Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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

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million is headed to Dublin and undetr a second round of state grantss aimed at cutting dieseoengine emissions. The on Monday announced recipients of the secondr and final round of Diesel Emissions Reduction a $19.8 million programn created in 2008. The first round sent nearlyg $7.3 million to 10 organizations, including the , operator of the region’s bus In the winners disclosed Monday, Dublihn was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbus school systemn receiveda $918,020 grant. Officialzs from Dublin and the school district told thestate they’rd using the money to replace vehicled with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-hauo diesel trucks, while the school district is using its grangt to replace 15 buses producein 1990. Projects that received awards are required to put up at leasrt 20 percent of the cost inmatching funds. The grant programn looks specifically at publiv and private diesel equipment owner s in Ohio counties that fall short of airqualityu standards. The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refitf four locomotives with new That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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