Daimler Dumps Gas-Powered Truck Bid to Build CO2-Neutral Fleet

DAIMLER DUMPS GAS-POWERED TRUCK BID TO BUILD CO2-NEUTRAL FLEET October 25, 2019 – Daimler AG is quitting development of natural-gas powered trucks to pool resources for electric and hydrogen rigs that can advance its goal of offering a CO2-neutral fleet in its main markets by 2039. The world’s biggest truckmaker is already working on battery-electric […]

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Experts See Worrisome Link Between Coronavirus, Pollution

EXPERTS SEE WORRISOME LINK BETWEEN CORONAVIRUS, POLLUTION April 12, 2020 – Advocates and Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns over new research that suggests environmental conditions could exacerbate the effects of the coronavirus on low-income and minority communities. A recent Harvard study found that people who live in areas with more exposure to air pollution are […]

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Harris Introduces Legislation to Accelerate Electrification of School Bus

KAMALA HARRIS AND COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ACCELERATE ELECTRIFICATION OF NATION’S SCHOOL BUS FLEET June 06, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Wednesday led Senators Merkley (D-OR), Feinstein (D-CA) Booker (D-NJ), Smith (D-MN), Sanders (I-VT), and Cortez Masto (D-NV) in introducing the Clean School Bus Act, legislation to assist […]

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Lion Delivers First Electric School Bus to Lakeville Area Public Schools

SCHMITTY & SONS’ FIRST ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS BEGINS DELIVERING STUDENTS TO LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS October 3, 2017 – The first all-electric school bus in Minnesota, operated by Schmitty & Sons, recently began transporting students to and from schools in the Lakeville Area Public Schools. The school bus is a Lion Electric LionC. “This is […]

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4,500 School Bus Drivers, Their Co-Workers Left Jobless on Long Island

4,500 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, THEIR CO-WORKERS LEFT JOBLESS ON LONG ISLAND April 10, 2020 – An estimated 4,500 school bus drivers and co-workers are jobless on Long Island in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as school districts fearful of funding losses cut off payments to contractors, union and industry representatives said. The contractual cutoffs, […]

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RONKONKOMA COMPANY LAYING OFF 900 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES

RONKONKOMA COMPANY LAYING OFF 900 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES March 30, 2020 – One of Long Island’s biggest school bus companies is laying off about 900 drivers and other employees Wednesday in the face of school closings because of the coronavirus, according to union representatives, who added that other transportation firms had “done the […]

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