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SEARCHMENUSEARCHWASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (HR 1585) includes an amendment to the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to allow the federal fleet to acquire hybrids to meet the vehicle acquisition requirements of EPAct.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The American Public Works Association (APWA) has commended the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission after they recently released recommendations to Congress on the future of transportation funding.
Read More →PITTSBURGH – After undergoing a review that lasted longer than six years, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and Public Works Director Tom Donatelli have received the American Public Works Association (APWA) accreditation from APWA Region II Director Edward Gottko.
Read More →NEW YORK - In metropolitan areas across the country, Verizon is adding "green" to the company's traditional red and black colors. One hundred hybrid sedans are replacing gasoline-powered vehicles in Verizon's fleet, for an estimated annual reduction in carbon emissions of 2.63 metric tons per vehicle.
Read More →GADSDEN, AL -Gadsden's Fleet Management Department plans to kick off next month its "Waste to Fuel" used cooking oil recycling program, where cooking oil from residents and restaurants will be converted to fuel that will be used to power some of the department's vehicles.
Read More →SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA - Vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds will no longer be able to park on a portion of the northern side of Alondra Boulevard, officials said.
Read More →FORT WAYNE, IN - The City of Fort Wayne hopes to track and deploy its police officers after the City Council gave a preliminary OK to buy GPS tracking devices for cruisers.
Read More →LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — With the average price of gas rising and threatening to jump to $4 per gallon, municipal departments such as the department of public works and the police and fire departments in the community have to deal with the changes.
Read More →SHELTON, CT - Oil Purification Systems (OPS) (www.ops-1.com), developer and manufacturer of the OPS on-board oil refining system, recently announced Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a provider of solid waste, recycling and resource management services in the Northeast, has signed an agreement to outfit nearly 850 vehicles in its fleet with the OPS-1 system.
Read More →MARION, IN - Sixteen new cars may be purchased for Marion Police Department if an additional $330,208 is approved by the Marion City Council to go to the department's equipment fund.
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