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Why Red States Are Suing to Hide Their Transportation Emissions

04 Jan 2024 | Abstracted from Streetblog

"...21 states quietly filed suit against President Biden, federal Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, and the US DOT itself over the new 'Net Zero Highway rule,' which requires states to track greenhouse gas emissions on their roads and set targets to reduce them

"...the states' real reason for the lawsuit has more to do with 'virtue signaling that they'll fight anything associated with climate."

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