Advocates to Biden: Car Dependence — Not Gas Prices — Is America’s Real Crisis
President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will stop importing Russian oil has sustainable transportation advocates urging leaders to take action before surging gas prices overwhelm American families.
By
Kea Wilson
11:53 PM CST on March 8, 2022
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