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Safety Institute: auto manufacturers fail to meet NHTSA deadline for replacement airbags

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Many manufacturers have failed to deliver sufficient replacement airbags to vehicles that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) deemed at the highest risk of a rupture, despite a 31 March agency deadline to do so.

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US EPA awards $50M for clean diesel projects

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The grant-supported clean diesel projects have cleaned or replaced more than 50,000 vehicles and equipment nationwide. This year for the first time, the following territories can now receive direct state allocation funds: Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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

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Early engine, vehicle, or equipment replacements with certified engine configurations. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands): EPA is requesting proposals between $500,000 and $4,400,000.

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