The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $2,772,000 Project Grant to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA #66.039). The grant will support the Agency's partnership with BNSF Railway to replace nine tier 3 diesel-fueled yard trucks with all-electric yard trucks at BNSF's South Seattle intermodal yard. This project enables the full electrification of BNSF's 20-truck yard fleet and aims to reduce diesel...
This 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), is funding the replacement of 8 pieces of diesel equipment at the Everett Port Facilities in Middlesex, Massachusetts. The $6,279,999 award will enable the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition (CWCC) to replace 3 excavators and 5 dump trucks/tenders owned and operated by the sub-awardee, Schnitzer Steel Industries,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) provides $1,800,000.00 in funding to the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to reduce diesel emissions in the Port of Tacoma area. Specifically, the grant will support scrapping 30 pre-2007 drayage trucks serving the NWSA's domestic container terminals and replacing them with newer, cleaner diesel trucks with 2017 or newer engines. This is expected to...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the replacement of 13 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles in Washington state. The $6,854,236 award will support the replacement of Class 6 and 7 diesel school buses operated by four school districts: Olympia, Central Kitsap, Bellevue, and Everett. The project aims to reduce air pollution and...
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...
This $1,974,097 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) will enable the American Lung Association to facilitate the replacement of 6 unregulated marine engines on 3 vessels with Tier 3 marine engines in the Puget Sound region of Washington, as well as the installation of 21 diesel auxiliary power units (APUs) on locomotives primarily operating in Idaho. The grant activities will result in significant emissions...
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), will fund the replacement of older diesel yard trucks with new all-electric yard trucks at the Port of Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey. The $8,957,858 award to Leonardo Academy Inc., a non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, will enable the scrapping of older diesel yard trucks and the procurement...
This 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), will fund the replacement of six diesel class 6 box trucks with new battery electric vehicles and 15 on-road heavy-duty diesel tractors with zero-emission heavy-duty battery electric tractors. The $9,291,270 grant will also cover the installation of charging stations for the new battery electric vehicles. The goal is to reduce...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $7,510,650 in funding to the Coalition for Sustainable Initiatives to administer a rebate program that will replace 35 eligible diesel-powered terminal tractors and delivery trucks operated by United Parcel Service (UPS) in Colorado and Utah with new battery electric vehicles. This project is expected to save over 200,445...
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...