Sunday, November 27, 2011

Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting - Birmingham Business Journal:

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million is headed to Dublin and under a secondr round of state grantsx aimed at cutting diese lengine emissions. The on Mondau announced recipients of the second and finalk round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.98 million program created in 2008. The first round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includingv the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winneras disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbusd school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Officials from Dublin and the schoo l district told thestate they’re using the money to replacs vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin planse to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haupl diesel trucks, while the school districr is using its grant to replace 15 buse producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are requiredc to put up at least 20 percent of the cost inmatchinh funds. The grant prograkm looks specifically at public and privatr diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiex that fall short of air quality The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refitf four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area projec was awarded $4.6 million.

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