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The West Coast Collaborative is a public-private partnership
working to reduce diesel emissions along the West Coast. The
Collaborative is the first pilot of EPA's National
Clean Diesel Campaign.
Registration Now Open! West Coast Collaborative Annual Partners Meeting: November 5-6, Seattle
This annual event provides WCC partners with the opportunity to hear about upcoming funding opportunities, promising new technologies and emissions reductions strategies, and valuable sources of technical assistance. The meeting is also an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues, celebrate the successes of the past year, and look forward to emerging opportunities for the Collaborative. This year's meeting will be held on November 5-6th, in Seattle, WA at the downtown Red Lion Hotel. The WCC Partners’ Meeting is free and registration is now open. Please note the meeting will begin at 1:00pm on Nov. 5th to allow for same-day travel to the meeting. For more information about the Partners’ Meeting, including registration and agenda, please visit the meeting website.
Funding Available under EPA's Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program
EPA has announced approximately $3.4 million in grant funding to establish projects using emerging technologies to reduce emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines.
State, local, regional and tribal governments may apply for the grants, as well as nonprofits and institutions with transportation, educational service, and air quality responsibilities. Emerging technology manufacturers must partner with an eligible applicant to receive this funding. The grants are targeting school or transit buses, medium and heavy-duty trucks, marine engines, locomotives and non-road engines. Grant proposals must be submitted by October 6, 2008. The final awards will be announced in December.
For additional information and to download the RFP, visit EPA's Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program web site or contact Jennifer Went at (202) 343-9302.
West Coast Collaborative Diesel Emissions Reduction Program RFP
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Program RFP is now closed, and no further inquiries will be taken. For more information on this program, please see the fact sheet: West Coast Collaborative FY2008 Competition Information (PDF, 191K). Awards will be announced in January.
Diesel Emissions Reductions Funding Opportunities Webcast Materials
Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) authorized $200 million per year for 5 years for implementation of diesel emissions reduction projects.
The EPA Clean Diesel Program recently received approximately $50 million in fiscal year 2008 funding under this authorization. The West Coast Collaborative held a webcast on February 20 to highlight various funding opportunities that will be available in the coming months under this program, with special emphasis on the West Coast Collaborative's upcoming Request for Proposals.
The presentation from the webcast and related materials are available here:
Recent News
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- California Port Fee Would Fight Pollution, Congestion
- CA Presents First Bond 1B Check to San Joaquin Valley to Clean Up Air Quality
- PA, CARB, South Coast and SJV Air Districts Sign Joint Agreement to Reduce Pollution, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Hawaii Clean Air Program Targets Diesel
- EPA, Hawaii Partners Announce Diesel Vehicle Retrofit Program
- EPA Makes $50 Million Available to Clean Up Diesel Engines Nationwide
- CARB approves $200 million for Cleaner School Buses from Proposition 1B Funding
- EPA Finalizes More Stringent Emissions Standards for Locomotives and Marine Compression-Ignition Engines
- New EPA Rules Target Diesel Train and Ship Emissions
- Study Says Diesel Emissions Raise Cancer Risk
- Shipping's
Impact on the Air Could Be More Serious Than Previously
Thought
- Safeway's
Trucking Fleet Shifts to Biodiesel
- Northwest Port Vows to Cut Pollution from Ships, Cargo Gear
- Northwest
Ports Approve Strategy to Cut Down Maritime Air Emissions
- ARB
Announces Initial Proposed $25 Million in Bond 1B Funding—Monies
Will Retrofit or Replace 1,000 Old, Polluting Trucks
- CA
Orders Harbor Boats to Switch to Cleaner Engines
- International
Truck and Engine First Company to Enter Hybrid Commercial
Truck Production
- New
Models Estimate Premature Mortality from Shipping Emissions
on a Global Scale
- NW Ports Seek to Reduce Air
Pollution
- Report: Analysis of Diesel Emissions in the U.S.-Mexico
Border Region
- Strategy and Recommendations for U.S.-Mexico Border Diesel
Emissions Reductions
- Old
Diesel Trucks Banned from Ports of LA and Long Beach
- Switching Tug Fleet to Ultra Low
Sulfur Diesel Fuel Means Lower Emissions, Cleaner Air in
Puget Sound, Columbia River
- EPA Announces 34 Recipients of the 2007 SmartWay Excellence
Awards
- Biodiesel Project to Fuel Border Fire Engines
- American Trucking Association Honored as Environmental
Performer
- Goods
Movement: "Green Is Going Mainstream"
- Scrubber Collaboration Scoops Cruise Award
- U.S. Ports Advocate for Reducing Emissions from Ships
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