HEVI - Wed June 28, 2023
HEVI Electric Wheel Loaders Provide Full-Shift Uptime
HEVI's electric wheel loaders provide full-shift uptime without the cost or cleanup associated with diesel fuel. The LOAD Series features two loaders, the GEL-1800 and the GEL-5000, with rated loads of 1.8 and 5 tons respectively....
State House News Service - Wed June 21, 2023
Mass. Governor Launches 'Green Bank' for New Construction, Housing Retrofits
With an eye on Massachusetts' mid-century greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments, Gov. Maura Healey launched a "green bank" initiative June 13 that she hopes will attract private investment and federal money to pay for building retrofits and new construction of decarbonized buildings in the state....
Volvo - Tue June 20, 2023
Volvo Group Partners With Heidelberg Materials to Reduce Emissions in Construction Industry
Volvo Group has signed an agreement to collaborate with Heidelberg Materials, one of the largest building materials companies in the world. The aim is to reduce carbon emissions in the construction sector by jointly investigating and developing how loading and hauling needs can be solved with the help of electrified vehicles and related services....
Skanska - Mon June 19, 2023
Skanska USA Co-Creates AGC Task Force to Spearhead Decarbonization Efforts in Construction
Skanska USA, one of the world's largest development and construction companies, announced it has co-created the newly formed Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Task Force on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting, to address the challenges around reporting and reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry....
CNH Industrial - Wed June 14, 2023
New Holland Wins Green Good Design Award for LNG tractor
New Holland Agriculture, a global brand of CNH Industrial, has been awarded a 2023 Green Good Design Award for its T7 Methane Power LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) prototype tractor. The awards are organized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies....
Volvo - Tue May 30, 2023
Long-Time Family Biz First to Deploy Zero-Tailpipe Volvo VNR Truck in Utah
Volvo Trucks North America customer Utah PaperBox, a 109-year-old family-owned business that has delivered paper products in the Salt Lake City region for five generations, has become the first company in Utah to invest in a zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric truck....
noaa.gov - Tue May 30, 2023
Gov. Approves Numerous Climate-Ready Coastal Projects
Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $60.3 million for projects across northern California to make communities and the economy resilient to climate change, as part of the Investing in America agenda....
ARTBA - Tue May 30, 2023
Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling May Herald Faster Transportation Project Approvals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) campaign to regulate all U.S. ditches hit another roadblock May 25. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) that the agency exceeded its authority in developing new wetlands regulations....
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) - Mon April 24, 2023
What to Consider When Thinking About Converting Utility Fleets to Electric
The greening of U.S. utilities is already under way, as already seen at the last Utility Expo, the next one coming to Louisville, Ky., Sept. 26 to 28. The United States has committed to reducing greenhouse gas pollution by 50 to 52 percent from 2005 levels, and with electric utility production accounting for 25 percent of those emissions, utilities are under pressure to turn to cleaner sources of energy....
Volvo - Mon April 24, 2023
Volvo Group Applauds Maryland Clean Trucks Act
The Volvo Group congratulated the Maryland legislature and Gov. Wes Moore on the signing of the state's Clean Trucks Act of 2023, which represents a holistic and thoughtful approach to transitioning the state's medium- and heavy-duty transportation sector to zero emissions vehicles....
