Transportation, environment, and energy agency heads from 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic jurisdictions released an Agreement to Support Sustainable Communities in June 2011.
The states agreed to work together to promote sustainable communities that:
Ten northeast states and the District of Columbia announced the formation of the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network on October 19, 2011, to expedite the deployment of electric vehicles in the region and promote the use of alternative fuels. The Network seeks to bolster economic growth, maintain the region’s leadership in the clean energy economy, and reduce the area’s dependence on oil and its emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.
