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Sustainable Supply Chains Grow More Important
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A growing number of corporations have sustainability goals, according to a new study by Coyote Logistics, and are looking for the supply chain to amplify those efforts.
October 7, 2020Knight-Swift Sets Goal to Cut Emissions in Half by 2035
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., North America’s largest truckload carrier, announced a goal to cut its carbon emissions in half by 2035.
September 30, 2020Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grows 15% Despite Green Pledges
A newly constructed Amazon fulfillment facility is seen in Dallas on May 20. (Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press)
Amazon said June 23 that its carbon footprint rose 15% last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.
June 23, 2020German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen Strategy
A nozzle valve is attached to the dispenser of a hydrogen filling station in Dresden, Germany, on June 8. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)
The German government agreed June 10 on a long-term strategy for increasing production and use of hydrogen as part of a plan to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
June 10, 2020US Emissions Set for Record Dive With Factories and Cars Idled
Highway 83 sits empty of traffic in Baltimore on April 25. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg News)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. are poised for a record plunge this year, the result of coronavirus lockdown orders that have shuttered factories, closed stores and left cars and jets sitting idle.
June 9, 2020California Considers Requiring Zero-Emission Truck Sales
Traffic on Interstate 80 across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco. (Ben Margot/AP)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The country’s most populous state could become the first to require a portion of new truck sales be electric or “zero emission” vehicles as California grapples with how to clean up its worst-in-the nation air quality.
December 13, 2019Minnesota DOT Identifies Strategies for Decarbonization
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that provides recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across modes of surface transportation, including heavy trucks.
September 24, 2019Amazon Heeds Calls for Environmental Action
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Amazon.com contributed more greenhouse gas emissions last year than some big competitors in retail, logistics and technology, but less than rival Walmart Inc. and the world’s biggest energy companies, highlighting the growing scale and diverse businesses of the conglomerate.
September 20, 2019EPA to Strip California’s Car Emissions Authority
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The Trump administration will announce it is rescinding California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles at an event at the EPA’s Washington headquarters Sept. 18, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 17, 2019Diesel Rises 1.3¢ to $3.055 a Gallon
Regional diesel prices broke even, climbing in five areas and falling in five others. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 1.3 cents to $3.055 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported July 8. Crude slid to less than $58 a barrel, then rebounded later in the week to just above $60.
July 8, 2019