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Improving Air Quality - Diesel Retrofit Daily
http://www.dieselretrofitdaily.com/
This site is designed to provide an interactive forum for people interested in diesel retrofits. As a leader in emissions-control technology, with the acquisition of Engelhard, BASF is proud to sponsor this site to help improve air quality.
- Added on: Oct 22nd, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Washington State Will Get $16 Million From EPA
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa P. Jackson, announced more than $16 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding will go to reducing diesel emissions in Washington State. The individual grants will go towards retrof...
Minnesota Buses Get Retrofitted with Help from Project Green Fleet
Crookston Public Schools in Minnesota are running cleaner thanks to the installation of filters and catalyst retrofits, which cut emissions by up to 50 percent. Independent School District 593 and the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council partnered with Pro...
Retrofits Give Mississippi Students a Chance to Breathe Easier
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality helped retrofit twelve buses in Starkville, MS to reduce tailpipe emissions. The retrofits were made possible through a combination of funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and stimulus ...
$1.7 Million will Help Replace Dirty Diesel School Buses in Hawaii
The University of Hawaii was the stage for the $1.7 million federal funds for cleaner diesel vehicles for schools announcement last week. The funding will replace five buses in Kona on the Big Island and five other DOE trucks owned by the university....
DERP Shows Dramatic Reduction In Harmful Emissions
A report issued last week by the Environmental Protection Agency shows the $50 million program which allowed the U.S. EPA to purchase or retrofit 14,000 diesel-powered vehicles paid off. The Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERP) resulted in reduci...
South Carolina Works to Reduce School Bus Emissions, Asthma in Children
South Carolina is working hard to decrease the amount of asthma and bronchitis cases by taking steps to minimize harmful emissions from its aging school bus fleet. With about $1.6 million, mostly in federal money, the state is implementing diesel emi...
