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As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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This brief study analyses, for each individual state, the changes from 2008 to 2018 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. In 2018, only two states used oil to generate more than 3% of the electricity: 68% in Hawaii and 12% in Alaska.)

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. million settlement with Volkswagen. In this second set of awards, the following recipients will receive grants and rebates: Statewide. Multi-county.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018. Delaware Transit Corporation. Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 battery electric Buses, serving Wilmington and Sussex County. State of Colorado Department of Transportation. Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System.

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

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). percent per year over the next four years so that in 2018 there is a ten percent reduction from the baseline. Northeastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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