The
West Coast Collaborative is a public-private partnership working
to reduce diesel emissions along the West Coast. The Collaborative
is the first pilot of EPA’s National
Clean Diesel Campaign.
October 16, 2006: Clean Diesel Hospital Zones Project
EPA, City ofPortland, 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 opreations 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.
SAVE THE DATE: Fall 2006 Diesel Emissions
Reduction Funding Forums
- November 6: Oakland, CA 10am-4:30pm
- November 7: Fresno, CA 10am-4:30pm
- November 8: Sacramento, CA 10am-4:30pm
Registration is now open.
For information about the forums and to register online,
click here.
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Emissions Program Shifts
to High Gear: County Installing Smog-Cutting Devices
on Mexican Big Rigs
A new resource has been
added to the Cleaner Fuels page: State
and Federal Alternative Fuels Incentives and Laws
PROPOSED BUDGET
On February 6, 2006, the President announced
his proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 budget. The FY07 EPA
proposed budget has allocated $50 million for the Clean Diesel
Initiative (also known as the National Clean Diesel Campaign),
in which the West Coast Collaborative plays a significant
role. Click here
for the budget summary and other related documents, and specifically the proposed
EPA budget.
NEW RESOURCES
Health Impacts of Diesel Emissions
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CONGRESS?
Congressional Update on Diesel |
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Bush
Administration Touts Biofuel Initiative, Supports State
and Local Innovators
EPA Launches Program to
Increase Use of Domestically Grown and Produced Fuels
EPA Awards $135,000 National
Clean Diesel Grant to
the American Lung Association of Hawai’i
EPA
Grant Helps Cross-Border Project Convert Restaurant Waste
Oil to BioDiesel Vehicle Fuel
Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority One of Five Projects
Awarded SmartWay Transport Partnership Grants to Reduce Truck
Idling
PROJECT FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
EPA Announces
16 Diesel Emissions Reductions Project Finalists Along
the West Coast for FY 2005 —Grants
total over $1.4 million from EPA and over $5.8 million
in matching funds from Collaborative partners. Press
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