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A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker exits a Grumman Long Life Vehicle.Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Postal Service filed a notice Wednesday of a temporary price hike for this year's peak holiday season, which it said would help cover extra handling costs.The agency said the adjustment was approved by its board of governors and is now pending review by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The price increase would go into effect on Oct. 2 and remain in place until Jan. 22, 2023.The…

Images via Disney & SoFuego/Pixabay Disney fans and collectors might be keen to visit their local post office as the US Postal Service has released its newest collection of stamps that feature Toy Story‘s Buzz Lightyear. “Go Beyond” is the USPS newest stamp collection that features the iconic Disney Pixar character and will come in multiple designs in a single sheet. A sheet of 20 will cost $12 and will feature four unique poses of Buzz. But it’s not just stamps that the USPS has to offer. Postmarks, first…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service plans to substantially increase the number of electric-powered vehicles it’s buying to replace its fleet of aging delivery trucks, officials said Wednesday. The Postal Service anticipates boosting electric vehicles from 20 percent to 50 percent in its initial purchase of 50,000 vehicles — with the first of them rolling onto delivery routes next year. It also proposes buying an additional 34,500 commercially available vehicles over two years, officials said. The proposal, to be…

The US Postal Service has clearly been reading Electrek and our disdain for its previous decisions not to implement more EVs across its upcoming fleet of mail delivery vehicles. In a recent pivot towards sustainability, the USPS has more than doubled its number of electric vehicles for a second time. However, even after its intention to buy “as many BEVs as are commercially available,” the new EVs will still only make up 40% of the initial order. Better yes, but still not good enough. Much like the anticipation…

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The saga of the United States Postal Service’s planned gas-guzzling fleet continues.Sixteen states and two environmental activist groups—Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council—are suing the USPS to halt its purchase of a fleet of of gas-guzzling mail trucks. Postmaster general Louis DeJoy has come under fire in recent months for his decision to move forward with a contract for 165,000 new postal trucks—90 percent…