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Failure of Electric Bus System Means Pollution Will Continue in NYC

The Adams administration gives a major bus company a reprieve from idling laws — because battery-powered systems apparently don't exist yet.
Failure of Electric Bus System Means Pollution Will Continue in NYC

Academy Bus Lines requested the exemption — the largest in DEP’s history — after receiving more than $500,000 in idling violations. But there is some good news.

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