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Leadership Group
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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.
2009 Leadership Group Meeting:
The 2009 MCDI Leadership Group Meeting was held on September 17, at EPA Region 5 in Chicago. An Adobe PDF file containing the agenda and all presentations can be found by clikcing here: 2009 Leadership Group Meeting Materials (PDF) (152 pages, 3.34 MB)
The PDF contains the following presentations/items (click on an individual presentation's title to download it in Adobe PDF format):
- Agenda (2 pages, 18 KB)
- Welcome Presentation (5 pages, 42 KB)
- National View/Update from Washington (4 pages, 150 KB) (Dawn Fenton, Diesel Technology Forum)
- US EPA Funding/ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding (38 pages, 389 KB) (Steve Marquardt, US EPA)
- State Coalition Presentations
- Illinois (29 pages, 1.65 MB) (Darwin Burkhart, Illinois EPA; Angela Tin, American Lung Association - Upper Midwest; Brian Urbaszewski, Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago; Samantha Bingham, City of Chicago Department of Environment)
- Indiana (11 pages, 422 KB) (Shawn Seals, Indiana Department of Environmental Management; Carl Lisek, South Shore Clean Cities)
- Michigan (27 pages, 229 KB) (Donna Davis, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality)
- Minnesota (5 pages, 260 KB) (Bill Droessler, Minnesota Environmental Initiative; Mark Sulzbach, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Becky Kenow, Flint Hills Resources)
- Ohio (16 pages, 594 KB) (Carolina Prado, Ohio EPA; David Abel, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission; David Celebrezze, Ohio Environmental Council; Brad Couch, Clean Fuels Ohio)
- Wisconsin (15 pages, 593 KB) (Jessical Lawent, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Francis Vogel, Wisconsin Clean Cities)
2008 Leadership Group Meeting :
The 2008 MCDI Leadership Group Meeting was held on November 13, at EPA Region 5 in Chicago from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Below, you can click on links to PDF files of each presentation, as well as a PDF of the final agenda for the meeting.
- Final Agenda (PDF) (2 pages, 20 KB)
- Region 5 Air Quality, Current Status, and Future Planning (Steve Marquardt) (PDF)(45 pages, 1.44 MB)
- Overall MCDI Direction (Brian Mormino) (PDF) (12 pages, 54 KB)
- State Coalition presentations:
- Wisconsin (PDF) (12 pages, 172 KB)
- Illinois (PDF) (24 pages, 518 KB)
- Ohio (PDF) (32 pages, 627 KB)
- Minnesota (PDF) (12 pages, 478 KB)
- Michigan (PDF) (23 pages, 204 KB)
- Indiana (PDF) (10 pages, 417 KB)
The 2007 MCDI Leadership Group took place on October 11, 2007, at the U.S. EPA Region 5 building in Chicago. The final agenda for last year's event can be viewed here (PDF) (2 pages, 14 KB).
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)
- Select Leadership Group Member Quotes (PDF) (1 page, 16 KB)
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:
2009/2010 National Funding Assistance Program Request For Proposals: Q&A Sessions
- Q&A Session 1: Friday, November 6, 2009 - 10:00 to 11:00 am central time
- Call in: (866) 299-3188
Conference code: 3123533214#
- Call in: (866) 299-3188
- Q&A Session 2: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 10:00 to 11:00 am central time
- Call in: (866) 299-3188
Conference code: 3123533214#
- Call in: (866) 299-3188
Call Materials: FY2009/2010 Clean Diesel Program Overview (PDF) (38 pages, 190 KB)
Past Leadership Group meeting and call 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)
- "Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Summary"(PDF) (1 page, 1.32 MB)
- "Diesel Retrofit Technology: A Cost Effective Approach to Reducing Diesel Engine Emissions" (PDF) (2 pages, 2.10 MB)
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).
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
- Project Green Fleet (Minnesota)
- The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition (WCDC)