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Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

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All the participating jurisdictions are members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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State Insurance Regulators Adopt Climate Risk Disclosure Requirement for Insurance Companies

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The annual disclosures are designed to provide transparency regarding the potential impacts of climate change on the solvency of insurance companies as well as the affordability of future insurance policies.

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DOE updates eGallon prices; Sec’y Moniz highlights growth of PEV sales

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As the market continues to grow, electric vehicles will play a key role in our effort to reduce air pollution and slow the effects of climate change. eGallon prices are available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia on Energy.gov/eGallon. —Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. For example, an eGallon is $1.53

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US Court of Appeals Halts Alaskan Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday halted a 5-year oil and gas leasing program begun under the Bush Administration that had expanded previous lease offerings in the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas off the coast of Alaska, pending further environmental review.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A statistical regression revealed that the total monetary benefit to consumers from state incentives significantly positively correlates with BEV sales when all 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. electric vehicle incentives ”.

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President Obama, DOT Secretary Foxx announce $600M for 6th round of TIGER funding for transportation projects

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The highly competitive TIGER program, which began as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, offers one of the only federal funding possibilities for large, game-changing multi-modal projects. The $474-million 2013 TIGER round alone supported $1.8 billion in overall project investments.

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CARB proposes amending California LEV III Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulation to maintain stringency if US standards change

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Currently, 12 other states and the District of Columbia have adopted California’s greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. The comment period begins on 10 August and continues through 26 September. The Board will consider the proposal for adoption at its regular meeting on 27-28 September 2018.

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