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ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report it commissioned from Sonoma Technology, Inc. Dual Harmonization (California Advanced Clean Trucks Rule, Low-NOx Omnibus Rule w/urban buses) from model year (MY) 2025. Advanced Clean Trucks Rule from MY2025.

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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

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Four of the charges are the direct result of the massive coal ash spill from the Dan River steam station into the Dan River near Eden, North Carolina, in February 2014. As part of their plea agreements, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and Duke Energy Progress Inc.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition. North Carolina State University. WM International Engineering LLC. Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia. AOI 2: EV Workplace Charging. Charge to Work USA: National Workplace Charging Program.

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Asplundh adds medium-duty propane autogas F-650 trucks to fleet

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Asplundh, an international provider of vegetation management services to utilities and municipalities, is one of the first in its industry to adopt propane autogas for some of the medium-duty trucks in its fleet. The tanks are mounted under the cab, which maintains a clean frame rail behind the cab.

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University of Surrey launches global research center on air pollution

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The Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) will see the University leading on collaborative, cutting-edge research to identify an action plan to ensure “clean air for all”. NEST-SEAS is funded by the UGPN partners from Universities of Surrey, Wollongong, Sao Paulo, and North Carolina State University.

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How Are EVs Part of Environmental Justice?

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As such, gas guzzling, internal combustion cars and trucks will likely persist well into the future—even if they are not the majority of vehicles on the road any longer—and their drivers will be paying a lot more for fuel (gas) than their EV-driving lane mates. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. See more at E Magaine.

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Looking good inDEED!

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Electrify America funds events Borseth said she is proud of all of our EVA chapters and happy to see four chapters—Shasta Electric Vehicle Association, EAA San Joaquin Valley , TEVA of North Carolina, and Drive Electric Dayton —receive $3000 each in monetary support for their DEED events from Electrify America.