R.I., 15 other states file lawsuits to electrify USPS fleet

Associated Press

05/05/2022

Postal Delivery Vehicles Lawsuit — RHODE ISLAND and 15 other states want the U.S. Postal Service to buy electric-powered delivery vehicles. They're suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks. / NAM Y. HUH / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Rhode Island and 15 states that want the U.S. Postal Service to electrify its mail delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its delivery fleet. Three separate lawsuits, filed Thursday by the states and environmental groups in New York and California, ask judges to order a…

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