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"Postal Service Stirs Ire by Buying Gasoline Trucks and a Few EVs"

"The U.S. Postal Service currently plans for only 10% of its new truck fleet to be electric, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday, angering environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of a White House executive order to electrify the government’s vehicles."

Source: Bloomberg, 02/25/2021

Haaland, With a Key Vote in Her Column, Appears Headed for Confirmation

"Senator Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Energy Committee, announced Wednesday that he would vote to confirm Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico to head the Interior Department, most likely ensuring that one of President Biden’s most embattled cabinet nominees will be confirmed to office, despite escalating opposition to her from Republicans."

Source: NYTimes, 02/25/2021

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