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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states

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The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc. billion gallons annually.

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

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Photo: Waffle House EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee. The chargers they’re installing are made in South Carolina, and they exceed federal sourcing and kWh requirements.

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County in Washoe County, NV, will receive nearly $6.5 Eligible applicants for Low-No funding included public transit agencies, state transportation departments and Indian Tribes. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Connecticut Department of Transportation.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

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The event is being hosted by the Metropolitan Energy Center/Kansas City Regional Clean Cities in conjunction with Veolia/Kansas City Transportation Group and Alliance AutoGas. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter

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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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Phase two, which will install new compressors and associated equipment to improve the performance and efficiency of the station, is scheduled for summer 2020. The Kansas City region remains committed to displacing diesel fuel with cleaner-burning CNG. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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BNSF plans 2013 capital program of $4.1B; capacity expansion to accommodate Bakken Shale products

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In addition, the program includes about $250 million for continued installation of federally mandated positive train control (PTC) and $550 million for terminal, line and intermodal expansion and efficiency projects. BNSF also plans to spend approximately $1 billion on locomotive, freight car and other equipment acquisitions.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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