Oct. 7

The U.S. EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation plan to spend more than $1 million cleaning up old dirty diesel engines across the state.

The EPA awarded New York more than $600,000, and the state has leveraged an additional $413,448.

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority -- a key partner in EPA´s Clean School Bus USA program -- will receive $857,705 to retrofit school buses with modern emissions control equipment. In addition, the state DEC will use $175,915 to help purchase hybrid diesel electric marine engines for a new patrol boat to safeguard the Hudson River.

School districts can request funding and help from the state´s Energy and Research Development Authority, which has helped nearly 90 school districts put pollution controls on more than 3,000 school buses.

Information about the EPA’s clean diesel efforts and the Northeast Diesel Collaborative are available at http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/index.htm#voluntary or http://northeastdiesel.org.

Contact Waste News senior reporter Bruce Geiselman at (330) 865-6172 or bgeiselman@crain.com

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