EPA makes $29 million available for clean diesel projects

May 15, 2012

As much as $29 million is available from federal and state grants to implement clean diesel projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from marine vessels, trucks, buses and trains, according to a recent announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 
The EPA says that $20 million is available in grants under the Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) in FY 2012 grants and another approximately $9 million will be available through direct state allocations. EPA estimates that for every $1 spent on clean diesel funding up to $13 of public health benefit is realized.

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