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August 24, 2021 10:20 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22640039/faa-grants-airport-emissions-electric-vehicles
FAA grants could clean up airport emissions
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is giving out more than $35 million in grants so that airports in the US can cut down their pollution, the agency announced today. Gas-burning vehicles that shuttle travelers and their luggage around airports and other on-the-ground equipment create emissions that worsen air quality and add to the climate crisis. Electrifying those operations could make travel at least a little more sustainable while the technology to clean up planes’ pollution is still nascent.
$5.9 million will go towards “zero-emission” vehicles and charging infrastructure. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in North Carolina will get the biggest chunk of that change:...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22640039/faa-grants-airport-emissions-electric-vehicles
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