WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – A plan to lease a segment of the West Springfield, Mass., public works fleet is being sup-ported by Mayor Edward J. Gibson and the head of the Department of Public Works, Jack L. Dowd, according to the Republican.
Read More →BOSTON – Boston officials are scrambling to find employees responsible for racking up parking violations while using city vehicles, according to the Boston Herald.
Read More →HARRISONBURG, VA – James Madison University and its fuels diversification program are working together to produce biodiesel fuel from waste cooking oil collected from campus dining facilities, according to the university.
Read More →MINOT, ND – Minot Police Chief Dan Draovitch noted that the price increase in gasoline has come at a time when the number of calls police handle has been increasing, according to the Minot Daily News.
Read More →MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has pledged to put at least 100 of the Department of Public Works' 585 cars on the auction block, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Read More →FORT WAYNE, IN – The city of Fort Wayne has replaced four pickups with hybrid GMC Sierras for the Water Maintenance and Water Pollution Control Maintenance departments, according to the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
Read More →EUGENE, OR – According to the Register-Guard, 12 Toyota Prius gasoline-electric hybrids were delivered to the city of Eugene, Ore.
Read More →MIDDLETOWN, NY – Marlinda Duncanson, Middletown's new mayor, turned in her city vehicle on her first day on the job, according to the Hudson Valley News.
Read More →QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MD – Queen Anne's County, Md., has received $60,000 for the purchase of biodiesel fuel for its county fleet from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), in partnership with the Department of Energy.
Read More →HELENA, MT – According to the Billings Gazette, rising gas prices are expected to drain millions of dollars from Montana government agencies over the next two years.
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