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US EPA settles with three trucking companies over California diesel rule; $201K in penalties

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The companies either failed to install particulate filters on their own heavy-duty diesel trucks or failed to verify that trucks they hired for use in California complied with the state rule. Diesel trucks are heavily used in the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles Basin, which suffer from some of the worst air quality in the nation.

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Burns & McDonnell develops bi-directional fast chargers for SPIDERS program

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The project is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, and includes technical guidance from CERL and TARDEC. phase technology demonstration supported by the US Departments of Defense, Energy and Homeland Security.

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400 propane school buses ordered for Omaha, Nebraska

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The Metropolitan Omaha Education Consortium and Student Transportation, Inc., (STI) The buses meet Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board certification standards. On board the buses, noise levels are decreased by 50 percent when compared to diesel counterparts, giving drivers fewer distractions.

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