Clean Diesel Hospital Zones
Location: Portland,
OR
October 16, 2006: Clean Diesel Hospital Zones
Project
EPA, City of Portland, State of Oregon, and
Other Partners Present Innovative Clean Air Initiatives
At Portland's South Waterfront, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency presented a $250,000 grant to the Clean Diesel Hospitals
Leadership Group for the "Clean Diesel Hospital Zones" project,
in which four of Oregon's hospitals will take steps to reduce
emissions from their operations to protect local air quality.
To kick off the "Clean Diesel Hospital Zones" project,
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Legacy Health System,
Providence Health System and Kaiser Hospitals signed a commitment
to reduce diesel emissions from their own operations. They will
next direct their suppliers, vendors, service providers and contractors
working on new construction projects to reduce diesel emissions.
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