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On the recordOctober 22, 2019
More than 40 percent of the sector's emissions come from other sources, including buses, trucks, ships, trains, and planes.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko points out that non-light-duty vehicles contribute significantly to emissions.

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