Below are EPA Press Releases related to the Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ). If you are interested in all EPA Press Releases, please visit the EPA Newsroom.
| Press Releases for 2008 |
| December 9, 2008 |
Success Travels: The SmartWay to Reduce Transportation Emissions goes Global |
| December 4, 2008 |
In it for the Long Haul: Helping Large Trucks and Buses Maintain Clean Air Benefits |
| December 1, 2008 |
U.S. Stimulates Global Market for Methane Recovery and Use as Fuel - The Way to Go Clean, Green and Fight Climate Change |
| November 17, 2008 |
Renewable Fuel Standard Increased for 2009 |
| November 13, 2008 |
EPA Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group presents awards for diesel emission reduction |
| November 7, 2008 |
New Report Looks Under the Hood of Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program |
| November 6, 2008 |
StarTran Joins Blue Skyways Collaborative Seeking to Reduce Air Pollution in Lincoln Area |
| November 3, 2008 |
"Green Plus" a Green Minus for Coffers of Fuel Additive Company |
| October 29, 2008 |
Cash Up in Smoke: Another Bay State Waste Hauler Cited for Idling |
| October 23, 2008 |
EPA Grant Helps South Carolina and North Carolina Promote State Clean Diesel Grant Programs |
| October 23, 2008 |
Baltimore-area gas stations settle clean air violations |
| October 21, 2008 |
Autumn Alchemy: Converting Red and Gold into Green |
| October 15, 2008 |
Car Shoppers Can Save Money and Time with 2009 Fuel Economy Guide |
| October 10, 2008 |
EPA Approves Fuel Waiver for Phoenix area |
| October 10, 2008 |
IMO Sets Sail for Global Action on Pollution from Large Ships |
| October 8, 2008 |
Arkansas clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA |
| October 8, 2008 |
Louisiana clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA |
| October 8, 2008 |
New Mexico clean diesel projects get nearly $200,000 from EPA |
| October 8, 2008 |
Oklahoma clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA |
| October 8, 2008 |
Texas clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA |
| October 8, 2008 |
Do You Own a Dirty Diesel Tractor, Forklift or Bulldozer?; You Might Qualify for EPA and New Jersey Funding. |
| October 7, 2008 |
Liberty, Mo., Company Receives SmartWay Excellence Award for Reducing Fuel Use and Carbon Emissions |
| October 7, 2008 |
Move Over! Helena Company Finds a Smarter Way to Transport Freight |
| October 7, 2008 |
Move Over – Now there's a Smarter Way to Transport Freight |
| October 6, 2008 |
EPA and New York Slate One Million for Clean Diesel Projects |
| October 6, 2008 |
Mass. Furniture Installation Company Fined for Idling Violations |
| October 3, 2008 |
Putting Clean, Efficient Technology on the Fast Track Green Challenge Designed to Speed Innovations |
| October 2, 2008 |
EPA awards $295,320 Clean-Diesel grant to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
| September 30, 2008 |
EPA Awards Maine $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects |
| September 25, 2008 |
EPA Awards Connecticut $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England |
| September 25, 2008 |
EPA Awards New Hampshire $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England |
| September 25, 2008 |
EPA Awards Rhode Island $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England |
| September 25, 2008 |
EPA Awards Vermont $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England |
| September 25, 2008 |
EPA Awards Massachusetts $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England |
| September 24, 2008 |
Agencies Selected to Receive Almost $5 Million in Diesel Emission Reduction Grants |
| September 24, 2008 |
U.S. EPA Awards $1.13 Million Grant to West Coast Non-profit to Help Truckers Save Fuel, Improve Air Quality |
| September 24, 2008 |
Keep on Trucking - with Lower Emissions through EPA's $50 Million Clean Diesel Funding |
| September 23, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waiver for Georgia |
| September 19, 2008 |
The Nation’s Fuel Economy is on the Rise |
| September 18, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waivers for District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia |
| September 17, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waivers for Parts of Kentucky and Texas |
| September 15, 2008 |
EPA Approves Third Hurricane-Related Fuel Waiver for Texas |
| September 12, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Fuel Waivers for Virginia and Ohio |
| September 12, 2008 |
EPA Tests Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle under Real World Conditions |
| September 11, 2008 |
EPA Grant Will Help Waller ISD Reduce School Bus Emissions |
| September 11, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Fuel Waiver for Nine Southeast States |
| September 11, 2008 |
EPA Administrator to Unveil Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle in Agency's Fleet |
| September 5, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waivers for Parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina; Extends Waiver for Louisiana |
| September 5, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Fuel Waiver for Six Counties in Florida |
| September 4, 2008 |
EPA Tightens Engine Standards on Surf and Turf |
| September 1, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waiver for Texas |
| August 29, 2008 |
EPA Approves Hurricane-Related Waiver for 16 Parishes in Louisiana |
| August 22, 2008 |
EPA Approves Tropical Storm-Related Waiver for Florida (1 page, 20K, About PDF files) |
| August 13, 2008 |
Waste Hauler Pays $195,000 for Truck Idling in Massachusetts |
| August 7, 2008 |
EPA Keeps Biofuels Levels in Place after Considering Texas’ Request |
| August 6, 2008 |
EPA Administrator to Announce Decision on Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver Request |
| July 22, 2008 |
New Law Bolsters U.S. Efforts to Make Ocean-Going Ships Cleaner |
| July 22, 2008 |
Administrator Stephen L. Johnson Statement on RFS Waiver |
| July 16, 2008 |
EPA Funding Helps 'Green' Virginia Port Authority |
| July 11, 2008 |
EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Document for Public Comment |
| July 9, 2008 |
U.S. EPA, CARB, South Coast and SJV air districts, CalEPA sign joint agreement to reduce pollution, greenhouse gas emissions |
| July 3, 2008 |
Driving the SmartWay: EPA Debuts New Campaign to Help Drivers Save Fuel, Money and Protect the Environment |
| July 1, 2008 |
Dallas-Fort Worth clean air plan first in country proposed for EPA approval |
| July 1, 2008 |
Importing or Exporting? New EPA Web Portal Provides Environmental Requirements |
| June 24, 2008 |
EPA, partners announce diesel vehicle retrofit program: City and County of Honolulu, Grace Pacific “cleaner” vehicles to be demonstrated |
| June 20, 2008 |
Southeast Diesel Collaborative Conference to be Held in Atlanta |
| June 6, 2008 |
EPA and Anheuser-Busch Brew Clean Diesel Partnership |
| June 5, 2008 |
Eastmont School District Celebrates “Greener” Cleaner School Buses |
| June 4, 2008 |
EPA Funding Helps Baltimore City Schools Reduce Air Pollution |
| June 4, 2008 |
University of Georgia honored in EPA's Eighth Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards |
| June 4, 2008 |
Greenville County, South Carolina honored in EPA's Eighth Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards |
| June 4, 2008 |
Auntie Litter, Inc. in Alabama honored in EPA's Eighth Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards |
| May 16, 2008 |
EPA Seeks Input on RFS Waiver Request |
| May 14, 2008 |
EPA and Erie County Team Up Again to Reduce Pollution from School Buses |
| May 8, 2008 |
EPA awards $37,271 grant to Manitowoc Public School District for clean school bus project |
| April 29, 2008 |
EPA grant for DC public school buses to reduce diesel exhaust pollution |
| April 25, 2008 |
EPA funding to make Pittsburgh trash trucks cleaner |
| April 21, 2008 |
EPA recognizes Fort Wayne Community Schools for reducing diesel emissions from its school buses |
| April 17, 2008 |
Media Advisory: EPA official to be in Fort Wayne, Ind., Monday for Clean School Bus and Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge events |
| April 11, 2008 |
EPA grant helps Virginia Middle Peninsula schools reduce diesel exhaust pollution |
| April 10, 2008 |
EPA awards $76,455 grant to Minnesota Environmental Initiative for clean-diesel project |
| April 9, 2008 |
U.S. EPA putting its money to work, to clean up diesel engines |
| April 4, 2008 |
Forklifts Become “Vehicles” for Clean Air |
| April 2, 2008 |
Special Funds Target Diesel Emission Reductions |
| April 2, 2008 |
EPA Makes $50 Million Available to Clean Up Diesel Engines Nationwide |
| March 27, 2008 |
Denton Businesses Save Over $276,000 While Cleaning the Air |
| March 27, 2008 |
EPA Funds Help School Children in Puerto Rico Breathe Easier |
| March 27, 2008 |
EPA Amends the 2005 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors Final Rule |
| March 26, 2008 |
U.S. EPA offers $3.6 Million in Grants for Innovative Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects |
| March 21, 2008 |
EPA awards $103,297 grant to Cook County, Ill., for clean-diesel project |
| March 20, 2008 |
EPA awards $51,840 grant to city of Chicago for clean-diesel project |
| March 19, 2008 |
South Carolina Department of Education Receives $244,500 for Clean School Buses |
| March 18, 2008 |
$5.4 Million Available to Cut Diesel Pollution in Northeast and Caribbean |
| March 17, 2008 |
South Carolina Department of Education to receive $244,500 for clean school buses |
| March 17, 2008 |
Hollis, N.H. Receives Over $150,000 in EPA Funding for Clean School Buses |
| March 17, 2008 |
Two Conn. Towns Receive Over $500,000 in EPA Funding for Clean School Buses |
| March 17, 2008 |
U.S. EPA awards Pacoima Beautiful $300,000 to target toxic reductions: Agency also awards $89,000 to UC Santa Cruz air study |
| March 14, 2008 |
Tough New Diesel Rule Announced in Houston |
| March 14, 2008 |
EPA to award $5 million for Midwest Clean-Diesel projects |
| March 14, 2008 |
EPA Clears the Air: New Standards Drastically Cut Locomotive and Marine Diesel Pollution |
| March 13, 2008 |
EPA Administrator to Announce New Emissions Standards for Locomotive and Marine Diesel Engines |
| March 12, 2008 |
EPA Strengthens Smog Standards to Better Protect Human Health and the Environment |
| March 7, 2008 |
EPA awards $86,353 grant to Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District for clean school bus project |
| March 7, 2008 |
EPA awards $59,120 grant to Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker School District for clean school bus project |
| February 29, 2008 |
One Millionth Mercury Auto Switch Collection Milestone Reached at Pull-A-Part in Conley, Ga |
| February 29, 2008 |
Waiver Documents Now Available On EPA Web Site |
| February 25, 2008 |
EPA to Celebrate One Millionth Mercury Auto Switch Collection Milestone at Pull-A-Part in Conley, GA |
| February 8, 2008 |
More Renewable Fuel Headed for Your Tank |
| February 7, 2008 |
Stop and Shop Enters Partnership to Help Fight Climate Change |
| February 7, 2008 |
EPA Calculator Puts Greenhouse Gas Savings in Everyday Terms |
| February 1, 2008 |
Get Cash for Dirty Trucks; Over $100 Million Available |
| January 25, 2008 |
Capitol Waste Services, Inc. Pays $107,300 for Excessive Idling |
| January 23, 2008 |
EPA awards $67,923 grant to American Lung Association of Illinois for clean school bus project in Madison County |
| January 23, 2008 |
EPA awards $154,848 grant to Canton Local School District for clean school bus project |
| January 23, 2008 |
EPA awards $118,000 grant to Hamilton County, Ohio, for clean school bus project |
| January 7, 2008 |
Poor Air Quality Predicted for much of New England on Monday, January 7, 2008 |
| January 3, 2008 |
The air is cleaner in Washoe County |
| January 3, 2008 |
Air Pollutants Clear Out as Clean-Air Programs Close In |
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