EPISODE · Aug 24, 2022 · 16 MIN
Goodbye, new gas stations in California?
from Headlines From The Times · host Ashlea Brown, Kinsee Morlan, Mike Heflin, Shani O. Hilton, Jazmín Aguilera, Heba Elorbany, Kasia Broussalian, Denise Guerra, Mario Diaz, Madalyn Amato, Mark Nieto, David Toledo, Shannon Lin, Gustavo Arellano
Surprise, surprise: California cities are banning new gas stations and other cities across the world are watching. The bans are part of an ongoing quest to combat climate change, this time on a local municipal level. The movement is small so far, but now even the car capital of the world, Los Angeles, is thinking about it.Today, what would happen if L.A. hops on this no-new-gas-station brigade. And what we can learn from the cities that’ve already done it. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times Fast Break Desk reporter Grace TooheyMore reading:California cities ban new gas stations in battle to combat climate changeEditorial: Ban new gas stations? There are better ways for L.A. to ditch fossil fuelsLA Times Today: California cities ban new gas stations to combat climate change
What this episode covers
An L.A. councilmember is proposing a ban on new gas stations within city limits. It's an idea that more California cities are considering.
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Goodbye, new gas stations in California?
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