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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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The Beneficial Electrification League (BEL), a Minnesota-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing understanding on the benefits of electrification through education, announced a new initiative to accelerate the deployment of electric school buses (ESBs) in electric cooperative service territories throughout the country.

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DOT and DOE announce nearly $5B over 5 years for new national EV charging network; $615M in FY2022

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New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. Massachusetts. 16,290,764. 10,089,418. Mississippi. 14,647,722. 15,448,790. 25,971,644. North Carolina. 16,137,196. North Dakota. 20,739,853. South Dakota. 13,074,884. 60,356,706. 15,745,244. Washington. 10,489,110. West Virginia. 11,642,061. 615,000,000.

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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The maximum amount of federal funding that may be requested per application varies by Region: Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will accept applications requesting up to $1,000,000 in grant funds. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will accept proposals requesting up to $1,000,000 in grant funds. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Applicants must request funding from the EPA regional office which covers the geographic project location.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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EIA: E85 fueling station availability is increasing, but slowly; in 2% of all retail stations

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In 2007, the earliest year for which state-level data are available, the majority of E85 stations were located in five states: Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Only two states (New Hampshire and Alaska) currently have no E85 fueling stations, compared to nine that had none of these stations in 2007.

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NOAA: US Averaged Warmer-than-Normal, Drier-than-Normal in March

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However, several storms developed along the Atlantic Coast, bringing below-normal temperatures to the South and Southeast, while bringing warm and wet weather to the Northeast and Midwest regions (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin). It was the warmest January-March period for Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.