Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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School Bus Idling Regulation

The following diesel retrofit projects are active (funding is assured) in Allegheny County:

• Allegheny County Diesel School Bus Retrofit Program brochure and application. The total amount of funding available is $500,000.
• Pittsburgh Healthy School Bus Fund (Pittsburgh Public Schools System Diesel Retrofit Project). The total amount of funding available is $500,000.
• The City of Pittsburgh Waste Haulers retrofit project funded by EPA. The total amount of funding is $127,000.
• The Liberty/Clairton area Municipal Vehicle Retrofit Project, to be funded by CMAQ and/or the Allegheny County Health Department. This project will retrofit about 45 municipal diesel vehicles. The total amount of funding is $200,000.

Other retrofit projects for which funding is being sought:

CMAQ projects include

• Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad - Locomotive Diesel Engine Retrofit (Motive Power & Environmental, Genessee & Wyoming Inc.) - $1.766 Million
• Diesel Switchyard Locomotive Retrofit (Norfolk Southern Railway Company) - $24 Million
• Retrofit and Deploy Ultra-Clean Diesel Switcher Locomotives (CSX Railroad) - $12 Million
• Marine Diesel Engine Retrofits (Port of Pittsburgh Commission) - $20.425 Million
• U.S. Steel Diesel Retrofit Project (U.S. Steel Clariton Coke Works) - $84,000

Miscellaneous

• Allegheny County Health Department supply street signs with "5 Minute Idling Limit" message to any school district in the county that wants them. The total amount of funding is $20,000.

Regional List from EPA Region III's Diesel Projects Database ~ Delaware

Truck Anti-Idling Regulation

Delaware 2008 Pollution Prevention Awards
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has awarded more than $27,000 in grants to seven businesses, non-profit organizations and agencies for pollution prevention projects. The cost-share funding was made available by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Delaware Pollution Prevention Project grant.

 •  $4774 - to BHR Transportation, Lincoln, to install an auxiliary power unit on a diesel powered tractor trailer truck. This project will reduce truck emissions, conserve fuel and comply with anti-idling laws.

Brandywine School District ~ Brandywine School District will install 50 DPFs on their school bus fleet. EPA School Bus Grant: $570,000

Regional List from EPA Region III's Diesel Projects Database ~ District of Columbia

Regional List from EPA Region III's Diesel Projects Database ~ Maryland

School Bus (Other Region Wide)

• Anne Arundel County School District
  $88,000 has been awarded to the County to retrofit school buses, model year 1998 and newer, with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and to reprogram the electronic control modules (ECM) in buses equipped with International engines, resulting in a significant reduction of NOx emissions.
  
• Prince George's County School District
  Over $200,000 has been awarded to the County to retrofit over 100 model year 2000 and newer school buses with "Green Diesel" Technology (DOC + Reflashing).
  
• Montgomery County School District
  The County has been awarded $300,000 to retrofit 88 school buses with diesel oxidation catalysts and 37 school buses with International's "Green Diesel" Technology (DOC + Reflashing).

School Bus (Clean Buses for Kids)

• Baltimore County Public Schools

(July 2008) Hybrid Buses to hit the Streets of Baltimore Maryland

(February, 2005) EPA Provides $75,000 Diesel Retrofit Grant for Baltimore Fire Trucks and Ambulances

(January, 2004) EPA Funds Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel Fuel for Baltimore Buses - Reducing Diesel Emissions Will Result in Significant Health Improvements

NJ Idling fact sheets

Diesel Idling Regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:27-14

Model Year 2008 diesel vehicles must meet California automatic shutdown standards

N.J. School Bus Emissions Study Now Available

NJ School Bus Anti-Idling Page

Clean School Bus

• (2004) Vineland Board of Education ~ The Vineland Board of Education will install radio transmitter devices on 20 of its diesel buses in order to monitor the idling times of its fleet. In addition, all 94 diesel buses will be fitted with diesel oxidation catalysts. EPA School Bus grant: $180,000.

School Bus (Clean Buses for Kids)

• Montgomery Township Board of Education

No Idling Signs

(October 8, 2008) Do You Own a Dirty Diesel Tractor, Forklift or Bulldozer?
You Might Qualify for EPA and New Jersey Funding.

(September, 2006) EPA Gives New Jersey $2.1 Million to Fight Diesel Pollution

(October, 2004) School bus retrofits are a good fit for new jersey school children: DEP advances commitment to reduce children's exposure to diesel exhaust

Locomotive Idling Reduction Program

NC Department of Air Quality Position on Biodiesel

Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Requirements

Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants (1995-2011)

School Bus (Clean Buses for Kids)

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

(March, 2007) Grants to Support Cleaner Vehicles, Improve Air Quality (2007)

(March, 2006) Grants to Support Cleaner Vehicles, Improve Air Quality (2006)

(March, 2005) Grants to Support Cleaner Vehicles, Improve Air Quality (2005)

Clean School Bus

• (2006) Cumberland County Schools ~ Cumberland County Schools in Fayetteville will install 60 DOC and crankcase filter combinations on school buses EPA School Bus Grant: $110,000
• (2003) Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency~ The Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency will establish a sub-grant program to expand a pilot retrofit project and help four primarily rural counties buy diesel oxidation catalysts for 321 buses.

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Regional List from EPA Region III's Diesel Projects Database ~ Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program

• PA. Regulation

Small Business Advantage Grant Program

Greener Truck and Bus Fleets
Examples listed below. Please click on the link above for a full list and descriptions.

• Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)~ Diesel Particulate Filters
• North Penn School District in Lansdale ~ Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and diesel oxidation catalysts.
• J.W. Gleim, Inc ~ Early replacement
• Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) ~ Compressed Natural Gas
• Conewago Valley School District ~ BioDiesel
• Jennings Transportation~ Hybrid Bus

Proposed Idling Regulation

DEP Response to Petition for Development of a Statewide Idling Reduction Regulation (April 2007)

Quantification of Pennsylvania Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Idling and Emissions - Final Report (Michael Baker, Inc., April 2007)

School Bus (EPA)

• (2006) West Chester Area School District~West Chester School District will retrofit school buses with 60 DPFs. EPA Clean School Bus grant: $325,000
• (2005) Chester County Intermediate Unit~ Chester County Intermediate Unit, in the Philadelphia area, will install diesel particulate filters on 33 Ford Diesel privately contracted mini-buses. EPA Clean School Bus grant: $175,000.
• (2005) Great Valley School District~Diesel particulate filters will be purchased and installed on 33 privately contracted diesel school buses. Federal grant: $200,000.
• (2004) Upper Darby School District~The Upper Darby School District near Philadelphia will retrofit 58 buses with particulate matter filters and operate its entire fleet on ultra low sulfur fuel. EPA Clean School Bus grant: $485,000.
• (2003) General McLane School District - Edinboro, PA~The General McLane School District will demonstrate how a small, rural school district near Erie, PA will retrofit its fleet of 40 buses with diesel oxidation catalysts. EPA Clean School Bus grant.
• (2003) North Allegheny School District - Pittsburgh, PA~The North Allegheny School District will demonstrate how a large, suburban Pittsburgh-area school district will retrofit its fleet of 84 buses with diesel oxidation catalysts and work to bring ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel into an area where it is not currently available. EPA Clean School Bus grant.
• (2001) Wissahickon School District, Montgomery County
  In 2001, EPA Administrator Christie Whitman announced one of the first public/private partnerships to implement a pilot school bus demonstration retrofit project helping to launch EPA's Clean School Bus USA grant funded program. EPA, 3M and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection contributed $250,000 to install retrofit technologies on more than 40 buses. These partners worked together to retrofit 14 buses with DOCs, install DPFs on 20 buses, and early use of ULSD in 75 buses.

School Bus (Other Region Wide Efforts)

• North Penn School District, Montgomery County
  This school district, operating one of the largest bus fleets in PA, has been awarded $158,000 to run buses on ULSD and to install diesel oxidation catalysts on 35 buses.
• West Chester School District, Chester County
  West Chester Area School District has been awarded $30,000 through the PA Department of Environmental Protection and the Philadelphia Diesel Difference Coalition. The grant money will be used to purchase and install 6 particulate filters on school buses operated by Krapf Bus. The district already uses ULSD in order to reduce emissions from school buses.
• Lower Merion Schools, Montgomery County
  The Lower Merion School district began purchasing natural gas buses in the mid-1990s. The district currently operates of fleet of 63 natural gas buses, for which they received the National Clean Cities Award.
• Philadelphia County School District
  The district was awarded $99,000 from the VEPCO settlement to convert the Widener depot to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, which is used to refuel over 100 school buses.
• Clean Air Council
  The CAC has been awarded $47,000 to institute a statewide school bus anti-idling campaign, as well as various other educational efforts.
• Allegheny County Health Department
  Effective October 10, 2004, Allegheny County successfully passed new regulations to limit the amount of time school buses may idle, therefore decreasing air pollution inside and outside of school buildings.
• Penn Hills School District, Allegheny County
  The Allegheny County Health Department provided a grant of $184,000 to the Penn Hills School District for the purpose of retrofitting the District's entire fleet of 75 school buses with DOCs and paying the price differential between the cost of standard diesel fuel and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) until June, 2006. All retrofit work has been completed since May, 2005.

School Bus (Clean Buses for Kids)

• Bentworth School District
• Charleroi Area School District
• Garnet Valley School District
• Plum Borough School District
• Rose Tree Media School District
• School District of Upper Moreland Township
• Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
• West Shore School District

(April 2008) DEP Secretary Applauds Delaware County School District's Switch to Biodiesel Blend; Says Penn Security Fuels Initiative Needed to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil

(January 2008) Idling Reduction Regulation To Be Published In Pa Bulletin; 3 Public Hearings Scheduled: Proposed Regulation Would Reduce Pollution From Diesel Vehicles, Conserve Fuel

(December 2007) Chester County Schools Exhibiting Leadership on Biofuels; DEP Secretary Says High Prices Show Need for Pennsecurity Fuels Initiative: Five Districts Purchasing 2.3 Million Gallons of Pa-Biodiesel to Fuel Buses

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Please see table under Pennsylvania for projects in the Philadelphia area.

Idling of Diesel Powered Motor Vehicles

City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health Air Management Regulation IX Sect. III (January 9, 1986)

Philadelphia Traffic Code Anti-Idling Ordinance

Philadelphia Diesel Difference

Clean Yellow Bus Association, Southeast PA

(June 2006) Improvements Promise Reduced Pollution and Reduced Health Risk...

• Provide the City’s Diesel Difference program with $1.2 million of diesel retrofit installations and equipment to be used for public vehicle fleets.

(April, 2005) City of Philadelphia Launches Expanded Effort to Reduce Diesel Engine Idling

(October, 2002) EPA Presents $30,000 Grant to City of Philadelphia to Help Spearhead a Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program - Reducing Diesel Emissions Will Result in Significant Health Improvements

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(April 2004) Fairfax County School Bus Diesel Retrofit Project ~ Powerpoint Presentation

School Bus (EPA )

• (2005) Richmond School District~Richmond and Hopewell school districts will partner to retrofit 197 diesel school buses with diesel oxidation catalysts. EPA Clean School Bus grant: $274,000.

School Bus (Other region wide)

• City of Virginia Beach and City of Norfolk Public School Districts
  These cities have worked together, along with Hampton Roads Clean Cities Coalition, to purchase 11 CNG school buses (9 CNG Type D buses for Virginia Beach and 2 CNG Type A buses for Norfolk) and upgrade or build a new CNG refuel depot in Virginia Beach.
• Roanoke County School District
  $275,000 has been awarded from the VA Power SEP fund to the county to retrofit 100 school buses with DOCs.
• Frederick County School District
  The school district has been awarded $403,750 to retrofit 127 school buses with DOCs.
• Henrico County School District
  $300,000 has been awarded to retrofit 100 county school buses with DOCs.
• Winchester City School District
  $71,250 has been awarded to the district which has been used to retrofit 18 school buses with DOCs and reprogrammed the ECM on 6 school buses.
• Harrisonburg City
  The city has received $300,000 from a Merck SEP to retrofit 25 school buses and 24 transit buses with DOCs.
• Fairfax County Public School District
  The District has been awarded $1,020,000 to retrofit 345 school buses with DOCs and reprogrammed the ECMs.

(July 2008) Hybrid Yard Locomotives to Debut at the Virginia Port Authority

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The “Idle Free Zone” sign project promotes cleaner air and fuel savings for school bus drivers, parents and delivery vehicles at West Virginia’s schools.

West Virginia County School Systems Using Biodiesel - September 2007

West Virginia County School System Biodiesel Distribution Potential - September 2007

New Clean Air, Fuel Saving Technology Arrives at West Virginia Truck Stop - IdleAir, November 6, 2006

 Photos of Wheeling's Truck Stop Electrification Site

School Bus

• Berkeley County and Jefferson County School Districts
  Using funding provided under the VEPCO Consent decree, these counties have worked together to retrofit over 100 school buses with DOCs. Additional projects under the VEPCO funds include use of B10 biodiesel (in Jefferson Co.), additional retrofits, and educational and outreach projects.