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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

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The R1T, Rivian’s all-electric truck, is built to tackle whatever you call a road with the ability to drive through 3+ feet of water, rock crawl a 100% grade, and tow up to 11,000 lbs. The EV maker announced this week it has added several new states, bringing the total to 24.

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EPA Awards $56M in Recovery Funding to 10 States to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks

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The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and contaminate groundwater, the source of drinking water for nearly one-third of all Americans. New York: $9M. New Jersey: $4.8M. Mississippi: $3M. North Carolina: $7.5M.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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Lead Institution: University of Mississippi. Lead Institution: University of South Florida. Lead Investigator: Raymond Highsmith, Ph.D. Project Title: Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG).

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NOAA Forecast Predicts Large Dead Zone for Gulf of Mexico this Summer

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The dead zone is an area in the Gulf of Mexico where seasonal oxygen levels drop too low to support most life in bottom and near-bottom waters. Scientists are predicting the area could measure between 7,450 and 8,456 square miles, or an area roughly the size of New Jersey. Dead zone visualization. Credit: NOAA. Click to enlarge.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will result in expanded availability of alternative fuels with 17 new CNG and E85 fueling stations and 63 electric vehicle charging stations. New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks, Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.