The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,142,950 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grant to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), Division of Air Quality (DAQ). The funding will be used to replace Class 6-8 diesel vehicles in the state of Utah, with a focus on the Northern and Southern Wasatch Front ozone non-attainment areas. This project aims to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics. The...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $747,000 in funding to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in Clark County and across Southern Nevada. The award will fund the replacement of several diesel-powered, freight delivery Class 8 trucks...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $641,764 Project Grant to the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The funding will be used to replace an existing truck on the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation in Churchill County, Nevada with a new, cleaner diesel truck. This activity supports the EPA's strategic goal of reducing emissions that cause climate change by lowering the lifetime emissions from the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $720,000 Project Grant to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The funding will be used to replace Tier 1 and 2 diesel agricultural equipment with Tier 4 cleaner diesel equipment on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation farm. This is expected to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and diesel air toxics, thereby improving air quality...
This $4,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) will fund the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (Valley Air District) to replace several on-road diesel trucks with zero-emission or lower-emitting heavy-duty trucks and tractors that meet Tier 4 emission standards. The goal is to reduce harmful ozone and particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution throughout the San Joaquin...
This $25,958,482 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides funding to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) to replace 83 non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The award supports the purchase and installation of 40 Level 2 and 43 DC fast charging units, as well as workforce development and training to maintain and operate the new zero-emission...
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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), provides $4,500,000 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace up to 22 heavy-duty class 8 diesel trucks with new zero-emission drayage trucks. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in the South Coast Air...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to the Bellevue Community School District in Iowa. The purpose of the grant is to replace two older diesel school buses with two new 2024 diesel school buses. This equipment replacement project will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and air toxics, improving air quality and student transportation safety...
This $1,542,404 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the replacement of 10 medium-duty diesel trucks with 10 equivalent electric trucks by the San Diego Air Pollution Control District and its nonprofit sub-awardee Goodwill Industries. The key activities include procuring the electric trucks and scrapping the old diesel trucks. The anticipated outcomes...