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Jun 27, 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLAINTS * USA

* West Virginia - Downstream Strategies: Heavy trucks play a part in greenhouse gas emissions


(Photo: Heavy truck makes a wide turn onto the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Morgantown) Morgantown,VA,USA -The State Journal, by Krista Baker -Jun 26, 2014: -- If you're in the Morgantown area, near Walnut and Spruce Street, chances are you're going to see a large truck. And loud noises are one of the biggest headaches for citizens concerned with the trucks... The noise complaints don't only come from residential neighborhoods but from businesses that say the noise interferes with meetings... The environmental consulting firm Downstream Strategies did a Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Morgantown. It's the first study about greenhouse gas emissions for the city. The Project Manager said the trucks play a part... "The high number of trucks that go through the city," started Jeff Simcoe, Project Manager with the Energy Program at Downstream Strategies. "I believe the trucks contribute to the congestion on the roadway which also increase the greenhouse gases emitted due to transportation because the roads can't handle that much traffic..."

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