Menlo Park, California became the first city in the United States to set a goal of reducing gasoline sales within its borders. The goal is to reduce gasoline sales within the city by 10% a year from a 2018 baseline. The goal is an integral part of the city's climate action plan, which sets a path for the city to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. 

The murder of George Floyd spotlights massive injustices in American society, and is motivating millions of Americans to reexamine race, policing, and injustice. Coltura stands in solidarity with those working to dismantle the systems of oppression and racism that have burdened black and brown people for centuries. Meanwhile, the economic divide widens, and the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, with disproportionate impacts on people of color.

How many gallons of gasoline are pumped in your city each year? Your city officials can’t tell you, because they don’t have the data. They don’t know which of their investments to reduce transportation emissions (such as EV charging infrastructure, public transit, e-bikes and e-scooters, EV ride & drives, and education campaigns) are having an impact on the city’s gasoline sales.They also don’t know which residents living near gas stations are exposed to the highest levels of carcinogenic benzene vapors.

On March 9, the Washington State Senate joined the House in passing SB 5811, legislation which enables Washington to require automakers to stock a certain percentage of zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) at dealerships within the state. Gov. Inslee strongly supports the legislation and is expected to sign it shortly. 

On February 10, the Washington State House Transportation Committee, headed by Rep. Jake Fey, held the country’s first-ever hearing on a bill to require all new cars sold in the state to be electric starting with model year 2030.