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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS further cements its leadership in the alternative fuel market while continuing to reduce its environmental footprint with this more than $90 million investment in natural gas. The company has driven more than one billion miles since 2000 with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Chicago, Ill.; Earth City, Mo.;

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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One-third, 33%, of the nation’s urban Interstate mileage in poor condition is concentrated in just five states: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, and New York. Similarly, the study’s three traffic fatality categories—overall, urban and rural—all show more fatalities in 2016 than in any year since 2007.

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

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RGGI proves that a regional market-based price on power-sector emissions is both possible and effective in the United States. The market-based carbon-reduction system in RGGI works because proceeds from allowance auctions provide a much-needed revenue source to jumpstart public and private investment in the clean energy economy.

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