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EPA to award $40M in diesel emissions reduction grants
The Diesel Emission Reduction Program will receive $40M from the EPA to go towards diesel emission reduction grants. Get more details on Equipment World.
January 9, 2019
Construction Equipment
GM slapped with class-action suit for alleged Duramax emissions ‘cheating’
General Motors is calling a diesel emissions lawsuit against the company “baseless” and says that it will “vigorously defend” itself against claims that it rigged emissions control systems on its Duramax diesel engines. Law firm Hagens Berman has filed a class action lawsuit against GM for allegedly “rigging emissions controls in an estimated 705,000 Duramax diesel vehicles—more cars […]
May 26, 2017
Construction Equipment
Bandit Industries reaches $3 million settlement with EPA over engine supplier violations
Chipper and stump grinder manufacturer Bandit Industries has reached a $3 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to 2,552 alleged Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM) Federal Clean Air Act violations due to non-compliance of non-road diesel engines supplied to the company. Bandit says the settlement comes after it voluntarily self-disclosed […]
January 23, 2017
Construction Equipment
EPA, DOT propose heightened heavy duty diesel emissions, fuel efficiency standards for 2018
The EPA and DOT announced Friday their plans for Phase 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Phase 2 of the program would “significantly reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles, helping to address the challenges of global climate change and […]
June 23, 2015
Business
EPA opens applications for DERA grants, drastically cuts emissions reduction program to $9 million
Government fleets will have to make due with drastically reduced funding for diesel emissions reduction grants, as the Environmental Protection Agency has only set aside $9 million this year as opposed to $20 million last year. Starting today, the EPA is accepting applications for its latest round of Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) grants, part of […]
May 2, 2014
Equipment
Greening of the Fleet: Emissions from heavy trucks, off-road equipment down 95% (INFOGRAPHIC)
April 22, 2013
Equipment
Vancouver to measure diesel truck emissions with roadside sensors
Diesel emissions, trucks, Vancouver
July 25, 2012
Business
Diesel aftertreatment works suprisingly well
Clean diesel, aftertreatment systems, CARB, emissions
July 17, 2012
Equipment
Diesel exhaust said to be a carcinogen
Diesel exhaust, cancer, carcinogens, diesel emissions, EPA, World Health Organization
June 12, 2012
Safety
Special Report
Tier 4 Interim Big changes in store for new equipment next year … and 2012 … and 2014. By Tom Jackson It’s just three months and counting before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim regulations for non-road engines takes effect for most medium to large horsepower bands. And when it does, the new machines […]
September 6, 2010
Business
Pittsburgh-area contractors to fight proposed legislation
Construction groups say a Pittsburgh City Council bill that would hold contractors to higher environmental standards could stymie development and put small companies out of business, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Councilman Bill Peduto’s clean-air legislation would require contractors working on city-subsidized projects to use new or retrofitted equipment to reduce diesel emissions, according to the […]
June 16, 2010
Roadbuilding
Pittsburgh-area contractors want to nix proposed clean-air legislation
Construction groups say a Pittsburgh City Council bill that would hold contractors to higher environmental standards could stymie development and put small companies out of business, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Councilman Bill Peduto’s clean-air legislation would require contractors working on city-subsidized projects to use new or retrofitted equipment to reduce diesel emissions, according to the […]
June 14, 2010
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