Thursday, July 14, 2011

Grace Hill awarded $2M in stimulus - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The North St. Louids Impact on Diesel Emissions program will use a variet y of diesel emission reduction technologies and idle reductionh technologies to improve air qualituy ina low-income area with a high rate of Retrofits, repowering and replacements, as well as idle reduction technologies will be used, targetingg more than 575 vehicles, including barge, airport grounc support, delivery trucks, school buses, construction equipment and emergenct response vehicles. Most activities will involve publid fleets includingthe , and St.
Louis-areaa school buses, but small companies also will be The Grace Hill award was chosen to both maximize economic impac t andemissions reductions, said the EPA, which said the project woulf create jobs but didn’t specify how many. “These Cleahn Diesel grants provide an excellent opportunity to upgrade diesel fleets while improvingg localair quality,” said William Rice, EPA actingf Region 7 administrator, in a statement. “Theyg also allow local businessesneedecd work, thus increasing regional economic stability.” The National Clean Dieselo Funding Assistance Program receiveed $156 million to fund competitive grantsd nationwide.

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