diesel air quality impact News
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EPA Awards $30 Million for Clean Diesel Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $30 million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful diesel exhaust that can lead to asthma attacks and premature deaths. The Diesel Emission Reduction Program, also known as DERA, is designed to replace, retrofit or repower older diesel-powered engines like marine vessels, locomotives, trucks and ...
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USD$20 million available for clean diesel projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing harmful pollution from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines and improving air quality and Americans’ health. In addition to these grants, approximately $9 million will be available through direct state ...
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Idaho awarded over $626,000 in EPA clean air grants to retrofit school buses and construction equipment
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality was awarded grants totaling up to $626,000 to retrofit school bus engines and construction equipment with the goal of reducing harmful toxic pollutants from diesel emissions. The funds were awarded in two grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reductions Program. The funds will be used to retrofit over 40 school ...
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U.S. EPA Awards Over $126,000 to Nevada for Clean Diesel Project
“Awarding these important diesel emission reduction projects is another example of how collaboration amongst public and private partners can benefit everyone – most importantly the communities in which these projects are located” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest Region. “Residents, employees and visitors in Clark County ...
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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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