Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality helped retrofit twelve buses in Starkville, MS to reduce tailpipe emissions. The retrofits were made possible through a combination of funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and stimulus...

The University of Hawaii was the stage for the $1.7 million federal funds for cleaner diesel vehicles for schools announcement last week. The funding will replace five buses in Kona on the Big Island and five other DOE trucks owned by the...

A report issued last week by the Environmental Protection Agency shows the $50 million program which allowed the U.S. EPA to purchase or retrofit 14,000 diesel-powered vehicles paid off. The Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERP) resulted in reducing...

South Carolina is working hard to decrease the amount of asthma and bronchitis cases by taking steps to minimize harmful emissions from its aging school bus fleet. With about $1.6 million, mostly in federal money, the state is implementing diesel...

Louisiana contractors watch closely as California gets ready to impose new restrictions on construction companies which will require phasing out or retrofitting most of their heavy equipment. The California Air Resource Board support the new 2010...