BART Strike’s Impact on Environment Tough to Measure

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Many commuters relied on casual carpools during the most recent BART strike. Photo by Guisel Contreras/Mission Local

By Alexander Mullaney, Mission Local

When BART strikes, commuters who rely on BART drive to work or take other means of transit, creating more air pollution.

This year, there were two strikes, totaling eight days, putting the regional transportation service out of use to tens of thousands of commuters. So how much did pollution increase?

It’s hard to tell.

Read the complete story at Mission Local. 

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