State sues Postal Service for buying gas vehicles

OLYMPIA — The U.S. Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy were sued by the state of Washington, 15 other states, the District of Columbia and New York City for not buying electric vehicles while replacing 165,000 vehicles. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filled a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California April 28, asserting violation of the National Environmental Policy Act.

The lawsuit insists the review process was deficient with a late environmental review that “did not consider reasonable alternatives,” a press release from the attorney...