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California, 7 states and DC commit to faster transition to zero-emission trucks and buses; next step is formal agreement

Green Car Congress

Trucks are increasingly a major contributor to air pollution nationwide, but especially in our cities where they are among the largest sources of toxic emissions in vulnerable neighborhoods. The board is expected to consider the first-of-its-kind regulation for adoption next year. —CARB Chair Mary D.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Total DOE award: $13,299,101. Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc.’s The project will deploy multiple fuels and technologies.

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Following a River Through the Heart of the Berkshires

Baua Electric

I learned, too, that reaches of the river acclaimed by Melville , Ives and Longfellow were laden with PCBs , an industrial pollutant. and then parallels the Hudson River to the west and the Connecticut River to the east on its approximately 150-mile journey south toward Long Island Sound. After a short silence, Ms.