San Diego-Tijuana Diesel Emissions Reduction ProjectPressSignOnSanDiego (San Diego, CA) Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Air Pollution District Gets $150K Grant The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District was awarded a $150,000 grant Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to participate in the start of a diesel emissions reduction program. The money will enable officials to investigate the costs and effectiveness of diesel retrofit technologies on heavy-duty vehicles that operate in the San Diego and Tijuana region. The goal of the program is to reduce diesel emissions from trucks, ships, locomotives and other sources along the West Coast from Mexico to Alaska, and to accomplish the goal faster than is federally mandated. |