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After Decades of Organizing, Moving Forward Network Members Support the White House and the Joint Office in an Effort to Address Public Health and Environmental Impacts Caused by the Freight Transportation System

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 05:48
Today, the Biden administration and Joint Office have taken a significant step in confronting this injustice with the release the fact sheet, Biden-⁠Harris Administration Sets First-Ever National Goal of Zero-Emissions Freight Sector, Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion to Support Transition to Zero-Emission Heavy-duty Vehicles.
Categories: E2. Front Line Community Green

The EPA’s Truck Rule Does Not Go Far Enough to Protect Communities from Heavy-Duty Truck Pollution

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 09:29
Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Rule on heavy-duty trucks fails to set a clear pathway to 100% zero-emissions for heavy-duty trucks and ensure emissions reduction for frontline and fenceline communities which are majority Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), Asian and from working class and low-income communities.
Categories: E2. Front Line Community Green

Moving Forward Network Looks to Increase Frontline and Fenceline Voices in Decision Making Following the Release of Biden Administration’s National Zero-Emissions Freight Corridor Strategy

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:42
For too long, frontline and fenceline communities have disproportionately suffered from the public health and environmental impacts caused by the freight transportation system. Planning the critical infrastructure to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucks is an important step in achieving a zero-pollution freight industry, as requested in MFN’s letter in January 2024. MFN supports the Biden administration's National Zero-Emissions Freight Corridor Strategy.
Categories: E2. Front Line Community Green

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