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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Lawmaker proposes enticing incentives for truckers to upgrade their vehicles — and it could have profound impacts on the shipping industry

The Cool Down
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81% Informative

About 34% of trucks in Pennsylvania are pre-2010 models that release high amounts of pollution.

Older models of large trucks in the early 2000s release about 10 times the amount of pollution than models sold today .

In 2022 , cars and light trucks accounted for 16% of the country's total planet-warming gas pollution.

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81

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82

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6

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formal

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English

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55

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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