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On the recordDecember 4, 2019
Medium and heavy-duty trucks contributed 23 percent of all transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2017.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio discusses the environmental impact of freight transportation.

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