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2008

• Cash Up in Smoke: Another Bay State Waste Hauler Cited for Idling
• Keep on Trucking - with Lower Emissions through EPA's $50 Million Clean Diesel Funding
• Shore power eyed to cut harbor air pollution
• Hamden, CT lauded for reducing bus emissions
• EPA and New York Slate One Million for Clean Diesel Projects
• EPA Awards Connecticut $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
• EPA Awards Maine $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects
• EPA Awards Massachusetts $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
• EPA Awards New Hampshire $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
• EPA Awards Rhode Island $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
• EPA Awards Vermont $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
• EPA Funds Help School Children in Puerto Rico Breathe Easier
• EPA and Anheuser-Busch Brew Clean Diesel Partnership
• DEP Puts the Brakes on Construction Vehicle Idling
• Court Tosses State Ship Emissions Standard
• CT Issues New General Permit to Construct and/or Operate a New or Existing Distributed Generation Resource
• Capitol Waste Services, Inc. Pays $107,300 for Excessive Idling
• Nassau County Executive Commended for Air Quality Improvements
• EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
• NESCAUM Receives $100,000 Grant from EPA to Retrofit Construction Equipment; EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
• Two Conn. Towns Receive Over $500,000 in EPA Funding for Clean School Buses; EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
• Hollis, NH Receives Over $150,000 in EPA Funding for Clean School Buses; EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
• NJ Issues Findings of School Bus Study
• Capitol Waste Services, Inc. Pays $107,300 for Excessive Idling

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2007

• Conquering the Cold
• New Report Predicts Substantial Death Toll from Under-regulated Shipping Emissions
• Puerto Rico Joins the Northeast Diesel Collaborative (windows media video courtesy of www.wapa.tv)
• The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up
• EPA Takes Innovative Approach to Clear the Air at the Nation's Ports
• $1.7 Million Available for New Clean Diesel Projects in Northeast; EPA seeking proposals until July 31
• EPA Announces Collaborative to Help Puerto Rico School Buses Reduce Emissions
• A Guide to Understanding and Accessing the CMAQ program from the Diesel Technology Forum
• EPA Region 1 and State of VT honor anti-idling efforts of 7th graders; present grant
• Clean Air Task Force Releases Report "No Escape from Diesel Exhaust: How to Reduce Commuter Exposure"
• EPA Region 2 RARE Grant Studies Emissions from Idling and Restart of School Buses
• Light at the End of the Tunnel is Cleaner Air; EPA Cuts Diesel Locomotive and Vessel Pollution
• Northeast Diesel Collaborative Announces $3.8 Million in New Clean Diesel Projects
• New York City to Use Cleaner Diesel Fuel at Ports; Settles Violation by Reducing Emissions in Port
• Bus Companies Will Pay More Than $237,000, Settling Environmental Violations in Three New England States
• New Year Ushers In New Era Of Clean Diesel Trucks

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2006

• Boston-based Bus Company Faces Penalty for Diesel Emission Idling Violations
• New Jersey Truckers Driving Toward Environmental Excellence
• U.S. EPA Region 2 Releases Annual Enforcement Results FY2006 - Case Highlights, including Cosmed and Valero
• United States and New Jersey Announce Clean Air Act Settlement with PSEG Fossil LLC for Violations of 2002 Consent Decree; Utility Required to Pay Significantly Increased Penalties and Reduce Emissions
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dedicates $22.5 Million to Retrofit All School and Transit Buses in the State
• EPA Provides $250,000 for Clean Air Projects in Waterfront Neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey
• EPA Strengthens US Air Quality Standards
• EPA Hosts Third Annual Air Innovations Conference in Denver, CO, September 6-8
• Loans To Help Truckers Save Money, Reduce Emissions
• $2.7 Million for Local Health and Environmental Protection
• Queens Clean Air Project and Delta Air Lines Partner to Reduce Airport Emissions
• Five County Executives Unite to Clear the Air in New York Metropolitan Area
• EPA Gives New Jersey $2.1 Million to Fight Diesel Pollution
• Wheels on the Bus "Go Round and Round" for Cleaner Air; EPA Funds Retrofit of Four Hundred Diesel School Buses
• Brown is the New Green: UPS Hybrid Truck Cuts Fuel, Emissions
• June 1 Marks Historic Milestone in Clean Diesel
• EPA Administrator Hails Clean Diesel Progress at 2007 Trucks and Buses Showcase
• Connecticut Clean Diesel Plan Team Selected for 2006 Regional Environmental Merit Award
• EPA Issues New Model State Idling Law
• EPA Announces the Availability of Funds under the 2006 Northeast Diesel Collaborative Emissions Reductions Grant Program
• NH DES Approves Vendor and Hosts Kick-off Meeting for Clean School Bus Retrofit Project
• The Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Releases Request for Responses For the Installation of Retrofit Equipment on Paving Equipment Used On Projects in Environmental Justice Communities
• Vermont District Receives $173,000 EPA Grant for Clean School Buses
• EPA Announces $69,000 Clean School Bus USA grant in Maine; NEDC Announces Availability of $1.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects
• Rockland County New York Passes Two New Local Laws to Reduce Pollutants and Help Improve Air Quality
• Connecticut DEP has Developed a Comprehensive Plan for Reducing Statewide Emissions
• Northeast Clean Ports Workshop held February 1, 2006 in New York City
• Cleaner Emissions from Staten Island Ferry just the Beginning -- Northeast Diesel Collaborative Expands
• Westchester County, NY Passes Legislation Mandating the use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel and the Best Available Emissions Control Technology

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2005

• Cosmed Group, Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations Agreement
• New Jersey Passes a New State Law Requiring Emission Controls on All Transit Buses, Garbage Trucks, and Publicly Owned Diesel Vehicles and Equipment - Also Requires Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems on All School Buses
• Greater Boston Breathes Better partner, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Receives $120,000 from EPA’s 2005 National Clean Diesel Campaign to Install Advanced Pollution Controls on Equipment Used in Construction Projects
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Receives $100,000 from EPA's 2005 National Clean Diesel Campaign to Install Advanced Pollution Controls on Off-road Diesel Equipment in the New York City Metropolitan Area

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