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EPA lauds West Coast projects to cut emissions
By Jill Dunn
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made simultaneous announcements along the West Coast Sept. 29 to herald collaborative projects to reduce diesel emissions.
The West Coast Diesel Emissions Reductions Collaborative, begun in April, plans to invest $100 million annually for the next five years. Partners include U.S., Canadian and Mexican federal agencies, state and local governments, and non-profits and businesses from California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and British Columbia.
The trucking-related projects lauded Sept. 29 include:
In Eugene, Ore., the Lane Regional Pollution Authority’s “Everybody Wins,” an $865,000 project to reduce truck idling.
In Portland, the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership’s $100,000 grant to Washington’s Department of Ecology and its $200,000 grant to Oregon State University to reduce truck idling along Interstate 5. More than $6 million total will be spent to reduce truck idling in Oregon and Washington. The announcement was made at the Jubitz Truck Stop.
In Sacramento, Calif., the city's $200,000 grant to install battery-and-grid-powered air conditioners in trucks. The announcement was made at the 49er Travel Plaza.
In Los Angeles, the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership's $100,000 grant to the South Coast Air Quality Management District to reduce truck idling along Interstate 5.
In San Diego, the EPA's $150,000 grant to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District for a study of diesel emissions reduction along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Announcements in Bakersfield, Calif., San Francisco and Seattle involved diesel emitters other than trucks: switchyard locomotives, ferryboats and cruise ships.
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