diesel engine air pollution News
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EPA announces $428,000 for Idaho clean diesel projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing over $428,000 in grant funds for Idaho to reduce harmful air pollution from diesel engines. The funds will be used replace old school buses and retrofit old school buses with advanced diesel technology, replace four tractors used in agriculture and convert irrigation pumping plants from diesel to electric power. “These projects provide ...
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EPA funding to reduce air pollution from ferries operating between New Jersey and New York
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to reduce air pollution in the New York metropolitan area by providing the New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition with $896,838 to replace 21 engines on eight ferry and excursion boats that operate between New Jersey and New York with cleaner technology. The clean diesel projects will improve air quality in urban areas of New Jersey and New York ...
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EPA funding to reduce air pollution from trucks operating in Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to reduce air pollution in and around the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico by providing the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico with $886,095 to install pollution reduction technology on 72 heavy-duty trucks and replace 10 old heavy-duty trucks with 2010 or newer less polluting models. The university will also raise awareness about the ...
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EPA funding to reduce air pollution from locomotives and buses operating in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Nassau and Rockland Counties
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping New York City reduce air pollution with a two million dollar grant to replace two old high polluting locomotive engines that operate in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens with cleaner technology. The grant was awarded to the New York City Department of Small Business Services and its partner, the New York City Economic Development Corporation. In ...
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Maine Companies Honored by Northeast Diesel Collaborative for Efforts to Reduce Air Pollution
Two Portland Maine businesses recently were praised by an EPA partnership for their efforts to reduce air pollution from diesel emissions. The Northeast Diesel Collaborative – a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies, and private and nonprofit groups – recognized Oakhurst Dairy and Maine Standard Biofuels, both of Portland, for their outstanding ...
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EPA announces million dollar grant to reduce port pollution in Camden, N.J. (NJ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1.1 million to upgrade 48 pieces of cargo handling equipment at the South Jersey Port in Camden, N.J. Older diesel engines generate significant amounts of fine particles, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, which are released into the air and can contribute to severe respiratory ailments and trigger asthma. The grant will provide for the ...
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U.S. EPA Awards Over $5 Million to California for Clean Diesel Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded over $5 million in grants for clean diesel projects in California. This was part of the agency’s ongoing national campaign with $30 million being awarded to reduce harmful diesel exhaust that can lead to asthma attacks and premature deaths. “Five major metropolitan areas in California, some with the poorest air quality ...
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