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

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The participants intend this program to be implemented on a regional basis after a critical mass of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have completed the legal processes to implement the agreed upon pricing mechanism. Earlier this year, TCI jurisdictions hosted a series of six regional listening sessions that informed the new statement.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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With the support of the Attorney General's Office, New York received $127.7 million as part of this legal settlement. In addition, New York will replace or re-power older, high-polluting diesel-powered trucks, school buses, and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment.

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EPA selects 55 applicants to receive $3 billion in grant funding through Clean Ports Program – Charged EVs

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Delivering cleaner technologies and resources to US ports will slash harmful air and climate pollution while protecting people who work in and live nearby port communities.” The agency estimates that using the new equipment will reduce emissions by over 3 million metric tons of CO 2 , 12,000 short tons of NOx, and 200 short tons of PM2.5

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. INTRODUCTION.

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NYC Traffic Congestion Fees Become Political Quagmire

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Its similar to what weve seen from several European cities and was rationalized by suggesting that the move would raise money for the MTA while limiting both traffic and the associated pollution. However, NY Governor Kathy Hochul quickly held a conference in Grand Central Terminal to announce there would be a legal battle instead.

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge on California emission rule waiver

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After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted California an exemption from federal air pollution laws in 2022, effectively letting the state set its own vehicle emissions rules, the U.S. That ruling has since been followed by a handful of other states, including New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles. However, the legal hurdles confronted by the Trump administration were vast and Biden undid any headway it had made by subsequent executive order. percent of U.S. vehicles sold in 2022 that were EVs. Image: ZikG/Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC insider.