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Plan to fix Postal Service shifts new retirees to Medicare — along with billions in costs

A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at the expense of an even bigger and more complicated problem: Medicare solvency.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2022

Why the US Postal Service ended up with gas-guzzling trucks

The world is going wild for electric vehicles, but not the United States Postal Service. The agency said earlier this week it is moving forward with a plan to replace its current mail trucks with a new fleet powered almost entirely by internal combustion engines. The $6 billion contract with…

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

Postal Service stands by plan for internal combustion engines - Roll Call

The Postal Service is planning a new delivery fleet dominated by internal combustion engines despite objections from environmental groups.

Roll Call · Feb 24, 2022

Timothy L. O'Brien: Congress may rescue the Postal Service from itself

The U.S. Postal Service is dysfunctional, timeworn, and hemorrhages billions of dollars a year. It’s also an essential operation that still knits communities together and helps major private carriers get their packages to doorsteps.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Congress must do its part to make sure Postmaster DeJoy does his job

The Senate has failed to consider Biden’s nominees to the USPS Board of Governors, leaving it ill-equipped to hold DeJoy accountable and ensure quality mail service.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2022

House bill would ease budget strains on Postal Service

The House is close to approving a bipartisan bill that would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Postal Service says it could buy more EVs if Congress funded it

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said it could buy more electric vehicles if more funding were available, following Biden administration criticism of the agency’s plan to replace its fleet mainly with gas-powered delivery trucks.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

DeJoy defies Biden on electric trucks

At least one congressman called for the Postmaster General's ouster following the incident

Salon · Feb 4, 2022

Biden officials mount last-minute electric mail truck push

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are pushing the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric vehicles instead of spending billions on gas-powered models as it replaces its aging fleet.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles

The Environmental Protection Agency says a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its huge fleet of mail-delivery trucks has too few electric vehicles and falls short of President Joe Biden's goals to slow global warming

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022