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Vermont becomes the first US state to pass a law requiring Big Oil to pay for climate damage

Electrek

In a historic move, Vermont has become the first US state to pass a law that makes major fossil fuel companies financially responsible for climate change damages.

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Vermonters get up to $6K to swap flood-damaged cars for EVs

Baua Electric

Photo: Vermont Agency of Transportation Vermont is now offering its residents up to $6,000 in incentives to replace their flood-damaged, scrapped cars with EVs. M]y team [and I] are doing everything we can to give immediate relief to Vermonters as we continue to assess and respond to the needs,” Scott said. Get started here.

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3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

Green Car Congress

As part of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia have participated actively in developing the TCI-P and have the opportunity to join the program in the future.

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

Green Car Congress

A coalition of nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia announced their intent to design a new regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels, and invest proceeds from the program into low-carbon and more resilient transportation infrastructure. (..)

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Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030

Green Car Congress

Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. Transporting and Processing Fracked Gases emits an estimated 4.8 million tons of methane each year, and planned expansion would add 4.7

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US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues

Green Car Congress

If traffic remained reduced for one year, the reduction in VMT would allow California to meet half of its 2050 climate change target. Drivers there and in the surrounding states of New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont drove at least 80% fewer miles after shelter-in-place directives began.

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Baltimore will electrify city vehicle fleet by 2030

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WalletHub , which creates the list each year, lists Maryland as the fifth in the overall rankings, trailing Vermont, New York, California, and Hawaii. Maryland ranked seventh in Environmental Quality, fourth in Eco-Friendly Behaviors, and seventh in Climate-Change Contributions, giving it an overall score of 74.70.

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