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March 1, 2004

EPA Launches SmartWay Transport Partnership

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), freight trucks and locomotives use 35 billion gallons (1.5x10 11 liters) of diesel fuel each year, emitting over 350 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Facing a predicted 25% increase in these numbers by 2012, EPA launched a new program in February focused on making America’s freight industry more efficient and less polluting.
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