National Clean Diesel Campaign

2009 Recovery Act News Releases

October 1, 2009

EPA Administrator Announces Millions of “Green” Recovery Act Dollars To Clean Southern California Air. Press Release

September 30, 2009

Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in Alaska. Press Release

September 30, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.2 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

August 27, 2009

EPA Awards $20 Million in Recovery Act Funding for SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program. Press Release

August 26, 2009

EPA Awards $9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Clean Diesel at the Port of Houston. Press Release

August 21, 2009

U.S. EPA Awards More than Half a Million Dollars in Recovery Funding to the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

August 21, 2009

U.S. EPA Awards $1.25 Million in Recovery Funding to the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

August 20, 2009

$3.5 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Cut Diesel Pollution, Create Jobs in Port of Baltimore. Press Release

August 13, 2009

$3.49 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Cut Diesel Pollution, Create Jobs in Pittsburgh Area. Press Release

August 11, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 7 Awards $1M in Recovery Funding to University of Nebraska-Lincoln to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

August 4, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 5 awards $3 million in Recovery Act Funding to Minnesota Environmental Initiative to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 29, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Over $900,000 in Recovery Funding to Cascade Sierra Solutions to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 28, 2009

Millions available to reduce truck pollution at Port of Oakland. Press Release

July 24, 2009

EPA awards $2.8 million in Recovery Act funding in Colorado to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

July 22, 2009

Stimulus Plan's First Cleaner School Bus / State Gives San Diego Funding To Retrofit Dirty Diesels. Press Release

July 21, 2009

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $2.4 million in Recovery Act Funding to National School Transportation Association to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

$1.1 Million in Recovery Act Funding Will Help Reduce Diesel Emissions in New England. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards Almost $4.2 million in Recovery Act Funding to Illinois EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards $1 million in Recovery Act Funding to the Chicago Department of Environment to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $3.7 million in Recovery Act Funding to American Lung Association - Upper Midwest to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $1.2 million in Recovery Act Funding to Great Lakes Commission to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $1 million in Recovery Act Funding to Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. U.S. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $1.2 million in Recovery Act Funding to Lenawee Intermediate School District to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $2 million in Recovery Act Funding to Wisconsin Department of Commerce to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 20, 2009

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in Leon County, FL Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Over $1.6 million in Recovery Funding to City of Portland to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Recovery Funding to Port of Tacoma to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs Press Release

July 17, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 4 Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to the Kentucky Association of General Contractors to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Awards More Than $800,000 in Recovery Funding to City of Phoenix to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.4 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 16, 2009

U.S. EPA Awards $1.4 M in Recovery Funding to Columbus, MS Schools to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 15, 2009

U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $4 Million in Recovery Funding to Kansas Department of Health and Environment to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $1 Million in Recovery Funding to Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $975,609 in Recovery Funding to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $1 Million in Recovery Funding to Johnson County, Ka., to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to Grace Hill to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

EPA awards $16.1 million in Recovery Act funds to projects in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $1 Million in Recovery Funding to VIA Metropolitan Transit to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $5.8 Million in Recovery Funding to Houston to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $1.8 Million in Recovery Funding to Oklahoma to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $583,125 in Recovery Funding to Albuquerque to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $2.9 Million in Recovery Funding to Railroad Research Foundation to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $793,566 in Recovery Funding to Arkansas to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 13, 2009

Chelsea Collaborative Awarded $1.9 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 10, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 4 Awards More than $1.1 Million in Recovery Funding to the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Awards $1.7 Million in Recovery Funding to the University of Georgia Research Foundation to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 09, 2009

U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $17 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards $571,107 in Recovery Act Funding to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 08, 2009

U.S. EPA Awards More Than $25 million in Recovery Act Funding to California Communities to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

July 06, 2009

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Miami-Dade Transit to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in Miami, Florida. Press Release

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in South Carolina. Press Release

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Georgia Ports Authority to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in North Carolina. Press Release

U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Georgia Department of Natural Resources to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs. Press Release

July 02, 2009

Northeast Air Managers Awarded $2.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

Maine DEP Awarded $746K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

Maine DEP Awarded $746K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

Massachusetts DEP Awarded $502K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

Maine Turnpike Authority Awarded $1.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

Providence Awarded $565K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

Northeast Air Managers Awarded $2.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

June 29, 2009

U.S. EPA Awards $1.1 Million in Recovery Funding to Mecklenburg County, NC to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Awards $1,999,900 in Recovery Funding to the SC State Ports Authority to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to Miami-Dade County, FL to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs. Press Release

June 26, 2009

U.S. EPA awards more than $ 1.3 million in Recovery Act funding to Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA awards $450,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA awards $500,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Sioux Falls School District to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA awards $700,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Montana Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

U.S. EPA awards $750,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Utah Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

June 12, 2009

U.S. EPA"s Region 6 awards $3.7 Million in Recovery Funding to Dallas-Fort Worth area to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

June 3, 2009

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announces Recovery Act Grants of more than $6 million to Ohio communities to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs. Press Release

April 22, 2009

EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign has allocated $86.5 million for clean diesel activities to 49 states and the District of Columbia. See Recovery Act Newsroom for related press releases. Also see the links in the map to the right for regional and local Recovery Act news.

2009 Clean Diesel News Releases

October 14, 2009

EPA Report: Clean Diesel Program Protects Health and the Environment, Saves Communities up to $1.4 Billion Health benefits, operating costs make clean diesel a cost-effective program to protect human health and the environment. Press Release

September 17, 2009

EPA Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group presents awards for diesel emission reductions. Press Release

April 16, 2009

EPA, industry partners offer sneak preview of unique Michigan-developed green technology for moving cargo containers EPA Patented Technology Saves Fuel and Reduces Emissions. Press Release

April 2, 2009

Grace Hill Settlement House to Receive $454,849 Grant for First Student School Bus Retrofit Program. Press Release

April 1, 2009

Blue Skyways Collaborative Grant of $454,849 Presented to Grace Hill Settlement House for School Bus Retrofit Program. Press Release

March 30, 2009

U.S. Proposes to Slash Harmful Ship Emissions Along the Nation’s Coastlines to Save Lives. Press Release

March 20, 2009

EPA announced the opening of three Recovery Act National Clean Diesel grant competitions. Total funding available is $206 million. Press Release

February 26, 2009

EPA awards over $4.8 million to Midwest Clean Diesel partners; Wi. DOT gets $750,000. Press Release

EPA Provides Nearly $230,000 for Manchester Transit Authority to Retrofit Municipal Diesel Vehicles. Press Release

EPA Provides $1.35M to Improve Air Quality in Massachusetts with Clean Diesel Projects. Press Release

EPA Provides $50,000 for Connecticut to Retrofit Diesel Maintenance Vehicles. Press Release

January 27, 2009

EPA awards Puget Sound Clean Air Agency $850,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project. Press Release

January 9, 2009

North Texas, TCEQ awarded $2 million for clean diesel projects. Press Release

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2008 Clean Diesel News News Releases

October 23, 2008

EPA Grant Helps South Carolina and North Carolina Promote State Clean Diesel Grant Programs. Press Release

October 10, 2008

IMO Sets Sail for Global Action on Pollution from Large Ships. Press Release

October 8, 2008

Arkansas clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA . Press Release

Louisiana clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA . Press Release

New Mexico clean diesel projects get nearly $200,000 from EPA . Press Release

Oklahoma clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA. Press Release

Texas clean diesel projects get $295,000 from EPA. Press Release

October 6, 2008

EPA and New York Slate One Million for Clean Diesel Projects. Press Release

October 2, 2008

EPA awards $295,320 Clean-Diesel grant to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Press Release

September 30, 2008

EPA Awards Maine $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects Press Release

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. Press Release

EPA Awards Connecticut $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England. Press Release

EPA Awards New Hampshire $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England. Press Release

EPA Awards Rhode Island $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England. Press Release

EPA Awards Vermont $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England. Press Release

September 24, 2008

U.S. EPA Awards $1.13 Million Grant to West Coast Non-profit to Help Truckers Save Fuel, Improve Air Quality. Press Release

Agencies Selected to Receive Almost $5 Million in Diesel Emission Reduction Grants. Press Release

EPA begins rolling out nearly $50 million in funding for clean diesel projects across the country, starting with $3.4 million in grants to help small trucking firms lower their fuel costs and carbon footprints through the use of innovative loans to purchase idling and emissions reduction technologies. Press Release

September 11, 2008

EPA Grant Will Help Waller ISD Reduce School Bus Emissions. Press Release

August 19, 2008

Bus Funds Reduce Iowa Children's Exposure to Diesel Exhaust. Press Release

Bus Funds Reduce Ozarks Children's Exposure to Diesel Exhaust. Press Release

August 12, 2008

New Port Sediment Cleanup Project Easier on Atmosphere. Press Release

July 21, 2008:

Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Grant Funding Now Available. Press Release

July 18, 2008:

Emerging Technology's Request for Proposals (PDF) (23 pp, 174K) - The original closing date was September 21, 2008. The closing date has been extended to September 22, 2008.

July 16, 2008:

EPA Funding Helps 'Green' Virginia Port Authority. Press Release

July 9, 2008:

U.S. EPA, CARB, South Coast and SJV air districts, CalEPA sign joint agreement to reduce pollution, greenhouse gas emissions. Press Release

June 24, 2008:

EPA, partners announce diesel vehicle retrofit program: City and County of Honolulu, Grace Pacific "cleaner" vehicles to be demonstrated. Press Release

June 10, 2008: State and Local Toolkit

This toolkit is a compilation of examples and procedures designed to help state, regional, and local governments develop programs to reduce diesel emissions.

June 6, 2008:

EPA and Anheuser-Busch Brew Clean Diesel Partnership. Press Release

June 5, 2008:

Eastmont School District Celebrates "Greener" Cleaner School Buses. Press Release

June 4, 2008:

EPA Funding Helps Baltimore City Schools Reduce Air Pollution. Press Release

June 3, 2008: Green Scene: Ports Strategy

Alan Steinberg, Regional Administrator for EPA's NY, NJ, PR and U.S. Virgin Islands region, discusses the environmental challenges of our nation's vital seaport industry and how EPA is addressing issues of air, water and local public health quality in the communities where ports are located. You will find the vision, mission and strategy for sustainable ports at EPA strategy for Sustainable Ports.

May 28, 2008:

Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles honored in EPA's Eighth Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards. Press Release

May 8, 2008:

EPA awards $37,271 grant to Manitowoc Public School District for clean school bus project. Press Release

April 29, 2008:

EPA grant for DC public school buses to reduce diesel exhaust pollution. Press Release

April 25, 2008:

EPA funding will make Pittsburgh trash trucks cleaner. Press Release

April 21, 2008:

EPA recognizes Fort Wayne Community Schools for reducing diesel emissions from its school buses. Press Release

April 15, 2008: Funding Is Now Available for Clean Diesel Innovative Financing (PDF) (24 pp, 141K)

EPA releases SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program Request For Proposals for $3.4 million. The SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program Request for Proposals is open until June 9, 2008. The total amount of available funding is $3.4 million. The Agency is accepting proposals from eligible entities for innovative financing assistance agreement projects.

April 11, 2008:

EPA grant helps Virginia Middle Peninsula schools reduce diesel exhaust pollution. Press Release

April 10, 2008:

EPA awards $76,455 grant to Minnesota Environmental Initiative for clean-diesel project. Press Release

April 2, 2008:

EPA Makes $50 Million Available to Clean Up Diesel Engines Nationwide. Press Release

March 14, 2008:

EPA Clears the Air: New Standards Drastically Cut Locomotive and Marine Diesel Pollution. Press Release

February 7, 2008: Funding Is Now Available for Clean Diesel Projects

For fiscal year 2008, Congress appropriated funds for the first time for the Diesel Emission Reduction Program under the Energy Policy Act (2005) to help reduce harmful emissions from heavy duty diesel engines. Through the National Clean Diesel Campaign, the Environmental Protection Agency will award grants to assist its eligible partners in building diesel emission reduction programs across the country that improve air quality and protect public health. For fiscal year 2008, $49.2 million is available.