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Clean Cities Webinar Highlights How Idle Reduction Lowers Emissions, Saves Fuel
CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2020 – Reducing vehicle idling saves fuel and money and cuts harmful emissions. Small changes in idling time can lead to noticeable benefits, including fuel savings and a reduction in pollution and noise. To highlight benefits and the technologies that enable them, Chicago Area Clean Cities is holding a webinar on Wednesday, […]
ComEd Increasing Electrification of Vehicle Fleet
CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2020 – ComEd is going electric with more of its own fleet vehicles to help electrify the transportation sector, which accounts for one-third of all U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and advance the adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology in Illinois. ComEd’s current fleet of 3,000 vehicles includes 1,400 biodiesel-fueled line trucks […]
How We Can Make the Air Cleaner in Chicago
CHICAGO, July 20, 2020 – Air pollution has an even larger impact on public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Angela Tin, the American Lung Association’s national senior director for clean air initiatives, highlights the program in this letter to the Chicago Tribune. Tin also is a member of CACC’s executive board. To read the letter, visit […]
USDA Announces $100 Million for American Biofuels Infrastructure
CHICAGO, May 12, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the upcoming Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). The purpose of this program is to provide grant funds to encourage private investment and expand the availability of higher blends of ethanol, and biodiesel. Providing grant funds to cover a portion of the cost […]
Drivers Should Consider Ethanol Fuel to Reduce Pollution
CHICAGO, May 8, 2020 – Cleaner air could help us in our defense against the COVID-19 virus. A recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[1] concluded that there is a significant correlation between high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) emissions from cars and increased vulnerability of citizens contracting the COVID-19 […]
Chicago’s City Council Approves Electric Vehicle Readiness Mandate
CHICAGO, March 16, 2020 – The City of Chicago City Council Zoning Committee approved an ordinance requiring all new commercial buildings with 30 or more parking spaces and new residential buildings with five or more units to have at least 20 percent of their parking spaces “Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment-Ready.” To learn more, please read this […]