SAN MATEO, CA - What do a real estate agent, a Chamber of Commerce president and a Sierra Club activist have in common? They're all on a committee attempting to shape the future of San Mateo as a "green" city.
Read More →SOMERVILLE, MA - The city's "greening" initiatives includes adding eco-friendly vehicles to its fleets and harnessing wind energy.
Read More →ROCHESTER, NY - The U.S.'s first Hydrogen Village —designed to demonstrate the feasibility of switching from fossil fuels to cleaner-burning hydrogen — has broken ground in the Rochester, N.Y., metropolitan area under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Read More →MORRIS, AL - There is only one reason fire departments get rid of a firetruck, according to Morris Fire Lt. Charlie Robertson. "Because it's worn out. It's shot."
Read More →MEMPHIS, TN – A Memphis city employee is charged after police busted him selling drugs out of a city truck. The arrest was made as part of Blue Crush, an ongoing Memphis Police sting aimed at wiping illegal drugs off city streets.
Read More →FITCHBURG, MA – The City of Knoxville, Tenn., recently implemented Chevin Fleet Solutions' FleetWave enterprise fleet management information system to gain control over rising fleet running costs while allowing real-time remote access to the City's dispersed agencies.
Read More →RESTON, VA – The City and County of Honolulu Police Department (HPD) has gone live with MAXIMUS' FuelFocus. HPD already uses MAXIMUS FleetFocus to manage its fleet operations.
Read More →DANBURY, CT – GE Capital Solutions' Transportation Finance unit has launched a dedicated group to focus entirely on customers in the refuse industry, specifically businesses with $5 million to $100+ million in sales.
Read More →KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas City Fire Department is rolling out $600,000 heavy rescue trucks, all bought by the quarter-cent sales tax increase voters approved in 2001.
Read More →IRVING, TX – An internal review of the City of Irving's police vehicle maintenance procedures after the traffic death of a police officer concluded that the city has allowed tires on squad cars to become too worn before being replaced.
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