The San Francisco Sierra Club joined one of two groups suing the U.S. Postal Service to stop the purchase of thousands of gas-powered trucks in the hopes of pushing the agency to modernize its fleet with electric vehicles.
Two lawsuits, filed Thursday in New York and California, ask judges to order a more thorough environmental review before the Postal Service moves forward with the next-generation delivery vehicle program.Several Injured During San Francisco Vehicle Theft Suspect's Destructive Effort To Avoid Arrest
One lawsuit was filed by the San Francisco Sierra Club along with Earthjustice, Center for Biological Diversity, CleanAirNow KC. Another was filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council and United Auto Workers in New York. Environmental advocates contend the Postal Service’s environmental review was inadequate and flawed, and that the contract represented a missed opportunity to electrify the fleet and reduce emissions.
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