Johnson County gets $1M EPA grant to cut diesel emissions - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The money is providerd through the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act. The EPA said in a releasew Wednesday that its National Clean Diesel Fundin Assistance Program willspend $156 million to financre competitive grants across the country. EPA’ s Region 7 — which include Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa — receivexd 34 grant applicationsrequesting $92.12 million to help finance clean diesel emissions With its grant, Johnson County and 11 public and privater partners will conduct a countywide project to replacwe or upgrade 176 pieces of diesel-poweree equipment. A variety of emission-reduction technologies will be adderd tothe partners’ fleets.
With its the KDHE will conduct a statewide project to replace or upgradedieselo engines. The project will include retrofitting some vehicles with dieseloxidatio catalysts, the EPA said in the release. “These Cleam Diesel grants provide an excellent opportunit to upgrade diesel fleets while improving localkair quality,” William Rice, acting EPA regional administrator, said in a release. “They also alloqw local businessesneeded work, thus increasing regional economif stability.
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