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The U.S. transportation system emits more CO2 than any other nation's total economy, except that of China, and presently accounts for seven of 10 barrels of oil this nation consumes.
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Earlier this year, HUD and DOT announced an unprecedented agreement to implement joint housing and transportation initiatives. With EPA joining the partnership, the three agencies will work together to ensure that these housing and transportation goals are met while simultaneously protecting the environment, promoting equitable development and helping to address the challenges of climate change.
Read More →Plan would tap $250 million in funds from corporate fees on greenhouse gases in an effort to help make up for $9 billion in state funding that was blocked last year in a court ruling. Environmental groups want the funds go to projects that can have more immediate effects on climate change.
Read More →Public transit is at an important crossroads. With the folks on Capitol Hill focusing on health care and climate change legislation, the authorization of a new transportation bill has been put on the backburner. Not too promising a signal, especially with so much importance being put on this reauthorization by many transportation providers who are being financially pushed to the limit.
Read More →After a directive was issued to review competitive grant programs, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued guidance addressing questions regarding energy, climate change, diversity, and equity.
Read More →Offers extensive transportation system that includes the student-run Unitrans bus service, which serves the campus and adjoining city with 49 natural-gas-powered buses that carry 21,000 riders a day, 42 miles of bike paths and more than 20,000 bicycle parking spaces.
Read More →Public transit can mitigate the impact of high fuel prices and reduce tailpipe emissions.
Read More →Perfect Body, a subsidiary of Coach USA, shares how switching to a more eco-friendly coating system can help limit VOC emissions while also increasing productivity and profitability.
Read More →The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization founded to set standards for businesses and governments to calculate, verify and publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More →The New Flyer bus is the first of many for the agency, who also plans on procuring buses from Proterra and BYD as it moves toward a 100% zero-emission fleet.
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