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Lawmakers request investigation into Postal Service truck contract
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and members of the House Oversight Committee sent a letter on Monday requesting that U.S. Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb investigate whether the agency's contract to purchase mostly new gas-powered delivery trucks complies with the National Environmental Policy Act.
In their letter, the lawmakers noted that the Environmental Protection Agency had raised concerns about the environmental impact statement underpinning the contract with Oshkosh Defense, saying it rested on flawed assumptions and missing data.
“Given the substantial public interest in this acquisition and the significant deficiencies in the EIS identified by EPA, it is critical that Congress understand whether the Postal Service properly met its statutory environmental obligations,” the lawmakers wrote.
Panel members signing the letter were Chair Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Reps. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) and Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.).
Asked for comment, Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan pointed The Climate 202 to a previously released statement, which said, in part, “our commitment to an electric fleet remains ambitious given the pressing vehicle and safety needs of our aging fleet as well as our fragile financial condition.”
By: Maxine Joselow
Source: Washington Post
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