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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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Diesel-powered engines move most of the nation’s freight tonnage, and today nearly all highway freight trucks, locomotives, and commercial marine vessels are powered by diesel engines. Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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Applicants may request funding to upgrade or replace diesel-powered buses, trucks, marine engines, locomotives and nonroad equipment with newer, cleaner technologies. Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) will accept proposals requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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Diesel-powered engines move approximately 90% of the nation’s freight tonnage, and today nearly all highway freight trucks, locomotives, and commercial marine vessels are powered by diesel engines. Virgin Islands): EPA is requesting proposals between $500,000 and $1,800,000.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week. But the court sided with the Golden State, which is now seeing another waiver that would allow it to ban the sale of combustion-powered automobiles by 2035.& We won’t stop fighting to protect our communities from pollution and the climate crisis.”

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Election 2024: Where the candidates stand on EVs, climate science, and more

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But while the Biden administration has pushed hard for tough new standards that should reduce the effects of carbon pollution, it also has presided over massive increases in domestic oil production. presidents enjoy complete or partial immunity for crimes committed while in office.

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