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"UN: 18 Nations Have Gone Green On Climate, Raked In Green"

"Proponents of clean energy and thinks tanks have long said it’s possible to reduce emissions and keep an economy growing. Now the latest report from the world’s top climate scientists says 18 countries have done just that, sustaining emissions reductions “for at least a decade” as their economies continued to grow."

Source: AP, 04/06/2022

"House Dems Tell USPS To Pump The Brakes On Gas-Guzzling Truck Contract"

"A top House Democrat told senior U.S. Postal Service officials Tuesday that the agency “needs to go back to the drawing board” on an $11.3 billion plan to replace its aging delivery vehicles with up to 148,000 gas-guzzling trucks despite directives from the Biden administration to make the federal fleet more “green” and opposition from environmental regulators."

Source: Washington Post, 04/06/2022

"New Vehicles Must Average 40 Mpg By 2026, Up From 28 Mpg"

"New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump."

Source: AP, 04/04/2022

"New UN Climate Report To Tackle Reining In Emissions"

"The U.N. climate science panel publishes its final report in the current assessment cycle on Monday, and this time will focus on ways of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, although the consensual nature of the reports means it could steer away from the most dramatic warnings."

Source: Reuters, 04/04/2022

"House Panel To Grill USPS On Plan To Buy Gas-Guzzling Trucks"

"A key House panel announced plans Thursday to question senior U.S. Postal Service officials about the agency’s decision to buy as many as 148,000 gas-guzzling mail delivery trucks despite directives from the Biden administration to green the federal fleet and opposition from top environmental regulators."

Source: Washington Post, 04/01/2022

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