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Leadership Group
The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group, which is comprised of 33 public-sector and private-industry organizations, is driven to help meet MCDI's ambitious goal of reducing emissions from one million diesel engines in the region by 2010. The unique, collaborative nature of the Leadership Group will open new pathways to diesel emission reduction projects across the region, and will create lasting programs to address diesel emissions for years to come.
2007 Leadership Group Meeting :
The MCDI Leadership Group took place on October 11 at the U.S. EPA Region 5 building in Chicago. Currently the final agenda for the event can be viewed here (PDF, 2 pages, 14 KB, About PDF).
Collaborative Principles
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group is guided by principles to involve private, non-profit and government organizations to voluntarily reduce diesel emissions, thereby helping to achieve the air quality standards set forth in the U.S. Clean Air Act.
- Leadership Group Collaborative Principles and Signatories (PDF, 3 pgs., 25 KB, About PDF)
- Select Leadership Group Member Quotes (PDF,
1 page, 16 KB, About
PDF) )
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group members in January 2007.
Leadership Group Structure
The Leadership Group is co-chaired by U.S. EPA, Cummins Inc., Illinois EPA, and the American Lung Association of Illinois. Co-chairs are responsible for setting the general direction of the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative as well as overseeing the activities of the group as a whole.
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative gets work done through the Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup, which oversees two project-driven subcommittees and serves as a resource and liaison for clean diesel coalitions in each of the 6 states within EPA Region 5.
Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup (Co-chaired by Cummins, Inc., and U.S. EPA)
The Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup is designed to support clean diesel coalitions within each of the Region 5 states. These state-based coalitions will assess their individual needs, identify their goals and achievable activities and work together to address those goals. Coalition partners will determine the geographic areas to focus on in their state as well as the sectors of interest and the technology options that make sense for the specific areas. The groups then will work to develop funding opportunities to reduce the diesel emissions from the fleets within the identified sectors.
Workgroup Calls:
Here are the workgroup's call agendas and supporting materials.
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 1:30 to 2:30 pm (Central)
Call-in info: (866) 299-3188, 3123533214#
- State Clean Diesel Grant Program letters of intent and state allocations
- States to describe what they plan to do with the funds
- Progress on state specific funding and coalitions in each state
- FY08 Leadership Group Recognition Program
- Fall face-to-face Leadership Group meeting
Related Materials:
- State letters of intent (PDF, 2 pages (each), 180-1,080 KB, About PDF)
- Link to FY08 Leadership Recognition Program
- State updates:
Past Leadership Group meeting materials can be found here.
The Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup oversees the work of two project-driven subcommittees:
- The Non-Monetary Incentives and Outreach Subcommittee (Leads: Anthony Maietta, U.S. EPA and Greg Langford, Langford, Inc.)
- The Funding Development Subcommittee (Leads: U.S. EPA and Bill Droessler, Minnesota Environmental Initiative)
Six State Clean Diesel Coalitions operate with the support of the Program Development Workgroup. In each state, a coalition of government, industry, and nonprofit organizations work together to address diesel pollution through direct actions, legislation, and innovative financing.
2007 Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Award Winners
- The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Awards raise awareness and recognize individuals or organizations that have made significant, measurable improvements in air quality through the development and/or implementation of clean diesel actions (i.e. retrofits, replacements, fuels, education, leveraged funding, etc.). Find out more about this year's winners.
Publications
- The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group created the following outreach documents to highlight significant issues, opportunities, and success stories.
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Outreach Documents:
- "Diesel Exhaust and Your Health" (PDF, 1 page, 523 KB, About PDF)
- "Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Summary" (PDF, 1 page, 1.32 MB, About PDF)
- "Diesel Retrofit Technology: A Cost Effective Approach to Reducing Diesel Engine Emissions" (PDF, 2 pages, 2.10 MB, About PDF)
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Partner Activity Reporting Form
- Leadership Group members are encouraged to use this reporting form (PDF, 1 page, 28 KB ) to tell us about projects you've been able to get off the ground in your area. You can download examples of completed forms here (PDF, 2 pages, 30 KB, About PDF).
State Coalitions/Clean Diesel Program Workgroups:
You can visit each state's clean diesel web page by clicking the appropriate link:
- Illinois Clean Diesel Coalition (ILCDC)
- Indiana Clean Diesel Coalition (INCDC)
- Ohio Diesel Coalition (Coming soon)
- Michigan (Coming soon)
- Project Green Fleet (Minnesota)
- The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition (WCDC)