2009 Press Releases for EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Press Releases for the current year.
December 2009
- December 23, 2009: EPA Releases New Mobile Source Emissions Model
- December 22, 2009: EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution
- December 7, 2009: EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment / Science overwhelmingly shows greenhouse gas concentrations at unprecedented levels due to human activity
- December 3, 2009: Global Methane Partnership Marks Five Years of Progress
- December 1, 2009 EPA Notifies Industry Group on Status of Ethanol Waiver Request
November 2009
- November 20, 2009: New Trends Report: Fuel Economy Increases as CO2 Decreases
- November 5, 2009: Hawaii Department of Health to use U.S. EPA $1.73 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for cleaner diesel vehicles
October 2009
- October 15, 2009: 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available/ Guide helps drivers save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- October 14, 2009: EPA Report: Clean Diesel Program Protects Health and the Environment, Saves Communities up to $1.4 Billion Health benefits, operating costs make clean diesel a cost-effective program to protect human health and the environment
- October 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Salutes SmartWay Transport Partners in the Southeast
- October 6, 2009: Smartway Honors Freight Industry Leaders For Reducing Co2 Emissions
- October 1, 2009: EPA Administrator Announces Millions of “Green” Recovery Act Dollars To Clean Southern California Air
September 2009
- September 30, 2009: New EPA Rule Will Require Use of Best Technologies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases from Large Facilities/Small businesses and farms exempt
- September 30, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.2 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- September 30, 2009: Workshop for W. Va. businesses and nonprofits on applying for EPA clean diesel grants
- September 22, 2009: EPA Finalizes the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas Reporting System/Monitoring to begin in 2010
- September 17, 2009: EPA Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group presents awards for diesel emission reductions
- September 15, 2009: DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy and Reduce Greenhouse Gases/ New Interagency Program to Address Climate Change and Energy Security
August 2009
- August 27, 2009: EPA Awards $20 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Clean Diesel Finance Program
- August 26, 2009: EPA Awards $9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Clean Diesel at the Port of Houston
- August 21, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards More than Half a Million Dollars in Recovery Funding to the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- August 21, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $1.25 Million in Recovery Funding to the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- August 20, 2009: $3.5 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Cut Diesel Pollution, Create Jobs in Port of Baltimore
- August 13, 2009: $3.49 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Cut Diesel Pollution, Create Jobs in Pittsburgh Area
- August 12, 2009: EPA Accelerates Green Innovation with EcoCar Competition
- August 12, 2009: OHIO EDISON AGREES TO REPOWER POWER PLANT WITH RENEWABLE BIOMASS FUEL Agreement will Reduce Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 1.3 Million tons a year
- August 11, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 7 Awards $1M in Recovery Funding to University of Nebraska-Lincoln to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- August 7, 2009: EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis
- August 4, 2009: U.S. EPA hosts August 6 hearing on standards for large ships in Long Beach
- August 4, 2009: U.S. EPA's Region 5 awards $3 million in Recovery Act Funding to Minnesota Environmental Initiative to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
July 2009
- July 29, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Over $900,000 in Recovery Funding to Cascade Sierra Solutions to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 28, 2009: Millions available to reduce truck pollution at Port of Oakland
- July 24, 2009: EPA awards $2.8 million in Recovery Act funding in Colorado to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- July 22, 2009: Stimulus Plan's First Cleaner School Bus / State Gives San Diego Funding To Retrofit Dirty Diesels
- July 21, 2009: U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $1 million in Recovery Act Funding to Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 21, 2009: U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $1.2 million in Recovery Act Funding to Lenawee Intermediate School District to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 21, 2009: U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $2.4 million in Recovery Act Funding to National School Transportation Association to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 21, 2009: U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards More Than $2 million in Recovery Act Funding to Wisconsin Department of Commerce to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 20, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Over $1.6 million in Recovery Funding to City of Portland to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 20, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Recovery Funding to Port of Tacoma to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 17, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 4 Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to the Kentucky Association of General Contractors to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 17, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards More Than $800,000 in Recovery Funding to City of Phoenix to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- July 17, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.4 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 16, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $1.4 M in Recovery Funding to Columbus, MS Schools to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $4 Million in Recovery Funding to Kansas Department of Health and Environment to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $1 Million in Recovery Funding to Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $975,609 in Recovery Funding to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $1 Million in Recovery Funding to Johnson County, Kan., to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Job
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to Grace Hill to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: EPA awards $16.1 million in Recovery Act funds to projects in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $1 Million in Recovery Funding to VIA Metropolitan Transit to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $5.8 Million in Recovery Funding to Houston to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $1.8 Million in Recovery Funding to Oklahoma to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $583,125 in Recovery Funding to Albuquerque to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $2.9 Million in Recovery Funding to Railroad Research Foundation to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 15, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $793,566 in Recovery Funding to Arkansas to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 10, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 4 Awards More than $1.1 Million in Recovery Funding to the American Lung Associations in AL, GA, KY, NC, SC TN, and FL to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 10, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $1.7 Million in Recovery Funding to the University of Georgia Research Foundation to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 9, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $17 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 9, 2009: U.S. EPA's Region 5 Awards $571,107 in Recovery Act Funding to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 8, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards More Than $25 million in Recovery Act Funding to California Communities to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Miami-Dade Transit to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- July 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in Miami, Florida
- July 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in South Carolina
- July 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Georgia Ports Authority to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- July 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs in North Carolina
- July 6, 2009: U.S. EPA Expedites Economic Recovery Funding to Georgia Department of Natural Resources to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- July 2, 2009: Maine DEP Awarded $746K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 2, 2009: Massachusetts DEP Awarded $502K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 2, 2009: Maine Turnpike Authority Awarded $1.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 2, 2009: Providence Awarded $565K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 2, 2009: Northeast Air Managers Awarded $2.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- July 2, 2009: EPA Extends Comment Period for Renewable Fuel Standard Program The Agency Provides More Time for the Public to Comment
- July 1, 2009: EPA Proposes Stringent Standards for Large Ships
June 2009
- June 30, 2009: EPA Grants California GHG Waiver
- June 30, 2009: MEDIA ALERT: Background Briefing Call with EPA Officials to Discuss EPA’s Decision to Grant California GHG Waiver Request
- June 29, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $1.1 Million in Recovery Funding to Mecklenburg County, NC to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- June 29, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $1,999,900 in Recovery Funding to the SC State Ports Authority to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- June 29, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to Miami-Dade County, FL to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- June 29, 2009: U.S. EPA Awards $2 Million in Recovery Funding to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- June 26, 2009: U.S. EPA awards more than $ 1.3 million in Recovery Act funding to Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- June 26, 2009: U.S. EPA awards $450,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- June 26, 2009: U.S. EPA awards $500,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Sioux Falls School District to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- June 26, 2009: U.S. EPA awards $700,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Montana Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- June 26, 2009: U.S. EPA awards $750,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Utah Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
- June 12, 2009: Southeast Diesel Collaborative Conference to be Held in Atlanta
- June 12, 2009: U.S. EPA’s Region 6 Awards $3.7 Million in Recovery Funding to Dallas-Fort Worth Area to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- June 8, 2009: EPA to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Increase in Renewable Fuels
- June 1, 2009: WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Visits Ohio to Announce Recovery Act Grants for Auto Communities / Administrator joins Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Ohio public officials to announce clean diesel recovery act grants for projects in Columbus, Cincinnati
May 2009
- May 29, 2009: WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Visit Ohio to Announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grants for Auto Communities / Administrator to join Ohio public officials to announce recovery act grants for clean diesel projects in Columbus, Cincinnati
- May 19, 2009: President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy
- May 14, 2009: Maryland Showcases How $1.73 Million in Recovery Funds Will Tackle Diesel Pollution
- May 5, 2009: EPA delivers over $2 Million to help Portland, Multnomah County to reduce diesel pollution
- May 5, 2009: EPA Lays out a Plan for the Nation’s Increase in Renewable fuels
- May 4, 2009: Media Advisory: Conference Call to Discuss President Obama’s Commitment to Biofuels and Proposed Rulemaking on the Renewable Fuel Standard
April 2009
- April 24, 2009: New Hampshire Receives Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 17, 2009: EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat to Public Health, Welfare / Proposed Finding Comes in Response to 2007 Supreme Court Ruling
- April 16, 2009: North Carolina Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs April 16, 2009 EPA Seeks Comments on E15 Request
- April 16, 2009: EPA, industry partners offer sneak preview of unique Michigan-developed green technology for moving cargo containers EPA Patented Technology Saves Fuel and Reduces Emissions
- April 15, 2009: Montana Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 15, 2009: EPA Publishes Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
- April 15, 2009: Rhode Island Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
- April 14, 2009: Vermont Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
- April 9, 2009: Oregon Receives $1.73 Million in Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 9, 2009: Idaho Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 9, 2009: Washington Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 9, 2009: Maine Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 9, 2009: Arizona Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs / Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
- April 8, 2009: Iowa Receives $1.73M Federal Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Protect Health and Create Jobs
- April 8, 2009: Kansas Receives $1.73M Federal Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Protect Health and Create Jobs
- April 8, 2009: Missouri Receives $1.73M Federal Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Protect Health and Create Job
- April 8, 2009: Nebraska Receives $1.73M Federal Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Protect Health and Create Job
- April 8, 2009: Wisconsin receives economic recovery funding from U.S.EPA to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: Ohio receives economic recovery funding from U.S.EPA to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: Minnesota receives economic recovery funding from U.S.EPA to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: Illinois receives economic recovery funding from U.S.EPA to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: Indiana receives economic recovery funding from U.S.EPA to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: Michigan receives economic recovery funding from U.S.EPA to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming receive Recovery Act funding to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
- April 8, 2009: California Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs / Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
- April 8, 2009: Nevada Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs / Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
- April 8, 2009: Hawaii Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs / Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
- April 8, 2009: New Jersey Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 8, 2009: New York Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- April 2, 2009: Blue Skyways Collaborative Grant of $454,849 Presented to Grace Hill Settlement House for School Bus Retrofit Program
- April 1, 2009: Grace Hill Settlement House to Receive $454,849 Grant for First Student School Bus Retrofit Program
March 2009
- March 30, 2009: U.S. Proposes to Slash Harmful Ship Emissions Along the Nation’s Coastlines to Save Lives
- March 27, 2009: EPA Announces First of Nearly $100 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Create Jobs and Protect Colorado's Environment
- March 27, 2009: EPA Helps Put America Back to Work Protecting Human Health and Cleaning Up the Environment
- March 26, 2009: EPA Revs Up Leased Construction Equipment Retrofit Program
- March 20, 2009: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas will receive funding to create jobs to help the public breathe cleaner air and support brownfields
- March 20, 2009: EPA Announces $211 Million of Recovery Act Funding Available to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Spur Redevelopment, Create Jobs EPA: This funding will create jobs to help the public breathe cleaner air and support brownfields redevelopment.
- March 10, 2009: EPA Proposes First National Reporting on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- March 9, 2009: EPA Awards TDA Research, Inc. $225,000 for Development Process to Produce Low-Cost Biodiesel
- March 3, 2009: EPA Hearing on California Greenhouse Gas Waiver
February 2009
- February 27, 2009: EPA Proposes to Reduce Air Toxics from Stationary Diesel and Gas-Fired Engines
- February 26, 2009: EPA Provides $205,000 for Chittenden Solid Waste District to Fund Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
- February 26, 2009: EPA Provides Nearly $230,000 for Manchester Transit Authority to Retrofit Municipal Diesel Vehicles
- February 26, 2009: EPA Provides $1.35M to Improve Air Quality in Massachusetts with Clean Diesel Projects
- February 26, 2009: EPA Provides $50,000 for Connecticut to Retrofit Diesel Maintenance Vehicles
- February 26, 2009: President’s Proposed EPA Budget Provides Strengthened Environmental Protection
- February 26, 2009: EPA awards over $4.8 million to Midwest Clean Diesel partners; Wis. DOT gets $750,000
- February 19, 2009: Stimulus Plan Will Create Sustainable Jobs That Will Protect Public Health
- February 18, 2009: Oklahoma Commission awarded $85,000 from EPA for emissions training
- February 17, 2009: EPA Administrator Jackson Orders Review of Key Clean Air Document
- February 6, 2009: EPA Revisits California Waiver Decision
January 2009
- January 27, 2009: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Awarded $850,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project
- January 23, 2009: Statement by Administrator-designate Lisa Jackson
- January 23, 2009: Something New to Look for at the Auto Show SmartWay: EPA's Logo for Fuel Efficient Vehicles
- January 9, 2009: North Texas, TCEQ awarded $2 million for clean diesel projects
- January 5, 2009: U.S. EPA, California agencies showcase “greener” tractors, bulldozers / New cleaner off road equipment will improve air quality, save lives