Sierra Club: MBTA Delays Investments in Electric Buses, Instead Doubling Down on Air Pollution and Climate Change
November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 9:
At a Fiscal Management Control Board meeting today, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) doubled down on procurements of fossil fuel powered buses, failed to make any commitment to set a target year for 100% electrification of its bus fleet (such as other major cities like New York, Chicago and Minneapolis, which have committed to 100% by 2040), and proposed plans to make . . .
At a Fiscal Management Control Board meeting today, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) doubled down on procurements of fossil fuel powered buses, failed to make any commitment to set a target year for 100% electrification of its bus fleet (such as other major cities like New York, Chicago and Minneapolis, which have committed to 100% by 2040), and proposed plans to make . . .