Amazon said June 30 that its carbon footprint grew 19% last year as it rushed to deliver a surge of online orders during the pandemic.
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White House Sets Red Line Around Climate Goals in Reconciliation
Major climate measures sought by the White House that were left on the cutting room floor during infrastructure negotiations with Republicans will be non-negotiable items as the administration sets its sights on the next legislative vehicle, a White House official said June 30.
June 30, 2021Workhorse Says It Didnāt Get a Fair Shot at USPS Van Award
The U.S. Postal Service didnāt give Workhorse Group Inc. a fair shot at a contract worth as much as $6 billion to build mail delivery vans, the maker of electric vehicles said in its challenge of the serviceās decision to award the work to Oshkosh Corp.
June 30, 2021Biden, Key Lawmakers Agree on Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
President Joe Biden announced on June 24 that āwe have a deal,ā signaling a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan that would achieve his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle.
June 24, 2021Infrastructure Deal Closer With Biden, Senators Meeting June 24
President Joe Biden and a group of bipartisan senators are close to agreement on a $559 billion infrastructure plan that would fulfill one of his top priorities, according to lawmakers and officials familiar with the discussions.
June 24, 2021GM, Wabtec Agree to Make Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Trains
General Motors Co. and Wabtec Corp. have signed a nonbinding agreement to build locomotive engines using the automakerās Ultium electric battery and its Hydrotec hydrogen fuel-cell system, the companies said June 15.
June 15, 2021Nations Set to Discuss Reducing Global Shipping CO2 Emissions
John Kerry wants to accelerate the decarbonization of the global shipping industry, which spews more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.
June 9, 2021Volvo, Albertsons Complete First Zero-Emission Frozen Food Shipment
Albertsons Cos. completed the nationās first delivery of a refrigerated grocery load with zero-tailpipe emissions technology by deploying a Volvo electric truck and an Advanced Energy Machines electric trailer.
June 1, 2021Biden to Meet GOP Next Week on Infrastructure After Latest Offer
President Joe Biden plans to meet with Republicans next week after a group of GOP senators pitched a fresh offer on a major new infrastructure plan that still left them over $1 trillion short of the White Houseās latest proposal.
May 27, 2021GOP Offers $928B on Infrastructure, Funded With COVID Aid
Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal May 27 that would tap unused coronavirus aid, a counteroffer to President Joe Bidenās more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending.
May 27, 2021