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The Northeast Diesel Collaborative (NEDC) combines the expertise of public and private partners in a coordinated regional initiative to significantly reduce diesel emissions and improve public health in the eight northeastern states.

Map of States belonging to NEDC.

 

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Industry/Industry Associations

Clean Diesel Fuel Alliance: A government, industry and consumer alliance that provides information on ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.

Clean Diesel Technology Forum: The Diesel Technology Forum works with industry, government officials and unique coalition groups to raise awareness about the economic importance and essential uses of diesel engines.

Emissions Control Technology Association: A trade association that promotes public policies aimed at achieving cleaner air by reducing mobile source emissions through the use of state of the art technologies.

The Manufacturers of Emissions Controls: A non-profit organization with the mission to provide technical information on emission control technology

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State

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection – Bureau of Air Management

Maine Department of Environmental Protection – Bureau of Air Quality

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services – Air Resources Division

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New York Department of Environmental Conservation – Division of Air Resources

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management – Office of Air Resources

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation – Air Pollution Control Division

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Regional and Local

Blue Skyways Collaborative: A public-private collaboration aimed at reducing air pollution in the central United States.

Clean Air Communities: A non-profit entity committed to implementing air pollution reduction and energy efficiency strategies in low-income New York City communities that are disproportionately affected by air pollution

Greater Boston Breathes Better (GB3): An EPA launched partnership among government, the private sector, institutions and non profit organizations with the goal of improving Boston’s air quality by reducing air pollution, including air toxics from transportation sources in the Boston area.

Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative: A new regional effort to reduce diesel related emissions in the Mid-Atlantic region

Mid-West Clean Diesel Initiative: A public-private partnership to reduce diesel emissions from diesel engines in the Midwest.

NESCAUM: The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management is a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of the air quality agencies of the eight northeastern states

Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative: A partnership of federal, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and environmental groups in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming to reduce diesel emissions.

Southeast Diesel Collaborative: A voluntary, public-private partnership to reduce diesel emissions from existing engines and equipment in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1: Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and 10 Tribal Nations.

US Environmental Protection Agency Region 2: Serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

West Coast Collaborative: A public-private partnership working to reduce air pollution emissions from diesel sources along the West Coast.

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National

Biodiesel.org: The official website of the National Biodiesel Board, the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the United States. You can find information on biodiesel fuels, as well as where to find distribution and retail locations.

Clean Cities: A U.S. Department of Energy program aimed at advancing the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption, such as alternative fuels and vehicles, fuel blends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, and idle reduction.

Clean Ports USA: Clean Ports USA is an EPA National Voluntary Initiative to reduce emissions from land-based diesel equipment operating at ports.

Clean School Bus USA: Clean School Bus USA is an EPA program aimed at reducing both children's exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses.

Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Funds: The U.S. Department of Transportation's CMAQ program provides funds to state DOTs, MPOs, and transit agencies to invest in projects that reduce air pollution from transportation-related sources.

Construction Air Quality Language: This web site resource is a compilation of language used in contracts, codes, laws, rules and other measures for addressing air quality issues, particularly diesel emissions, from construction equipment and other diesel sources.

National Clean Diesel Campaign: EPA has created the National Clean Diesel Campaign to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines across the country through varied control strategies and the aggressive involvement of national, state, and local partners.

SmartWay Grow and Go: SmartWay Grow & Go is a program developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote the environmental benefits of renewable fuels, and provide a renewable fuel component for EPA's existing SmartWay Transport Partnership. This program will help reduce U.S. dependence on petroleum, and help improve our environment by reducing emissions of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases. EPA will work with its public-private partners to implement the goals of SmartWay Grow & Go.

Smartway Transport: The SmartWaySM Transport Partnership is a voluntary partnership between EPA and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency and significantly reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution by adopting fuel-saving strategies that increase profits and reduce emissions.

US EPA's Retrofit Verification Program: The objective of the Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program Verification Process is to introduce verified technologies to the market as cost effectively as possible, while providing customers with confidence that verified technologies will provide emission reductions as advertised.

US EPA's Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program: EPA has developed the Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program to address pollution from diesel construction equipment and heavy-duty vehicles that are on the road today.

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Last updated on March 19, 2008