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MassDOT Taps Electric Trains for Commuter…
September 11, 2024
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – a division of Massachusetts Department of Transportation – recently signed off on a $54 More
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FHWA Issues $148M to Reduce Port…
May 1, 2024
The Federal Highway Administration recently issued $148 million in grants to 16 port projects in 11 states and Puerto Rico More
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Maryland Launches Zero-Emission Bus Pilot Program
March 6, 2024
Governor Wes Moore (D), the Maryland Department of Transportation, and the Maryland Transit Administration (MDTA) recently launched a “Zero-Emission Bus More
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Nebraska DOT Seeking Feedback on Carbon…
August 16, 2023
The Nebraska DOT is gathering public opinion on its proposed strategies for reducing transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions via an online More
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Colorado DOT Preps for Greener Aircraft…
June 20, 2023
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics wants to get its 76 public use airports ready for alternatively powered More
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Oregon DOT Website Tracks GHG Emission…
March 22, 2023
The Oregon Department of Transportation recently unveiled a website that tracks how the state’s public agencies are collectively reducing greenhouse More
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USDOT, DOE Help Push Sustainable Aviation…
September 28, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of Energy recently released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap as part of More
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Four Federal Agencies Planning Broad GHG…
September 21, 2022
The U.S. Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Environmental Protection Agency recently signed a memorandum of understanding More
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EPA Proposes New Emission Rules for…
March 16, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to introduce stricter heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission rules starting in model year 2027. [Above photo by More
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Two Governors Unveil ‘Clean Transportation’ Executive…
January 12, 2022
The governors of North Carolina and Connecticut recently issued executive orders that mandate the formation of “clean transportation” plans to More
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Colorado Proposes New Transportation Pollution Standards
August 25, 2021
The Colorado Transportation Commission proposed new transportation pollution reduction planning standards on August 16 that seek to cut greenhouse gas More
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Senators Unveil $73B ‘Clean Transit for…
May 11, 2021
Two key Senate Democrats introduced a $73 billion plan on May 4 to transition the nation’s transit buses and vans More
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Louisiana DOTD Studying How to Tackle…
April 14, 2021
The Louisiana state government, which collects about $1.3 billion a year in taxes from the oil and gas industry, is More
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FTA Providing $180M in Low-No Emission…
February 16, 2021
The Federal Transit Administration is making up to $180 million in competitive grant funds through a notice of funding opportunity for More
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New Renewable Energy Contracts in Effect…
January 13, 2021
Two 100 percent renewable energy contracts between the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and BP Energy Company and Direct Energy LLC More
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Regional GHG Emission Reduction Consortium Takes…
January 5, 2021
The states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, along with the District of Columbia, signed a memorandum of understanding or MOU on More
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Two Studies Examine Benefits, Hurdles of…
October 14, 2020
Efforts to “decarbonize” America’s transportation system to reduce greenhouse gas or GHG emissions could produce widespread health benefits, according to More
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FHWA Unveils New CMAQ Emissions Calculator
May 20, 2020
The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement or CMAQ program offered via the Federal Highway Administration provides funding to state More
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Can Highway Construction Achieve "Net Zero"…
April 22, 2020
What does it mean to be "net zero" in the transportation world today?  When talking about carbon emissions, it refers More