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lawsuits over gas-guzzling USPS fleet
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A new gas-guzzling postal fleet could be halted by lawsuits

Suits by states and environmentalists are contesting a USPS contract to buy 165,000 trucks, the majority of which get only 8.6 miles per gallon.
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House Democrats tell USPS to pump the brakes on gas-guzzling truck contract
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House Democrats tell USPS to pump the brakes on gas-guzzling truck contract

The Postal Service plans to spend up to $11.3 billion on a fleet of delivery trucks that get 8.6 miles per gallon.
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