From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
USPS is planning to spend billions of dollars on new, gas-powered delivery trucks.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will spend $11.3 billion dollars on as many as 148,500 new gas-powered delivery trucks.
This plan comes despite objections from President Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency. It also flies in the face of science, which tells us that gas-powered vehicles threaten the climate and public health.1
Instead of purchasing new polluting vehicles, USPS should be investing in a clean, electric fleet. We’re calling on the USPS Board of Governors to rethink its plans and invest in cleaner, greener mail trucks. Will you join us?
Add your name at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=48884: No new gas-powered USPS vehicles.
Transportation is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.2
Gas-powered vehicles are also dangerous to human health. Diesel engine exhaust is carcinogenic and puts millions at risk of cancer and respiratory disease.3 Yet, USPS wants to keep gas-guzzling trucks on the road.
We’re calling on the Board of Governors to listen to the science and reevaluate plans to spend billions on gas-powered vehicles. These efforts need your help.
By adding your name to our petition, you’ll help build the necessary support for positive change.
Join our petition to the Board of Governors in opposition to new, gas-powered delivery trucks.
1. Anna Phillips and Jacob Bogage, “Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage,” The Washington Post, February 2, 2022.
2. Anna Phillips and Jacob Bogage, “Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage,” The Washington Post, February 2, 2022.
3. “Destination: Zero Carbon,” Environment America, last accessed February 7, 2022.
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