federal investment in bike infrastructure paying off

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