On December 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded two grants in Pennsylvania to reduce diesel emissions.  The grants included--

-- $1.3 Million to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to convert a ship to shore gantry crane from diesel to electric [Read more here]; and

-- $1.4 Million to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association to replace 40 drayage trucks at the Port of Philadelphia [Read more here].

Visit EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funding webpage for more information on available funding opportunities.

Related Articles:

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill 

-- ​​EPA Invites Philadelphia To Apply For $260 Million In Water Infrastructure Finance Loan

-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties  [PaEN]

[Posted: December 9, 2021]

12/13/2021