CleanAirNow v. DeJoy

The plaintiffs filed a supplemental complaint alleging that USPS’s supplemental review again failed to consider a reasonable range of alternatives and failed to take a hard look at the impacts of alternatives, including climate change impacts.

CleanAirNow, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the Northern District of California alleging that the U.S. Postal Service failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in connection with its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles program, which would replace the Postal Service’s fleet with up to 90% internal combustion vehicles and at least 10% electric vehicles. The plaintiffs alleged that the Postal Service violated NEPA by awarding a contract and issuing a task order prior to initiating the NEPA review. They also asserted that the Postal Service failed to analyze reasonable alternatives and failed to take a hard look at environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions.