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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. The buses will operate on the 88 Penn route, linking downtown with East End neighborhoods. million settlement with Volkswagen. Camp Hebron, Inc.:

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

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Electric public transportation is essential to creating cleaner, greener cities. According to the World Bank, urban transportation is responsible for 12% to 70% of air pollution , and an estimated 7 million people die from urban air pollution each year. Our World in Data - Data Review: How Many People Die From Air Pollution?

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

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The Art of Dismantling and Depollution: Next, we delve into dismantling and de-pollution, where hazardous materials are carefully purged. Adherence to best practices in de-pollution, waste management and material recovery becomes imperative. The post The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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CARB adopts electric truck rule: Advanced Clean Trucks

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The California Air Resources Board has adopted a first-in-the-world rule—the Advanced Clean Trucks ( earlier post )—requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans (Class 2b to Class 8) to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024. By 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

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California EV Incentives Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) On the state level, California has a number of programs aimed at incentivizing EV purchases. Clean Cars 4 All The Clean Cars 4 All program helps lower-income residents invest in EVs by replacing their older, higher-polluting vehicles with cleaner ones.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

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LEED can be applied to newly designed, built, or renovated commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, and even entire cities. The more chargers we have, the quicker we can facilitate the switch from polluting internal combustion engine vehicles to cleaner, greener EVs. indoor environmental quality.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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While current state and federal measures are on target to reduce toxic diesel locomotive emissions 65% or more by 2020, additional measures recommended by ARB staff would ultimately provide up to 85% or greater emissions reductions within the rail yards over the same period, resulting in cleaner air for nearby residential neighborhoods as well.

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