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| Dear Friend, |
| Last month, the United States Postal Service closed the second comment period for its new mail truck plans. 43,000 Earthjustice supporters told the Postal Service to lead the electric vehicle revolution rather than impede it. These comments have already made a difference in this fight, as the Postal Service announced it will make 40% of its new truck purchases electric — up from 10% when we started this campaign. |
| That said, 40% is not 100% — so we must keep pushing. Time will tell whether this supplemental comment period was a genuine effort by the Postal Service to make up for its shoddy original analysis, or a cynical ploy to shield the agency from litigation it knew it couldn’t win. Either way, Earthjustice will be here to hold the Postal Service accountable to the public — because we simply cannot let the agency purchase hundreds of thousands of gas-guzzling trucks in the midst of a worsening climate crisis. Electric trucks, made by union autoworkers right here in the United States, are the future — and we’re not going to stop fighting for that. |
| Fortunately, the work you’ve done to raise the profile of this issue is already paying dividends. Congress just authorized $3 billion for electric postal trucks as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. The additional injection of cash for truck electrification eliminates one of the bad faith excuses the Postal Service has used to avoid electrifying its fleet. |
| Even with Congress’ investment, we need you in this fight for the long haul. The terms of two Trump-appointed members of the Postal Service Board of Governors will expire in December, and we’ll need your help to make sure they’re replaced with people who will ensure that the Postal Service does not miss this once-in-a-generation opportunity to clean our air and fight the climate crisis. |
| We’ll call on you for help with the Board of Governors soon. Until then, read our deep dive on how the Postal Service got to this point, where it’s headed, and why it’s important it gets this right by clicking here. |
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