The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $615,553 project grant to Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the early replacement of four diesel terminal tractors with fully electric terminal tractors in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This replacement is expected to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter and other pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons from the...
This $12,055,840 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund Drive Clean Indiana, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to undertake extensive diesel emissions reduction efforts in the Midwest. The key activities include the replacement of 20 pieces of outdated diesel-powered trucks and off-road equipment, such as garbage trucks, drayage trucks, tractors, dredges,...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 provides $343,468 to the Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to replace four high-emitting diesel short haul trucks with newer, cleaner vehicles. The award will fund the replacement of the diesel trucks with four Tier 4 Final selective catalytic reduction trucks, resulting in reduced emissions of pollutants from diesel engines. By upgrading its fleet of short...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,467,975 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to Environmental Initiative, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the replacement of 16 on-highway Class 8 short-haul delivery trucks in the Chicago, Illinois area with 16 battery electric trucks. This project aims to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and air toxics in and around Chicago,...
This $12,133,299 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) provides funding to Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization, to replace 57 on-road diesel vehicles and 1 diesel marine tugboat with newer, cleaner diesel and propane-powered models. The project aims to reduce diesel emissions and associated health and environmental impacts in the Detroit,...
This $1,790,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund Drive Clean Indiana, Inc. to replace diesel-powered material handlers and terminal tractors with all-electric equipment. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter and exposure to diesel air toxics. The grant will support the installation of all-electric material handlers on a floating dock or...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded $563,562 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA #66.039) to Drive Clean Indiana, Inc. to replace a model year 1997 nonroad ship loading bulk material handler with a Tier 4 Final, hybrid diesel-electric-powered bulk goods material handler in New Haven, Connecticut. This project will reduce diesel particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons emissions in a nonattainment county with...
This $449,707 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will fund Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 10 older diesel-powered school buses with new propane-powered buses. The recipient will provide quarterly progress reports and a final report on meeting the grant's terms and conditions. This replacement is expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions and result in lifetime...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $727,815 Project Grant to the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the replacement of a 1997 Caterpillar 990 Series II wheel loader with a new Volvo L350H wheel loader to improve air quality and reduce diesel emissions surrounding the Cleveland Bulk Terminal and greater Cleveland area. Quarterly and final reports will document...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $12,992,442 in funding to the American Lung Association to implement initiatives that will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio. The key activities include the American Lung Association creating agreements with 8 project...