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USDOT Announces New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2024-2026
Standards to require fleet average of 49 mpg by 2026, save consumers money, and advance U.S. energy independencePHMSA Announces Requirements for Pipeline Shut-off Valves to Strengthen Safety, Improve Response Efforts and Reduce Emissions
New rule will help improve public safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions following pipeline failures
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a new rule to help...
Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Modernize Bus Fleets and Facilities
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes funding to expand the availability of clean buses in communities across the country
WASHINGTON – At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg...
President Biden, U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Toolkit to Help Rural Communities Build Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $7.5 Billion for EV Charging Network Across America
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released a new, free resource to help rural communities across the country take full advantage of...
DOE and DOT Launch Joint Effort to Build Out Nationwide Electric Vehicle Charging Network
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today signed a memorandum of understanding to create a Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to support the deployment of $7.5 billion from the President's Bipartisan...
Secretary Foxx and China’s Minister of Transport Yang Chuangtang Kickoff the Race to Zero Emissions Challenge
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and China’s Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang unveiled the U.S.-China Race to Zero Emissions (R2ZE) Challenge during the eighth U.S.-China Transportation Forum in Los Angeles. The R2ZE Challenge is a collaborative and friendly...